Vincent Renner <vincent.renner@univ‐lyon2.fr> Winter 2015 Virtual Office group: ’Renner‐L2‐linguistics’ Phonetics vs Phonology Phonetics is the study of speech. Articulatory phonetics is a branch which describes how the speech organs (= articulators) are used to produce (= articulate) speech sounds. Phonology is the study of the organization of speech sounds in the minds of speakers. Speech sound production Air stream modified by organs of speech. Modifications have
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Introduction: The release of the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders brought finally some clarity on the Chapter of “Feeding and Eating Disorders”. The American Psychiatric Association aims to produce a Diagnostic Manual with the maximum clinical utility as possible‚ consequently changes have to be made in order to help the clinicians to assess properly the clients and address them to recovery to the extent of possible. Changing from one version to another
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commonly known as Huntington’s disease (HD)‚ is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects both men and women. Although previously thought to be a relatively rare disease‚ new research discoveries show that it’s actually more common than not; while the onset of symptoms typically occurs in a person’s 40s and 50s‚ research has also shown that individuals in their 70s‚ 80s and even 90s have enough repeats in the HTT gene to develop mild HD symptoms. (Samson‚ 2016) Through the selective degeneration of neurons
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Running head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF DIABETES MELLIITUS Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Grand Canyon University: NURS 429V August 12‚ 2012 Health Promotion and Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus has become a growing community health issue as it has climbed to the seventh leading cause of death among Americans (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services‚ 2012). This alarming statistic has made it apparent that prevention efforts need
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This patient will need to be taught that the onset of her regular insulin is going to be about a half an hour. It will peak in about 2-4 hours (after breakfast and again after dinner). The onset of the NPH will be about 1.5 hours after she takes it. It will peak in about 4-12 hours (after lunch and again after dinner: at bedtime). She will need to have a snack before
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Bipolar Disorder: Its Causes and Effects At least 2 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder‚ more commonly known as manic-depression. This illness usually begins in adolescence or early adulthood and continues throughout life. Although it may come into affect at any time‚ most individuals with the disorder experience their first mood episode in their 20 ’s. However‚ manic-depression quite often strike teenagers and has been diagnosed in children under 12. The risk of suicide among
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Alzheimer’s the Killer Disease Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that destroys a person’s mind and eventually their body. Alzheimer’s Association said‚ “Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading death in America. Recent studies say it’s becoming the third way people over the age of sixty-five tend to pass away from”. This illness is sweeping the United States and are killing our older citizens. This disease is spreading around the United States and many people do not understand all the symptoms
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A 60-year-old patient presents for a routine checkup. He is a former cigarette smoker with a 60-pack-year smoking history‚ but he quit smoking 5 years ago. He denies any chest pain‚ cough‚ shortness of breath‚ or weight loss. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening method for lung cancer in this patient? A: 3 consecutive sputum samples for cytology B: Chest radiography • The reason this is the wrong answer is because there is no mortality benefit that is associated with the yearly
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Phonemic awareness is not phonics. Phonemic awareness is an understanding about spoken language. Children who are phonemically aware can tell the teacher that bat is the word the teacher is representing by saying the three separate sounds in the word. They can tell you all the sounds in the spoken word dog. They can tell you that‚ if you take the last sound off cart you would have car. Phonics on the other hand‚ is knowing the relation between specific‚ printed letters (including combinations of
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Abnormal Psychology Exam 1 Notes Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical context Myths and Miconceptions about abnormal behavior There is no single definition of psychological abnormality No single definition of psychological normality What is A Pychological disorder Psychological Dysfunction Breakdown in cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning. Personal Distress Difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles Impairment is set in the context of a person’s background Atypical
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