The Ashley Treatment Ashley is a nine-year-old girl with the mental age of a three-month-old. Her condition means she will never walk‚ talk or even roll over. She is totally helpless without the devotion and care of her parents. In 2004 her parents decided to medically intervene with puberty. Along with hormone doses to limit her growth‚ Ashley ’s parents also decided on surgery to block breast growth and had her uterus and appendix removed. I am going to give the arguments for and against this
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Treatment Plan Problem/Symptoms: The presenting problem is the focus of treatment and the mental health diagnosis should be based upon this. Each client presents with unique nuances as to how a problem behaviorally reveals itself. It is important to identify and list the symptoms of the problem in a way that would justify the DSM diagnosis. Example: Patient reported she has been feeling depressed for the past three weeks. She reported feeling a constant heavy sadness‚ having low energy
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At-Risk Program for Alcohol and Drug Use with Students AED/204 August 12‚ 2012 Professor Andringa When observing the schools in our communities‚ many choose not to notice that there is a serious problem concerning drug and substance abuse within the student population. Drug and alcohol abuse has become a serious problem for many students in the state of Alabama. There are over 40‚000 adolescents in the state of Alabama that have used illegal drugs in this past month (Inspirations for Youth
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Diabetes and Treatment Walden University Advanced Pharmacology NURS - 6521N - 4 Diabetes and Treatment Diabetes is a group of diseases that result from a defect in the body’s ability to maintain a homeostatic glucose level. The defect may be in insulin secretion‚ insulin action or both. Diabetes can be classified as Juvenile‚ Type 1‚ Type 2‚ or Gestational. Distinction between the different classifications is based on the circumstances present at time of the diagnosis. Defect in insulin
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Activated Sludge Process will encompass * Design of aeration basins. Relevant design parameters are * BOD load from the upstream process * Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids Concentration (MLSS – mg/l) – typically 2‚000 to 4‚000 * Sludge Age 5 to 25 days * Sludge settleabiltiy (SVI ml/g) typically 100-120 * Process Oxygen Demand (POD) * Generally fine bubble diffusers used in modern plant design – actual oxygen transfer efficiency dependent
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Race‚ education‚ and incarceration: three factors that are all undeniably linked in America’s present day society. Race has been an issue for the entirety of American history. Institutionalized racism can be seen everywhere – health outcomes‚ wealth distribution‚ housing‚ education‚ incarceration rates‚ and so on. One in every three black men will be incarcerated in his lifetime and blacks are five times more likely to be incarcerated than whites – this is no coincidence. There are numerous different
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2c) Disparate treatment in the text states “treating employees of one race or sex differently from employees of another race or sex. It results from unlawful discrimination when an individual is treated less favorably than other employees because of race‚ color‚ religion‚ national origin‚ or sex”. Pollard was a victim of disparate treatment because she was the only woman employee in her department. Pollard‚ was treated differently by her supervisor Mr. King when he suggested she do as the sign
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illegal drug trade‚ the entities involved at the Federal level have been involved in a multi-national effort to curb the importation‚ as well as exportation of illegal drugs. Enforcement actions have caused alarm at many levels‚ because of the number of policy driven incarcerations (mandatory sentences)‚ even for those who are involved in mere possession of limited amounts. Critics have long been heard calling for an end to criminalization of use‚ and more focus be placed on the treatment of use and
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How do drugs affect the brain? When drugs get into the bloodstream they are carried to all parts of the body and some reach the brain. The quicker the drug reaches the brain‚ the more intense the effects. The quickest way to get a drug into the brain - and also the most dangerous way of using any drug - is to inject it intravenously‚ or into the vein. Almost as quick is smoking a drug. followed by sniffing or snorting and then by mouth. Eating or drinking a drug is the slowest route‚ because the
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Drugs & Alcohol For several decades‚ drugs and alcohol have been a major problem in our society. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. There is no crime that kills more people in the world then alcohol does. These substances affect the body in many ways‚ including the exchange of information within the brain‚ is slowed. Using drugs increases the risk of injury. Car crashes‚ falls‚ burns‚ drowning‚ and suicide are all linked to drug use. The usage
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