Pyromania is the obsessive desire to set things on fire. People who are diagnosed with pyromania deliberately and purposefully set things on fire on more than one occasion and it can not be associated with any other psychiatric disorder. It is also referred as pathological fire setting (Grant, 2013, p.254). Individuals with this disorder are regular fire watchers. They may set off false fire alarms and even spend time at fire departments. Some of them even become firefighters. People with pyromania experience gratification, pleasure, or relief when setting the fire, witnessing its effects or participating in its aftermath (DSM5, 2013, p. 476). “The fire setting is not done for monetary gain, as an expression of sociopolitical ideology”
Thousands upon thousands of acres are lost in forest fires every year. We always hear about the dramatic losses caused by forest fires and are often concerned by them. There are so many horrible effects from fires and most of them affect so many people. Studies have shown that out of all of the different methods to decrease fire damage, prescribed burns are the most affective. Many people would argue that they are not as affective because they cause so many health problems. Although that is a very important view and may seem valid, those health issues are not as extreme as one might think. People should look at the majority of the benefits form prescribed burns and they will see how affective and important they are. Prevention is the key to society these days and is definitely an important factor in saving lives. If more lives can be saved as well as land and wildlife, prescribed burns may be the better way to go about forest fires. Although, prescribed burns are better for the environment in order to prevent drastic forest fires, severe damage to timber and extreme death of wildlife; some people feel it affects the health of a firefighter too much and it causes too many long term effects.
Symptoms are taught to the individual firefighter, symptoms could be feeling lonely, suicidal thoughts, self-blame, survival guilt. Symptoms could appear within weeks to years, depend on each situation. Firefighter will be able to learn how to control such symptoms in therapy to reduce the harmful effects on the firefighter. If the firefighter knows what kind of symptoms they have, firefighters could receive treatment to reduce PTSD or thoughts of committing suicide, then therapists will be able to quickly diagnosed and determine the most efficient plan of action to reduce and cure these mental behaviors.
Can you imagine a society in which firemen burn houses down, rather than save people from fires? Now imagine that the houses are fire proof and that it is the job of the firemen to burn books. In the science fiction novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury describes Montag’s struggle to find himself in an oppressive and hostile society. Books are burned by firemen in this society, because they are outlawed since they cause disagreements among people, and heaven forbid, cause them to think. Montag is at peace with himself, burning books and homes, until a young girl plants the seeds of self-doubt in his mind. The protagonist is in conflict with himself about the morality of what he does for a living and must dig deep within himself to find the right
Open smoldering with the end goal of battling a current fire by people associated with an authority firefighting office;
In “Firework” the speakers, being the two featured artists, describes their inner conflict with wanting to succeed and having a lavish life, all the while keeping the societal values, which are most usually and stereotypically
Users can create, shape and manipulate fire, the rapid oxidation of a material in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products, flame being the visible portion of the fire. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color of the flame and the fire's intensity will be different.
The presenting patient is a thirty-eight-year-old, Caucasian male, who was involuntarily admitted to Acadia Hospital on March nineteenth, with the admitting diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and bipolar type. Police brought the patient to the emergency department after the patient was found dancing in and out of traffic, shirtless in fifteen-degree weather, and threatening employees and customers in local shops. Upon police custody the patient reportedly requested that they retrain him, for their comfort, and shoot him. Following medical clearance from the emergency department the patient was admitted, while displaying characteristics of grandiosity, psychosis, and reports of threating behaviors in the community. The patient has no known
Ellen presents with symptoms and behaviors that are consistent with a DSM-5 diagnosis of F31.81 Bipolar II Disorder, current episode depressed, moderate severity, with panic attacks. Of the twelve diagnostic criteria for hypomania Ellen meets at least nine in addition to meeting eight out of eleven criteria for major depression (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2013).
