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  • Autism - Brain Disorder

    Autism - Brain Disorder

    Autism Autism Autism: brain disorder that begins in early childhood and persists throughout adulthood; affects three crucial areas of development: communication, social interaction, and creative or imaginative play. Prevalence For many years, the most cited statistic is that autism occurs in 4.5 out of 10,000 live births. This was based on large-scale surveys conducted in the United States and England. More recently, estimates on the prevalence of autism have ranged been as high as 1/4%

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    Essay Length: 1,532 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Seasonal Affective Disorder

    Seasonal Affective Disorder: Lighting the Way Pamela Johnson "Whoever wishes to pursue the science of medicine in a direct manner must first investigate the seasons of the year and what occurs in them." Hippocrates (6) Introduction As the shortest day of the year approaches, more and more multi-colored lights and bright, festive decorations are splashed across houses and yards everywhere. Long ago, in more earthy times, people celebrated the solstice because it was the rebirth

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    Essay Length: 1,424 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Whats Eating Gilbert Grape

    Whats Eating Gilbert Grape

    Freedom gives individuals the right to live their lives the way they want within reasonable boundaries. There are limits to freedoms as well as boundaries. This is explored perfectly in the town of Endora where civilisation is at its lowest and where freedom is all but non-existent. Endora is presented as a remote town that is overlooked by tourists and is only seen as a pit stop. The locals live dull but eccentric lives and

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    Essay Length: 269 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Eating Habits, Vitamins

    Eating Habits, Vitamins

    Eating Habits of College Students In the article “Intro to College Eating”, Suz Redfearn writes about Daphne Oz, a 20-year-old who has college life experience. Oz is a Princeton undergraduate who has written a book with plans for college students to follow to help them avoid unhealthy eating habits. Her book is very practical because she herself had been overweight during her high school and the beginning of her college years. Oz’s The Dorm Room

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    Essay Length: 413 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Attention Deficit Disorder

    Attention Deficit Disorder

    Approximately 3-5% of all American children have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). ADD is a leading cause of school failure and under-achievement. ADD characteristics often arise in early childhood. As many as 50% of children with ADD are never diagnosed. Boys significantly outnumber girls, though girls are more likely to be undiagnosed with ADD. ADD is not an attention disorder, but a disorder of impulse control (Pfiffrer 184). Characteristics of Attention Deficit Disorder can include: Fidgeting

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    Essay Length: 1,402 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 2, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Paranoid Personality Disorder

    Paranoid Personality Disorder

    Note: The use of the term paranoia in this context is not meant to refer to the presence of frank delusions or psychosis, but implies the presence of ongoing, un-based suspiciousness and distrust of people. DSM-IV Criteria A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: 1. suspects,

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    Essay Length: 792 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 3, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    The Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    The Diagnosis and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder There are many factors to consider in the evaluation and treatment of Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This paper will discuss the strategies that have proven most effective in treating the disorder, including: drug therapy, cognitive therapy, and family-based therapy. It will focus on the benefits of flexibility, emphasizing combination therapy, especially with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has become an increasingly familiar disorder within the world of health

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    Essay Length: 1,334 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Mike
  • Why Do We Eat - New Insight into the Role of Brain Neurotransmitters

    Why Do We Eat - New Insight into the Role of Brain Neurotransmitters

    Why Do We Eat: New Insight into the Role of Brain Neurotransmitters Eating has taken its toll on people who live in the United States. One of the largest problems that people have is deciding how much to eat and what is healthy to eat. It was determined in the 1930s-1940s that the brain has a tremendous impact in controlling our eating habits. The main part of the brain, which controls this, is the hypothalamus.

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    Essay Length: 686 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 4, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the primary reason for referral to mental health services among school-aged children. Effective treatments for ADHD consist of stimulant medication and behavior modification. Although the efficacy of stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD is well established, purely pharmacological approaches to treatment fall short of optimal outcomes for a number of reasons, highlighting the need for effective psychosocial treatments to be

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    Essay Length: 1,247 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 5, 2009 By: Tasha
  • A Movie Review on Whats Eating Gilbert Grape

    A Movie Review on Whats Eating Gilbert Grape

    Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) inherits the role of man-of-the-house from his father and now his bedridden mother, bratty and selfish sister, and mentally handicapped younger brother, Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio), as well as the grocery store where he works and the attention-starved married woman he’s having a fling with, all depend on him for support. Everyday it's something ... either his brother has climbed up the water tower again or the grocery store where he works

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    Essay Length: 457 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • Bi-Polar Disorder

    Bi-Polar Disorder

    Abstract What defines Bi-polar Disorders, and different therapies for Bi-Polar Disorders? My hypothesis is that Bi-Polar Disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain, and the only therapy is taking medication. The research design consist of going to the library, and using Internet resources, and will be performed on Mondays and Tuesdays. My research method consist of a review of the literature. My summary of the results were astounding. I found that there are

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    Essay Length: 2,179 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Dysarthria - Speech Disorder

    Dysarthria - Speech Disorder

    For as long as time can be accounted for, people, as well as animals have been known to interact with each other through various methods of communication. Communication is simply the exchange of receiving and sending information from one subject to another. The word information though covers so much. People are able to display ideas, feelings, needs and desires through communication as information to another subject. For human beings the most common method of communication

