PSY 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Stephen Hawking, Muscle Atrophy, Cerebral Palsy
25 Nov 2016
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Can still live will and still have a good quality of life with a neuro condition. Acceptance, social support, social connectedness, optimism, ability to overcome pain, positive appraisals, etc. Stories of adversity will always have some type optimism and resilience. When see stress in lives as a challenge, it must be coped with. Oftentimes, communication within the brain becomes impaired in some way and the lack of communication leads to cell death and brain atrophy. A healthy brain is full and plump, other brains are shrunk, etc. If parent is carrying the gene, 50% chance. Involuntary muscle movement, lack of coordination, speech difficulty, difficulty swallowing, etc. Risk of falls, difficulty communicating, difficulty maintaining nutrition. O(cid:374)e of the first prese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374)s of hu(cid:374)ti(cid:374)gto(cid:374)"s is psychological such as depression and anxiety. Diagnosis: psychologists are important to search for changes in mood, physical aspects in diagnosis as well, looking at brain images and genetic testing. It"s fatal a(cid:374)d there is (cid:374)o k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)ure.
