Last Name and Page # to the right I/2" from the top. Everything double spaced. Student Name Instructor Name Class Course Date Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Paula is a 38 year old administrative assistant. She has visited the medical assistant at Heald College Medical Clinic. During the interview with the assistant‚ Paula explains she was waking up at night with pain in both wrists‚ Paula also states
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Culture-Bound Syndromes By: Central Arkansas University Table of Contents Abstract Pg. 3 Introduction Pg. 4 - 8 Methodology Pg. 8 - 10 Analysis & Discussion Pg. 10 - 11 Conclusion & Recommendations Pg. 11- 13 Bibliography Pg. 14 Abstract Mental Health as described by LaVeist and Thomas (2005) is “a state of successful performance of mental function‚ resulting in productive activities‚ fulfilling relationships with
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome is a neurological condition caused by exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. This condition has a lifelong severe effect on the fetus‚ affecting a child’s physical‚ emotional‚ and neurological development. The term fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is used to encompass the range of disabilities associated with exposure to alcohol in utero‚ and includes the diagnosis alcohol-related neurodevelopment disorder (ARND). Signs and symptoms that a child
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Tics and Tourette’s Syndrome Tics are sudden‚ uncontrollable movements or sounds that are repeated. Tourette’s is a distinct form of Tic‚ which involves repeated movements and sounds. Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurological disorder‚ affecting the Central Nervous System. Disorder is named for Dr. Georges de la Toilette‚ a French neurologist. In 1885‚ he first diagnosed an 85-year-old French noblewoman. Research suggests that Tourette’s syndrome is caused by unknown abnormalities in the cortex and
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ultural Bound Syndromes Culture-bound syndrome The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000) which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Included in DSM-IV-TR (4th.ed) the term cultural-bound syndrome denotes recurrent‚ locality-specific patterns of abnormal behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked
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Intro Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders is a term that is used to describe a range of problems that can occur to a fetus if the mother consumes any amount of alcohol during her pregnancy. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe form of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and has the most visibly identifiable characteristics. Alcohol drastically interferes with the growth and development of several body systems such and the brain and spinal cord‚ facial features and even causes many mental‚ behavioural
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Abstract This paper will discuss the issue of battered woman syndrome. It will discuss the pro side‚ presented by Attorney Douglas A. Orr and the con side‚ presented by Professor Joe W. Dixon. With one side arguing that battered woman syndrome is a valid defense for woman and the other side trying to prove that it is unjustifiable and that battered woman syndrome does not exist. Battered Woman Syndrome Battered women who claim that killing their husbands‚ living boy friends and even their fathers
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Kristen Coleman What is Post- Polio Syndrome? Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is an illness that causes symptoms to reappear in individuals who had recovered from polio decades earlier. After recovering from polio‚ some survivors find themselves afflicted again‚ facing a serious condition called post-polio syndrome. PPS is a condition in the nervous system that affects muscles and nerves. What are the symptoms of Post-Polio Syndrome? Symptoms of post-polio tend to show up in a patient gradually
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Abstract Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has unfortunately become more common among new born children. While much progress has been made in understanding the consequences of drinking during pregnancy‚ it is still difficult to find the underlying damage that is caused to the child. This research paper will look at the harmful effects of FAS. The effects will look at not only the physical damage but the cognitive damage as well in the child. This research paper
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Paul Keel CDV 106 Cassandra Johnson December 2‚ 2013 Script for Fragile X Presentation Slide 1. FRAGILE X SYNDROME Slide 2. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder and the leading cause of inherited mental retardation. Children with this syndrome often have significant delays in learning‚ autistic-like behavior‚ hyperactivity‚ and a distinctive physical appearance Slide 3. The term “fragile X” comes from the finding that the X chromosomes of affected individuals have a
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