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dependency needs [dipen′dənsē] the sum of the physical and emotional requirements of an infant for survival, including parenting, love, affection, shelter, protection, food, and warmth. Reliance on others to satisfy these needs decreases with age and maturity. Continuance in later years, in overt or latent form, is indicative of a pathologic emotional disorder. These needs may increase under stress, as during physical illness, in which case they do not reflect a psychopathologic condition. Compare emotional need. dependency needs Psychiatry Vital needs for mothering, love, affection, shelter, protection, security, food, warmth, which may indicate regression when they reappear openly in adults. See Regression. Patient discussion about dependency needs. Q. I need to know, how much taller are we now than say 500 years ago? Is it depended upon the areas surveyed? Hi all Can someone answer my question. I need to know, how much taller are we now than say 500 years ago? Is it depended upon the areas surveyed? And do you think it’s down to better nutrition/healthcare or we are genetically evolving by natural selective breeding? A. We are larger now because of the hormones in our food Chad Levin EasyToInsureME.com Quoting and Saving on health insurance has never been easier Q. why the renal doctor told my husband that he needs to eat a dozen of egg a week for protein,how it will help? it won`t afect his cholesterol,also i would like to know what role the protein plays on his treatment and what other foot its rich in protein that he can can take,without causing problems to his health. A. if i understand correctly, your husband is diabetic. like my grandfather he probably developed a "Diabetic nephropathy" which is a long name to: kidney being destroyed because of blood vessels clotted by diabetes. because of that destruction the kidneys allow protein to go out in the urine. this is a dangerous situation,a protein in the name of "albomin" helps our blood to hold fluids in blood vessels. without it fluid will leave the blood and go to our organs. not a good situation. so he needs a lot of proteins. Read more or ask a question about dependency needshere is a list of a 100 protein rich foods: http://smarterfitter.com/blog/2007/10/28/100-most-protein-rich-vegetarian-foods/ How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although many parents today push their babies and very young children to become "independent" as quickly as possible, attachment parents respect each child's own special timetable for growing out of their early (and healthy) dependency needs. This old belief reflects dependency and passivity, however, you can't Shift your dependency needs to an organization. When a boy who is working hard to control his dependency needs encounters a boy who flaunts whining or clinging behavior, the other boy's conduct becomes an extreme enactment of the very emotions he is trying to dampen in himself. |
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