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Low Self-Esteem and Teen Marijuana Use, 2008.
This paper discusses the connection between low self-esteem and the use of drugs, in particular marijuana.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that teen use of illegal drugs such as marijuana is high, and appears to be on the increase, in the West. It is suggested that this is because many teens have poor self-esteem, and therefore they are likely to turn to destructive behaviours, such as using marijuana and other illicit substances. This essay draws on research to show that this is a valid explanation for the high incidence of marijuana use by teens in the West. The writer maintains that it seems very likely that low self-esteem can lead to substance abuse in teenagers. The writer concludes that increased use of marijuana among teens in the West is partly a result of the fact that many teens have poor self-esteem.
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"Similar studies by other researchers have yielded similar results for girls. For example, several studies indicate that girls who have self-esteem and body image issues can turn to drugs. Unfortunately, such self-esteem and body image issues are wide spread in adolescent girls. One study showed that many girls go through a dramatic transition in early adolescence, and that this transition is characterized by issues around body image and low self-esteem. To make matters worse, research has turned up the unsurprising finding that girls with low self-esteem find it harder to cope with the usual stressors of adolescence. Similarly to the research with boys, researchers have found that pre-adolescent girls with low self-esteem are much likelier to abuse drugs by the time they reach the age of 15. Thus, the age of beginning to use drugs such as marijuana appears to be older than girls - but nevertheless, like boys, there seems to be a link between low self-esteem and marijuana and other illicit drug use."
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Psychology of Drugs and Human Behavior, 2008.
This paper discusses whether psychoactive drug use is synonymous with dependence.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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In this article, the writer notes that psychoactive drugs act upon the human central nervous system, altering brain function and impacting on mood and behavior. The writer discusses that though some psychoactive drugs are legal and prescribed as medication, while some are illegal and are used as a form of recreation for users. The writer then points out that current research suggests that these drugs can sometimes lead to dependence and addiction issues. The writer also discusses that mood and behavior-altering drugs have therefore garnered significant media attention as harmful solutions to problems which could be solved through non-medicinal methods.
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Introduction
Psychoactive Drugs: Theories of Addiction
Conclusion
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"Though the researchers agree that this is true, they believe that psychoactive drug addiction is a real issue that has numerous causal factors. The most notable of these, according to Nesse and Berridge, is the tendency for psychoactive drugs to create a brain signal that creates a false indication of a huge fitness benefit. This then changes behavior propensities, increasing drug-seeking behaviours in frequency and displacing more adaptive behaviours. This issue is seen by the researchers as being part of an overall addiction modern society has to fitness-decreasing incentives such as video games and snack foods. Such addictions, Nesse and Berridge maintain, are a mismatch between our bodies and our modern environments, which causes behavioural and medical problems."
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Lonny Shavelson's "Hooked", 2008.
This paper reviews and reacts to Lonny Shavelson's book "Hooked: Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System".
1,270 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper reports that Lonny Shavelson, in his book "Hooked: Five Addicts Challenge Our Misguided Drug Rehab System", contends that too many rehab systems release or kick out addicts for relapsing and that drug rehab programs focus on stopping the addict rather than fixing why the person became an addict. The paper relates that Shavelson's book, which compares the amounts of federal money spent on drug rehabilitation vs. the Drug War, is a testament that the direction of funding agencies and rehabs are on the wrong part of the drug issue. The author of the paper concludes by agreeing with Shavelson that psychological treatment and drug treatment need to go hand in hand and that aftercare programs should be mandatory for at least 2 years.
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"Shavelson finds Crystal in a drug court caught up in a system where she keeps getting sent back to a treatment program with harsher and harsher restrictions. All Crystal has to do is stay free from drugs and she will be out of the drug court system, but she cannot. Shavelson views drug courts as a good way to help the addict without furthering their addiction or having their addiction take them down a criminal path if they are not already on one."
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Social Support and Health, 2008.
This paper is a complete research project, which tested three hypotheses about the relationship of social support and health.
