Harmony's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Harmony2005-05-16T07:43:46Zmacular degeneration (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/macular+degenerationHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-16T07:43:46Z2005-05-16T07:43:46Z<p>In the United States, Macular Degeneration affects over ten million people.
It is an incurable disease of the eye and is also the <a href="/title/Children+who+are+born+blind+still+smile+when+they+are+happy">leading cause of blindness</a>
in people over the age of 55.</p>
<p>Macular Degeneration is the result of <a href="/title/the+way+retinas+are+desensitized">deterioration of the central portion of the retina</a>. In our eye, the very back layer records the images that we see
then sends them through the optic nerve of the eye into our brain. The
macula, which is the retina's central portion, is what focuses the central
vision in the eye that controls our ability to read, recognize colors, drive a
car, and see small details in objects.</p>
<p>As we age, our chances increase dramatically for getting Macular
Degeneration. Research on this disease is limited due to the lack
of funds. Therefore, the exact factors that cause Macular Degeneration are
not known since<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Conduct Disorder (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/Conduct+DisorderHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-14T08:20:41Z2005-05-14T08:20:41Z<p>Most every child, at some point in their life, has heard their parents <a href="/title/Hermetic%2527s+Rant%253A+Offensive+Behavior">talk about their conduct</a>.
If the child's bad conduct and behavior is severe enough and constantly
occurring, it may be Conduct Disorder (CD). This disorder may severely
impair the child's performance at school, cause problems at home, and impair
their everyday functioning. Many of the children with CD will suffer from
Antisocial Personality Disorder as an adult.</p>
<p>CD has been grouped into four main categories. These are:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="/title/Learn+the+Rules+Before+You+Break+Them">continually violating rules</a></li>
<li>causing property damage</li>
<li><a href="/title/Don%2527t+lie.+Ever">constantly telling lies</a> or stealing</li>
<li>acting aggressively towards people and animals, occasionally physically
harming them</li>
</ul>
<p>If the child's conduct is continuous, and their pattern of behavior includes
constantly<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Hotel Baker (place)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/Hotel+BakerHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-12T09:22:07Z2005-05-12T09:22:07Z<p>Hotel Baker is named after the <a href="/title/The+Man+Who+Sold+the+World">great philanthropist</a>, Colonel Edward J. Baker.
Built in St. Charles, Illinois on the banks of the Fox River, Hotel Baker is the
most famous historical building in town. <a href="/title/How+to+use+compensated+expenses+to+your+advantage">Edward wanted to spare no expense</a>
in the development of St. Charles, in the 1900s. He built several
buildings in the city, many of which are still there. However, the most
important building is the Hotel Baker.</p>
<p><a href="/title/Working+people+are+never+allowed+to+become+rich+in+the+United+States">Edward inherited over twenty million dollars</a> after his older sister passed
away in the early 1900s. This inheritance allowed Edward to pursue his
dream of building what he called "The Biggest Small Hotel".</p>
<p>Edward purchased what was the old Haines Mill site on the banks of the Fox
River in downtown St. Charles, for an undisclosed amount. He hired a local
design firm named<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…selective mutism (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/selective+mutismHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-09T08:40:51Z2005-05-09T08:40:51Z<p>Selective Mutism (SM) (formerly known as Elective Mutism), has been described as <a href="/title/Antisocial+personality+disorder">a disorder that effects children</a>, causing them to not be able to speak in certain
situations, due to severe anxiety. It effects their communication skills
in many ways. To properly diagnose this disorder, the child must be
studied for at least 30 days. If left untreated, this disorder could
possibly exist for many years. It's a slow growing disorder, that often
starts to show its presence in toddlers that suffer from <a href="/title/separation+anxiety">separation anxiety</a>.
The average patient is most often diagnosed when the child begins going to
school and occasionally the diagnosis doesn't happen until the child's later
years, due to the lack of awareness and education by pediatricians.</p>
<p>The effects of an episode of SM usually <a href="/title/Days+go+by+like+sweet+summer+breeze%253B+I+don%2527t+know+I...+can%2527t+feel+them+anymore">will last for at least 30 days</a>,
and if the situation that causes<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Prospective memory (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/Prospective+memoryHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-05T07:51:27Z2005-05-05T07:51:27Z<p>Prospective memory is a person's ability to <a href="/title/Why%2527d+you+have+to+go+and+remember+THAT%253F">remember or fulfill a specific action</a> in the future. For example; meeting somebody at a specific time,
remembering to take your medications at a specific time, or remembering to send
someone a birthday card. This is a fairly new and quickly growing area of
research of memory that is due to its relevance to the <a href="/title/Memory+Triggers">memory problems</a> we all
experience in our daily life. </p>
<p>Often times, when we complain about our memory, we find that we are more
worried with our prospective memory than we are with our retrospective memory.
Retrospective memory is when we <a href="/title/long-term+memory">remember information that has already occurred</a>
or that we already know such as; the name of an acquaintance, or their phone
number or address.</p>
<p>Two groups have been deemed to be the ones that are most vulnerable to
failures in the prospective memory. These two groups consist of;<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Latent Learning (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony/writeups/Latent+LearningHarmonyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Harmony2005-05-03T09:21:48Z2005-05-03T09:21:48Z<p>Latent learning happens when <a href="/title/How+your+brain+codes+knowledge">the brain acquires knowledge</a> at a certain date
or time, without reinforcement, but does not use it until a later time when that
knowledge is needed. An example of this could be: your friend drives
you to the mall every time you go. Then, on <a href="/title/Mall+rat">one trip to the mall you drive yourself</a> without getting lost. This is an example of latent learning.
You learned the route to the mall without reinforcement. </p>
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<p>Latent learning has been described as the association of <a href="/title/Response+Stimuli">different situations or stimuli</a> that often occur without reward. For instance, as a child you
may observe your father using a screwdriver to fix a loose screw on the table
leg. However, you don't use this skill until later in life. This is
also an example of latent learning because you actually learned to use the
screwdriver while your brain was<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…