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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Conversion disorder is a disorder in which patients suffer from neurological symptoms‚ when in fact they have no explanation. Generally when diagnosed with conversion disorder the patient will complain of one sudden debilitating symptom. The symptoms of this disorder range from blindness and the inability to speak to paralysis and hemianesthesia. The symptoms of conversion disorder often reflect previous ailments experienced by themselves or of others. Symptoms of conversion disorder usually go away
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Sleep Disorders Sleep disorders are a part of more than 40 million American ’s lives. It is estimated that 60 percent of adults have sleep problems at least a few nights a week and as a result more than 40 percent of adults experience mild to severe daytime sleepiness. Children also experience sleep troubles‚ with 69 percent of kids presenting problems several nights a week. There are many variations of sleep disorders‚ including parasomnias. A parasomnia is a disturbance in the sleep
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Eating disorders are conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual’s physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are the most common specific forms in the United Kingdom.[1] Other types of eating disorders include binge eating disorder and eating disorder not otherwise specified. Bulimia nervosa is a disorder characterized by binge eating and purging. Purging can include self-induce
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Sleeping problems and disorders When you sleep‚ you pass through five stages of sleep‚ stages 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and REM sleep. Stage one is the lightest sleep. During this stage you can be awaked easily. Muscle activity slows during this stage. Stage 2 is where the eye movement stops and the brain waves are slower. In stage 3 slow brain waves called delta waves begin to appear‚ with smaller yet faster waves. By stage 4 these waves appear more often‚ and it is quite difficult to wake someone during this
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Bipolar Disorder What Causes Bipolar Disorder? There is no single cause for bipolar disorder. Indeed‚ like all psychological disorders‚ bipolar disorder is a complex condition with multiple contributing factors‚ including: Genetic: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families‚ so researchers believe there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Scientists also are exploring the presence of abnormalities on specific genes. Biological: Researchers believe that some neurotransmitters‚ including
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Adulthood Eating Disorders There seems to be confusion regarding the differences between the three main types of eating disorders. The DSM-V( Diagnostic and Statistics Manual for Mental Disorders) that will becoming out next year helps break down the differences so we can understand the three main types of eating disorders. Anorexia Nervosa‚ a person with this eating disorders has a large fear of gaining weight and or becoming fat. A person with this mind set will do drastic
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In this paragraph‚ Beck delineates that although bathroom anxiety is a condition that many people suffer through‚ it is also a common social insecurity that many others feel because they consider entering a public bathroom an unwilling relinquish of privacy. I personally related to the behaviors that Beck listed as I myself perform them when in a public restroom‚ such as “leaving space at urinals.” It is especially interesting to me that these behaviors have become ubiquitous throughout modern society
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Zshatorria Chambers August 6‚ 2013 1. What did you learn about your anxiety response? I learned that it is normal to be nervous during a test and before and that the adrenaline rush that accompanies anxiety can keep you alert and focused. 2. Which aspect of test anxiety is highest for you: cognitive‚ emotional‚ behavioral‚ or physiological? How would you explain this? Physiological Aspect refers to me every time I get ready to take a test I get butterflies in my stomach thinking to myself
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Sleeping Disorder Nightmares are bad dreams occurring during REM sleep. Children experience nightmares more than adults because they spend most of their sleep in REM sleep. Nightmares can be physical such as sleeping in an uncomfortable position‚ having a fever‚ or psychological causes such as stress‚ anxiety‚ and ingestion of drugs used in pain killers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone. REM behavior disorder is a disorder where the mechanism that blocks the movement of the voluntary muscles
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