2,755 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 18 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper relates that several reviews have reported social support to be inversely related to total and cardiovascular mortality and morbidity and changes in cardiovascular reactivity based on the difference between task levels and baseline levels of cardiovascular indicators. The author reports that cardiovascular reactivity has been suggested as a potential mediator of the benefits of social support on health such that social support affects reactivity that in turn affects health. The paper describes the methodology by which (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) reactivity were manipulated given conditions of support, no-support or alone by using a computer challenge task. The author indicates that, for stress levels, it is clear that the difference between the means for all support variables was statistically significant. The paper includes tables and graphs.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Hypotheses
Method
Participants
Hemodynamic Recoding
Experimental Manipulation
Tasks/Challenges
Subjective Measures
Results
Hypothesis 1
Hypothesis 2
Hypothesis 3
Discussion
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"Since there are a equal number of males and females in the experiment, and we are interested in gender interaction (as a second variable), the randomized block design allows for the use of the two-way ANOVA; since we are interested in comparing the effects of the three support conditions on SBP reactivity with gender interaction. The two factor design will contain all the information necessary to conduct two separate one-way ANOVAs on the factors related to gender and the support factors, it will also contain additional information that will show how the two factors interact with each other in terms of the SBP reactivity."
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The Legalization of Marijuana, 2008.
A strong argument that the ban on marijuana is illogical, hence marijuana should be legalized.
1,183 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper offers three main reasons for the legalization of marijuana. The paper discusses its useful medicinal qualities that can relieve the suffering of many people and argues that the war on drugs is not working and is a waste of money. The paper contends further that banning marijuana violates the human rights of sick people. The paper claims that marijuana is banned for reasons that have more to do with history and politics than with any innate harmfulness.
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"Marijuana has proven medical applications, and it is therefore time that Canada legalizes marijuana for medicinal purposes. Indeed, it seems that the medical value of marijuana is indisputable, as there are extremely reputable scientific testimonies in favour of the medical use of marijuana. For example, Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D. (associate professor of sociology at Queens College, University of New York) and John P. Morgan, M.D. (professor of pharmacology at the University of New York Medical School), conducted a metastudy utilizing every existing academic research paper on the medical properties of marijuana."
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Pharmacy Marketing Ethics, 2008.
This paper evaluates a proposed action of pharmaceutical manufacturers to mail prescription drugs through bulk mail.
2,064 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The paper looks at the problems with a proposal to mail prescription drugs through bulk mail and then examines what is permitted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA). The paper examines the legal, economic and moral considerations affecting this plan. The paper also considers the views of those who believe that the proposal is sound because it addresses the profit and competition factors that are impacting the pharmaceutical industry, as well as those that suggest that the pharmacy industry must return to a more ethically stable environment. The paper concludes with the recommendation that the manufacturer require the administrators and marketing professionals to undergo ethics training. The paper is of the opinion that when consumer confidence is built, the company will ultimately prosper.
Outline:
The Problem
Issues for Consideration
Legal, Economic and Moral Considerations
Opposition
Recommendations
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"The problems in this case are related to several issues. First, the use of patient records to promote a product creates privacy issues of the individual, as the patient has not agreed to divulge personal health information simply by receiving a prescription drug. Second, the issue of business practices must be considered. This is because the tactics that are used by any company in relation to the public must focus on the moral concern for the individual and not the monetary gain of the business. While businesses may be functioning to gain prosperity, business administrators must also understand that they have a social contract with the public that makes them obligated to care for their fellow human beings above all else."
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Sleep and Breakfast Intervention Plan, 2008.
This paper describes a health intervention plan devised by the author to combat chronic poor sleep habits and a questionable diet.
5,535 words (approx. 22.1 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper reviews literature that illustrates the importance of a strong diet and sleeping patterns upon the over-all health and well-being of young people. Moreover, the paper outlines some of the pertinent theories which offer insight into the entire process and additional time is taken to review the specific challenges the writer faced when implementing the plan and what has been learned from an admittedly difficult process.
