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- 141: Alternative Medicine
- ... looking particularly at the way that body, mind and life-style interact. Andrew Weil, a Harvard-trained M.D. and author of The Natural Mind, practices this sort of ‘holistic’ medicine in Tuscon”(Wallis,1991). Stress from many sources including work and family is the cause of many maladies. That is why it seems very curious that some health organizations ignore the positive aspects of some or all forms of alternative ... source is medical or physical. It seems to be a territorial response to what the medical community perceives to be a threat to its existence. Dr. Saper, a neurologist, “...confirms that lowering a patient’s stress level, with relation techniques or simply encouraging trust in the doctor, can be healing. Research suggests that stress triggers the release of chemical messengers from the brain that suppress the immune system; relaxation would therefore revive the immune response”(Wallis,1991). However, the trend seems to be towards acceptance of alternative medical ...
- 142: Investigative Report Of Internet Addiction
- ... deal with underlying deficiencies in coping and life management skills that have given rise to it. For example, people who become addicted to alcohol and other drugs usually have serious deficiencies in their life management, stress management, and interpersonal skills. Early on in life, they experience a great deal of pain and personal suffering that they can't figure out how to deal with effectively. This drives them to seek external ... their bodies become physically addicted to the chemical substance, and the addiction then becomes even more difficult to end. The same is true for cigarette addiction. Many people find that smoking helps them cope with stress or keep their weight under control. Even if they are successful at beating the physical part of cigarette addiction, they often quickly return to smoking because they fail to improve their repertoire of coping skills. So if you are trying to deal with the problem of Internet Addiction, or any addiction for that matter, you should ask yourself the following questions: 1. What stress management skills or life management skills do I lack that led me to become addicted? 2. What problems in life do I have that my addiction helps me to avoid or to "solve." 3. ...
- 143: Birches
- ... awhile" is not a death wish. Frost's love of life and the absence of gloom in this particular work illustrate that he simply wants a better place to be, a place where reality and stress can disappear for awhile. The conclusion of the poem is confusing because it is difficult for the reader to understand why the speaker claims, "That would be good both going and coming back." He could ... over and over again / Until he took the stiffness out of them." His imagination has survived the stressful adulthood that fact points to the antecedent scenario: a vision of birches reaches out to relieve his stress and reawakens his store of memories mixed with his fantasies of life. Cowburn 4 The last eight lines seem to be the most important of the poem. These eight lines are an array of jumbled ... a birch tree." This illustrates again the element of confusion and the fact that love or fear of illness could be the cause of his distress. Most people remember their youthful years of living without stress and problems; and some of these people even wish to go back to that time of their life. The speaker in Frost's "Birches" deals with the idea of reality/elderly versus fantasy/youth. ...
- 144: Obesity
- ... is not caused by just wanting to eat. The want to eat is caused by looking for a sense of security. A sense of security wanted because there are poor or no coping skills for stress or depression and low self-esteem. Therefore, when a compulsive overeater or binge eater diet, the diet is doomed to fail because the weight returns when the person resumes normal eating. Thus creating an even ... how much fat you have it does not at this point tell how much you want. Another recent breakthrough was the discovery of unocortin. Unocortin appears to suppress appetite when the body is under severe stress. It is a cousin of the brain chemical that generates the body's "fight or flight" response. Unocortin was discovered at the Salk Institute, when a researcher was studying a neuropeptide which activates body stress reactors. He noticed receptors in parts of the brain where the chemical did not exist. However, it may be a long time before unocortin is actually a consumer drug. At this time, the only ...
- 145: Von Willebrand’s Disease
- ... for these tests must be determined by the hematologist and utilized accordingly. The diagnosis of von Willebrand’s disease may be difficult during pregnancy, in the newborn period, during the post-operative period, or during stress, because all of these conditions will elevate von Willebrand factor and may cause a patient with von Willebrand’s disease to have normal laboratory testing. vWF: Ag also may be elevated into the normal range in a child who is extremely agitated and crying. Repeat studies when the patients is not under stress, not pregnant, or just performed at different time may be necessary to rule out the diagnosis of von Willebrand’s disease. Classification (see figure 3) Treatment Treatment is usually planned after the type of von ... by a physician familiar with this type of bleeding disorder. It is also wise for the patients to have a complete evaluation as soon possible so that treatment can be properly planned. As mentioned above, stress will modify the laboratory results, and laboratory results may take three to seven days to complete. Since one of the safest treatments may be with the drug DDAVP (Stimate®), a therapeutic trail is helpful ...
