The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system Introduction More than 2‚400 years ago the father of medicine‚ Hippocrates‚ recognized and described stroke as apoplexy‚ which means “struck down by violence”. Stroke is a condition with high mortality rate (Townsend et al.‚ 2012) and leading
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through the holiday season. There are many different variables that may lead to this frustration during this time of year. No matter what the reason may be for feeling so down‚ the fact remains that for these individuals the holidays cause serious depression. With all the celebrating that takes place during the holidays host and hostesses may just be the most underrated people working hard to make the holiday celebration a great success! Unless you are the yearly host of a holiday get together‚ you
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The first stage that Erikson developed was trust Vs mistrust. This stage takes place between the ages of 0-½ years. This stage’s main focus is on the infant feeling uncertain about the world that they have been born into. As a result of this uncertainty‚ the infant expects to receive care from their parents. If they do receive enough care and their needs are met then they learn to trust their care giver and the rest of the people that are around them. However‚ if the child’s needs do not be met by
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The first stage in Erikson’s psychosocial development is oral-sensory‚ where the crisis experienced is basic trust versus basic mistrust. During this stage‚ children learn to trust their caretaker as long as the manner in which they accept things correlates with society’s manner of giving things‚ thus developing basic trust. A child can develop mistrust if there is no correlation between their oral needs and the environment. If a child successfully resolves this stage‚ they will gain the virtue of
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yet toughest part of our mortal life. Depression is defined as "a state of despondency marked by feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness" (Coon‚ 2001). Some people can mix up depression with just having the blues because of a couple of bad days or even weeks. It is already said that depression affects about one sixth of the population or more (Doris‚ Ebmeier‚ Shajahan‚ 1999). Depression can happen in any age range from birth to death. The cause of depression is still obscure and becoming clear that
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likely of being depressed than for women who had a child with a man not recently incarcerated (Wildeman‚ Schnittker‚ Turney‚ 11). Maternal depression is an important consequence of paternal incarceration because it seriously impacts the mother-child relationship which can affect the child’s mental and emotional development (Beardslee‚ et al.‚ 3). Mothers with depression who have young children tend to be less responsive and interactive with their child’s needs (Beardslee‚ et al.‚ 3). According to the National
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Abstract The correlation between depression and life satisfaction for older adults was examined using questionnaires. Four hundred and one older adults (age 65 and above) filled out two questionnaires that assessing depression and life satisfaction‚ as well as two irrelevant questionnaires that were used to prevent from guessing the hypothesis. As hypothesized‚ significant negative correlation was found between depression and life satisfaction for older adults. However‚ the strength of the correlation
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biological process‚ however there are many other factors that can affect the ageing process such as the psychosocial and behavioral factors. These influence heavily on the aged person and the life they live. If any of these components of aging are neglected or ignored then person couldn’t possibly sustain a healthy standard of living. 2. Effects Of Ageing- Psychosocial The term psychosocial refers to ones psychological development in and interaction with a social environment. ‘ A healthy
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It is obvious that our economy is in turmoil‚ probably the worst it has been since the great depression. There is no specific reason that has led to the horrible state our economy is in‚ there are many reasons. Although our economy is slowly on the rise agai‚ there is still a lot to be done to get us back on track. We‚ as a country‚ are no longer producing enough goods. We are importing way more than we are exporting and this causes a huge problem. This is a major cause of why we are in debt
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I was starving‚ jobless‚ and living on the streets. Was I a cripple? Addicted to drugs? No. None of that. It was just another run of the mill case of chronic depression. You see‚ my depression manifested itself as apathy. Severe apathy. I wasn’t a psychopath‚ but I was considered a sociopath. I had no empathy. That isn’t the worst of it though. For a normal person‚ when they accomplish something‚ it’s usually accompanied by
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