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- 2321: Drug Abuse
- ... friends and lower grades. In stage three, the user is extremely preoccupied with the desire to experience the effects of the drug. The drug is used daily. There may be thoughts of suicide and/or depression. There may be family problems or trouble with the law. In the fourth and final stage, the user has become addicted. They are dependent on the drug just to feel normal. Physical signs are frequent ... adjust to the heightened blood flow. Temperature and blood pressure rise. Pupils dilate. These physical changes may be accompanied by stroke, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, or seizures. Cocaine may trigger paranoia, anxiety, irritability, and restlessness. Depression occurs when denied of the drug. Cocaine requires users to take more and more to reach the same level of stimulation. It may also cause nasal problems such as congestion and runny nose. The mucous ... coma or possible death. Heroin during pregnancy is associated with miscarriages and stillbirths. Babies who are born by addicted mothers must undergo withdrawal symptoms after birth and usually have development problems. Symptoms include nausea, respiratory depression (which can progress until breathing stops), and drowsiness. Symptoms of a heroin overdose include coma, convulsions, clammy skin, pinpoint pupils, and shallow breathing. PCP PCP is a hallucinogen. It alters consciousness, mood, and sensation ...
- 2322: Yarmouth,england
- Medieval Yarmouth, England Yarmouth was a town consisting of two major sections, Great and Little Yarmouth. The founder of Yarmouth is believed to be a man named Cedric, who was a Saxon leader, but people still doubt this to this very day. One of the main reasons for ... this town is silting, which developed from a huge sandbank formed over a long period of time. The sandbank became strong enough to become a place for the salting and smoking of Herring, and a great dock for boats. This attracted many fisherman from all over the continent, including the Clique Port fishermen. After awhile silting became very useless and migration began to occur towards the south part of the town ... workers did not even begin to start to work. As a matter of fact, no work had begun on the walls of the city until about Twelve Eighty Five. That delay of construction brought a great threat of invasion from their rival France, and the King soon ordered for a faster paced work, but it took too long and the walls of defense were just too big to finish in ...
- 2323: Eating Disorders: Anorexia
- ... periods and interest in sex may also diminish. Some individuals with bulimia struggle with addictions, including abuse if drugs and alcohol, and compulsive stealing. Like individuals with anorexia, many people with bulimia suffer from clinical depression, anxiety obsessive compulsive disorder, and other psychiatric illnesses. These problems place them at high risk for suicidal behavior. People who binge eat are usually overweight,so they are prone to medical problems, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Research, from the NIMH scientists, has shown that individuals with binge eating disorder have high rates of co-occuring psychiatric illnesses, especially depression. Eating disorders are most successfuly treated when diagnosed early. Unfortunalty, even when family members confront the ill person about his or her behavior, or physicians make a diagnosis, individuals with eating disorders may deny that ... the patient is in immediate medical danger and requires hospitalization. While most patients can be treated as outpatients, some need hospital care. Conditions warranting hospitilization include excessive and rapid weight loss, serious metabolic disturbances, clinical depression or risk of suicide, severe binge eating and purging, or psychosis. The complex interaction of emotional and physiological problems in eating disorders calls for a comprehensive treatment plan, involving a variety of experts and ...
- 2324: Nutrition in Mountain Biking
- ... snacks A. Sodium makes your blood like a sponge B. meals contain more sodium naturally than sports bars III. Diet helps 1. 60% of your daily fluid comes from food 2. Fruit and vegatables are great fluid sources 3. Foods high in fat do not provide to much fluid IV. Equipment 1. Warm up bikes are good for bad weather or the dark 2. Good for intense intervals V. Liquids 1 ... times more sodium than soft drinks or energy bars (Walsh 95). About 60% of your daily fluid comes from the food you eat, but some foods increase hydration better than others. Fruits and vegetables are great fluids sources, they are 80-95% water by weight. Fat and Water do not mix very well, so many foods high in fat do not provide plenty of water (Walsh 95). Most popular sport drinks ... rapidly than warm drinks (Walsh 95). Watch the start of any race and you will see an odd sight: Racers furiously spinning in place, warming up on bikes attached to trainers. These devices are also great for workouts when the weather is bad or it is dark. If you enjoy intense intervals, you can knock yourself out since there is no distractions (Langley, Alsberg 68). If you just finish a ...
- 2325: Things Fall Apart 4
- Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart describes the flaws and struggles of one proud man s tragic life. The main character Okonkwo is a strong and proud warrior with great reputation in the village of Umofia. However, he is a man that struggles with the fear of failure and uncontrollable anger. Okonkwo s motivations, ways of acting and behavior in crisis prevent him from achieving ... yams and works his land relentlessly. Although he encounters hurdles like bad weather, he became a very successful and prosper farmer. In addition to wealth, he wants to overcame his father s failures and achieve great prosperity and even greater reputation among the people of Umofia. Therefore, his desire for titles and respect makes him one outspoken leader of the village taking responsibilities in name if Umofia, such as carrying messages ... was young, twenty years earlier. Okonkwo s habitual ways of acting is dominated by violence and anger. He rules his compound with heavy hand; his wives and children feared his fiery temper. Most villagers have great respect for him, but they are annoyed by his brusqueness in dealing with less successful people. His suppressed uncontrollable anger most often finds outlets; it is very common for him to beat heavily his ...
