Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that can damage relationships‚ career prospects‚ academic performance‚ and can even lead to suicidal tendencies and also causes people to have episodes of severe high and low moods. (Psychology Today) People who have this illness switch from feeling overly happy and energized to feeling very sad and vice versa. It is a chronically recurring condition of how you feel and act. Experts believe bipolar disorder is partly caused by an underlying problem with
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The primary reason why there is a great deal of children in institutions are due to financial problems. These families are struggling with poverty cannot afford to feed their children‚ send them to school‚ and overall are not able to support the difficulties that comes with raising a child. Another reason are that the children have disabilities‚ such as being born with a mental illness. The parents are unable to care for their children because they have little to
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research bipolar disorder. This runs in my family. My mom and grandfather both have bipolar both to a different degree of severity. I have always kind of understood what it all entails but never really looked it up. Bipolar disorder is where people go back and forth between periods of good moods and depression. The mood swings between mania and depression can be very quick. The cause of bipolar is unknown but is seen in relatives of people who have it. In most people with bipolar disorder‚ life changes
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Abstract on the Effects of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ cerebral palsy‚ dyslexia‚ dyscalculia‚ Down Syndrome‚ Fragile X Syndrome‚ and autism spectrum disorders are among the neurodevelopmental disorders discussed throughout this paper. These development disorders affect the central nervous system‚ comprised of the body and the brain. Though there is a physical component to the majority of these conditions‚ the purpose of this paper is to project further
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Kayla Mrosla-Gorka Brad Kramer AW09 28 Apr. 2014 Eating Disorders The Journal of Adolescent Health states‚ “81 percent of American 10-year-olds are afraid of being fat” (Rodenbough 4). Our society is turning into a terrible place to bring up children. The age of women affected by eating disorders seem to be decreasing. No child should feel self-conscience about their appearance. No one should‚ no matter their age. What will change how society feels if‚ “They are constantly bombarded with images
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Bipolar Disorder 1 Caleb Crenshaw General Psychology MWF @ 10:00 Professor Stevenson November 18‚ 2013 Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is a very severe mental disorder that is commonly diagnosed incorrectly. Many clinicians state that bipolar disorder is the most critical mental disorder that exists in this modern day. This disorder affects 3% to 5% of the world with detrimental effects on life contingency. Suicide is a major concern when discussing‚ and understanding
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11 March 2014 Food Affects Our Mood The way someone selects‚ prepares‚ and eats food is tied to emotional experiences. People eat different types of food when they feel sad‚ bored‚ tired‚ or stressed. Although it is natural for humans and other animals to eat in response to emotions‚ we have to identify how we feel and understand our desire to eat when we are not really hungry because the relationship between our bodies‚ our minds‚ emotions
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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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COMMUNICATION DISORDERS What is Communication Disorder? • a speech‚ language and hearing disorder which refers to problems in communication and in related areas such as oral motor function. • The symptoms vary depending on the particular type of communication disorder‚ but they generally center around problems communicating. • Children with communication disorders have deficits in their ability to exchange information with others. COMMUNICATION • a multidimensional dynamic process that
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Bipolar Disorder: Two Personalities‚ One Body Jordann Watts West Georgia Technical School Abstract Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness. It affects the mood of a person causing them to be incredibly happy or incredibly depressed. There are three types of Bipolar Disorders: Bipolar I Disorder‚ Bipolar II Disorder‚ and Cyclothymic Disorder. Bipolar I Disorder can make a person feel happy and extremely energetic. Bipolar II Disorder does the opposite. It can make a person
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