Genetic Technology and Personalized Medicine Nicole Williams Dr. Kennedy SCI 115 November 4‚ 2011 A patient is being treated for breast cancer. The medicine usually involved to treat this disease is Chemo Therapy and radiation. It works for some‚ some it does not. So what other alternative is there for patients with this illness? Currently in the works is the idea to study an individual patient’s genotype to get a better understanding of what medication‚ therapy‚ treatment‚ will actually
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have only one X chromosome)‚ one altered copy of the gene in each cell causes the condition. In females (who have two X chromosomes)‚ a mutation would have to occur in both copies of the gene to cause the disorder. What is the role of genetic testing ? - Genetic testing for Hemophilia A&B is to check for mutations within the genes. DNA testing would be the most accurate test for identifying carriers. A blood sample from a male family member with hemophilia is checked first. Then‚ a blood sample
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Epigenome controls the genetics of the body by determining how cells differ from one another. The cells in our body all have the same genes‚ but it’s the epigenome that differentiate the cells to become skin cells‚ nose cells‚ liver cells‚ and heart cells. Skin cells are different from nose cells because the certain set of genes are turned off by the epigenome to express what that cell will become. For example in the video the fat mice with yellow coat have the agouti gene. When the mother is given
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Ethical Issues in Counseling Practice Ethical decision-making is an evolutionary process that requires you to be continually open and self-critical. Recognizing the potential for countertransference: what are your own needs? Do you have areas of unfinished business? Are there potential personal conflicts that would interfere with helping the client? Do you recognize your own areas of prejudice and vulnerabilities? Counselor impairment often leads to countertransference. The more common
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Professional identity in the field of counseling or care services is an important topic to define and delve into. Individuals progressing in the knowledge needed for professional counseling often start off with a predesigned personal worldview. Koltko-Rivera (2004) defines a worldview as “a set of assumptions about physical and social reality that may have powerful effects on cognition and behavior” (p. 3). Personal worldviews can bring forth dilemmas in professional counseling in areas such as‚ moral beliefs
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My personal philosophy of counseling begins and ends with patience’s and acceptances. One goal that I have is to enter into a client’s experience beside them being there with them every step of the way to help the client explore their own thoughts and feelings. I entered into the field of counseling because I have a compassion and desire to help people reach and understand their full potential. As a counselor in training‚ I desire to help a client identify their own problems and concerns while also
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Professional Counseling Positions and Settings Latisha Hale CNSL 502 February 7‚ 2012 Dr. Snyder Professional Counseling Positions and Settings Professional counseling has been a growing field for many years. According to the United States Department of Labor (2010)‚ in 2008 all counselors’ positions totaled 665‚500 jobs. The professions involved in counseling are Educational‚ vocational‚ and school counselors‚ Rehabilitation counselors‚ mental health counselors‚ Substance abuse
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The Role and History of Mental Health Counseling Dorothy Farrow Capella University Part 1 This Paper will cover how a Mental Health Counselor can promote wellness‚ as well as resilience for a certain client population. Wellness is doing well and being well. Wellness is a sign of positive personality‚ positive social skills‚ and positive emotions. Resilience is being able to recover from trauma‚ or adversity and recover fast‚ it deals with optimism and how well an individual have learn from
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Self-Analysis: Why Counseling is Important Self-Analysis: Why Counseling is Important If there is one thing I have learned in my life‚ it is that struggle‚ pain‚ and misery are eventually overcome. Life‚ though full of turmoil and strife‚ is beautiful! There is so much to learn‚ give‚ and take from every person‚ situation‚ and surrounding. No matter the outcome there is always light and positivity to be found in every situation. As a victim of abuse and neglect‚ I have often felt the need
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Developing Online Guidance and Counseling System Department of Information Technology College of Computer Studies‚ Silliman University Mary Florence Gene A. Benlota mfgabenlota@e-live.su.edu.ph Artin Khachatoorian Department of Information Technology College of Computer Studies‚ Silliman University Ebrahim Jalaeian jalaeian_ebi@yahoo.com Tedrik Norouzi Department of Information Technology College of Computer Studies‚ Silliman University Department of Information Technology College
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