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Abstract
Value of Sleep and Breakfast
Literature Review
Intervention plan
Summary and Self-Evaluation of Intervention
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"Indeed, a study of homeless women residing in downtown Los Angeles found that almost half of the women surveyed (there were 50 in total and they ranged in age from 18 to 44) slept 6 or fewer hours per night and had an uneven "day/night" sleep pattern. As well, employing the bio-behavioral framework to the full, lifestyle choices - habitual drinking, smoking, and drug use - were significant predictors of poor sleep patterns and mental health illnesses such as depression, chronic anxiety (especially anxiety sparked by worries about money and safety), and persistent loneliness, were also contributing factors to the "sleep/wake" patterns of the subject population."
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Fraud in Health Care, 2008.
This paper looks at cases of white-collar crime in the health care industry,
2,229 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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The paper presents five case studies of health care fraud cases and related charges. The paper relates that in order to combat medical and health care fraud, the FBI has identified national initiatives to address frauds in the areas of medical transportation, durable medical equipment, hospital reporting costs, outpatient surgery centers, and pharmaceutical fraud.
Outline:
Introduction
The SEC and Carl Archer
Case studies and Examples
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"Individuals at all levels within the health care and occupational industries--from receptionists to CEOS--are involved in health care fraud. Recent cases report that individuals from all areas within medical and health care organizations take advantage of the private information of their patients and clients in attempts to profit. Such crimes often involve additional offenses, including identity theft, tax evasion, corporate fraud, and other charges. Examples of white-collar crime appear in the media on a regular basis in all areas of the country, both rural and urban."
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Healthcare Recruitment Strategies, 2008.
This paper discusses the current employee shortages in the healthcare industry.
1,597 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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The paper explores why staff shortages exist in the healthcare industry and discusses recruitment strategies and the rationale behind them. The paper shows the importance of management and staff continually performing to industry benchmarks. The paper concludes that only through ongoing training initiatives can a hospital truly align its staff with its corporate strategy.
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Abstract
Introduction
Employee Shortages
Recruitment Strategies
Rationale
Conclusion
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"Human Resources (HR) is extremely important to maintain not only effective and profitable healthcare operations but also to ensure safe delivery of healthcare services in a highly regulated environment. HR solutions such as selecting and hiring as well as motivating and retaining healthcare staff should ensure that the healthcare operation is aligned with the overall business strategy as defined by the organization's leadership: "Staffing strategies guide the recruitment, utilization, development, movement, and attrition of talent in ways that support long-term business requirements" (Bechet & Walker, 1993, para.3)."
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Nursing and the Therapeutic Relationship, 2008.
An analysis of the role and responsibility of the mental health nurse in forming a relationship with a client.
2,396 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper studies the characteristics of relationships that are formed between clients and mental health professionals. It defines and describes the mental health professional's role and responsibilities in establishing a successful relationship with the client. The paper also looks at the characteristics that the mental health nurse must possess in order to be successful in her position.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Role and Relationship
Therapeutic Skills
Trust and Commitment
Suspension of Moral Judgment
Empathy
Freedom to Speak Openly
Legal Limitations on Therapeutic Counseling
Problematic Relationships
Conclusion
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"Additionally, the mental health professional must work to maintain a professional relationship with the client that is built on objective, empathic recognition of the client's past and current histories, which will help facilitate insight into how and why the client makes specific decisions and how the client frames his or her relationships with others. Limitations imposed by professional standards and the obligations that the therapist has towards the client also serve to define their roles. When this is accomplished, the mental health professional can empower the client with autonomous self-directed decision-making skills, which in turn give the client the ability to make progress when he or she is not currently engaged in the therapy process."
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HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, 2008.
This paper examines the role HIV/AIDS plays in the faltering efforts of Nigeria to embark upon meaningful social progress.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper analyzes the pervasiveness of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and how the country is harmed socially, economically and politically by the virus. The author points out that HIV/AIDS robs the nation of Nigeria of human resources it desperately needs, takes money away from other important development projects, and can easily serve as an excuse for internal authoritarianism and persecution. The paper stresses that, until HIV/AIDS is contained and/or eradicated, Nigeria will continue to lag behind the first world.
