... in a bad mood, he takes it out on me and my brothers. He argues with my mom and is always in a bad mood, when we confront him with the problem, he denies it. I see that he tries to cut down, but he never stops." Many people who drink, try to relieve pressure or soothe their feelings. "Those who stay with the habit, become increasingly dependent on alcohol or drugs, are using these substances as a medication of sorts or a way to soothe feelings of anxiety, anger, or depression," says Daniel Goleman in his book, Emotional Intelligence. Many clubs and organizations around the country including S.A.D.D. (Students Against Driving Drunk) and M.A.D.D.(Mothers Against ...

... progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. The rational for continued use of alcohol is centered on, Common addiction distortions. MENTAL FILTER: Magnify the negative details and eliminate the positive. E.g. - using alcohol is so incredible. It is the most pleasurable thing I know. (filter out the negative effects) POLARIZED THINKING: Things are black and white, good or bad. You are perfect or a complete failure. E.g. - My life would be void of pleasure with out alcoh ...

... would cause or the fortune of hospital bills that you would pay. The opposition feels that it is not right for people to abandon other members of the human race because there is always a chance, even though it is a small one, that they will regain all functons and return to a normal life. There are many cases in which euthanasia is acceptable. Brain death is one situation which merits euthanasia. It is also one of the more common cases where euthanasia is requested. Brain death is when all brain activities cease. The lines are fairly well drawn in the law about patients who are suffering but are still compotent, but when the law is asked to determine the fate of ...

... things that have happened in childhood, such as abuse. is different then normal sadness or grief. Clinical has many related symptoms; trouble sleeping, eating disorders, withdrawal and inactivity from loved ones, self-punishment, and loss of pleasure. often misunderstood by the public, yet it affects many people of all ages. It is estimated that one in five people will suffer from at some point in their lives. strikes men and women of all ages. might also bring a person to suicide. Often family members try to help them and it is sometimes hard to help them. They often need to get professional help to get over their . There are also drugs in the market ...

... liable for failure to inform persons of the risk of HIV infection. Thus, physicians face dual ethical loyalties and legal obligations: to maintain the confidences of patients and to reveal confidential information to persons at significant risk of contracting HIV infection. Consider the case of Jennifer Lawson, decided by an appellate court in California. The day after 12-year-old Jennifer received a transfusion, her doctor discovered that the blood was contaminated with HIV. Jennifer, however, was never informed. Three years later, Jennifer began dating Daniel Reesner, and she still was unaware of her infection. Later she was diagnosed with AIDS and died 1 month a ...

... to disclose any further infomation to Ralph. THE PRINCIPLE: TRUTH-TELLING & DECEPTION (Should be "FIDELITY") In most cases, a rational person has a right to truthful information and avoidance of deception, which will allow him to decide which course of treatment to follow. A patient's right to decide includes the right to know the truth, not be brainwashed, and not be lied to or deceived by having information withheld that is relevant to his own health. There is a moral standard that condemns lies, deception and withholding of relevant information. To tell Ralph that "everything was all right and he would be up and around the house in no time at all" is dec ...

... with a fever, fatigue and a cough, A couple days later he will have severe troubles breathing, sweat profusely, and his skin will turn a bluish tint. Within 24 to 36 hours after that, he’s usually dead. Anthrax can be sprayed into the air in a subway of any other public places with something as simple as an aerosol can or a pesticide spray device. Anthrax spores can be placed in a artillery shell that could explode and spray the bacteria over a wide area. Engineers also reportedly built small unmanned planes that could deliver anthrax to neighboring countries, flying low and undetected. Similar unmanned aircraft can be used as a inexpensive biological warfare ...

... choice should be given to the patient. The second question was about non-immediate life threatening cases: "When a person has an incurable disease that is not immediately life-threatening but causes that person to experience great suffering, do you, or do you not think that competent doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life through mercy killing, if the patient has made a formal request in writing?" As you can see, when a case is not immediately life threatening, the general publics answer is mixed. The people who answered no may be thinking of treatment that has not been tried yet or treatment that may come in the future due ...

... is order is a persistent pattern of inattention and /or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development. In order to be diagnosed with ADHD some symptoms that cause impairment must have been present before seven years of age. Also some impairment from the symptoms must be present in at least two settings such as work, home or school. It is very unusual for an individual to display the same level of dysfunction in all settings or within the dame setting at all times. There must also be clear evidence of interference with developmentally appropriate social, academic, or o ...

... victim. Approxiately ten percent of the neurons in this region were lost. But a ten percent loss is relatively minor, and cannot account for the severe impairment suffered by Alzheimer's victims. Neurofibrillary Tangles are also found in the brains of Alzheimer's victims. They are found within the cell bodies of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex, and take on the structure of a paired helix. Other diseases that have "paired helixes" include Parkinson's disease, Down's Syndrome, and Dementia Pugilistica. Scientists are not sure how the paired helixes are related in these very different diseases. Neuritic Plaques are patches of clumped material lying ou ...