Neurodegenerative disorders

The movie Antwone Fisher is about a young man in the Navy who has a history of violence. He had a rough life as a child, due to his father being killed and his mother being arrested. Antwone was born in jail, and grew up in the foster system, where he suffers physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. A runaway at 14, he lives in the streets until he joins the Navy. Antwone is sent to therapy after a run-in with another sailor on his ship, of which he is at fault. This begins the therapeutic journey…

7a. What risk factors does M.P. have to develop Reye’s syndrome? (1 pt) M.P. risk factors of developing Reye's syndrome include giving OTC Alka-Seltzer that contains aspirin. In most cases of chicken pox happen in children between the ages of 5 to 9 years of age. Reye's syndrome is often in children between 4 to 12 years of age. Taking the Alka-Seltzer because it contains aspirin, increases the risk of Reye's syndrome. 7b. What symptoms would indicate M.P. was developing Reye’s syndrome?…

Manipulation is a strong and powerful skill. If it is not addressed, especially in a facility holding the mentally disabled, it can lead to grave consequences. The type of manipulation featured in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey is an example that can be seen prominently throughout history. In the book, Nurse Ratched manipulated the patients of the ward to her benefit. The patients were not properly cared for and were abused physically and mentally. Being a former Army nurse,…

The struggles and challenges people with Multiple Sclerosis face are difficult and sometimes completely life-changing. In “Living Under Circe’s Spell” and “On Being a Cripple” the main authors are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis but both authors decide to take different paths and methods to deal with it and live with it. The difference between them is the way they deal with the situation and definitely their persona. In my opinion “Living Under Circe’s Spell” by Matthew Soyster does a better…

The soldiers of the Eighth Battalion slept soundly on the uneventful night at Guard-Raugh’s Prison. Their beds, though hard as rocks, were more comfortable than the ground they slept on during the Forever War. Though they were thankful they had been relieved from the frontlines, they longed to return home to their worried wives and sick children, but tolerated the boredom they faced guarding the most secure prison in all of Asyra. The unlucky few walking the night shift fell asleep at their…

To begin with, a wisdom or knowledge that one gains when he or she struggles, is the ability to deal and cope with negative emotions. In the story of Fahrenheit 45, Montag tried to have a conversation about Mildred’s suicide attempt last night, but she just ignored it like it never happened. “ ‘Last night’, Montag said again. Mildred watched his lips casually. ‘What about last night?’ ‘Don’t you remember?’ “(Montag 16). In this conversation, it demonstrates Mildred’s internal conflict inside…

Devastation and suffering occurs frequently in, “Sonny’s Blues.” It is told through an unnamed narrator that comes to realize that his younger brother Sonny, who he has not been in contact with for some time, has been arrested for using and selling Heroin. After a tragic event for the narrator, the brothers begin to communicate once again. When released, the narrator allows Sonny to stay with him at his apartment, where he begins to have flashbacks, the narrator recounts his mother telling him…

A Very Starry Night Vincent Van Gogh created Starry Night in an asylum looking out his window. This is the way that Van Gogh depicted nature. The painting was the most famous of all the paintings he did. It was the only painting he sold. Van Gogh painted two pictures of Starry Night but they did not come out the way he wanted them to. The idea of Starry Night was over a “land scape and not a town.” (Soth) He wrote to his brother Theo about his vision of what he thought about what he saw outside…

that dogs have a large effect in anti-stress. ii. Children and adults with physical or mental health problems, simply encountering a dog can improve mood and behavior. iii. Studies have shown that people with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders showed better intra-emotional balance after a single dog therapy session. B. According to The Guardian, “A recent academic study found that pet owners had higher levels of self-esteem and conscientiousness that non pet…

In this article, the authors: Terrance V. McCann, Dan I. Lubman wanted to achieve the goal of this study, by evaluating young people with depression and their satisfaction with the quality of care they receive from a primary care youth mental health service: a qualitive study. Understanding this study is important because it will help with the appropriate primary care and early intervention for young people who suffers from depression and other mental health issues. The results will not only…