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    his own fate when his actions became more pronounced and more severe. Throughout his stay, he was denied many of his rights as a mental patient and was subjected to wrongful treatment from the staff of the institution. According to the text, abnormality can be defined by comparing the behavior of the person in question to a set of criteria. This set of

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    While no commonly recognized definition of the term ‘abnormality’ exists to examine the observations described below, most descriptions of aberrant behavior share some common aspects, namely, deviance, dysfunction, danger and distress (“four Ds”). In other words, mental aberration patterns are usually deviant (atypical, out of the ordinary, radical, possibly even strange), distressing (distasteful and disturbing to the individual), potentially dangerous, and dysfunctional (hampering the individual’s

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    Abnormality

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    Abnormality, according to Merriam Webster (2014), is defined as something that is not usual, expected, or normal. But how do we know what is normal and what it is not? There are many criteria professionals in mental health field use to identify abnormal behavior, but there is still no criterion that fully defines abnormality (Barlow & Durand, 2015). Some of those criteria are unusualness, maladaptive behavior, dangerousness, emotional distress and social deviance (McLeod, 2008). I will describe

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    Even if the percentage for hormonal and gonadal abnormalities is more compared to chromosomal abnormalities in SA, cytogenetic investigation is a must. The percentage of total CA (16%) in SA of the present study will hold good with previous studies which vary from 5 – 33.3% and pure numerical abnormalities (45,X; 47,XXX) could not be observed (table 3). The CA observed was only X mosaicism in two of the studies (gupta, Butnarui) as compared to present study (16/43%). The percentage for X mosaicism

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    Abnormality In Children

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    Aged father, a reason for genetic abnormality in offspring Genetic abnormalities are the result of issues that arise in the genes through defects in the DNA material. Occasionally a mutation or sudden change in a gene present in the nucleus of the cells is the cause of genetic contamination. Unique conditions are experienced in the body of the person affected by these abnormal DNA materials. People having these disorders are usually affected before birth when the combination of genetic material is

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    Psychodynamic Abnormality

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    Abnormality can be portrayed as a misbehavior, disorder, depression, and dysfunction. With the different types of abnormality models can very well describe what the individual is going through and help that individual overcome the abnormality. With the correct treatment or therapy, the abnormality can be cured for the moment or, it can be correctly cured for the rest of their lives. In treatment or therapy there does not necessarily need to be medicine to treat the patient for many reasons because

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    Fetal Abnormality

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    Case Study on Moral Status: Fetal Abnormality As humans, we encounter sometimes in life with the most unexpected circumstances where we have to take into consideration what the best decision is for that matter. Luckily, we are built with the ability to pause a moment and think wisely about our choices. In the fetal abnormality case study, Jessica, Marco, Maria, and Dr. Wilson each have varying opinions on what course of action to consider based on these different theories of moral status. Determination

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    (single gene defects, chromosomal abnormality) and or environmental (multifactorial, teratogens) or unknown factors (Michels and Ricardi 1990). From literature, it is seen, that 6 percent of CHDs are due to chromosomal abnormality (Greenwood et al. 1975). Conversely, the reported incidence of CHDs among individuals with chromosomal abnormality is around 30 percent. Objectives: In this paper, it is aimed to find out the occurrence of the chromosomal abnormality and its association to CHDs in consecutively

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    Statistical Abnormality

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    My understanding of abnormality or “statistical abnormality” is that not all abnormalities are linked with mental disorders. It is my understanding that an abnormality simply means that an individual scored higher or lower than average in intelligence, anxiety, or depression. Some individuals who experience these extreme highs or lows in dimensions such as anxiety or depression may be diagnosable for a mental disorder, as extreme high or low feelings of either depression or anxiety can be symptoms

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    Abnormality In Childhood

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    Children who have committed murder have been diagnosed with a problem that separates them from a normal child (Hays, Solway and Schreiner, 1978). The problems raised all evolve around the functioning of the brain. Having an abnormality in the brain can lead to a series of diagnoses, loss of control over the body and mind, and the use of pharmaceuticals (Sue et al, 2015). The drugs children are prescribed may be enhancing the bad behaviour as it alters the brain and its functioning, for example the

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