What Is Bipolar Disorder? I.Writebol COMM/156 5/25/2012 M.Clark “What a creature of strange moods [Winston Churchill] is - always at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of an intense depression‚” once said William Maxwell "Max" Aitken. Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain that has yet to be unraveled; it causes many mood swings that can happen at a moment’s notice without a word. With many mental illnesses in order to diagnose them it takes time
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of neural development disorders characterized by patterns of demeanor. Parents reactions towards the news of a child diagnosed with Autism are different in every family. This news can either make or break a family. These families have to mainly focus on how they will cope and how drastically their lifestyles will change. Financially‚ Autistic families have the most difficulty raising a child. Sometimes‚ one of the parents quit their job to stay home
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Antisocial personality Disorder vs. Schizoid Personality Disorder Patients with antisocial personality disorder (often referred to as psychopaths) are frequently in conflict with social‚ moral‚ or legal norms. They may also demonstrate behaviours that show disregard towards others‚ such as lying‚ manipulating and breaking the law. Additionally these people are often reckless‚ irresponsible‚ lack a sense of personal responsibility and show little to no remorse. Therefore they mostly blame other people
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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Gender Identity Disorder/Gender Dysphoria Gender identity disorder (GID) or transsexualism is defined by strong‚ persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s own assigned sex. (“Psychology Today”) Due to a recent change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM‚ “Gender Identity Disorder” will be replaced with “Gender Dysphoria”. For the purpose of this paper those two terms will be interchangeable. This paper will explore
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With children as early as age 7 showing dissatisfaction with their body‚ and as young as 9 starting dieting‚ eating disorders are a serious issue in our society. Taking a look at perceptions‚ behaviors‚ and medical issues associated with the disorders of anorexia and bulimia‚ scholars have tried to categorize and find answers to the problems which certain adolescents suffer. In this paper I focused on the two major eating disorders of anorexia and bulimia. In 1978‚ Brunch called anorexia nervosa
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Antisocial Personality Disorder/ Psycopathy Imagine not having a conscience‚ none at all‚ no feelings of guilt or remorse for your actions. No limiting sense of concern for the well being of strangers‚ friends‚ and even family members. Imagine never struggling with shame‚ not once in your life‚ no matter what selfish‚ lazy‚ harmful‚ or immoral action you have taken. Disregarding the safety and feelings of others‚ as well as yourself. Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psycopathy are just two of
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Parents today face the dilemma of having a child with emotional or behavioral disorder. For small children‚ to have it is one thing‚ but to detect it is another. Since they are still growing up and going through stages such as the "terrible two’s" and adolescence‚ you’d think that some of their behavior is normal and it’s all a part of child development. It all depends on how one may look at it. If a small child were to have a severe tantrum and rip their toys apart‚ one parent may see it as a serious
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Alexandria Hines 4-21-14 Human Growth and Development Transgender Children In the past couple of years The LGBT community has become more public and have let America know‚ they’re no longer scared of who they are. Everyday more and more people are “coming out saying that they’re gay. Often times we may forget about transgender men and women and what daily struggles they may face. We often wonder why someone would want to completely change their appearance‚ their gender and normal everyday life
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living with a child with autism affects the family 10-11. Different treatments for our children with autisms 12. References What is autism? Autism‚ also called autistic disorder‚ appears in early childhood‚ usually before age 3 (National Institutes of Health‚ 2001). Boys are 4 times likely to have autism then girls. Autism is a life-long developmental disorder. Autism prevents children and adolescents from interacting normally with other people‚ and affects almost every aspect
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