What a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome Means Today Down syndrome is a condition affecting many Americans and individuals across the world. It presents challenges socially‚ academically‚ and behaviorally. However‚ a diagnosis today is not nearly as detrimental to the person’s quality of life as it was decades ago. Strides have been made in Down syndrome awareness‚ education and overall acceptance. Screening is now available so that parents know in advance if they are going to have a child born with
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Assessment and Intervention Paper In this family there is a mother and her 13-year-old son. The father was never involved in the son’s life‚ nor did the mother ever marry. The presenting problem is the son’s behaviors and attitude. The mother had to deal with her son going to court several times because of his behavior. This has been costly and time consuming for her. In addition to this‚ he has not been doing well at school at all due to his behavior problems. Moreover‚ his drug and alcohol use
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becomes too much to bear. As soon as a person recognizes that they are depressed‚ beyond what may be defined as ordinary sadness‚ they should seek medical advice from a doctor‚ who may refer them to a mental health professional. An accurate diagnosis for depression can sometimes be difficult because there is no way to test for depression‚ such as in a laboratory‚ other than from what is
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limited to‚ the shifts seen in specific pieces of legislation‚ “party platforms” including the Democratic and Republican parties‚ family and marriage‚ economics‚ civil rights‚ and education. For this assignment I have chosen to discuss educational shifts and the impact it has made on society. I will also discuss the impact that similar shifts have made on the family and marriage. I would like to focus specifically on the idea that the United States has shifted from a once very religious based
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Name Family Assessment Paper 2382 Instructor Introduction The family just recently moved to my neighborhood and we casually said hi to each other. I went to their house and introduced myself and informed them of my intentions. I explained to the family that I was going to perform a family assessment and that this was about assessing the family processes and interactions and identifying both the weak and strong points in the family. I further discussed with the family that the
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Attempting to understand family life can be done through many different perspectives. The most central theory in the study of family sciences is the Family Systems Theory. The perspective of Family Systems Theory can be summarized through the phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Family Systems Theory attempts to understand the series of connections between the individual parts of a family and how these interactions and connections affect the family as a whole. A family system is made up
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Integrating biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue. The use of IVF and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is the process of identifying genetic defects within an embryo before implantation‚ PGD allows the embryos DNA to be studied for mutations and genetic diseases. Originally PGD was used on female embryos and was used to prevent pregnancy termination in pregnancies with high risks of a sex linked genetic disease
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Observation Paper: Children in Childcare or Family Settings Section 2: Description of Family Observation James Egins the 3rd is a rather rambunctious 5-year-old boy who has a great love for video games. James currently lives with his 27-year-old Filipino mother‚ 46-year-old African American father‚ and baby sister Princess who is only 1. Although James is the older brother in the household‚ he does have an older half sister who is 25 years old. James would definitely fall under the category of
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Case Study Diagnosis PCN 445 December 01‚ 2013 George comes in for treatment. George is an upper middle aged man with support from his wife. George has been having problems for years but either was ashamed of them or did not know where to go. Many people self-diagnose or tell themselves that it is not as bad as they think it is. Or perhaps it will go away in time. Those days turn into months and then years and before you know it you have spent your whole life avoiding certain situations or people
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of nursing. I am glad to have made it this far where I can finally put my skills‚ knowledge and compassion into practice as a Practical Nurse. In being a Practical Nurse‚ it requires for one to practice within state regulations such as the Nurse’s Practice Act and follow definite guidelines mandated by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) has many options in employment after passing the NCLEX-PN exam. Practical Nurses can work in places such as skilled nursing facilities
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