... not synonymous with autonomy. It did not appear that Mr. Gordon had ever desired or sought agency intervention for himself. Mr. Gordon's association with the mental health system appeared to be marked by power and control issues. "Consumers/ex-patients often report a feeling of "invisibility"; they sense that their views and desires do not matter (Carling, 1995, p.79 )." The commission's report (1995) spoke of several incidences where Mr. Gordon eluded to his desire for autonomy. Mr. Gordon did not wish to live in a supervised setting. Mr. Gordon did not wish to attend group day treatment settings. Mr. ...

... condition of the athlete. Someone who is not in good physical shape or is not conditioned is in no way fit to compete with people who are. Giving first aid and treating major injuries is a major aspect of this field. An athletic trainer has to see if the player is able to compete with their condition in a matter of minutes. An athletic trainer also has to prescribe and support equipment to allow athletes to continue playing. Personal and physical characteristics are important to any career. Some jobs are more demanding than others physically. While others suggest a challenge more mentally than physically. Physica ...

... of the physical characteristics associated with the syndrome. Some children exhibit only a few characteristics; others exhibit many. Because some of these features are also seen in people without , genetic testing must be done to confirm diagnosis. The most common features associated with include low muscle tone (babies appear “floppy�), flat facial features, with a small nose, upward slant to the eyes, small skin folds on the inner corner of the eyes, small, abnormally shaped ears, single deep crease across the center of the palm, hyperflexibility, fifth finger has only one flexion furrow instead of two, extr ...

... sort of a mystery as many researchers don't completely understand why this happens. "It may be that certain individuals have inherited vulnerability that causes them to develop depression in the absence of exposure to sufficient environmental light"1. Frederick A. Cook, the arctic explorer, provided a vivid description of the effects of prolonged darkness on the human psyche: "The curtain of blackness which has overfallen the outer world has also descended upon the inner world of our souls," Cook wrote in his journal on May 16, 1898, "Around our tables . . . . men are sitting about sad and dejected lost in drea ...

... of structures in the deep midline areas, and along other way stations that extend through the central axis of the brain, these structures relay information about things that affect sleep. In Dr. Regestein notes, he spoke of experiments that were performed by researchers. The researchers he spoke of would destroy specific brain structures of a lab animal and then note how the animal slept. For instances, in one lab animal the researcher cut through the axis of the brain at one level, which would prevented the animal from awakening; showing that brain structures below the level of the cut were responsible for a ...

... abortion can solve that obstacle. Taking away this right would be invading on a woman's constitutional liberty. The unwanted child also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the unwanted child is very young and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the child. The child is usually malnourished, has no medical care, and gets very little attention or love. The foster care system isn't any better. Only a small percentage of the children are adopted by suitable parents. But the rest remain in the foster care system, where there is little or no personal care. In both cases, the child has a poor education ...

... This may happen because of identification with or imitation of the alcoholic parent, but also because the social and family conditions associated with are among those believed to contribute to the development of . These include family conflict, divorce, and job security. Other problems reported in children of alcoholic parents include hyperactivity, school problems, antisocial behavior, and drug use. Studies indicate that children of alcoholics have an increased risk of even when they have no exposure to drinking parents. Next, the effects of alcohol on the human body depend on the amount of alcohol in the bloo ...

... just make up excuses not to come to school. That is not right and the assignment is due on the day assigned. No ifs ands or buts. Illness not only takes your concentration and does crazy things to it. It also takes away your will to do the tasks on hand. you know your paper is due, and that you must get it to school somehow, but yet you do not want to do it and only want to curse the teacher that gave it to you. Of course people will say that I could have written a good three page essay in the time that it took me to scribble this down, but I believe this is untrue. As this paper took no concentratio ...

... part of DSM-III until 1980. According to Famolaro, "the diagnoses of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder requires: (a) experience of a significant traumatic events; (b) re-experiencing of the trauma in one of several different thought, emotional, or behavioral forms; (d) persistent symptoms of increased arousal, Particularly when exposedto stimuli concretely or symbolically reminiscent of the trauma; (e) symptoms lasting at least one month. (Famolaro, Maternal and Child Post traumatic... 28)". Children are now becoming realized as significant sufferers of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder i ...

... and ASAM defines as: A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuos or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. (1) Vanessa Gibson, senior lecturer, University of Northumbria at Newcastle informs alcohol’s main ingredients are ethyl and water, and is made by fermenting fruits and other grains (1). The chance take ...