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- 6411: Memory
- ... effected by the development of short-term memory (STM) and long-term memory (LTM). Memories can be positive, like memories of girlfriends and special events, or they can be negative, such as suppressed memories. Sexual abuse of children and Memory adolescents is known to cause severe psychological and emotional damage. Adults who were sexually abused in childhood are at a higher risk for developing a variety of psychiatric disorders, anxiety disorders ...
- 6412: Alcoholism
- Alcoholism A person does not have to drink everyday to be an alcoholic. Someone who drinks frequently or sometimes gets drunk is not necessarily an alcoholic. It is possible to abuse alcohol for a short period of time without developing alcoholism. Some people may drink abusively during a personal crisis and then resume to normal drinking. Alcoholism refers to the drinking of alcoholic beverages to such ...
- 6413: Spontaneous and Induced Abortions
- ... general categories: to preserve the life or physical or mental well-being of the mother; to prevent the completion of a pregnancy that has resulted from rape or incest; to prevent the birth of a child with serious deformity, mental deficiency, or genetic abnormality; or to prevent a birth for social or economic reasons (such as the extreme youth of the pregnant female or the sorely strained resources of the family ...
- 6414: Abortion is Murder
- ... feel pain. Thus, they believe that a fetus can feel pain part way through the first trimester, whn most abortions are performed. Why would you want to take the chance of putting your un-born child through this agonizing pain. In truth abortion is the wrongful murder of a helpless and innocent human life. The right to abortion sends a message to people that says you can do away with things ...
- 6415: Teenage Abortion
- ... to have an abortion. The state argues that the minor can go though a bypass team in order to abort the baby. The law could dangerously delay abortions. It could result in physical and emotional abuse from parents and peers. Also, this law might discourage teenagers from seeking abortions with certified doctors. Girls may try to terminate their pregnancy’s themselves or pursue illegal, so-called “back up” abortions. This new ...
- 6416: Euthanasia: When Life Is To Be Feared More Than Death
- ... and justice. We believe that society has no genuine interest or need to preserve the terminally ill against their will and that the right to beneficent euthanasia, with proper procedural safeguards, can be protected against abuse.
- 6417: Are Cosmetic Surgeries Worth It?
- ... Although the doctors could not say for sure that liposuctions caused the deaths, they strongly suspected the procedure contributed to them. There are more women who have come forward with complaints of medical malpractice and abuse. One woman’s story was published in Cosmopolitan magazine in September 1999. She went for a breast enhancement to go back to her 34C and came out with much bigger breasts. Her plastic surgeon was ...
- 6418: Teenage Smoking
- ... compared with 19% in 1993. Smoking among teen’s fell by about a third during the 1970’s, but during the past decade has neither risen nor fallen according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It didn’t change in spite of the fact that fewer high schoolers used illegal drugs or alcohol, adults were giving up cigarettes in droves, and no one in the country could miss the message ...
- 6419: Tourett’s Syndrome
- ... and sniffling sounds (vocal tics) (“Encyclopedia” 375). The definition of tic is rapid, repetitive movements of individual muscle groups (“Encyclopedia” 374). Tics are also seemingly random. In order to be diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, a child must exhibit multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics several times a day for a period of at least a year (Neifert 126). The swearing is often perceived to be most distressing or ...
- 6420: Euthanasia
- ... by God. It does, however, allow a seriously ill person the right to refuse extraordinary medical procedures to preserve life (McAteer J13). Other opponents feel that it can get out of control and become an abuse of power. Just who can decide who can live and die is an issue that reminds some people of Nazi Germany where those in power decided that individuals who were no longer valuable to the ...
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