PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS Psychological Disorder Analysis Amy Verhagen Axia College of University of Phoenix The diagnosis given to Maria is Dysthymic Disorder. Maria has been having trouble sleeping at night‚ feeling ‘jumpy’‚ and not able to concentrate. I suspect this has been going on for a while and possibly co-occurs with other psychological symptoms. Further questioning Maria about her past and present symptom onset will help in confirming this diagnosis to help treat her appropriately
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RUNNING HEAD: EATING DISORDERS Eating Disorders Cassandra M. Alexander Florida State College at Jacksonville Eating Disorders Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Three of the most discussed are anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and what researchers call EDNOS (eating disorder not otherwise specified). Each of the eating disorders can be fatal in their own way. What are the signs‚ what do they do to you and your body‚ and what
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Introduction Exhibitionistic Disorder is a person who exposes his or her genitals during inappropriate situations and derives sexual pleasure from it. This disorder has been characterized as a Paraphilic Disorder: a disorder that involves abnormal‚ extreme‚ or dangerous sexual desires or activities. Society often rejects exhibitionists; employment becomes difficult‚ labels and terms are put on people who suffer from this such as “flashers” or “perverts”‚ and it can become a challenge for exhibitionists
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Soft skills Soft skills is a sociological term relating to a person’s "EQ" (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)‚ the cluster of personality traits‚ social graces‚ communication‚ language‚ personal habits‚ friendliness‚ and optimism that characterize relationships with other people. Soft skills complement hard skills (part of a person’s IQ)‚ which are the occupational requirements of a job and many other activities. A person’s soft skill is an important part of their individual contribution to the
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Eating Disorders and weight loss has always been and will always be a challenge in the USA. Psychologists have been trying to motivate as well as encourage people to lose weight in all different ways. Focusing on dangerous methods that can be harmful to humans such as anorexia‚ and bulimia‚ can lead to many eating disorders which may then cause bodies to go into dimorphic disorders. This has been an epidemic in the media as well as in the societies where it has an on-going conception of being beautiful
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speech assignment #1 Purpose: To inform my fellow classmates about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Thesis: To better inform the class about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Ill be discussing what and eating disorder is‚ why do people develop an eating disorder‚ and how can an eating disorder be treated. Intro: Attention Getter: There are 8 million Americans with an eating disorder; 7 million of them being woman while 1 million of them are. If you are to look at me now you probably
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An eating disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. There are different kinds of eating disorders‚ such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Anybody can have an eating disorder‚ and there are many factors and causes to having one. Eating disorders are important concerns to society‚ but there can be many solutions to them. There are an increasing number of people with an eating disorder‚ and those who have one have to go
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Eating Disorders Research Paper Anna Mills Hofstra University PSY 456 February 15‚ 2014 The effects of puberty on genetic risk for disordered Eating: evidence for a sex difference It is customarily known that girls are more affected with Eating Disorders (ED) than boys. Does it mean
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Eating Disorders BEH/225 Crystal Poole LaToshia Stamps October 31‚ 2014 Our bodies need nutrients to able to function properly. Every day we consume food in order to provide are body with this nutrition. When you become hungry your primary drive kicks in and you are looking for food to eat. Your body knows that you need it and sends the message for you to eat. Most of the time when someone is hungry they were find something to eat. A lot of things effect what we eat. Some people have
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While neuron disorders are debilitating diseases‚ scientists are researching promising new cures. This research ranges from the crosstalk between motor and sensory neurons‚ to the morphing of skin cells‚ and the function of the CLP1 gene and its role in certain diseases. A first example of this promising new research is that scientists have discovered that ephrin and Eph prevent spinal cord neurons from regenerating after injuries. This means that if scientists can coax the neurons that are injured
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