People are getting less sleep in today ’s society than they did 80 years ago (Myers 54). Although not every person needs to sleep the standard number of 8 hours a night‚ everyone has a set number they need to meet in order to function optimally. About 20% of Americans are reporting that they are getting less than 6 hours of sleep a night (Davis). Modern inventions like computers‚ television‚ and social diversions are making this hard to achieve (Myers 53). Many people have the misconception that
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Sleep Disorders Sleeping is a state when our body relaxes the most‚ all the motor activity and senses are suspended when we are asleep. Although when sleeping we look inactive‚ some functions of our brain and body are actually more active when we are asleep. During sleep there is a lot going on in your body and that is why sleeping is as important to your health as eating healthy and exercising. There are several reactions caused by lack of sleeping time‚ such as insomnia‚ chronic insomnia‚ and
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Blood disorder HCA/240 September 22‚ 2013 Blood disorder Blood is compromise of four main components‚ Plasma‚ red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets. Plasma is a yellow mixture of water‚ protein‚ and salt that carries blood cells‚ nutrients‚ hormones‚ gases and waste. Red cells contain hemoglobin‚ a protein that contains iron. Hemoglobin deliver oxygen to all parts of the body‚ also takes carbon dioxide to the lungs. Platelets are small cells that control the blood. These form
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Kidney Disease- The kidney is a very vital organ to a human’s healthy existence. The pair of bean shaped organs are responsible for many important functions‚ they aid in the Urinary system as was as the Endocrine system. Their main functions are to filter wastes from the blood and secrete hormones. Due to the fact that the kidneys are responsible for maintaining regulation of the body ’s salt‚ potassium and acid content‚ they also play an important role in maintaining a proper homeostasis. According
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Autism Symptoms Symptoms of autism usually appear before a child is three years old and lasts throughout their lives. Children with autism can display a wide range of symptoms which can vary in severity from mild to disabling. Children with autism have difficulties in: Pretend play Social interactions Verbal and nonverbal communication General symptoms include: Be overly sensitive in sight‚ hearing‚ touch‚ smell‚ or taste (for example‚ they may refuse to wear "itchy" clothes and become
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achievement. In pursuing excellence‚ athletes take many risks. These risks are often well managed and calculated but non the less they are still risks (Currie & Morse‚ 2005). Researchers have examined the apparent nature of athletes developing eating disorders(ED)‚ acknowledging it to the list of risks that need to be addressed. Athletic competition often increases the prevalence of sports pressure that encourages the visibility of an ideal body promoting body dissatisfaction (Thiemann et al.‚ 2015). The
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Digestive disorders 1. Diarrhea is a symptom that can last for one or two days mainly. Diarrhea is when feces move too quickly through the bowels and the intestines do not have time to pull water from the waste to make it firm. This can be caused when the food eaten is not completely digested. A way to treat diarrhea is by taking a type of medicine to help settle your bowels (e.g. Pepto-Bismol). Another way to treat it is by restoring your hydration and drinking plenty of water to help your body
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is has successfully applied classical and operant condition to its theories. This is strength as it is used in different therapies such as systematic desensitization‚ which is a type of behaviour therapy to help overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders; it is based on classical conditioning. Another strength is that it uses scientific methods of research making it much more objective‚ measurable and observable as well as being able to obtain reliable results. An example of this is Banduras’ bobo
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Review Article on Teenage Eating Disorders Anorexia is an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat. It occurs mainly among adolescent girls and young women. The word anorexia means without appetite‚ but anorexics may be extremely hungry most of the time. They avoid food for psychological reasons. The chief physical symptom of anorexia nervosa is severe weight loss. Other symptoms include low blood pressure‚ slow heartbeat and growth of fine hair on the body. The start of
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Blood Disorders Carl Jones HCA/240 November 20‚ 2011 Lily‚ a 4-year-old Caucasian female‚ has she been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta‚ breads‚ and hot dogs‚ and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. In this first scenario I think that Lily has Pernicious Anemia or else identified as Vitamin B12 anemia. Several
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