- 146: Dual Citizenship in Canada
- ... time with each other. Luckily , Karen and Ross realize the need for time together and take the time to plan quality time with each other. The other side of jobs today is the increase in stress among individuals. Since both partners are experiencing this stress, it is necessary for them to learn to cope with the stress and prevent it from entering the marriage. With both people working in the marriage, they can assume that each will have different goals, aspirations, and missions. Recognizing and accepting the differences between each other' ...
- 147: Reasons to be Fit
- ... your body wouldnˇ¦t function properly due to a lack of exercise. Social problems; where you will be too fat to be attractive and be self- conscientious. Performance problems; where you are too unfit or stress out to play sports or focus on your work. There is a simple solution to these problems-------by being fit. Being fit isnˇ¦t just based on a diet, or just doing exercise. It is ... self esteem. People will start noticing you, inviting you to parties, and being more popular or socially active. Look what being fit had brought you? One of greatest benefits of fitness is the relieve of stress and depression. Exercises and sports are an opportunity to let off steam after a stressful day. Pretend that your bossˇ¦s head is a baseball or your teacherˇ¦s head is a puck. It sort of make you forget all the work or stress you have taken for the day when you are doing exercise and sports. Better yet, do it in the company of friends or teammates. You will be distract your mind from worry and stressful ...
- 148: Anesthisiology
- ... to broaden the surgical horizons by allowing surgeries seen as inconceivable to be performed. Anesthesiology entails the practice of medicine associated with: The management of procedures for rendering a patient insensible to pain and emotional stress during surgical, obstetrical, and certain other medical procedures. The support of life functions under the stress of anesthetic and surgical manipulations, and the clinical management of the unconscious patient, while managing problems in pain relief. Along with the management of problems in cardiac and respiratory revivals, the application of specific methods ... timely.”(Anesthesiologist”) Some physical requirements of these doctors are to be able to, “hear well, speak clearly and understandably, see well either naturally or with correction. They must also have stamina for long hours and stress working conditions.”(Anesthesiologist” 31) Others include providing medical service to individuals, talking interacting with patients, and working with and managing small groups of people. While there are many requirements physically and educationally, there are ...
- 149: Child Abuse in Today’s Society
- ... possible lifetime of developmental disorders. Brian H. McNeill, a social worker, believes the leading cause of child abuse in the United States to be poverty. He believes that parents are unable to cope with the stress of poverty and deal with the frustrations of daily life by physically abusing and neglecting their children. In 1978, the Aid to Families with Dependent Children found that 90 percent of abusive families fell below ... their child. Single-parents, parents with an abusive history, or families living below the poverty level should be informed of all the help that is available to them. This can help alleviate a lot of stress that comes along with raising a child. Family preservation programs and parental education are other ways that I think that we can reduce the number of maltreatment cases for all types of families. The focus ... with Dependent Children), and may provide transportation to parenting classes or drug rehabilitation meetings. I believe that this would be an effective way to help parents relate to their child and alleviate a lot of stress that comes with being a parent. Parenting education can help all parents in all situations. Children do not come with instruction manuals. Parents need to have access to programs that will give them the ...
- 150: Schizophrenia
- ... one cause. One cause could be a chemical imbalance. An imbalance of the brain's chemical system has long been suspected as the main cause of the illness (Youth 2). A second cause could be stress. Most authorities disagree that severe stress can cause the illness. Stress can however, worsen the symptoms when the illness is already present. A third cause could possibly be genetic predisposition. Genetic transmission has yet to be proven even though schizophrenia tends to run is some ...
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