This clinical case describes A 12 year old female was brought into the hospital two days, after being at a sleep over. She was brought in with classical symptoms of food poisoning. The patient had a temperature of 102.3 F, her potsassium level was 3.0 mmol/L, and her bicarbonate serum level was 20 mEq/L. Having reported eating a potato salad that was left out over night she began to experience symptoms such as mild fever, severe abdominal cramping, dehydration, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. No other diseases or special medical history was noted. Vaccine history was noted as up to date. After being having a physical examination, a blood test, stool culture, and other diagnostic tests done the doctor confirmed she had food poisoning. The patient was given a treatment plan that entailed rest, replacement of fluids, and a food diet of bland non fatty foods for the first days home.
A 54-year-old man is brought to the Eemergency Ddepartment by an ambulance because he has been vomiting large amounts of fresh blood. He The patient admits to drinking three six-packs of beer and a pint of vodka on a regular basis for years. This is the second time he has presented with this symptom. Last week, he was admitted in to the same hospital for the same complaint. An endoscopy was performed, which revealed esophageal varices. Banding was done and he was discharged yesterday with no post-operative complications. He suddenly began vomiting blood today in the afternoon. He denies any trauma, eating, or taking any medication prior to the current episode. His physical examination is remarkable for hepatosplenomegaly and shifting dullness with a fluid wave on percussion of the abdomen. He has palpable
Learning about Louis’ life history could be beneficial when trying to diagnose her. Many research studies have shown that there are traumatic or terrible instances that a person experiences. This can be physical or sexual abuse, and often times is incest. These traumatic events can cause dissociative disorder. The reasoning behind this, is when a person is being abused or they may be locked up in the basement, or some other case, their mind tries to flee the person from that experience. Therefore, the person may transition into their ‘fantasy’ world, which causes the multiple personalities to occur. The social worker needs to make sure that there aren’t any medications that Lois is on that could be causing her to act this way. A neurological examination will also need to be completed. This will help to rule out others factors that may contribute to the person’s dissociative disorders. The social worker should also be aware of how Lois acted and what she said when she first entered the emergency room. When she first entered, she stated many of the symptoms of dissociative disorder. She was confused, she claimed to live in
As per Morrison-Valfre (2013), schizophrenia is described as “a condition associated with disturbing thought patterns, behaviours, and loss of contact with reality to the point at which it impairs functioning”. The psychotic disorder affects approximately 1% of individuals worldwide, resulting in 2.5 million Americans suffering from the mental ailment (Morrison-Valfre, 2013, p.362). Individuals experiencing schizophrenia suffer from many different types, including catatonic, disorganized, paranoid, undifferentiated, and residual schizophrenia (Morrison-Valfre, 2013, p.362). When schizophrenia is diagnosed, individuals suffer from severe adverse effects such as hallucinations, illusions, altered internal sensations, negative self-perception,
Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how the person thinks, feels, and behaves.Schizophrenia is a complex, and long term medical illness. People that develop schizophrenia require treatment for the rest of your life. Schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders such as Post-traumatic stress disorder or Dissociative Identity Disorder, but the symptoms of this disorder can be disabling. The treatment that you receive may help get the symptoms under control before complications develop that can't be helped and it may also improve the outlook of your life.
...r it is arson, an uncontrolled camp fire, or a cigarette butt it doesn’t take much for humans to spark a disaster. Yet there is as well a few set by good old Mother Nature. On top of the effects on the earth as well as humans, there is only one thing we all can do and that is listen to our old pal Smokey the Bear when he says, “only you can prevent wildfire.”
My particular brand of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) used to resemble the feeling of being trapped in a car rapidly sinking to the bottom of a lake. In the midst of a panic attack I could still breathe (often just barely), and occasionally I might even catch a glimpse of the surface, but ultimately the only response of which I felt capable was to look on helplessly as the space around me filled with murky water. In reality, I'd feel similarly paralyzed by compounding dread and unease until I became too overwhelmed to even put together a presentable outfit and leave the house. With additional assistance from a Zoloft prescription, I have found success overcoming my anxiety by following the same steps outlined for escaping a submerged vehicle.