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  2. Vulnerable adult - Wikipedia

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    Vulnerable adults sometimes have guardians - these are individuals with a legal right to make decisions on their behalf, such as those related to medical care and housing. [13] Guardians may be family or friends, [ 13 ] or they may be professionals who make decisions on behalf of many vulnerable people in exchange for their money.

  3. Social isolation - Wikipedia

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    Living alone – A 2015 study by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research found 13 percent of adults in the United States were living alone, up from 12 percent in 1990. The rate of living alone for people under 45 has not changed, but the rate for Americans aged 45 – 65 has increased over the past 25 years.

  4. Isolation to facilitate abuse - Wikipedia

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    Isolation (physical, social or emotional) is often used to facilitate power and control over someone for an abusive purpose. This applies in many contexts such as workplace bullying, [1] [2] elder abuse, [3] [4] domestic abuse, [5] [6] child abuse, [7] [8] and cults. [9] [10] Isolation reduces the opportunity of the abused to be rescued or ...

  5. Incapacitating agent - Wikipedia

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    Incapacitating agent is a chemical or biological agent which renders a person unable to harm themselves or others, regardless of consciousness. [1]Lethal agents are primarily intended to kill, but incapacitating agents can also kill if administered in a potent enough dose, or in certain scenarios.

  6. US adults living alone may face higher risk of cancer death ...

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    Compared with adults living with others, adults living alone were more likely to have fair or poor self-reported health status, activity limitation, serious psychological distress, severe obesity ...

  7. This Baltimore job hunter avoided an employment scam by ...

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    Make sure the company has a legitimate website, but also call the company directly using the number provided on the website and speak to an actual person to ensure the offer you're pursuing is ...

  8. Victim mentality - Wikipedia

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    People who are victims of crime have a complicated relationship with the label of a victim, may feel that they are required to accept it to receive aid or for legal processes; they may feel accepting the label is necessary to avoid blame; they may want to reject it to avoid stigmatization, or give themselves a sense of agency; they may accept ...

  9. Many ‘healthy’ adults may have a troubling heart condition ...

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    More than a quarter of “healthyadults over 60 have undiagnosed heart valve disease, a new study from the University of East Anglia in England finds. motortion – stock.adobe.com