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- 2931: Stress
- ... of other health problems. - Most people can't think clear under stress. They make false decision and work superficial (slapdash). Stress causes reduced concentration ability. - Stress doesn't only affect you, it also has an effect on your environment. If you're under stress and nervous, your (school/work) friends automatically become like you. A stressed person has a bad influence on the work/school atmosphere. A lot of friendship have ...
- 2932: Depression
- ... RIMAs) offer a relative safety in overdose. Some psychological treatments have proven efficacy, notably cognitive- behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy for mild and moderate depression. Their drawbacks are that they take longer to have an effect and are not well-standardized. There is evidence that cognitive behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy may help maintain health when combined with antidepressant medication, but there is as yet little evidence to suggest that counseling ...
- 2933: How Organism Learn: Classical and Operant Conditioning
- ... operant conditioning reinforcement is dictated by the organism (245). Edward L. Thorndike was the first person to formally address the affects of reward and punishment in learning. He came up with the positive law of effect which stated that when a behavior is rewarded that behavior will be more likely to be repeated (Myers 269). F. B. Skinner later elaborated on this theory. Skinner observed there are different types of operant ...
- 2934: Erikson's Psychosocial Theory of Development: Young Adults
- ... his theory that failure to achieve these tasks, will result in the inability to proceed to the next task or crisis. Erikson believed that failure to achieve any given task could lead to a detrimental effect on the ego. (Rapoport & Rapoport, 1980.) One of the tasks of the theory of intimacy versus isolation, relates to courting and selecting a mate for marriage. Courting usually starts prior to this developmental stage and ...
- 2935: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
- ... between NSU and gonorrhea, cultures of smears or discharged must be examined in a laboratory. The treatment for NSU is telracycline. Both partners should be treated in order to avoid the so-called "Ping-Pong" effect. The most severe complication of NSU in females is PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) This condition often leads to infertility. NSDU can be controlled by using condoms during sexual intercourse, washing the genitals with soap and ...
- 2936: Alcohol Consumption by Adolescents
- ... 1995, 2). Some campuses sponsor alcohol awareness events and classroom lectures and distribute information about alcohol use. Although such education programs raise students' awareness of issues surrounding alcohol use, these programs appear to have minimal effect on drinking and on the rates of alcohol problems. According to Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services at The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, it seems that binge drinkers appear ...
- 2937: Haemophilia
- ... The former can lead to severe fatigue and the latter to susceptibility to infections.10 DDI is provided as a powder, which must be reconstructed with water immediately prior to use. The most common adverse effect so far is the weakness in the hands and legs. However, it appears that DDI is free of the bone marrow.11 AZT and DDI both represent the first generation of anti-retroviral drug and ...
- 2938: AIDS
- ... by the early 1990s around the world. Dramatic strides are also being made in the treatment of HIV infection and its complications. Efforts are being focused on two major areas: antiviral drugs with a direct effect against the causative agent, and immunomodulators that act to reconstitute or enhance immune-system function. Efforts to develop and improve treatments of specific opportunistic infections and neoplasms are also being made. Because of the complex ...
- 2939: Definition of the Oedipus Complex
- ... the hypothesis close to my heart) Type I Error: rejecting the null when null is in fact true. Type II Error: fail to reject null, but you are wrong. You didn't find a significant effect in your study, naturally feel depressed about it, but are in error. Oedipal: resulting from or relating to the Oedipus Complex.
- 2940: Concepts of Lifetime Fitness
- ... hypothermia. This is when the body becomes dehydrated and proteins begin to denature. Hypothermia can result in certain death if the water supply is not immediately replenished. Some advantages to these mechanisms are the cleansing effect of sweating and weight loss. Sweat, when excreted, removes waste materials such as bacteria and water. Fat material, during exercise, is actually "eaten" by the body thus reducing overall weight. The second example of homeostasis ...
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