Are Correctional Staff Sick of Their Jobs or Are Their Jobs Making Them Sick?

This study assessed the effect of stress on the physical and emotional well-being of correctional employees. The findings supported that work stress in a correctional setting can have a negative effect employees physical and mental health

Hunter Syndrome: An Orphan Disease

Hunter syndrome is a hereditary disorder that prevents the body's ability to produce the enzyme iduronate-2, which is essential in the continuous process of replacing and breaking down glycos-samino-glycans (GAG). Therefore, GAG remains stored in cells in the body causing serious, ongoing damage. The symptoms of Hunter Syndrome are usually not visible at birth, but often become noticeable around the first year of life. Usually the symptoms may include hernias, frequent ear infections, runny noses, and abnormal facial appearance. As the disease advances, a variety of life-threatening symptoms appear such as, enlarged liver and spleen, heart failure, obstructive airway disease, sleep apnea, joint stiffness, and Central Nervous System (CNS) involvement in some cases. If CNS involvement exists, the life expectancy for patients with Hunter Syndrome average 10-15 years of age. However, in the milder form of the disease, patients can survive into the fifth or sixth decade of life.

Developmental and Child Psychology

Imagine a child of one and half years of age playing with his toys, this child would not interact with other children except may be scream if one of the child takes his toy. At this age the child does not have the capacity to take into consideration others point of view, but as he grows up to be six or seven, he will engage in group play and understand different people’s perspective and progressively as he enters into his teens he would feel the need to develop positive human relationships.

Response of the News and Understanding the Feelings Sexual Abuse Brings

Caring for a child who has been sexually abused can create emotional swings in the caregiver. This article assists the caregiver in understanding the emotions with suggestions in managing the feelings while parenting the child.

Managing the World; Future of Corporations and One World Governments

Is the World Ready for a One World Government? How about a one-world franchise system? Well it makes a lot of sense to have everyone on the same page and it is indeed time to upgrade or redo the United Nations. We can see issues there too. Consider if you will the failures of the League of Nations and World War II. It is time now to overhaul and start a new.

Genes and How the Brain Perceives

Does ones own genes and DNA affect the way they perceive what they see and the experiences they have? If so are some people more adapted than others to pick up signs others do not? Would a native Indian of a long lost area or region of the planet perceive things differently than a member of the royal bloodline elite?

Does a Person With Royal Bloodlines Perceive the World Differently?

Let us say you put to people side by side one with royal ancestry and one without. Do they perceive the world differently as their DNA is accentuated slightly differently? Interesting question and one many Americans do not wish to address because we all have agreed to live under a doctrine...

Child Psychology

Psychology is by no means only the study of adult minds and emotions. In an increasingly complex and stress-oriented world, children are just as affected by the abnormalities of daily life as adults are. The sad story of modern society speaks of child abuse, incest, family discord, drug and alcohol abuse, and other major problems.

How do You Know When You Forget Something if You Cannot Remember What You Are Looking For?

Have you ever had a conversation and you forgot something and wondered why you forgot that particular fact at all? Well even more interesting is that if you forgot the fact how did you even remember that you knew it in the first place you see?

Getting Started With Your Research Project: A Guide for Students

Planning, executing and writing up a research project is a source of great stress and worry for many students. With this in mind, this article offers a series of guidance notes designed to help anyone carrying out research to get it right before they start. for my students, which I hope you will find useful.

Case Study; Personalities and Names, Lance Winslow

Often people hear a name and then they search through all their life experiences of others who had similar names. Such as David or Cindy. They might remember a David from the sports team in High School, one from a non-profit group they volunteered on or even some they very much admire with that name.

A Concise Guide to Dream Interpretation

Most of us dream. But only a very small percentage of us understands that dreams hold much importance and opportunity for our self growth, improvement and self discovery. But many mystics of both Eastern and Western origins are aware of the fact that dreams hold a wealth of knowledge.

Case Study; Thinking Thru Writing and Aerospace Design

Many of us think in pictures and some of us think in words; all of us are capable of thinking in both ways. This is an interesting consideration in that, the brain can think very fast in visual images, but putting does visual images onto a two-dimensional piece of paper in linear text will in fact take the a lot of words.

Preventing Future Violence

Understanding the development of violence allows us to not only predict, but prevent future acts of violence. Services must be provided as early in the cycle as possible.