The cri du chat syndrome is a rare hereditary disease that is characterized by the fact that the affected child, baby, have a cry similar to a cat's meow (cry of a cat = cri du chat). According to the ¨Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome: Clinical Profile and Chromosomal Microarray Analysis¨ article journal by Espirito Santo and partners, the cri du chat syndrome is caused by a specific alteration of genetic material: the loss of a part of the filiform structures in the nucleus of the cell that carry the…
How can Alcohol effect my child while I’m pregnant? What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome? Well, let me start by telling you that Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a physical and mental damage in your child due to alcohol exposure while in womb. There are many symptoms due to drinking alcohol while your child is in your womb, and I don’t think any of you ladies will want that to happen to your child, and I know for sure the child didn’t want this to happen to her/him. Alcohol can get you very exciting,…
or mental desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it (O’Connor, 2011). Alcoholism is the illness alcoholics suffer from. There are two different types of drinking problems, alcoholism being one and alcohol abuse being the other. Alcoholism is when an individual’s excessive drinking causes serious problems in their life, yet they keep drinking. They may also have a physical dependence on alcohol. This means that an individual needs more and more alcohol to feel drunk. Stopping…
Character of the Clinical Issue Alcohol Use Disorder is a problem that is related to an individual’s use of alcohol that leads to negative effects on the individual’s life. According to the DSM-5 (2014), the level of which the undesirable effects of the substance may affect the individual’s life is what determines whether their disorder is mild, severe, or somewhere in-between. These impairments can affect the individual’s life by impacting their physical, mental, social, or professional…
bursts of impulsivity. Activities include social drinking due to his work and participating in parties. Patient Functioning & Symptomatic Presentation The patient’s personality changes when he is around alcohol. When he meets his wife at the time, he pushes her boundaries into drinking alcohol, which can show that he has an enabling personality. As he is walking down the port, he keeps a big flask of liquor in his jacket pocket and says to her, “Anything that is worth having is worth…
characterized by dependence on alcohol, repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages, the development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing intake, morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver, and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. There are four main symptoms of alcoholism that include; Craving or a strong need or urge to drink, Loss of control or not being able to stop drinking once drinking has begun, Physical dependence or withdrawal symptoms such…
Did you know alcohol allows misuse of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people worldwide annually”? (ncadd.org, n.d.) Excessive alcohol abuse is detrimental to our society because of peer pressure, the need for young people to escape their lives and forget their troubles, or drown their sorrow. “(pbskids.org,my life.) Alcohol can cause early death in life”. Alcohol can make the body do things that you will not remember and can cause health issues. Not all people abuse alcohol. Some…
through the withdrawal symptoms and following the rule of the rehab. After the first few weeks of rehab, she loses the support of her family and friends. At first, she doesn 't believe that she has a problem and struggles with following the rules, but by the end of the movie, she is over her…
Alcohol use during pregnancy is a major public health concern and the focus of widespread media concentration (2). Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can lead to negative effects on the baby. Consuming alcohol while pregnant can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (F.A.S.D.) and fetal alcohol syndrome (F.A.S.). Researchers Kenneth Lyon Jones and David W. Smith first came across F.A.S. in 1973 (2). This discovery led to widespread public awareness and education, informing women to limit…
Dr. Paul Lemoine was a pediatrician in Nates, France, who was the first person to describe Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (Stewart 15). After awhile of studying mothers that consume alcohol while pregnant, Dr. David Smith and Dr. Kenneth Jones from the University of Washington, gave the name to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (17). “Some of the highest percentages of babies with FAS or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome occur in certain Native American communities where unemployment, poverty levels, and alcoholism are…