Essays on Medicine Page 17

How often do you hear the word “fat”? Maybe once a day, maybe ten times a day–it varies. The frequency depends upon how much diet companies are willing to pay for advertising. Personal standards for what “fat” means include a certain amount of weight or not fitting into clothes that had fit. Do these theories…

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by hallucinations, which are false perceptions (auditory, visual, olfactory,tactile) and delusions which are a irrational or false belife. The onset of schizophrenia usually occurs in late adolescence to early adulthood. Out of all times for such a drastic change to take place, this time period is a very unfortunate…

In the article Obesity is Found to Gain It’s hold in Earliest Years, great insight was given to broaden the spectrum of childhood obesity. The article explained that in the greater majority, childhood obesity starts at an earlier age. Researchers studied children between Kindergarten through 8th grade and found shocking information about this problem striking…

To be able to correctly deduce what constitutes EBP, one must first answer the basic question; what is EBP? EBP is an abbreviation for evidence based practice which in nursing theories refers to the ways of determining a patient’s nature of care by using previous clinical researches and data. Evidences for EBP are well found…

Throughout human history living creatures have been used and exploited for our benefit and entertainment. In “The Pain of Animals” Dr. David Suzuki addresses this issue and presents some arguments on the detriment of this behaviour to humanity and to our planet. It is without question that as a species we have exploited our superior…

Animal Rights The side that I take is that I am for animal rights. There are many reasons why I ampro-animal testing. Whoever thinks that this is wrong, well hopefully today I can change your mind about this. The question is would you want them to test human beings instead of mice and rats and…

How would you like it if you were used in an experiment to see if the mascara your girlfreind used was safe? And then when they were done with you, they disposed of you and killed you off as if you didn’t matter. Well that’s what is being done to animals. They are being tested…

The craft of screenwriting for the purpose of liberating women has ongoingly been misinterpreted. Jordan Lauf “Game Of Thrones Season 7 Is Feminist, But Only For One Kind of Woman” essay accurately discusses important onscreen misconceptions about feminism. Topics brought up in Lauf’s essay mirror similar problems that feminists might have with Darren Star’s television…

How is sleep paralysis classified? Sleep paralysis is a usual experience where when either waking up or falling asleep the individual becomes immobile and encounters difficulty breathing. Sleep paralysis can also be an indication that someone could not be moving through the stages of sleep properly. Sleep paralysis can be found in tall tales that…

An example of someone we may diagnose with a mental health disorder using the ‘failure to function adequately’ determination is an adult with depression. For instance, they may say that they experience very low mood, alongside extreme fatigue, equating to them struggling to get out of bed. This may cause them to feel too tired…