Eating Disorders Eating disorders are characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior. (Strada 2001) An eating disorder can be viewed as normal by the affected person. Just as an alcoholic uses alcohol to avoid or deal with their problems‚ a person with an eating disorder can use eating‚ purging or not eating food to deal with their problems. Some of the problems that are associated with an eating disorder include low self esteem‚ depression‚ feelings of loss of control‚ feelings of worthlessness
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compulsive hoarding seems to be a severe mental health disorder‚ it is currently not categorized as a psychiatric disorder and not listed in the DSM-IV. In the DSM-IV however‚ one of the 8 criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is ‘the inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value’. There is currently a proposed revision for Hoarding in the DSM-V‚ with a push to include it as its own disorder; this includes an argument of whether or not it
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report I will be discussing different disorders of the brain and how they affect the every day life of people who may have these disorders. (The Volume Library 900) The first disorder that I will be discussing is a disease called Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (A.D.H.D.). This disease has not just been recently discovered. It was first discovered in the eighteen hundreds by a British physician where the first book about Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder was written‚ "Fidgety Phil." Up until
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Stress‚ Anxiety and Arousal: Effects on performance In sports and games an athletes performance can be influenced by many factors both physical and psychological‚ what makes the difference if all athletes are in their peak physical condition‚ many believe that the difference is psychological factors. These factors can be such things as stress‚ anxiety and arousal. These 3 psychological areas can have both positive and negative effects on an athletes performance. Arousal Arousal is the
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Toni Morrison examines the effect of different mothers on their respective children through the characters of Mrs. MacTeer and Mrs. Breedlove. Throughout the novel‚ both characters express their thoughts and feelings through words‚ with Mrs. MacTeer having a few fussy soliloquies and Mrs. Breedlove having a few interior monologues to get their points across. Although Mrs. MacTeer and Mrs. Breedlove are two entirely different individuals‚ their respective fussy soliloquies and interior monologues
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has different mechanism for dealing with anxiety. There are many strategies and things people do in order to reduce their anxiety. Each day people in the world get into situations where their anxiety might rise and their ego feels like it might lose control. The ego fights anxiety during these situations and uses different techniques in order to do so. The basic defensive mechanism against anxiety is repression. Repression automatically pushes conscious anxiety thoughts down so that people forget about
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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The top three criteria for determining psychological disorders are deviance‚ maladaptive behavior‚ and personal distress. How one defines normal depends on the society one lives in. Although every Culture has ideals of what they consider normal behavior‚ these ideals vary from one Culture to another . When someone deviates from their respective cultures ideal of normal ‚ They may be labeled mentally ill. The book gives the example of transvestic fetishism‚ where A man
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Someone once said‚ “Living with anxiety is like being followed by a voice. It knows all your insecurities and uses them against you.” You see‚ the feelings of isolation‚ depression‚ anxiety and pain‚ go way back starting in sixth grade. Imagine having to prepare yourself for every insecurity they’re going to point out. Imagine having to sit in the back of the class in fear of people making horrible comments about you. I used to pretend I was sick so‚ I wouldn’t have to suffer a day with people
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attention‚ memory‚ ability to work and function. Insomnia can also affect one’s mood and cause anxiety. Insomnia can last anywhere from 2-3 weeks (short-term) to long periods of time (chronic). There are several physical‚ social‚ and mental health issues that can effect sleep patterns and cause insomnia including‚ but not limited to: anxiety disorders‚ medical conditions‚ depression‚ stress‚ bipolar disorders‚ restless leg syndrome‚ etc. Sleep habits and hygiene can help reduce our susceptibility to
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