Abstract Gender is a major determinant of health globally. It is the physiological and social difference between males and females that influences their health and general well being. Domestic violence affects many thousands of women each year. It has disastrous effects on women of all ages which lead to mental illness and serious injury. Prostate cancer affects many men each year.
Mr. Hudson complains of symptoms such as, dizziness, ringing of the ears, dry mouth and dry throat. According to the DSM IV-TR, I diagnose the “Edgy Electrician” with (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder. A disorder characterized by chronic distress and anxiety. He qualifies for this disorder because he possesses some symptoms such as difficulty concentrating and being unable to control his worries, which are all symptoms of (GAD). “People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder report that the anxiety that they experience cause substantial interference with their lives and they need a significant dosage of medications to control their symptoms.” (Gerow and Chatmon 2013, p. 258).
This occurs when the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and congestive heart failure follow quickly. The signs and symptoms are left and right heart failure, the autopsy signs would include central hemorrhagic necrosis in the liver. Hypertrophic is the other one which is just as our skeletal muscles hypertrophy in response to increased demand, cardiac muscle undergoes hypertrophy when placed under a high workload for a prolonged period of time. Pathologic hypertrophy is a result of disease that place increased demand on the heart, such as chronic hypertension, valvular damage, and myocardial infarction. The left ventricular hypertrophy is the most common type of hypertrophic heart disease.
Congestive Heart Failure We all heard of congestive heart failure, but do you really know what congestive heart failure is? Congestive heart failure is when the heart isn’t able to pump enough blood or oxygen to meet your body’s need, do to other conditions that weaken or damage your heart. The term congestive heart failure comes from blood backing up into your liver, abdomen, lungs, and lower extremities. It can involve your left side of the heart and the right side of the heart or both sides. Left side failure is the most common failure which leads to fluids backing up in your lungs leading to shortness of breath.
What is stressful for one person may be pleasurable or have little effect on them and we all react to stress differently. Human beings were built to handle stress; we adapted the autonomic part of the nervous system to handle acute stressor, such as a physical alteration, job interview or even a tough anatomy test. The body would respond by releasing stress hormones, corticosteroids, these hormones would then give an immediate energy surge to the body. The hormones were meant for only short periods; when the body is under chronic stress these hormones start to cause damage to the body. Forty-three percent of all adults suffer adverse health effects from stress.
Also if the person is hospitalised or needs surgery, poisoned from wrong medication, shock and disbelief. If someone is being physically abused then the effects are going to be mainly physical, such as bruising and cuts. There are also Long term effects. Abuse is a major source of stress and can have long-term effects on the health and well-being of older adults. The stress of abuse could trigger chest pain or angina, and may be a factor in other serious heart problems.
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) in America occurs daily in epidemic proportions. IPV is a real medical issue. The victim’s medical complaints run the gambit of secondary symptoms such hypertension to obvious signs like broken bones. It is always difficult to ascertain how many women are being victimized because intimate partner violence is in the top ten underreported crimes. There are some situations where women are the perpetrators of the abuse and men are the victims, but usually clinicians only see women seeking treatment for abuse.
Mental health Chesler says labelling is done by a male dominated profession who are more susceptible to mental illnesses. If men are emotional they are advised to rest as they obviously have been working too hard and are mentally exhausted. However if is emotional she is likely to be accused of being hysteric and on the verge of a mental breakdown and advised to take treatment such as taking drugs such as Prozac and fluoxatine or go to a mental hospital for therapy. Gender inequalities in health Feminists believe that patriarchy in institutions can affect the health of females. The feminist Bernard found that married women were
The sexes difference in behavior plays majorly on this fact. Looking at a few of the things causing death in men such as coronary heart disease, suicide, accidents, drug and alcohol abuse. Now it comes to no surprise that because men are the more masculine of the sexes they have a harder time finding outlets to deal with their stress, and or asking for help. So they display coping with things such as excessive alcohol abuse, which leads to more stress, and moreover leading to health issues. Why men might be more stressed in the first place then women has a lot to do with the fact that for quite some time before the past decade or so women generally weren’t full-timers in the work force, and didn’t carry such a heavy burden as men.