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Schizophrenia
Words: 1666 - Pages: 7.... include auditory hallucinations in which voices speak the schizophrenic's thoughts aloud. There are also two other forms of auditory hallucinations, in one the victim will hear two voices arguing, in the other a voice will be heard commenting the actions of the person. Schizophrenics may also suffer from the feeling that their actions are being controlled by an external force, or the delusion that certain commonplace remarks have a secret meaning for themselves (Torrey, 1983).
From these symptoms, is divided into four sub-types determined by which symptoms are most prevalent (Strauss, 1987). The four sub-types are paranoid, hebephrenic, .....
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Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
Words: 1676 - Pages: 7.... Both cocaine and Ritalin use the same receptor site in the brain, giving the same "high" and in medical research are used interchangeably. The only difference between cocaine and Ritalin is that cocaine leaves the receptor site quicker than Ritalin, possibly making it more addictive (Snyderman 1). Ritalin is not a drug that is typically sold on the street like cocaine or marijuana. It is a drug that doctors prescribe to help children and adults with hyperactivity and attention problems. But are these trained professionals over prescribing it? The road a child has to take to get on Ritalin is very long and often very hard. A child has to be o .....
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Abortion
Words: 1458 - Pages: 6.... more likely to abort
than those with incomes above twenty-five thousand. Unmarried women are four to
five times more likely to abort than married and the abortion rate has doubled
for 18 and 19 year olds. Recently the U.S. rate dropped 6 percent overall but
the rate of abortion among girls younger than 15 jumped 18 percent. The rate
among minority teens climbed from 186 per 1,000 to 189 per 1,000.
The most popular procedure involved in abortions is the vacuum aspiration
which is done during the first trimester (three months or less since the women
has become pregnant). A tube is simply inserted through the cervix and the
contents o .....
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The Quest To Understand The Origins Of Humans
Words: 1286 - Pages: 5.... which they hate most of all. Religion was used from the
beginning of the earliest civilizations as a tool to conquer, kill and
destroy and it was usually used as a justification of those actions. People
were not responsible for the killings, instead gods were. When people can
not handle problems, which arise every day in front of them, they try to
hide under the mask called god, but by doing that they do not solve them,
they only ignore and try to escape their everyday problems, which makes
everything worse. The desperate attempt to explain their own existence took
people to the creation of many various myths, which also incorporated in
t .....
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About Medical Marijuana
Words: 1519 - Pages: 6.... the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite caused
by chemotherapy treatment. AIDS: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting,
and loss of appetite caused by the disease itself and by treatment with AZT and
other drugs.
Glaucoma: Marijuana, by reducing intraocular pressure, alleviates the pain and
slows or halts the progress of the disease. Glaucoma, which damages vision by
gradually increasing eye pressure over time, is the leading cause of blindness
in the United States.
Multiple Sclerosis: Marijuana reduces the muscle pain and spasticity caused by
the disease. It may also relieve tremor and unsteadiness of gait, and it help .....
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Abortion - Right To Choose
Words: 994 - Pages: 4.... issue. It is a woman's right to choose what she does with her body, and it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. This right is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy. The ninth amendment states:
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
This right guarantees the right to women, if they so choose, to have an abortion, up to the end of the first trimester. Regardless of the fact of morals, a woman has the right to privacy and choice to abort her fetus.
The violence which occurs today because the of pro-choic .....
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Abortion: Pro Choice View
Words: 323 - Pages: 2.... could take care of the child, while others know that they aren't
ready or mature enough to take so much responsibility. In many cases the child
would have no one to rely on but a single mother with no schooling, and maybe a
non-supportive family. He or she would have a twisted, miserable upbringing,
left vulnerable later in life.
Another reason that causes women choice abortion is health problem.
There is a range of problems, including the child being born with Down's
Syndrome, Cystic Fibrosis, or a disposition to obesity, which can later in life
cause clogged arteries and heart failure. In another case, people must often
make choice betwee .....
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Euthanasia In Canada
Words: 1328 - Pages: 5.... out, diserespectful of life,
and challenging human dignity is misconstrued. Pro-euthanasia groups
advocate self-dignity, personal choice, economic well-being, happiness,
family support, and individual rights.
The word euthanasia simply means good death, but has come to mean
causing death with intent, whether by doing something (commission), or by
omitting something(omission). Euphemisms of the pro-euthanasia movement,
include "right to die", and "death with dignity". The term "passive
euthanasia" is often applied to the withdrawal of useless treatment that is
onlyprolonging the dying of a person. This needs to be differentiated from
wi .....
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Teens And Suicide
Words: 922 - Pages: 4.... neglect of personal appearance, loss of interest in pleasurable activities, or says things like “I won’t be a problem for you much longer,” “nothing matters,” “it’s no use,”
To prevent a teen from committing suicide, encourage him or her to talk to friends, to a family member, or to someone they feel they can trust. Listen to their feelings let them know that someone is here for them. Do not give advice or feel obligated to find simple solutions. Just try to imagine being in their place, dealing with the feelings and emotions they are feeling. When talking with your child, don’t’ let their actions or words scare .....
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Discovering Sicke Cell Anemia
Words: 1315 - Pages: 5.... the defect onto offspring although their own health is not harmed.
The cause of sickle cell anemia is rather simple but it leaves a life
threatening affect. Anyone who carries the inherited trait for sickle cell
anemia, but doesn't have the disorder, is actually protected from a severe form
of malaria. This helped the children in countries where malaria was a problem,
to be able to survive against that disease. What happened to those children?
They grew up, had their own children and ended up passing the gene for sickle
cell anemia onto their offspring.
This disease is a hereditary blood disorder that affects the red blood cell. .....
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