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    In every single one of our lives we all encounter relationships. Some of these may include a quick one such as opening a door for a stranger as you are either walking into a store‚ or something as complex as a sexual relationship with some one of your personal preference. These connections are what bound us together as a society and help keep us moving forward. In each stage of our lives we have different bonds or our bonds with someone change over time. For example when we are children we have

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    Huntington Memorial Hospital is a non-profit‚ community-based medical center situated in Pasadena‚ California. The Hospital provides acute medical care and community healthcare services to the region of the San Gabriel Valley and its closest communities. The facility offers the treatment of cancer‚ epilepsy‚ robotic invasive and bariatric surgery (Haile‚ 2016). Huntington Hospital is considered one of the best medical facilities in Los Angeles highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals

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    not black and white‚ mentally reflect and understand cause and effect of relationships that concerns facts. The "cognitive development reaches its fullest potential" (Cooks‚ 2005‚ p.5-19). 2. List and define each of Erikson’s Psychosocial stages. Erikson’s Psychosocial theory has eight distinct stages: According to Fleming (2004) Erik Erikson (1982) developed the eight human developmental stage. At each stage there is a crisis‚ as follows: trust vs. mistrust‚ autonomy vs. shame and doubt‚ initiative

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    Adolescent Stressors Adolescents today face a myriad of stressors in their lives that can impact who they are and who they will become. Bio-psychosocial stressors appear to be more prevalent in minority adolescents who reside in lower socioeconomic households. Impoverished neighborhoods experience a great deal of financial difficulties‚ crime‚ and single parent homes. Adolescents growing up in these households often have lower grades in school and a lack of self confidence verses their counterparts

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    Parkinson’s Disease Background: Parkinson’s disease is a chronic‚ progressive disorder that affects the motor system. It usually develops in men and women after the age of 50. Sometimes Parkinson’s Disease can be hereditary. Parkinson’s was known in ancient times‚ however it was not officially considered a recognized medical condition until 1817 when Doctor James Parkinson published an essay called essay was called "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy” that strongly encouraged people to study the

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    Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s disease‚ or also known as Huntington’s Chorea‚ is an incurable hereditary brain disorder‚ which causes nerve cells to become damaged‚ resulting in various parts of the brain deteriorating. Huntington’s disease was recognized by George Huntington in 1872. Huntington’s disease had been acknowledged as a disease entity previously‚ several people before 1872 reported having and describing movement disorders that later would be connected to Huntington’s disease. The disease

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    What is ‘disease’? Definition The term disease is the condition of the living‚ which leads to a disorder of the mind or body‚ which therefore destroys good health. (S-Cool A-Level). Biology online states that disease is a ‘pathologic condition in which the normal functioning of an organism or body is impaired or disrupted‚ resulting in extreme pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death.’ (Biology Online) Disease throughout History Over the years‚ there has ‘been a gradual decline in mortality from all

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    Introduction Psychosocial assessment is a social work tool that helps a social worker summarize a client’s problems that need to be worked on and to understand a client’s mental health‚ social well-being‚ support systems‚ strengths‚ and barriers they face. The following paper is a psychosocial assessment written by a Wayne State University student based on a fictitious case study. The case study follows Tara‚ an African-American teen‚ who has run away from multiple foster homes and has come to live

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    Nathaniel Intimacy vs. Isolation (young adulthood) Occurring in Young adulthood‚ we begin to share ourselves more intimately with others. We explore relationships leading toward longer term commitments with someone other than a family member.  Successful completion can lead to comfortable relationships and a sense of commitment‚ safety‚ and care within a relationship.  Avoiding intimacy‚ fearing commitment and relationships can lead to isolation‚ loneliness‚ and sometimes depression. Ego Development

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    Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Erik Erikson describes psychosocial development as occurring in stages. He describes the different stages according to personality traits shown at the various stages. I have interviewed and made my observations of persons at the different stages as follows: Infancy (birth to 18 months) Trust vs. Mistrust A one year old baby was observed during a session of breastfeeding. The baby is hungry and it is time for the mother to breastfeed him. She picks up

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