13 1. Turner syndrome: (X instead of XX or XY). In Turner syndrome‚ female sexual characteristics are present but underdeveloped. People with Turner syndrome often have a short stature‚ low hairline‚ abnormal eye features and bone development and a "caved-in" appearance to the chest. Description: Turner syndrome (TS) occurs when one of the two X chromosomes in females is either missing or incomplete.
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Tourette’s disorder. (2005). Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ 21(12)‚ 4-5. This article tells of the history of Tourette syndrome and defines what Tourette syndrome is. It informs the reader the several common motor and vocal tics. These tics includes sniffing‚ throat clearing‚ rapid eye blinking‚ twitching of mouth and nose‚ and in some cases performing obscene gestures or words. This disorder is often diagnosed in children and adolescence‚ with the first symptom at about six years old. According
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1101 K 11/26/13 Vulnerability and the Myth of Love: Stockholm Syndrome in Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont’s “Beauty and the Beast” From the 1700’s to today‚ many fairy tales have grown‚ changed‚ and taken on different meanings. Children are most commonly told the Disney versions because they do not contain the violence‚ sexualization‚ or the objectifications that the original versions had. The versions that were originally told contained all three of those characteristics. In every fairy
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Toxic Boss Syndrome What is Toxic Boss Syndrome? Toxic Boss Syndrome is a problem many workers around the world face everyday. Strong leadership in the workplace is crucial to success‚ but many leaders end up hurting their employees and therefore the company by their attitudes and behaviors. Because the economy is unpredictable and sometimes unstable‚ it has authority figures on edge and many unable to lead in the ways that need to be done (Mckee‚ 2012). According to Colonel George E. Reed of the
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later put into a more sophisticated name known as the Fragile X Syndrome. This disorder or syndrome can be also recognized by several other names such as FRAXA Syndrome‚ fra(X) Syndrome‚ FXS‚ Martin-Bell Syndrome‚ and more. This syndrome causes mental disabilities. The “X” in the disorder’s name indicates or stands for a chromosome’s shape. A scientist named Herbert Lubs did a test in 1969 on several chromosomes for Fragile X. The syndrome wasn’t fully examined until the 1970’s though. A few scientists
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What causes Down syndrome? Charlie Zammit To this day‚ there aren’t any known environmental or behavioral factors that cause Down syndrome. The human contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ so 46 individual ones. From each pair‚ one comes from your father‚ the other‚ from your mother. Down syndrome involves an abnormal cell division in chromosome 21. There are three types of abnormal cell division that can occur to cause Down syndrome; all of the three cell division abnormalities create a problem being
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy : Family Violence Research Paper Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is referred to as several names‚ such as‚ fabrication illness and hospital addiction syndrome. The Maternal Child Nursing Care text book defines this syndrome as‚ “a rare but serious form of child abuse in which the caretaker deliberately exaggerates or fabricates histories and symptoms or induce symptoms. It is a form of child maltreatment that may include physical‚ emotional‚ and psychologic abuse
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What is fetal alcohol syndrome? Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a congenital syndrome caused by excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy‚ characterized by retardation of mental development and of physical growth‚ particularly of the skull and face of the infant. http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fetal-alcohol-syndrome/basics/definition/con-20021015. Some Children with fetal alcohol syndrome will be able to make easy decisions affected towards other people. Because of
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According to Stöppler‚ M. C. (2011) there is no specific therapy for Angelman syndrome. Medical therapy for seizures is usually necessary. Physical and occupational therapies‚ communication therapy‚ and behavioral therapies are important in allowing individuals with Angelman syndrome to reach their maximum developmental potential. Although there is no specific treatment for people with Angelman’s Syndrome‚ alternative therapies and medications are often use to lessen the known symptoms‚ like seizures
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Raynaud’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that refers to the changes in color in the hands and sometime toes. The color change can be red‚ blue‚ or white‚ and occurs when the blood flow to the hands and feet are reduced. This condition often occurs with the expose of cold temperature. This is a normal response to cold weather‚ however in this syndrome the condition is exaggerated and cold weather and stress can trigger the symptom presentation of Raynaud’s. This condition can also lead to swelling
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