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    Essay Length: 1,258 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Today society is riddled with events that are out of ones control. Events, whether they be natural or man made, can be extremely traumatic and in many instances can trigger the onset of a common anxiety disorder known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. Upon further research into this disorder a direct correlation can be made between traumatic events and symptoms that occur as a result. Many people who are involved in traumatic events

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    Essay Length: 974 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

    Mental Disorders Millions and millions of people have been, and are, plagued by some type of mental disorder. There are many types of disorders such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and substance-related disorders. The mental disorders can range from minor cases to very strong, extreme cases. Two mental disorders that deal with the shifting of a human’s personality and character are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is characterized

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    Essay Length: 1,018 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

    Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder

    When Mrs. Fallon first described this project to us, I was a little bit skeptical about it. I kept thinking that I had no problems in my life and that I didn’t need any type of conditioning. But then I thought, I’m definitely not perfect and I knew I was definitely overlooking something. Recently I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder) and I felt like I was cheated out of so many years

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    Essay Length: 896 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Steve
  • Healthy Eating Plan

    Healthy Eating Plan

    Healthy Eating Plan: End of Semester Update [Your Name Here] Your Class Name Here June 16, 2008 What a snap. That was my initial reaction when I saw our first major assignment was to complete a healthy eating plan. I had no doubt that I would ace the assignment. The reason for my self confidence was simple: I have been a vegetarian for almost seventeen years now and have devoted an inordinate amount of my

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    Essay Length: 1,739 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Eat out but Eat Healthy

    Eat out but Eat Healthy

    Eat Out? But Eat Healthy People wait! Don’t eat that. It’s not good to eat that fast food. Consumers need to know that they can make better healthier choices when eating out. There are three points that should be covered to let people know what they should do to better themselves. Three of these topics include: a selection of healthier choices, when eating out choosing the smaller portion, and the kinds of places that do

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    Essay Length: 646 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Mike
  • What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

    What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

    What is Obsessive-compulsive disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the anxiety disorders and is potentially disabling condition according to national institute of mental health, NIMH (2000). Individuals with OCD become trapped in a pattern of repetitive thoughts and behaviors that can be senseless and distressing but are extremely hard to over come. Such as checking things repeatedly (e.g. doors, locks and stoves), constant counting either "in ones head" or outwardly, etc. Most of theses

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    Essay Length: 453 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jon
  • Eat Poopie and Die

    Eat Poopie and Die

    The Super Project: Instructions Approach: Please provide answers to all the questions below. Keep your answers brief and to the point. For example, answers to questions 2(a) and (b) should each consist of a single spreadsheet printout (e.g., from Excel). If you do the scenario analysis for question 2(c), I do not want to see all the cash flows associated with each scenario, just the end result, i.e., for each (!) possible scenario I want

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    Essay Length: 384 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Edward
  • Meal - Ready to Eat

    Meal - Ready to Eat

    The MRE (Meal - Ready to Eat) Retort Pouch and Component Packaging OUTLINE I. Abstract A. The Meal, Ready-to-Eat B. Nutrition 1) Caloric value 2) Recommended Daily Allowance II. Introduction to the Retort Pouch A. Make-up of the pouch 1) Tri-laminate MRE retort pouch 2) Manufacturing specification 3) Thermo-stability requirements B. Laminate qualities 1) Three layers and object of design implementation C. Possible problems with military retort pouch use 1) Punctures, tears, holes 2) Outer

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    Essay Length: 2,186 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Bipolar Disorder

    Bipolar Disorder

    BIPOLAR DISORDER OUTLINE TITLE Introduction: The first sub-topic A. First supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information B. Second supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information The second sub-topic A. First supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information B. Second supporting information for the sub-topic Detail of the information Detail of the information The third sub-topic A.

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    Essay Length: 2,591 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has steadily become more prevalent in our society. Not only is it seen amoung children, but it is seen in adolescence and adults as well. It is described by the American Psychological Association as “a persistent pattern or inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequently displayed and more severe than typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development.”(APA, 2000, pg. 85) ADHD is

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    Essay Length: 2,149 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Attention Deficit - Hyperactive Disorder in Children

    Attention Deficit - Hyperactive Disorder in Children

    October 19, 2004 Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder in children Sam was your average 4-year-old boy. He had many friends and was well liked by everyone. All in all he seemed be well adjusted. However, when he started kindergarten, his teacher started sending notes home to his mother telling her that Sam was causing trouble and not following the rules. His mother was concerned, and would constantly try to get him to behave. But no matter how

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    Essay Length: 2,174 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Antisocial Behavioral Disorder

    Antisocial Behavioral Disorder

    Anti-Social Personality Disorder (OPENING) The sociopath is a combination of other mental illnesses that are incurred in childhood as a result of heredity, trauma, and the lack of emotional development. The child that will eventually be a sociopath exhibits certain feelings inside that they are inadequate, shamed and because of that they are teased and made fun of. The child characteristics of a future sociopath usually consist of being incapable of following the rules. The

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    Essay Length: 1,893 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Dangers of Medicating Children for Behavioral Disorders

    The Dangers of Medicating Children for Behavioral Disorders

    The Dangers Of Medicating Children With Behavioral Disorders Developmental and behavioral issues in children are being reported in epidemic numbers and those numbers are growing. One in six children are diagnosed with a developmental or behavioral disorder. Parents are left with difficult decisions to make. Should they seek psychiatric help for their child? Should they allow their children to be placed on medication for the disorder? The disturbing part is that most parents are not

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    Essay Length: 3,641 Words / 15 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Kevin

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