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- 1121: Cdr
- ... aquifers. This added population only increased these countries' problems. Population growth is slowing in some country's, but for the wrong reasons. In Russia, the combination of economic deterioration and environmental pollution has raised death rates, while a loss of hope in the future has lowered birth rates (Brown, 19). In Zimbabwe, births still exceed deaths, but by much less than a few years ago because AIDS related deaths are increasing. Beneficial applications of technoscience could be used in the above cases to ...
- 1122: Schizophrenia
- ... first, the changes may be subtle, minor and go unnoticed (Video). As they worsen they become obvious to family members, friends and co-workers. There is a loss of feeling or emotions, a lack of interest and motivation (Youth 5). A normally outgoing person becomes withdrawn, quiet, moody, or inappropriate. When told a sad story, the person may laugh; a joke may cause him/her to cry; or he/she may ... is necessary to find a doctor/psychiatrist who is familiar with schizophrenia. The assessment and treatment of schizophrenia need to involve medical people who are well-qualified. The specialist who is chosen should have an interest in the illness, be competent, and has empathy with the patients. If there is any apprehension about the physician/psychiatrist the family has the right to get a second opinion. Assisting the doctor/psychiatrist is ...
- 1123: Changing World
- ... aquifers. This added population only increased these countries' problems. Population growth is slowing in some country's, but for the wrong reasons. In Russia, the combination of economic deterioration and environmental pollution has raised death rates, while a loss of hope in the future has lowered birth rates (Brown, 19). In Zimbabwe, births still exceed deaths, but by much less than a few years ago because AIDS related deaths are increasing. Beneficial applications of technoscience could be used in the above cases to ...
- 1124: History Of Computer
- ... were failures for the most part because of the lack of precision machining techniques used at the time and the lack of demand for such a device (Soma, 46).After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. However, between 1850 and 1900 there were great advances! in mathematics and physics that began to rekindle the interest (Osborne, 45). Many of these new advances involved complex calculations and formulas that were very time consuming for human calculation. The first major use for a computer in the U.S. was during the 1890 ...
- 1125: Exploring The Mind
- ... thinking process, why then is our world so diverse, stricken with so many misunderstandings of others and filled with social problems? Could it be that humans naturally make decisions that only involve our own best interest and are based upon creating a life that best suits ourselves in the fashion we see fit? A child will physically take a toy or a piece of candy from another if they want it ... would be irritated by the disruption to my concentration before taking the time to rationalize the situation. This could easily cause a misunderstanding between both parties because both would be involved in their own best interest. Although everyone might naturally have the same instincts it is not natural to try and understand another persons actions effecting you. Next then, I question if this natural thinking process evolves throughout time. If so ...
- 1126: Ethical Problem: Drinking Alcohol
- ... should take during the upcoming semester. And some of them were questions that kept me up all night to decide between right and wrong and forcing me to determine what would be in my best interest. At this time, I was thinking as a Consequentialist. Personal ethical egoism thinks that I always ought to act in my self-interest. One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make involved whether or not I would drink alcohol. This question kept me pondering off and on for the better part of three school years and ...
- 1127: Is Sex Eroding Moral Values?
- ... Spring break in Florida, the graying segment of Americans may be leading the way in superior sexual experience" (Janus, 22). Other issues relating to sexuality have also made headlines over the past two decades. Divorce rates leaped in the 1970's, absent or self-involved parents and permissive child-rearing practices were blamed for creating misbehaving, out-of-control kids; the family as an institution was believed to be in big ... adults are living together without the benefit of marriage. Meanwhile, kids are experimenting with their own sexuality at earlier and earlier ages. Barely out of their own childhood, teenagers are producing babies at ever-growing rates. By the 1980's, nearly a million mothers under 18 were giving birth every year. Of these young women, 70% were unmarried, up from 30% only a decade earlier. Some estimates indicate that as many ...
- 1128: Breach of Confidentiality: The Legal Implications When You Are Seeking Therapy
- ... Legal practitioners look out for the well-being of the general population. This next statement perfectly reflects their view: Hospitals and the medical sciences, like other public institutions and professions, are charged with the public interest. Their image of responsibility in our society makes them prime candidates for converting their moral duties into legal ones. Noblesse Oblige ( Annas, 199 ). Mental health practitioners however focus on the well-being of the individual ... to fuse the well-being of the individual with the well-being of the general population and thereby eliminating the ethical dilemma. Economic theory can verify, that when individuals act in their own best self-interest, the population as a whole will benefit from it, too. This economic principle also applies to psychology. References Alloy, L. B., Acocella, J., Bootzin, R. R. ( 1996 ) . Abnormal psychology . USA: McGraw-Hill . Annas, G. J ...
- 1129: Autonomy Vs. Paternalism In Mental Health Treatment
- ... believed that they were the most justified to speak in the best interests of their son. The energy that the Gordon's put into advocating for what they believed, was in their son's best interest, is a testimony to the depth of the feelings they had for their son. The agencies primary issues appeared to be their liability and responsibility. Looking at the commission's report and attached responses from ... the possible consequences of his choices. Rooney (1992) points out the need for close scrutiny of ethics whenever agencies interfere with a client's autonomy. In an attempt to plan in Mr. Gordon's best interest, appease Mrs. Gordon and become less liable for any poor outcomes to the treatment plan, the agencies acted paternalisticly. Agencies imposed paternalism in each of the ways cited by Rooney (1992), by opposing Mr. Gordon ...
- 1130: Skin Cancer
- ... grow and invade slowly and steadily. Certain subtypes are more aggressive, and certain sites of occurrence (scalp, shoulders and nose) are associated with worse cases. Malignant melanoma may have a thin stage, in which survival rates are excellent. The length of thin, or radial, growth phase may be months to years. If untreated at some point melanoma enters a quick growth phase. When this occurs the survival rates plummet.(Brandt, 1996) Skin Cancer can be avoided. A change in lifestyle can reduce the risk of skin cancer. This includes awareness of the reality of skin cancer, avoiding the sun, and self-examination and ...
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