Course Project Stage 1: Cogitative Dissonance Theory According to Deetz (1994), Communication is viewed as a way to directly handle a message. Being able to communicate effectively is an essential part of our social, cultural and economic lives. To survive in this world today, the ability to communicate is vital. Today, we have more ways to communicate with audiences and less time to accomplish the task. Emotional advertisements that focus on social issues is crafted to deliver a message by grabbing
More than 15 million Americans suffer from major depression, that’s approximately 6.7 percent of the American population (ADAA). There is one treatment that is offered to people who suffer from major depression... antidepressants. Although some believe that antidepressants cure their major depression, there are others that disagree and claim that antidepressants actually worsens people’s depression and can lead to suicide. “Antidepressants Can Result to Suicide” written by Angela Bischoff in Opposing
4.2 PREFORMULATION STUDIES PREFORMULATION STUDIES Preformulation testing is an investigation of physical and chemical properties of a drug substance alone and when combined with excipients. It is the first step in the rational development of dosage forms. Preformulation commences when a newly synthesized drug shows sufficient pharmacologic promise in animal models to warrant evaluation in man. These studies should focus on those physicochemical properties of the new compound that could affect drug
The first learning objective that is relevant to this practice experience is “BNUR 4.2 Individualised Client Assessment and Care Decisions”. Hoarding disorder is a relatively new diagnosis in the DSM-5 so assessment protocols and policies may not yet be standardised in hospital settings such as the suicide risk assessment. Assessing the patient’s environment during their hospital stay, and seeking out information about assessment tools will impact care decisions that are employed by the nurse.
The four types of antidepressant medications that are the most common. These medications are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs), as Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs), Atypical Antidepressants, and Tricyclic Antidepressants. Each has similar side effects, while others have different effects on the human body. The first main type of antidepressant is Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) which job is to ease depression by affecting the chemical messengers, which are used to
DOI: 9/1/2014. The patient is a 51-year old right hand dominant female customer service representative who sustained carpal tunnel syndrome due to typing. Per medical report dated 01/23/15, the patient was advised to continue use of thumb splints and over-the-counter medications and to have a second steroid injection, which was administered on this visit. EMG/NCV study performed on 03/26/15 revealed mild to moderate right carpal tunnel syndrome and mild left carpal tunnel syndrome. Per medical
Medication error (ME) is defined as “improper dosage, delivery of an incorrect medication administration to wrong patient, and inappropriate medication therapy” (XU et al., 2014, p. 286). ME is a long threat standing threat and is common errors in health care setting. It outcome can lead to physically harmful, fatal and prolong hospitalization, and enormously costly. In the mental health setting, some of causes of ME are, similarities of generic and brand names of drug, similarities of container
Tobacco and marijuana are among the most commonly used substances. The effects of using them can be very harmful, and sometimes deadly. There are also many similarities and differences between the two. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and death in the U.S (Tobacco…). Tobacco contains an addictive drug called nicotine, which is absorbed through the bloodstream. It is so hard for a user to quit using tobacco because they’ve developed an addiction to the substance
Impact of Antidepressant Treatments on Weight Loss Mostly medications in the market have some kind of side effects, internally or externally. Some of them are really harmful and can make your life on a high risk. If they are serious enough, then they should be dealt by some other drugs or medications. How Antidepressants Help in Weight Loss? Antidepressants usually have one specific side effect, called, weight loss. This is considered to be brought through the carving suppressant characteristics
Conversion Definition: Conversion disorder is a mental disorder in which the person displays physical symptoms, such as seizures, blindness, or deafness without any medical cause. However, the person is not “faking” and the symptoms are very real to them. Cause/Risk Factors: Conversion disorder is due to a psychological stressor the person has experienced. Risk factors include: • Person who has an existing medical condition • Abuse • Dissociative disorder • Extreme stress or traumatic event •
sales of that State for ... 7. Individual treatments that work. There are three methods -combinables them - which can double their chances of quitting: personalized advice (doctors, nurses), nicotine substitutes (gums, patches, lozenges) and Zyban (bupropion). We must therefore encourage the use of these treatments, and avoid that they are too expensive or too difficult to access. 8. Apply existing laws. We need laws, such as those prohibiting sales to minors are actually applied. In parallel, a communication
Research Activity 4: Major Depressive Order All of the Winnie the Pooh characters depict different mental disorders with Winnie representing an eating disorder, Tigger representing attention-deficit disorder (ADHD), Rabbit representing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Christopher Robin representing schizophrenia, Piglet representing an anxiety disorder, and Eeyore representing major depressive disorder. While all of the characters in Winnie the Pooh represent different mental disorders I want
“A depressed man lives with his mind turned back in his past, where he discovers causes that might “explain” his suffering or signs of predestination for his endless failure”. This is how Giovan Battista Cassano, director of the department of psychiatry in the University of Pisa, in Italy, defines the “negative thinking” of depressed people, one of the cognitive symptoms that characterizes the disorder. Unipolar depression, also known as major depressive disorder, is the most commonly diagnosed form
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor’s medications such as sertraline (Zoloft), Citalopram (celexa) which are considered the first line drugs of treatment. Serotonin/ norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and medications such as mirtazapine, and bupropion also prescribed. In addition other treatment include Electroconvulsive therapy, which has a rapid response and supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy and interpersonal
episodes five times. Most often, after he stops taking an antidepressant, he will have a reoccurrence of the depression symptoms, which sometimes will go for mouths. His occurrence of episode 3 started his resistance when he stops take Wellbutrin (bupropion) which was given to help with sexual dysfunction. As a result, the patient could not maintain the Sertraline (Zoloft) and discontinue it within a year. This is very certain that patient is going through treatment resistance depression (TRD ) due
Smoking – It’s A Menace Smoking will give you a full body makeover in a bad way – as it affects every part of you both inside and out. Keeping fit is also a lot harder if you smoke. Those who smoke: • are more easily exhausted • suffer shortness of breath • have reduced endurance • are slower to react • have poorer visual judgement REASON OF SMOKING • Addiction • Psychologically Dependent • Relaxation • Stress Removal • Relaxing breath • Weight Control • Weight Control • Social Integration
Anorgasmia Definition and Overview Anorgasmia, also known as Coughlan’s syndrome, is a form of sexual dysfunction. It is defined as the inability of a patient to achieve an orgasm even with adequate stimulation. Anorgasmia may also refer to long delays in achieving an orgasm, causing significant concern or stress to the patient. This condition is more commonly seen in women, especially those in the post-menopausal age group, compared to men. According to studies, this occurs anywhere from 10 to
The client's name is Jane she is a 19-year-old sophomore in college, Caucasian female who is presented with the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder. The client was bought into the clinic by her parents with the complaint of distress, discomfort, and dysfunction. Jane tells us that she has been persistently feeling sad, empty, pessimistic and hopeless she also continues on saying she feels guilty and worthless, that she lost interest in her usual activities, hobbies, and energy decreased. Jane
Drug abuse is the habitual use of substances in dangerous amounts or even methods that may bring harm to the user of the substances (World Health Organization, 2009). The substances commonly used are psychoactive substances which can easily lead to a dependency problem by the substance user. Drug abuse is a sociological threat that poses a danger to all people especially the youth. Addiction is possible not only with illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, but also with prescription drugs such
Ergogenic acids include drugs such as amphetamine and methylphenidate increase power output at constant levels of perceived exertion and delay the onset of fatigue, among other athletic-performance-enhancing effects; bupropion also increases power output at constant levels of perceived exertion, but only during short term use, Creatine, a nutritional supplement that is commonly used by athletes, increases high-intensity exercise capacity. Anabolic drugs are another class