After a long and a frustrating day at school, you still have soccer practice to go to. What do you do? Oh wait, a can of RedBull should get me through the practice. But how good of a decision is this? It is a fact that energy drinks do give energy, but is it good for the human body? Energy drinks come in a tall cans with many different colors and a catchy slogans that grabs many teenagers attention. We see them all over the place like commercials, billboards, radio and even school cafeterias.…
problems and helping them develop effective coping strategies. In CBT, adolescents explore the positive and negative consequences of using drugs. They learn to monitor their feelings and thoughts and recognize distorted thinking patterns and cues that trigger their substance abuse; identify and anticipate high-risk situations; and apply an array of self-control skills, including emotional regulation and anger management, practical problem solving, and substance refusal. CBT may be offered in…
It was at Smith College that started to trigger an undeniable depression. Since Plath lived in the time period that she did, there was no medication to help with the symptoms of her mental disorder, later described as bipolar disorder (Poetry). When Plath was only a year in her college education…
Due to the associated respiratory problems, this is a primary focus for current therapies. It is common for food to become lodged in the lungs which can trigger an infection known as aspiration pneumonia. This is usually treated with a course of antibiotics which, depending on severity will either be administered orally in tablet form or, if the airways have become inflamed, as injections. [5] Aspiration…
Secret Life of Babies Every parent has, at some point, wondered what their baby is thinking, feeling, or dreaming. This thought-provoking documentary peeks into a babies’ life through their perceived perspective and brings some clarity to these thoughts. This film allows a viewer to witness the natural development of infants and their growth through childhood in addition to their resilience, survival skills, and coping mechanisms which make humans first years of life so extraordinary. Upon…
trouble concentrating which keeps them from staying on track at school or at work. They are highly disorganized and frequently loses or misplace important items because of this. They also make careless mistakes due to their inattention to detail. This triggers them into having difficulty recalling crucial points and hinders them to be punctual for family, community, school and social functions as well as important meetings. I have noticed this symptom in my friend as he has ADHD. He often…
After waiting patiently for nine months to meet their precious newborn many parents are apprehensive of any medical treatment being performed on them just hours after they are born. Doctors do their best to explain the importance of each exam and test being performed, however, hearing an infants scream due to a vaccine isn’t very reassuring. Between the time the newborn leaves the hospital and their 18th birthday their parents will make countless decisions on behalf of them. The decisions range…
treatment options are acupuncture, and visiting a chiropractor. Anti-depressants have also been used to treat fibromyalgia(). They help relieve the pain and fatigue associated with FM. Sleeping medications also are used to promote restful sleep. Anti-seizure medications have been used in the past to help moderate pain, but it was replaced by Lyrica back in…
“Which of my feelings are real? Jamison asked. “Which of the me’s is me”. (Jamison 68). Antidepressants are presumed to reduce depressive symptoms by alternating ones personality or emotions “generative brain system”- Stanford. It often is said that depression results from a chemical imbalance, but the disease is way more complex. Some researchers presume that depression is not solely bought on by a little chemical imbalance, but by factors, such as mood regulations, a stressful life, medication…
“Shaken baby syndrome” is an affliction that mostly effects babies under the age of one year (Squier, 2001, p. 519). This syndrome is frequently the result of a parent or guardian violently shaking their baby, usually out of anger, because they are unable to stop them from crying (Bechtel, 2011, p. 481). Reasons for shaking may also have underlying catalysts besides anger, for example, being in a household experiencing financial difficulties or addiction, and these factors can make one more…