- 2326: The Yellow Wall Paper
- ... free, so was she. Many times her husband stayed in town for long periods of time, which gave her plenty of time to do nothing. She couldn t write because of John. Writing is a great way to channel your feelings and thoughts. She was stuck in a lonely house with a mental disability. It seemed to get worse on a daily basis and she couldn t really talk to anybody ... can t put me back (540). In the story Wonderkind a teacher works with a brilliant piano student who is overcome by societal forces. She s a young girl that plays the piano with a great skill. Her skill is to play with her heart and her emotions. Her teacher, Misater Bilderbach was an older man that strived to see her play to the best of her ability. Carson McCullers does ... when writing this story. Her descriptions of the characters and their surroundings and even feelings make you feel like you are actually there. When the young girl plays the piano with her emotions she plays great. This story involves a lot of depicting of emotion through peoples hands. Just like when you re reading the story, if you try to use your emotions you understand it that much better. Carson ...
- 2327: To Kill A Mocking Bird Essay
- ... was one of the only parents that took time with his children. Him and Scout would read everyday. Also Atticus is someone easily looked up too for his honesty and trust, which makes Atticus a great character. The novel traces the life of Scout, her brother Jem and Atticus over many years. Harper Lee used great descriptors to try to show the values of the families in Maycomb. One of the story s greatest lessons is that social justice is not always easy to achieve. It tells the story of one ... people that have never met. Harper Lee seems to think friendship is something you need to have and tries to describe it in this novel. All of these values and lessons are displayed in this great piece of literature. It s how Harper describes how some morals and values still live today, which makes this book great. In 1960, this book is ahead of its time because it stands up ...
- 2328: The Crucible - Witch Trials
- The Crucible - Witch Trials In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which is the girls' suppressed childhoods. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams' affair ... claims that Putnam only wants Jacobs' land. Giles says, "If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property - that's law! And there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece. This man is killing his neighbors for their land!" Others also had hidden motives for accusing their neighbors. Once the accusations began, everyone had a reason to accuse someone else which is why ... hidden darkness in their hearts, and the Salem witch trials exposed and magnified the consequences of those black desires. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the madness of the Salem witch trials is explored in great detail. There are many theories as to why the witch trials came about, the most popular of which is the girls' suppressed childhoods. However, there were other factors as well, such as Abigail Williams' ...
- 2329: Mental Disorders
- ... from neurotic ones. Psychotic means, roughly, a state in which a patient has lost touch with reality, whereas neurotic refers to a relatively less impaired state. Schizophrenia, many organic mental disorders, and some forms of depression (such as manic-depressive illness) are psychotic conditions. Examples of neurotic disorders are those in which anxiety is the major symptom, hypochondria (morbid concern about health), and multiple personality(1). Childhood Disorders. Several mental disorders ... in adolescence or young adulthood. Symptoms include disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and interpersonal relationships(2). Affective Disorders. The affective disorders are those in which the predominant symptom is a disturbance in mood. One form, depression, is marked by sadness, guilt, and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. In mania, mood is elevated, expansive, or irritable(5). Delusional Disorders. The central feature of the paranoid disorders is a person's delusion (a ... are repetitive behaviors performed dutifully to try to ward off some future event. Examples of such behavior include repeated washing of the hands or counting and recounting belongings. Other Neurotic Disorders. In addition to neurotic depression and anxiety disorders, other conditions that have historically been considered neurotic include somatization disorder (hysteria), conversion reactions, psychogenic pain, hypochondria, and dissociative disorders. The so-called somatoform disorders are characterized by physical symptoms for ...
- 2330: Anti-Social Personality Disorder
- ... with aggressive antisocial behavior which is a nice way of saying a really bad and mean person. There are many characteristics of a sociopath and each sociopath has their own special traits. A sociopath gets great gratification in the act of hurting someone for absolutely no reason. The behavior of a sociopath is so close to normal it is extremely hard to diagnose. A sociopath is a person that acts against ... sociopath is attacking someone they will inflict more pain if the victim fights back. The lack of moral development lets the person feel no guilt or pain for what they did and quite possibly feel great about their actions. A sociopath has little self regard for themselves and pays little attention to their own personal safety when picking fights. Quite often they will be outsized and get hurt. Some sociopaths are ... a sociopath is extremely difficult because they have so many mental problems to contend with the complete diagnoses might not occur. The possibility of being diagnosed with something similar to being a sociopath is quite great and this point should be stressed with relationship between Borderline and Anti-Social Disorder. The inability to diagnose and treat properly leads me to believe that there is not a clear solution as to ...
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