DOUGLAS B. SAMUEL AND THOMAS A. WIDIGER(2000). A comparison of obsessive–compulsive personality disorder scales. Department of Psychology‚ University of Kentucky. Lexington Department of Psychiatry‚ Yale University School of Medicine. Psychiatrists‚ psychologists‚ and social workers have conducted many studies gathering information on many disorders. Most of these disorders can be diagnosed using a variety of scales to measure the altitude of affectiveness‚ the disorders may have to the indvidual
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Test Yourself CAMMER’S OCPD TEST Each statement below can be rated on a scale of 1 to 4 of how much you (and/or a loved one) feel the statement applies‚ where: 1= None or a little of the time 2= Some of the time 3= Good part of the time 4= Most or all of the time 1. I prefer things to be done my way. 2. I am critical of people who don’t live up to my standards or expectations. 3. I stick to my principles‚ no matter what. 4. I am upset by changes in the environment or the behavior
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Specific Purpose * To inform my audience about Tourette syndrome. Central Idea * To inform my audience what Tourette syndrome is‚ what causes Tourette syndrome‚ and how to treat Tourette syndrome. Introduction I. Over 200‚000 Americans have Tourette syndrome. A. TS patients are often undiagnosed B. 15% of TS patients experience extreme effects C. Men are three times more likely to have TS than women II. Tourette Syndrome A. What it is B. What causes it C
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determining the factors that may cause obesity and overeating in individuals. Though their work is incomplete‚ a general consensus among these researches declares that the factors contributing to obesity and overeating include psychological‚ biological‚ and cultural factors. Primarily‚ psychology evidently has a role in overeating and obesity. Many disorders are associated with overeating. To begin‚ the Binge Eating Disorder is the most commonly found overeating disease‚ affecting about 3% of American adults
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boy/girl. People who are fat have suffered every day for how they look and many times our society ignores fat people’s feelings. Obese people have been suffering depression and discrimination for being fat‚ even though sometimes it is a disease or compulsive eating (eating disorder) that makes them fat‚ there are also some irresponsible cases of eating unhealthily and it not working out. Obese people today tend to be discriminated for being fat in our society. Overweight people are not different
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in weight‚ interferes with a person’s way of dealing with life‚ and damages vital human body functions. Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa are the two major illnesses classified as eating disorders but there are also two minor disorders. Compulsive Overeating is when a person is caught in the vicious cycle of binge eating and depression and Night-Eating Syndrome is when the affected person wakes up multiple times during the night and is unable to fall back to sleep unless they eat some sort of food
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According to “Competitive Eating: How Is It Safe?” by Richard Sine and “Should We Ban Competitive Eating?” by Sarah McCarry‚ competitive should be banned from being a sport and a job to many of the competitor because it promotes obesity and it puts the eaters life at risk. The first reason to ban competitive eating is unhealthy and you can put your live at risk.“If competitive eaters are vomiting regularly‚ that could cause problems.Protracted vomiting can increase the chances of aspiration.
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Eating Disorder In Young Women Introduction http://www.eatingdisorderfoundation.org/EatingDisorders.htm Eating Disorders are serious and complex emotional and physical addictions. Without treatment eating disorders lead to mood swings‚ physical problems‚ and potential death. Eating Disorders include a range of conditions that involve an obsession with food‚ weight and appearance to the degree that a person’s heath‚ relationships and daily activities are adversely
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I will be discussing the issue of eating disorders and how they affect nearly eight million people in the U.S. alone. Out of any other psychological disease‚ eating disorders have the highest mortality rate. This is becoming a much bigger problem than anyone might have anticipated‚ due to the constant references from the media about how being thin is so important. It has also become harder to combat‚ because of the fast food industry. Despite what is common knowledge‚ eating disorders are curable
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teens whose food choices are influenced by society ’s pressures to have the ideal look. Some eating disorders are classified as anorexia‚ bulimia‚ compulsive overeating or binge eating. Both anorexia and bulimia can lead to convulsions‚ kidney failure‚ irregular heartbeats‚ osteoporosis and dental erosion. Adolescents suffering from compulsive overeating disorder are at risk for heart attack‚ high blood pressure and high cholesterol‚ kidney disease‚ arthritis‚ and stroke. Healthy eating during adolescence
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