There are many different types of mental health illnesses. In this section I am going to be explaining three mental health illnesses in detail. The three mental health illnesses that I have chosen to write about are; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ phobias and eating disorders. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Definition Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental health condition and a serious anxiety-related condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour
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women suffer with an eating disorder‚ 90% of which are between the ages of 12-25. Eating disorders affect more than 14 million Americans and 70 million people worldwide. 4 out of ten people have either had an eating disorder‚ or know someone who has. Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any other mental illness. Many people often blame the media for causing eating disorders; it is easy to make this accusation because the media has a way of convincing us how we should view our bodies‚ beauty and
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have shown that one major method of coping with self-hatred is eating disorders. Anorexia Nervosa is one that affects many more people than we are even aware of. A study conducted through the Coordinated Evaluation and Research at Specialized Units for Eating Disorders project that proved “interpersonal factors are increasingly in focus on eating disorders”‚ showing that 79 out of the 114 patients suffering from anorexia nervosa had a self-hatred issue‚ or a problem with self-esteem. Since self-image
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weight loss‚ and often include cultural and family pressures.(1) There is so much to consider when it comes to the causes of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa‚ which include negative family influences‚ genetic factors‚ cultural pressures and hormonal abnormalities.(1) Before someone can list the causes and effects of an eating disorder‚ one must first understand them. Anorexia and bulimia are often tied together‚ with similarities and it is not uncommon for the person to switch between the two‚ depending
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believe they have enough information to know if someone were suffering from an eating disorder. And‚ the public indicated they know a great deal or fair amount about eating disorders such as bulimia and anorexia‚ with 57% indicating they knew a great deal or fair amount about bulimia and anorexia nervosa and 51% knew a great deal or fair amount about binge eating disorder.” Introduction: Attention Getter: Jeremy Gillitzer‚ Isabelle Caro and the twin sisters Elaine and Luisel Ramos are all well-known
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self-confidence are obliterated. They are alienated from their school and peer group and the community. There is a tremendous burden on the parents. The parents are made to feel ineffective and impotent." The biggest taboo it seems in the pro anorexia world is the use Ipecac syrup. This syrup is used primarily to induce vomiting in people who have ingested a toxic substance. However‚ obviously it has huge appeal for bulimics and potential bulimics. Ironically enough‚ this syrup first came to
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Canada have some sort of an eating disorder. (Eating Disorder 2012) Eating disorders are explained by‚ "A person being obsessed on body shape‚ weight‚ and fat" (Eating Disorder 2012). Three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa‚ and Binge eating. Anorexia nervosa‚ is when a person refuses to maintain normal body weight for age‚ weight‚ and height.(What Are Eating Disorders) Bulimia Nervosa‚ is when a person uses binge eating‚ vomiting‚ exercise and fasting to get rid of calories
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feelings of hunger‚ are self-induced‚ self-defeating‚ and emotional. This paper will address the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral components of three Axis I and Axis II‚ sexual and gender identity‚ personality and eating disorders: anorexia bulimia‚ a‚ gender identity‚ exhibitionism‚ schizoid‚ paranoid. Diagnose and evaluate our case analysis of Alfred C. Kinsey‚ inadequate feeling of himself‚ which gained him explicit interest in sex. Major DSM Categories
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Retrieved July 20‚ 2011‚ from Mama ’s Health: http://www.mamashealth.com Drive for Thinness Score: One More Way to Identify Athletes at Risk. (2007‚ May/June). Eating Disorders Review‚ Volume 18‚ Number 3 ‚ pp. 1-3. Edwards-Dryden‚ R. (20011‚ August 1). Anorexia Nervosa. Retrieved August 01‚ 2011‚ from WebMDnewsletter: http://www.webmd.com Feldman‚ R. (2009). Understanding Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill. Ko‚ M. (2001‚ October 8). Blessed are the emaciated: even today ’s "fleshy" celebrities are seriously
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A. Should the medical profession force feed people with anorexia as part of treatment? One of the contributing factors to developing anorexia is an individual’s need to control his or her environment. In my opinion‚ force feeding a patient who suffers from this serious disorder‚ would be unethical as well as a violation of the patient’s constitutional rights. The libertarian philosophy of freedom is based on the premise that self-ownership is a basic right and that initiating violence against others
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