for diseases and disorders in a developing fetus or embryo. It is typically used for detecting Down’s syndrome or other chromosome abnormalities‚ spina bifida‚ cleft palate‚ Tay-Sachs disease‚ sickle cell anemia‚ thalassemia‚ cystic fibrosis‚ muscular dystrophy‚ and fragile X syndrome. There have been multiple ways to test for these diseases/disorders over the years‚ including (but not inclusive to) amniocentesis‚ ultrasonography‚ serum marker testing‚ and genetic screening Looking at the 20th and
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Lindy Jenkins 534 Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability 1.1 - Explain the importance of recognizing the centrality of the individual rather than the disability. The centrality of recognising the individual rather than the disability is important in that by acknowledging‚ the individual you will be recognizing that they are important regardless of their disability. It validates the fact that the individual with a disability has the same rights just
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Muscle spasms are involuntary contractions of muscles that are often very painful. Muscle spasms are also called cramps or referred to as a “Charley horse”. These contractions are most frequent on the leg muscles but can also occur in the hands‚ arms and abdomen. (www.webmd.com) Typically the muscles become very hard and tight. There are many causes of muscle spasms. The most common cause is overuse during athletic activities such as sports or general exercise. Other causes include not
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Cardiomyopathy Around the world‚ there are many people that suffer from cardiomyopathy. The word cardiomyopathy literally means "heart muscle disease." Cardiomyopathy is a serious disease in which the heart muscle becomes inflamed and doesn’t work as well as it should. Cardiomyopathy can generally be categorized into two groups; extrinsic cardiomyopathies and intrinsic cardiomyopathies. The most common cardiomyopathies are extrinsic. This is because the most common cause of a cardiomyopathy
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traced back to Charles Darwin (1872) and William James (1890). Darwin hypothesized that facial expression or suppression had the ability to influence the intensity of an emotional experience‚ whereas James (1890) believed that circulatory as well as muscular changes in the body could be the cause of an emotional experience. The FFH suggests that the human face not
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In her essay‚ “Why Women Smile”‚ Amy Cunningham discuss the smiles whether spontaneously or not appear differently on man and women’s face. And she also gives some research about different types of smiles‚ specially the Duchenne Smile—the smile of true merriment. She writes “Women doctors smile more than their male counterparts‚ studies show‚ and are better liked by their patients”‚ and “females often mature earlier than males and are less irritable‚ girls smile more than boys from the very beginning
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than that with his characters. Benny B has no legs due to Polio. Martin is blind. Aaron has no bladder! Before this book I didn’t even know that someone could survive without a bladder! Jones’ character Thomas Stewart taught me so much about muscular dystrophy‚ its symptoms and the disease itself. The most important thing this book showed me that even though these children have disabilities they don’t let that stop them from being like any other child. These kids have so much motivation to do
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in a household. You might contrast the consequences of different disabilities or illnesses on a family. For example‚ what is the impact on a family of disabled children‚ adolescents‚ or adults who may suffer from mental retardation‚ cancer‚ muscular dystrophy‚ or diabetes? Discuss the family as a system with mutual and interactive consequences for each other in their blame‚ comfort‚ support‚ etc. in the care of the disabled individual. What factors promote the positive adjustment of all family members
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1. Get others to trust you In a world where everyone is out for themselves‚ who should we trust? One signal that suggests we are trustworthy is a smile. Genuine smiles send a message that other people can trust and cooperate with us. People who smile are rated higher in both generosity and extraversion and when people share with each other they tend to display genuine smiles . Economists even consider that smiles have a value. In one study by participants were more likely to trust another person
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Gifted and Talented What is the general definition of gifted and talented? Gifted & Talented means children‚ and wherever applicable‚ youth who are identified at the preschool‚ elementary or secondary level as possessing demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high performance capability in areas such as intellectual‚ creative‚ specific academic or leadership ability‚ or in performing and visual arts and who by reason thereof require services or activities not ordinarily provided
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