Anatomy and Physiology 2, SCI 136 Research project # 40904000 Muscular Dystrophy Definition Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of more than 30 genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles used during voluntary movement. The word dystrophy is derived from the Greek dys, which means "difficult" or "faulty," and troph, or "nourish." These disorders vary in age of onset, severity, and pattern of affected muscles. All forms of MD grow worse as
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Theoretical Analysis And Application 1. Antwone Fisher’s character as a child displayed him experiencing the verbal, physical, sexual and mental abuse. He went from young boy growing up in a dysfunctional environment, to say the least. As Antwone matured into adulthood it became more apparent that the process of his childhood development was frustrated and he had not developed his distinct sense of self. Carl Roger’s client-centered theory states that as infants grow they
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anyone who comes in contact with that child, just observing the child, or even conducting psychological tests (Hopkins). There are two subtypes of conduct disorder. The first one is childhood onset and the second is adolescent onset. Between the two of these, the childhood onset is by far the worst one. Childhood onset is labeled as the child having at least one conduct disorder behavior before they reach the age of ten. In most cases these children are males, have concerning peer relationships
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a neurological condition characterized by uncontrolled movements, psychological and emotional problems, and decreased cognition. This disease affects 3-7 per 100,000 people of European ancestry, although people of other ancestries, such as African and Asian descent, are less affected. (3). Due to the nature and symptoms of the disease, various treatment plans can be enacted to help with everyday managing of the disease effects, along with new research
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consumed in many developing countries, combined with a decrease in levels of physical activity among the population, have led to increase in the prevalence of diabetes and its complications.” There is a worldwide ratio of one billion people being overweight or obese, while 850 million people being underweight. To understand the true size of the American obesity epidemic, one must first understand
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brains development of social and communications skill. In 1943 autism was first considered a condition by Dr. Leo Kanner (Exploring Autism, 2002). There are people that believe autism is a psychological condition but the truth is that it is a physical condition from how the brain works. Autism also does not mean that a person is mentally retarded, mental retardation and autism are two different developmental disorders. Autism, actually, was linked to schizophrenia in researcher’s minds until
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(Campos, P. F. 2004). Obesity is a lifestyle disease which is spreading swiftly universally. Every Individuals of all age, gender and ethnicity are affected by this disease. Women are affected more than the men. The tendency to gain weight increases with the growing age. However, in the recent years alarming trend of childhood obesity has been noticed. Obesity renders an individual vulnerable to various other diseases like, coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnoea etc
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have one child with autism that research shows they have a very high risk of having another child with autism or a similar disorder. (eMedicineHealth, 2009). According to the statistics provided by the National Institute of Health, the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Education, 1.5 million Americans are afflicted with autism. It is the fastest growing developmental disability affecting the United States today. Today, 1 in every 150 individuals is diagnosed with
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depending on their race and ethnicity (Center for Disease Control and Prevention , 2010). It is estimated that each year, approximately 30,800 individuals will be diagnosed with leukemia in the United States and 21,700 individuals will die of the disease. Although the overall incidence of leukemia has been declining in the United States, recent reports suggest that incidence rates may be increasing for certain age and racial groups (Center for Disease Control and Prevention , 2010). There is no
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The Disease Known as Violence: The Product of Society Tereso Flores California State University Los Angeles The Disease Known as Violence: A Product of Society Violence is often interpreted as being binary, in the sense where there must always be a victim and an offender. Thus, giving the idea that violent acts are simple to define and the aggressor must always be punished. Gary Slutkin an epidemiologist talks about his experience in Africa where he helped suppress disease epidemics
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