Voices in your head, sounds coming out of nowhere and visual hallucinations means that you have what is called schizophrenia. It is a disease and there is no cure to stop the voices and visuals. Schizophrenics believe that people are trying to harm them, read their mind and control their thoughts. Schizophrenia is a mental disease in which reality emerge as confusing. Schizophrenia most often comes in late minority or early adulthood. Nevertheless can actually strike at anytime. There are five…
(CVA) or stroke is caused by an acute lack of blood supply to part of the cerebrum. There are two major types of stroke: ischemic, in which a blockage (a blood clot) diminishes or ends blood stream, and hemorrhagic, in which bleeding in the brain triggers a reaction that limits blood supply somewhere else. The pathophysiology of cerebrovascular accident is distinctive for these two types of strokes (Broyles, 2009). Hemorrhagic stroke represents around 13 percent of stroke cases. It results from…
marijuana has effects directly after its use. It causes many people to have short term effect such as red eyes, dry mouth, increased heart rate, and extreme paranoia. There are multiple studies that show where the brain is effected after smoking. It triggers the brain’s region for fear causing some people to feel anxious and get anxiety attacks. Although it is a very controversial topic, many states today have legalized it for medical use and or recreational…
Kelsey Henderickson is a 21 year old female, and she currently resides in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. She lives on her own, and she would consider herself to be middle class. She was born on July 30, 1995. She attends Saint Cloud State University, and she is expected to graduate spring of 2018. II. Family Relationships Kelsey’s marital status is single; however, she does have a boyfriend of 3 years. Her immediate family consist of her mother, father, and two sisters. She has an excellent…
Vaccines: Protecting the Community, One Person at a Time “According to Shot@Life, a United Nations Foundation partner organization, vaccines save 2.5 million children from preventable diseases every year, which equates to roughly 285 children saved every hour” (ProCon.org). That’s a lot of kids, and we aren’t just talking about chickenpox. We’re talking about every disease out there that can be prevented by vaccine, many of which are deadly. If we did not have vaccines available, 2.5…
Heroin: A new epidemic with an old drug The first ever opioid, opium, comes from the sap of opium poppies. Cultivation and growth date back to ancient civilizations around 3400 B.C. In the early 18th century physicians used opium for a therapeutic agent that had multiple purposes, but mostly for relieving pain. It was only towards the late 18th century that some physicians began to recognize that the drug had extremely addictive qualities. Codeine and morphine are isolated forms of opium.…
Vaccines have been a topic of debate ever since they were first developed in the year 1796. This is simply because there is substantial proof that demonstrates that vaccines are not as effective of safe as assumed by the crowds of people who receive vaccines. The dangers of vaccines are a matter on which people should become aware, simply because it concerns their health as there is reliable evidence that proves the dangers associated with vaccines. Research and scientific facts demonstrate that…
“You don 't cure PTSD. You learn to manage it” (Ansberry).When soldiers are in war they can experience terrifying and severe events that negatively affect their lives. These events can stay in the brain for years causing PTSD. After the Vietnam War the term PTSD was still very new so as a result not much treatment was offered to veterans. This lack of treatment has made it very hard for veterans to adapt to normal life. The United States government has programs available for PTSD victims but,…
Heather Andes Professor Baumgartner English 1020 SG1 Essay #4 Rough Draft August 7, 2014 Autism and Vaccines: A World Torn Between Fact and Fiction Children all around the world receive vaccines. Vaccines are used to protect the general public from preventable diseases and they have been fairly successful. In the past 14 years, there has been a decline in vaccination and a rise in preventable diseases. The anti-vaccine movement trend started after Andrew Wakefield published a non-fact based…
PSY-451 Chapter 9 paper on Psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis defines a system of psychological treatment and therapy in which the main objective is to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears into the conscious mind. And according to Personality Psychologist Sigmund Freud, it refers to the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Three examples of depressive disorders, also known as DSM-5…