com/children/congenital-abnormalities-congenital-abnormalities/ DEFINITIONS Congenital Abnormalities (Congenital Disorders) is a disorder in the structure‚ function or body metabolism that is found in the baby when she was born. Approximately 3-4% of the newborn has a severe congenital abnormality. Some new abnormality found at the time the child begins to grow‚ which is about 7.5% diagnosed when the child was 5 years old‚ but mostly mild. CAUSE Most babies born with congenital abnormalities have parents
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The heart is evolutionary masterpiece. Yet like everything else in nature‚ it is not perfect and problems may arise. However before its flaws can be mentioned and analysed. It would be prudent to understand how the heart functions in the first place before going in depth into the various problems that might arise within the cardiac cycle. Of which a large number are covered under the various Arrhythmias‚ which can be divided into two major groups‚ ventricular arrythythmias and supraventricular arrythythmias
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Perplexing Abnormalities of the World By: Ada Alipaj Imelda Taraj Jona Basha Ola Stepa Ornela Koreta Contents 1. Introduction 2. The Trevi Fountain 2.1 The Fountain 2.2 Tossing a Coin 3. Nazca Lines 3.1 Nazca Lines Map Extract 4. UFO Existence Mystery 4.1 Top UFO Incidents through History 5. Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz 5.1 The Special‚ Mysterious and Debatable Spot 6. The Bermuda Triangle 6.1 Rumors behind The Bermuda Triangle 6.2 Disappearances 7. Conclusions 8. References 1 1 2 2 2
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no doubt we learn that when Ralph‚ Piggy‚ and Jack along with the other boys are on an island. Almost all of the boys on the island represent a different person in the social hierarchy in everyday life and there are others on the island show the abnormality of humanity. We classify people by looks and actions‚ not by their personality. Jack classifies Piggy as the nerd because he is fat and bright‚
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Assignment 1- Defining abnormality Defining abnormal behaviour is one of the most difficult and provocative subjects within the field of abnormal psychology as there are a range of methodologies you can use to define abnormalities. Abnormality is a behaviour or condition that strays from what society views as normal and appropriate‚ consequently causing distress or harm to oneself or those around them. Due to the fact that society has changed through history when defining abnormality‚ we are now able
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Examine the concepts of normality and abnormality (22mks) Abnormality may be defined as behavior that causes distress‚ loss of freedom‚ physical or emotional pain‚ and increased risk of death or injury to self or something that causes a disability of some sort. Abnormal behaviour is however difficult to diagnose because it is‚ to a large extent‚ based on the symptoms people exhibit. Psychiatrists and psychologists use a standardized system called a diagnostic manual to help them but this system
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Outline & evaluate the psychodynamic approach (12) The psychodynamic approach states that abnormality is caused by our libido (sexual desires) and our thantos (aggressive desires)‚ these are our id desires. The id is an irrational part of our personality and demands satisfaction and is ruled by the pleasure principle. The ego is a conscious part of the personality‚ as a child interacts with the world and the constraints of reality. It is therefore governed by the reality principle. The superego
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o TOK Presentation Title: Who defines the concepts of normality and abnormality? When we look around at the people that surround us‚ we expect to see a person with two eyes‚ two ears‚ hair‚ nose‚ mouth‚ bones‚ etc. This‚ in our minds‚ is a picture of a normal human being. The food we eat‚ the places we go to‚ the person we marry‚ and the culture we live in‚ defines what is normal from our point of view. Today there are various definitions that are used by psychologists
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Jessica; a 30-year old immigrant from Mexico City maintains a fetal abnormality. This fetal abnormality has inflicted a problem upon Jessica; does she really want to continue with pregnancy? Influenced by a myriad of factors including her own views‚ her husband Marco‚ Dr. Wilson‚ and Aunt Maria’s views‚ it must be decided whether to continue or to abort the case. In this essay‚ the moral status of each individual will be discussed and what each individual theory entails. In this case‚ Jessica believes
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Outline and evaluate definitions of abnormality. Abnormality has three definitions. The first definition is deviation from social norms. Social norms are the approved and expected ways of behaving in a particular society. In terms of social norms‚ abnormal behaviour can be seen as behaviour that deviates from or violates social norms. The key weakness of the deviation of social norms is cultural relativity. Social norms by their very definition are specific to a particular
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