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"The "social progress" within Nigeria from an uncivil and tempestuous society to a civil and (relatively-speaking) stable one has not been a smoothly-unfolding phenomenon. For one thing, the country continues to be saddled with a democratic deficit and with what one observer calls an "overall absence" of appropriate social, political and economic institutions of governance; in other words, the Nigerian government remains woefully ill-prepared to tackle the many internal (and external) issues facing Nigeria."
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Peasant Life and the Bubonic Plague, 2008.
An analysis of peasant life during the bubonic plague in a Medieval village.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this paper a medieval village has been evaluated for class stratification, health policy, and the nature of the bubonic plague in the Middle Ages. The paper explains that by representing a fictional citizen of this town, one can begin to understand the lack of medical science and policy initiatives that eventually led to a wide spread epidemic in medieval society. The paper then analyzes the various aspects of the bubonic plague within this study of life in a medieval town during the year 1349. The paper also explores how, by being unaware of the nature of the disease and its symptoms, medieval communities were annihilated by a lack of quarantine policies that would have prevented more infections.
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"The issue of class hierarchy in our town makes virtual servants or "vassals" to our Lord or landowner on the hill. We make sure to farm the local area to provide food for our Lord, and he--in return--makes sure that we are protected with his various knights from other landowners. Also, the Church is prominent in our town, and we have the local clergy on a neighboring hill--making sure that prayers are being said to remove the plague from our village. However, although a peasant--like myself--might view the Roman Catholic Church as an institution that would help the poor and suffering, the clergy have monastic retreats in the countryside, in which, they do nothing to help solve our medical dilemma."
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Hermaphroditism, 2008.
This paper discusses the history of the approach to intersexuality cases, an unusual physiological condition in which the genitalia are ambiguous, also known as hermaphroditism.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper explains that, as hermaphroditism became an established issue in science, two major concerns were raised by sociologists and scientists: How is sex defined and who has the authority or legal right to decide the sex of intersexed infants? The author points out that, in most cases, the patient is assigned as male or female because society is so conditioned to accept only a binary gender system. The paper stresses that it is not always possible for gender assignment to be purely the patient's decision, especially in the case of a new-born infant. The author underscores that selecting the "true" sex or "brain sex" demonstrates the difficulty in distinguishing between the physical and the psychological factors of intersexuality. The paper concludes that gender cannot be changed by social conditioning.
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"However, this has caused some critics to complain that people might want to go through sex reassignment surgery for inadequate or frivolous reasons, such as a male who wants to speak in a high voice and walk in heels undergoing sex reassignment surgery to become a "female". At a more fundamental level, critics charge that all the surgery does is merely alter the biological sex of that particular male. However, it cannot change the psychological sex, and in fact it is the psychological sex that drives this "male" to undergo surgery."
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Bones, 2008.
A look at the anatomy of the human bone.
1,635 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses the function of bones and identifies the five types of bones and their seven levels of bone structure. The paper looks at three types of bone cells and summarizes the most common medical conditions that affect bones.
Outline:
Introduction
Function
Bone Types
Hierarchical Organization of Structures
Bone Cells
Medical Conditions
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"Bones also have a degree of toughness and elasticity that are required by their function. An examination of a bone structure will reveal that it is made up of two types of tissue. The first type of tissue is located on the external side and it is dense in texture and it is called compact tissue. The second type located internally is made up of thin fibres and lamellae, which are joined to form a lattice like reticular structure called cancellous tissue."
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A Personal Nursing Philosophy, 2008.
This writer presents a personal nursing philosophy that is suitable for nurses today.
769 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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In this paper, the writer describes the path of nursing from the days of Florence Nightingale to the associate degree nurse of today. The writer also discusses how nurses make a difference in the lives of the people they care for. The writer asserts that it is the character of the nurse, who she is and what she believes in, that influences her actions with patients and becomes her nursing philosophy.
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"The dictionary defines nursing as trying to cure or heal an illness or injury (as cited in Halsey, 1984, p. 693). It also defines philosophy as a system for guiding life (as cited in Halsey, 1984, p. 756). Nursing today is about more than trying to cure an illness or injury. It is also about prevention and health maintenance, and what that can do for a patient or client to give them a better quality of life."
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