Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: What’s the Mystery? Abstract Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy has been characterized by its distinguishable behavior that meets the criteria of fictitious disorder according to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ fourth edition‚ text revision (DSM-IV-TR) (2000). Munchausen Syndrome affects many people that unconsciously expose themselves and their children to unnecessary abuse and maltreatment in attempts to gain attention by medical professionals
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Down Syndrome My favorite television series is “The Secret Life of an American Teenager.” The character Tom has Down syndrome. Tom struggles with communicating with girls‚ coping with the death of his biological parents‚ and meeting people that accepts his disability. He later finds friends with the same disability and the girl of his dreams. Trisomy 21‚ known as Down syndrome is a condition in which extra chromosomes cause delays in the way a child develops mentally and physically. (Webster)
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The Impact of Munchausen’s by Proxy on the Short-term Physiological State and the Psychological Welfare of the Child Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a mental illness in which a perpetrator‚ usually a caregiver or guardian‚ induces or fabricates symptoms on a proxy. In the situation where the proxy is a child‚ it is classified as child abuse due to the high risk present. In most cases‚ short term morbidity occurs due to either the perpetrator’s maltreatment‚ prescription of unnecessary medications
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premature birth or from not having a healthy diet during pregnancy. Cerebral Palsy‚ Autism‚ and Epilepsy are just a few of the risk your baby can be born with when born with a Low Birth Weight. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is one of the highest causes of birth defects in babies today. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is from mothers who smoke while they are carrying their child in their womb. Mothers who smoke while pregnant double the risk of their baby being born with Low Birth
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Mark Haddon contains a protagonist that must overcome not only certain conflicts that arise in the story but also his own condition as well. The story’s main character‚ Christopher John Francis Boone. suffers from a type of Autism called Asperger Syndrome. The overall theme of the novel is to shine light upon the ways Asperger’s can affect everyday tasks and to illustrate how individuals must find ways to cope with the condition. Within “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark
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United States and Hans Aspergers in Germany conducted research involving individuals with social‚ and emotional limitations that also demonstrated withdrawn behavior‚ soon thereafter Kanner created Kanner’s Syndrome‚ now known as Early Infantile Autism‚ whereas Aspergers created his syndrome and named it after himself. They were both very similar‚ yet distinct because those who suffered with Aspergers had low social skills but there was little to none language barriers. From 1949-1960‚ the Refrigerator
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named Christopher who is diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome. This syndrome limits Christopher with coping and having relationships. The challenges that Haddon makes a close reference to are‚ truth against lies‚ where Christopher hates liars but admires the truth. Another challenge is having a disability and being different to the society‚ having family relationships is difficult and Christopher having to cope and deal with society with his syndrome. Haddon uses a variety of language forms and features
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Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue‚ the tissue that strengthens the body’s structures Disorders of connective tissue affect the skeletal system‚ cardiovascular system‚ eyes‚ and skin. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Marfan syndrome is caused by defects in a gene called fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 plays an important role as the building block for connective tissue in the body. The gene defect also causes too much growth of the long bones of the body. This causes the tall height
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Christopher is never directly labelled‚ he has “Asperger Syndrome which is a developmental disorder on the autism spectrum. Due to having Asperger Syndrome‚ Christopher has challenges in his everyday life such as taking the bus to school and talking to his neighbours. Christopher has difficulty with his communication skills‚ social interaction‚ being touched‚ and behavioural issues‚ which according to Winter are defining features of Asperger Syndrome. Christopher is a literal person who uses his extremely
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