Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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them as well. These hardships were Bad food‚ health‚ sleeping conditions‚ and hygiene. In the civil war‚ many harsh conditions were faced aside from the war. One of them are disease. There were many illnesses that spread throughout the military camps. More people actually died from illnesses and disease than in the actual war itself. The main causes were unsanitary conditions in hospitals‚ Lack of useful medicines and techniques‚ Unclean drinking water‚ Worm infested and moldy food. (stanchak
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East will continue to be a never-ending cycle. When we solve one issue‚ another one will pop up. Bacevich also states that the U.S. is the “physician unable to distinguish between symptom and disease.” In this case‚ ISIS is the symptom while the disease is the underlying problems of the Middle East. Curing one symptom does not cure the entire
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schizophrenia‚ eating disorders and addictive behaviors ("Mental Illness" 5). Mental illnesses consist of the following emotional symptoms: depression‚ confusion‚ exessive fears and worries‚ withdrawl from friends and activities‚ sleeping problems‚ delusions and hallucinations‚ alcohol and drug abuse‚ changes in eating habits‚ excessive anger‚ and suicidal thinking ("Mental Illness" 6). Physical symptoms of mental illnesses include: fatigue‚ back and chest pain‚ digestive problems‚ dry mouth‚ headache
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There are many different types of mental health illnesses. In this section I am going to be explaining three mental health illnesses in detail. The three mental health illnesses that I have chosen to write about are; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ phobias and eating disorders. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Definition Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental health condition and a serious anxiety-related condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour
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‚ age‚ sex‚ occupation)‚ and the nature of their illnesses (e.g.‚ symptoms‚ whether any persons were hospitalized or died)? When did the affected person or persons become ill? (Date‚ time and the onset of illness) Where are the affected persons located? (Names and telephone numbers) Why (or how) do they think they became ill? (e.g.‚ risk
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OPTION 2: Name and discuss 3 folk illnesses and what their biomedical explanations may be. Also discuss how you might tap social medicine perspectives to help patients and their families to respond more effectively to these perceived folk illnesses. Society and culture are factors that help shape people’s perceptions of illnesses‚ as well as the respective modes of diagnosis and treatment for these illnesses.1 What may seem irrational to a medical practitioner or medical specialist may be rational
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misrepresents mental illnesses; cartoons and tv shows misrepresent them as well. By referencing mental illnesses within children’s cartoons‚ it allows the children to learn to stigmatize mental illnesses early in life. For example‚ in a study of six main cartoon characters portraying mental illnesses‚ three of them were comical‚ and the other three were the villains (Wilson par. 15) This is another example of how the entertainment industry is using the symptoms of certain serious mental illnesses in order to
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being is prone to depression. Although women are three times more likely to become depressed than men‚ men are five times more likely to commit suicide when depressed than women. Although all age groups are open to depression‚ teenagers are the most common to be heard of being affected by the disease. This is probably because of peer pressure and the changes in their life. One great risk for becoming depressed is if you smoke. Some scientists hold to believe that smoking may be linked to Depression
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333 4.1 Describe the possible signs‚ symptoms‚ indicators and behaviours that may cause concern in the context of safeguarding. Physical Abuse May involve hitting‚ shaking‚ throwing‚ burning‚ poisoning‚ drowning‚ suffocating‚ and any physical harm to a child. This may also be caused by parents/carers or known adults who may also make up symptoms of illness. Signs and Symptoms Indicators and behaviours Bruises on the cheeks‚ ears‚ - Repeated injuries over a period
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