Sohaib Tahir (15-10118) Psychology Presentation Dissociative Amnesia and Fugue‚ Identity disorder Dissociative Amnesia: Dissociative amnesia‚ formerly called psychogenic amnesia‚ is one of a group of conditions called dissociative disorders. Dissociative disorders are mental illnesses that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory‚ mental functions that normally operate smoothly. When one or more of these functions is disrupted‚ symptoms
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A Closer Look at Anxiety Disorders Can you imagine how it would feel to have constant feelings of fear and dread? These feelings are a reality for the twenty-nine percent of people who suffer from some kind of anxiety disorder in their lifetime (Comer 96). There are many different types of anxiety disorders. They include generalized anxiety disorder‚ phobia‚ panic disorder‚ and obsessive compulsive disorder. The symptoms of these disorders vary‚ but they all have an underlying similarity; fear
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Real-World Observations: Observation #1 Topic: Eating Disorders Observed Behaviors: As a secondary school teacher and administrator of twenty three years‚ I have observed numerous people‚ mainly girls but also boy who struggled with eating disorders namely‚ anorexia or bulimia. According to the DSM-IV‚ eating disorders are characterized by a severe disturbance in eating behavior. Anorexia Nervosa is defined as "refusal to maintain a body weight that is normal for the person’s age and height
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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BLOOD DISORDERS Pamela Butler Axia University of Phoenix Health & Diseases Blood disorders can affect one ’s life and health in many ways. Blood disorders come in many types and have many symptoms and treatments. However‚ with proper knowledge of symptoms‚ lifestyle factors‚ and family history one can prevent and treat these disorders before becoming life threatening. After reviewing each scenario provided it is established that each individual is suffering from a different
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Introduction Anorexia Nervosa is a serious and often fatal eating disorder in which the individual deliberately restricts themselves of food due to an obsession with thinness and weight loss. I chose to focus on Anorexia because it is both a serious and growing public health concern within Canada. This paper will focus on the characteristics‚ prevalence‚ and treatment for Anorexia Nervosa as well as how this applies to social work practice. As Anorexia is such a fatal condition‚ understanding
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Some causes of getting a disorder may be because of (reason doesn’t have to be because of one of these): * Family history with personality Disorder * Experiencing abuse/negation as a child * Loss of parents/divorce * Low income * Unstable life Some causes of getting a disorder may be because of (reason doesn’t have to be because of one of these): * Family history with personality Disorder * Experiencing abuse/negation as a child * Loss of parents/divorce
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women are more likely than men to develop an eating disorder‚ which will eventually lead them to their deaths due to eating deficiencies. Warrant: Women are very insecure about their physical appearance because the media (which is the main source of advertisement) has a lot of images of “beautiful‚ skinny” models with flawless skin and amazing physiques. This will influence them to eat less in order to be skinny and beautiful. Backing: Eating disorders can starts as early from our child hood. Little
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Dying to Be Thin Video An eating disorder is any range or psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. In the video‚ Dying to Be Thin‚ the two main eating disorders that were focused on the most in this video were bulimia and anorexia. Bulimia‚ also known as bulimia nervosa‚ is a type of eating disorder in which a person becomes focused on his/her weight and body shape. A lot of the dancers and models in the video had developed bulimia because they had a strong
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Childhood Disorders • Behavior disorders o Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) o Conduct Disorder o Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Separation/anxiety disorder • Elimination disorders o Enuresis o Encopresis • Disorders in cognitive‚ motor‚ and communication skills o Learning disorders Reading disorder (dyslexia) • Deficits in ability to read Mathematics disorder • Deficits in mathematics skills Disorder of written expression • Deficits in the ability to write
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