Saving a life General Purpose: to inform Specific Purpose: to inform the audience about the steps to perform effective CPR. Preview statement: Today I will demonstrate the three steps every adult needs to know to perform effective CPR including delivering compressions‚ delivering rescue breaths‚ and performing the cycle. Introduction: 95% victims of cardiac arrest die prior to reaching a hospital or care facility. By performing CPR the chances of survival immediately increase. The way to decrease
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I. Today there are over 100‚000 children in foster care waiting to be adopted. II. Some children have higher chances of being adopted while others do not. III. I’m not adopted but my family has been involved in foster parenting and have seen a lot of the troubles that some children and teenagers go through. IV. I’m plan on giving you all a general idea of the highest age range percentage that gets adopted and I will be also be addressing a couple of common myths that can concern possible adopting
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Schizophrenia: Genetic or Environmental? About one percent of the American population suffers from schizophrenia. The term schizophrenia literally means the "splitting of psychic functions" (Pinel‚ 447). At the time of the early 20th century‚ this is what was used to describe what was assumed at that time to be the primary symptom: the breakdown of integration among emotion‚ thought‚ and action (Pinel‚ 447). Schizophrenia is a form of psychotic disorder which causes people to have difficulty
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Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia | Issues in the diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia | Delusions: which are bizarre beliefs that appear realistic to a person with schizophrenia‚ but they are not real. They can sometimes be paranoid delusions Experiences of control: the person with schizophrenia may believe they are under the control of different group’s e.g. alien invasion. Hallucination: are bizarre‚ unreal perceptions of the environment that are usually auditory
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Outline Clinical Characteristics of Schizophrenia (5 marks) The characteristics of Schizophrenia (SZ) can be categorised into two different types: Type 1 symptoms (Positive Symptoms) and Type 2 (Negative symptoms). Type 1 characteristics include things such as delusions‚ hallucinations and paranoia. Patients may experience things such as hearing voices‚ which are often said to be from God or the Devil. Type 2 symptoms however show more catatonic behaviour‚ for example a loss of drive‚ a lack
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Biological Explanation for Schizophrenia The biological theory on Schizophrenia is a determinism theory which states that Schizophrenia is caused by our genetics and things that are involved in our bodies. The biological theory states that the cause of Schizophrenia is due to issues such as our genes‚ and dopamine levels‚ and therefore it can be cured by looking at these issues. The first biological explanation I will look at is the genetic theory of Schizophrenia. There is a 1% chance of someone
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How is Schizophrenia Diagnosed? There is currently no physical or lab test that can absolutely diagnose schizophrenia - a psychiatrist usually comes to the diagnosis based on clinical symptoms. What physical testing can do is rule out a lot of other conditions (seizure disorders‚ metabolic disorders‚ thyroid disfunction‚ brain tumor‚ street drug use‚ etc) that sometimes have similar symptoms. Current research is evaluating possible physical diagnostic tests (such as a blood test for schizophrenia
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debated whether children who develop Schizophrenia have a notable genetic connection or not. Researchers question whether the disease is passed down in familial lines or it is just triggered by an external source‚ but there is data that show genetic abnormalities in patients who develop childhood-onset Schizophrenia. In a study by C.J. Carter‚ he concluded “genes related to glutamatergic and in particular NMDA receptor signaling” have been associated with Schizophrenia‚ the specific genes Carter mentions
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RaShawna Williams Ceremonial Speech Outline October 1‚ 2014 Athlete of the Year Specific Purpose: To accept an award after being chosen for athlete of the year by ESPN. I. Introduction/ Opening A. Long nights‚ Early Mornings! Hard work is what it took. 1. Being an athlete might look easy‚ but it takes dedication. 2. There are many times I lost sleep because of being an athlete. B. Anyone can be an athlete 1. When you set your mind to something it can be done‚ don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Introduction: Do you know the outcome of lack of sex education‚ which can cause us the worst consequence? “It’s bringing the HIV into our body”‚ according to Former U.S. General Jocelyn Elders at a Community Health Centers of Arkansas. Today‚ I will talk about the consequence of lack of sex education‚ and the advantage of having sex education. According the General Jocelyn Elders‚ the lack of sex makes the children vulnerable to sexual assault and sexually transmitted infections. It is also cost
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