Cell division; Meiosis  .Meiosis; The main purpose of this type of cell division is to produce sex cells. The daughter cells from this division have half the number of chromosomes of the parent cells. At the end of the division process, a diploid parent cell ends up being a haploid daughter cell. During reproduction, two […]

C.B. is a significantly overweight, 48-year-old woman from the Winnebago Indian tribe who had high blood sugar and cholesterol levels three years ago but did not follow up with a clinical diagnostic work-up. She had participated in the state’s annual health screening program and noticed that her fasting blood sugar was 141 and her cholesterol […]

R.H. is a 74-year-old black woman, who presents to the family practice clinic for a scheduled appointment. She complains of feeling bloated and constipated for the past month, some-times going an entire week with only one bowel movement. Until this episode, she has been very regular all of her life, having a bowel movement every […]

Psychotherapy in mental health is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health provider. During psychotherapy, you learn about your condition and your moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Psychotherapy helps you learn how to take control of your life and respond to challenging situations with […]

The theory of human caring argues that caring is the moral ideal of nursing whereby the end is protection, enhancement, and preservation of human dignity. The nursing theorist Jean Watson also developed the ‘caritas’ processes in support of this theory. According to the theory, caring begins with being present, open to compassion, mercy, gentleness, loving […]

Attachment theory focuses on relationships and bonds (particularly long-term) between people, including those between a parent and child and between romantic partners. British psychologist John Bowlby was the first attachment theorist. He described attachment as a “lasting psychological connectedness between human beings.”1 Bowlby was interested in understanding the anxiety and distress that children experience when separated […]