.... 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 today that can also cause a person to go into . can be very hard on a family because they do not know what to do. There are two major forms of that people ca .....

.... and scrupulous tests to see if it describes reality. The scientific method works well in observing and recording physical data and in reaching conclusions which either confirm or nullify a theory. During the mid-19th century, scholars (although at that time probably termed philosophers) wanted to study human nature with the aim of applying the scientific method to observe, record, and treat human behavior that was deemed as unnatural. They believed that if people could be studied in a scientific manner, there would be a greater accuracy in understanding present behavior, in p .....

.... to starve itself, until she weighs just 60 or 70 pounds. Throughout the starvation process, the patients either deny being hungry or claim to have full stomach after eating just a few bites. This disease occurs at any stage of development, but emerges first in adolescence. Recent estimates suggest that out of every 200 American girls between the ages of 12 and 18, one will develop anorexia to some degree. While most patients are female, about 6 percent are adolescent boys. Occasionally, the disorder is found in older women and in children as young as eight years old. In .....

.... methods. The Japanese base most of their medical tactics on the balancing of Qi. Qi was developed through traditional Chinese medicine. About 2,500 years ago, in the mountains of Northern China, Taoist priests practiced Qi labeling it the vital life force. They believed that this source was inseperable from life itself. Through Traditional Chinese medicine it is phylosophized that Qi is displayed as both yin “interior”, and yang “exterior”. According to the Chinese Qi exists in all opposites we experience, such as hot and cold, and night and day. Although yin and y .....

.... because of the variety of learning techniques. Learning by imitation, learning by teaching, a partial reinforcement schedule with rewards that increase the need and the negative reinforcement of disapproval are all employed. Children learn best by imitation and teaching with the aid of a hollow doll. The child gives the doll a drink then is told the doll has to "peepee" and he must help her. After the child assists in removing the doll's pants, the liquid is released. The child must observe the flow of liquid. into the potty chair. The adult and the child then praise the .....

.... and ethical merit. One of the biggest debates surrounding active euthanasia is its moral ethics. Doctors feel that “the intentional termination of the life of one human being by another—mercy killing—is contrary to that which the medical professions stands…” (Rachel, 473) and to commit such an act would be sacrilegious. However, as Rachel points out, a strong case can be made against this philosophy. In an example given by Rachel, he shows that in a case where a patient had an incurable, painful disease, passive euthanasia would be wrong. By withholding treatment, the doc .....

.... and nerves. Rather, when eaten they tumble intact through the stomach and small intestine and end up in the colon where billions of bacterial feed on them - in turn producing intestinal gas. No wonder, then, that dietary fibre has been unwelcome in many of history's nicer neighborhoods. Even 20th century doctors reasoned that since the bulky material provided not a single nutrient, it would only strain already troubled guts. Accordingly, they recommended low-fibre diets for patients suffering from hemorrhoids and other colon disorders often found in the West. But then, .....

.... I became interested in alternative medicine after show on a news program like 20/20 or Dateline. I thought it would be interesting to find our what other sources there are for help when I am ill. Alternative medicine twenty years ago was an obscure term. Only 5 to 10 years ago, most physicians would have dismissed alternative medicine as a fad that was perhaps a remnant of the 60's pop culture. An article in American Family Physician, stated that a survey in 1990 which was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1993 revealed that 34% of American s were usi .....