Case Study: Anxiety Answer Sheet Diagnosing Tina Student Name: Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Which of Tina’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) Tina’s symptoms match all four of the criteria in the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Tina worries constantly something is going to happen to her twins which is in correlation with the first criteria
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Glucose is used as an energy source only during the first 20 minutes of activity as long as the intensity is not very high. It takes about 20 minutes of continuous activity for fatty acids to build up in the blood enough to be used as energy (after epinephrine signals fat cells to break down triglycerides to release fatty acids into the blood). Fat can only contribute to energy if the person is taking in plenty of oxygen- as in lower intensity activity; therefore fat will contribute much less to intense
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The Effects of Stress Stress is an ongoing dilemma which occurs in everyone’s life. It is a factor that is without a question apart of daily living. Due to the minor problems that occur in people’s daily lives‚ massive amounts of stress can arise. Stress means different things to people and effects people in different ways. Some people think stress is something that happens to them such as an injury or a birthday. And others think that stress is what happens to our mind‚ body‚ and behaviors
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Running head: CHRONIC ILLNESS AND LIVING HEALTHY Chronic Illness and Living Healthy Arnold Jones Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 351: Transition to Professional Nursing Fall B‚ 2008 Chronic Illness and Living Healthy Introduction The 2007 United States National Center for Health Statistics reports than an illness lasting longer than three months is considered to be chronic (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 2007). Healthy‚ the adjective form of the word health‚ is defined as
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1960s‚ amphetamines may be freely used for weight loss. Amphetamines suppress appetite‚ control weight‚ and stimulates the central nervous system and cardiovascular system. The effects produced are mediated by increasing synaptic concentrations of norepinephrine and dopamine by stimulating or inhibiting the release of neurotransmitter uptake. Amphetamine is a drug that can affect the central nervous system. Therefore‚ it is dangerous if used in an uncontrolled by medical practitioner (doctor or pharmacist)
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system goes back to excreting wastes‚ and a normal sleep cycle is activated. When the 2 branches are balanced‚ life happens in normal cycles. 2 neurotransmitters‚ acetylcholine and norepinephrine‚ are used to communicate within the autonomic system. Acetylcholine has parasympathetic effects (inhibiting)‚ and norepinephrine (adrenaline) has sympathetic (stimulating) effects. For example‚ adrenaline stimulates perspiration‚ heart rate‚ and respiration - and can literally cause your body hair to stand
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favourite meal or snack. Food is responsible for the production of mood enhancing chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters. The neurotransmitters that are most sensitive to diet and influential in affecting mood are serotonin‚ norepinephrine and dopamine. Norepinephrine and dopamine are alertness chemicals. This chemical makes us think and react more quickly‚ feel motivated and makes us more mentally energetic. Serotonin is a calming and relaxing chemical. When this is produced in the brain‚ feelings
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03-11-12 Dreams and nightmares essay Dreams are an unfolding sequence of perceptions thoughts and emotions during sleep that is experienced as real life events. Most dreaming occurs during the rapid eye movement stage of sleep‚ although dreams can occur in NERM sleep. There are many theories trying to explain the meanings of the things we see in our dreams. According to Freud and his psychoanalytic perspective published in the interpretation of dreams “dreams are the disguised fulfillments
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ADHD than those who do not. This anatomical discovery suggests that there is a lack of connectivity between key portions of the brain which control attention‚ stimulus processing and impulsivity. Along with this the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine are shown to have a part in pathophysiology of ADHD. The neurotransmitter
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Depression 1 Running head: CAUSES‚ SYMPTOMS‚ & TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION Causes‚ Symptoms and Treatment of Depression Stacey Benson Faulkner State Community College Depression 2 Causes‚ Symptoms‚ & Treatment of Depression Do you ever feel sad‚ lonely‚ hopeless‚ or suicidal? According to the National Institute of Mental Health website‚ Depression is the leading cause for mental disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44. Depressionpreception.com states that
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