Historical Issues Epilepsy has been one of the most stigmatizing diseases. Mikhailove, Wasserman & Sinyakova (2004) state, “The Romans considered a person with epilepsy "unclean" or implicated in dishonest deeds. People were encouraged not to touch an epileptic, and the only adopted method of infection prophylaxis in the presence of an epileptic was to spit, which was believed to help spit out the infection floating in the air in the form of a demon. When an epileptic appeared, everybody stared spitting, hence the Roman name for epilepsy - "the spit-out disease.” Many people consider epilepsy the devil disease, in previous times, people thought those who had epilepsy were possessed by a demonic force.…
Evidence of brain manipulation in order to calm down mental patients first became known in the 1880s by Swiss physician Gottlieb Burkhardt ("Lobotomy"). It was not until the 1930s when Egas Moniz, a Portuguese doctor had theorized mental illnesses become apparent in the frontal lobe when there is a problem with neurons. When this information came to America, American neurologist Walter J. Freeman II modified the procedure ("Lobotomy"). American neurosurgeons were against the lobotomy, but Freeman managed to publicize only his success stories when it came preforming the surgery, which led to a wild popularity of the use of lobotomies. During the mid 1950s, however, lobotomies soon began to lose popularity.…
Taylor Starnes November 1, 2017 Dr. D Jong The Technology of Orgasm Rating: 4 Stars In the book entitled "The Technology of Orgasm”, author Rachel P. Maines discusses hysteria, the use and evolution of the vibrator as a treatment, and women’s sexual satisfaction. This book gives insight on the how the modern vibrator came to be and how it was used in the treatment of hysteria. It will also give insight on women’s sexual satisfaction through the ages.…
Electrosurgery is the passage of high frequency electrical current through the body to achieve a desired surgical effect. The surgical effect can be achieved by, cutting, coagulating or fulgurating. The techniques of electrosurgery use today were developed in the early part of the 20th century; however, the history of the technique goes back as far as the early 19th Century. The French Physicist Becquerel was the first to demonstrate electrocautery, using electricity to heat a wire needle. Later in 1892 d’Arsonoval discovered high frequency alternating electrical current could be passed through the body without causing electrical shock.…
Government Agencies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CDC, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. The CDC Epilepsy Program conducts epilepsy program activities in improving care, improving communication and combating stigma, self-management, surveillance and prevention research, increasing public awareness and knowledge, and strengthening partnerships. http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/index.html National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) NINDS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a component of the National Institutes of Health. It is the leading…
In the human composition the functions of the body and mind are dictated by the nervous system. There are two parts of the nervous system the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system. The brain, spinal cord, and nerves is what the nervous system is composed of. Together they control all the duties of the body. When something goes wrong with a part of your nervous system, you can have issues with actions such as breathing,speaking,swallowing, and moving.…
Moreover, I have gained a profound appreciation for the benefits that an engineered treatment for epilepsy could provide for the millions of sufferers worldwide. Epilepsy is uniquely destructive in the uncertainty it introduces into the lives of its victims - seizures come and go with paralyzing unpredictability. In my cousin’s case, he is forced to structure much of his life around the possibility of a seizure at any moment, and it’s impossible to live a normal life under that constraint. Additionally, the chemical and electrical chaos of epilepsy and epilepsy treatments take harsh mental and emotional tolls - suffering that would be ameliorated by an effective treatment.…
Medications can play a huge role in controlling epileptic seizures. The website WEBMD states that 70% of patients with epilepsy medications are able to control seizures (Denoon et al.). However, they can't cure epilepsy, and medication is often needed throughout the course of the disease. Often medications are prescribed on a trial and error basis. The right medication or combination of medications must be found for each specific person with the illness.…
The story takes off as John Nash, a Ph.D. Student at Princeton University, arrives as the co-recipient of the Carnegie Scholarship bent on finding a fresh equation that would stupefy the masses and fulfill his purpose of accomplishment. It is on his first arrival when his first Hallucinations begins to make himself apparent. Charles Herman, who in Johns' head is his roommate constantly reminds him of his basic needs for food, beer, society, and fun ultimately giving him companionship when he is lonely or incapable of coping with his body’s needs. The semester moves on, but Nash’s progress does not and after a great deal of time spent observing people, birds, and examining the work of others he found himself continually drowned in his own ideas…
The Cross Kesey’s usage of the cross in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest resembles the classical Roman definition of the cross as a symbol of humiliating execution, not in the literal sense of killing, but in that both the Romans and Kesey recognize the cross as a tool for establishing orthodoxy and achieving conformity. Kesey’s comparison of the electroshock table to the cross demonstrates the cross as not a form of redemption, but of annihilating dissents to achieve total control. When Harding describes the electroshock therapy, he claims that “You are strapped to a table, shaped, ironically, like a cross … Zap! … (and) turn into a mindless organism …” (65).…
Project MKUltra is an exemplary case of human experimentation that as indicated by others damaged essential ethics. Indeed, the part of national security was completely in charge of its creation. In spite of being dynamic for almost a quarter century, extend gained basically zero logical ground. Its long propagation can be ascribed to the officials' absence of responsibility and their perspective of rights. It is these rights that make discussion about the adequacy of other research programs that keep on being uncovered today.…
Introduction Epilepsy is known as Apasmara: apa, means negation or loss of; smara, means recollection or consciousness. Epilepsy known form thousands of years but came forward past hundred years. It was known from the Babylonians and Greeks also have records of epilepsy and they represent as Sacred Disease21. In India concept of epilepsy is known from ancient Indian medicine and it was developed during the Vedic period of .In the Ayurvedic literature of Charaka Samhita epilepsy is known.…
Some say we never stop learning, even after college, and for cardiologist, that is more that slightly true. Cardiology, the study of the heart, is a broad, yet specific, field of study. One could deal with heart problems in general, such as heart palms and plaque, or one could delve deeper in to subcategories such as implants and echocardiography, tracking heartbeats through sound waves. However, before even acquiring a job, cardiologist must go through 2 years of hands on training through clinical rotations and specialty training. Only after their training and schooling is finished can they become payed cardiologist, but even then, there is still much to learn.…
Brain activity are active all the time even when an individual is asleep. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) a procedure as small electric currents that pass through the brain. That seeks to change brain chemistry that can reverse symptoms of certain mental…
Psychological perspectives vary and develop over time; early models provide foundations for new perspectives concerning the workings of the psyche: functionality, structures, origin of behaviors, and procedures for treatment. In consideration of the aforementioned psychological aspects, one must also deliberate the theory epoch. Therefore, engineering, transportation, testing equipment, and instruments, ethical, legal, and cultural considerations, within theorist’s lives and treatment applications reflect the era of theory creation and limits to accessibility and opportunity. As social climates advance, the product's impact on evolving theories, accordingly legal, ethics, and cultures evolve along with environmental, societal, technological,…