Tuesday, April 27, 2010

My life this last 6 weeks

I have been dealing with all kinds of stress this last 6 weeks. I have been busy with school work 24/7, my kids have been crazy, and I have been sick off and on. I haven't been able to make one single seminar yet for this class due to all of these things, so doing the option 2 has put even more work on my plate.

I know that school is going good for me as far as my grades go, but I can't wait to get my Bachelors in Health Sciences next May. So that is the one good thing I have to look forward to. ONLY ONE MORE YEAR to go. Thanks for listening all.

Crystal Downey

Thursday, April 22, 2010

What school has done for me

School has made a dramatic change in my life. I now realize that I can provide for my four children, myself and my husband. As I have previously stated, I work as a Certified Nurses Aide, but I stopped doing so to work on my Bachelors in Health Sciences and than on to Nursing school. So far, it has been a stress to try and keep myself at A's or high B's in the courses, but it is worth every minute. Without school, I wouldn't have things to be proud of myself for. I know that sounds rediciulous, but it is true.
Being in school has given me a reason to move forward in my life. It has helped my depression and anxiety in the fact that I am progressing and doing well. I love all my instructors and classmates. It is a great experience for me thus far.

Thanks
Crystal Downey

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Importance Of Plagiarism

In my personal opinion, plagiarism is a very important fact to know about. For example; When someone copies another persons report, and takes full credit for it, that is plagiarism. Taking credit for someone elses work, is my personal definition.

To me it is very important that people do not commit the crime of plagiarism. How will a person learn about stuff, if they are just copying another persons homework for a good grade?

I know there are people out there looking for an easy way out, but remember if you want to succeed in life you have to learn about it yourself.

Crystal Downey

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Brainstorm Ideas for my research paper!

I have many brainstorming ideas for my research paper topic being "Identifying and treating adolescent depression."

First off, I know that I would like to talk about syptoms of depression in young adults. There are many of them that parents can use to try and identify depression in their young teens. Examples include: Low self-esteem, feelings of hopelessness, crying for no reason, and being very quiet and kept to themselves.

Second, I would like to talk about medications that can be used for treating depression. Just to name a few, prozac, xanax, zoloft, and cymbalta.

Third, I would like to talk about the other techniques that may help someone depressed such as counseling, or therapy.

Last but not least, the risks to these medications that doctors are prescribing.

Hopefully these are all different ideas that I will be able to incorporate into my research paper.

Crystal Downey