In Health Submitted by: Rochel Marie Jaranilla 4th- Jade Submitted to: Ms. Amarro Health & PE Teacher A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological pattern‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is generally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development of a person’s culture. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of how a person feels‚ acts‚ thinks or perceives. This may be associated with particular regions
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Disorders Assignment Last Name: Robles‚ Princess Read each case below and determine what psychological disorder each patient might have. In your own words‚ state your reasons why. Type your answer directly below each case. A. Case: James had a very difficult time in Kindergarten. He could not perform simple functions such as cutting‚ drawing‚ and writing. His teacher said that he had trouble staying in his seat and paying attention. Instead‚ he often spent his 4 hours a day in class laying on
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Altered states of consciousness 1- Sleeping: Sleeping is defined as: Altered state of consciousness meaning losing awareness‚ unresponsiveness to the surrounding environment. Normal people spend one third of their life-time sleeping. Sleeping has many functions such as: improving mental health and maintaining the body in its healthy state and avoid the damage of tissues. Sleeping Hours: Age and condition | Sleep Needs | Newborns
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eating disorders CAN OBLITERATE you __________________ An Example Paper Presented to Mrs. Amy Crider Boyce College __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for EN101 __________________ by Mon Biswa Mbiswa271@students.sbts.edu Feb 13‚ 2014 EATING DISORDERS CAN OBLITERATE YOU Eating disorders can be defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food
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this into account. They aren’t afraid to make a movie or a TV show where the main character or supporting character has a mental disorder‚ some may even have multiple characters with a disorder. However‚ in some movies and shows it is made very obvious and others are more discrete. In The Big Bang Theory‚ the producers made it very obvious Sheldon has a mental disorder. There were very many episodes and multiple season to which all of Sheldon’s social issues come into play and how he lives his life
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Eating Disorders Eating disorders are sweeping this country and are rampant on junior high‚ high school‚ and college campuses. These disorders are often referred to as the Deadly Diet‚ but are often known by their more popular names: anorexia or bulimia. They affect more than 20% of females between the age of thirteen and forty. It is very rare for a young female not to know of someone with an eating disorder. Statistics show that at least one in five young women have a serious problem with
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SEIZURE DISORDERS Seizures happen when the brain cells send out abnormal signals. When people have recurrent seizures it called a seizure disorder also known as Epilepsy. There are two general types of seizures; partial seizures and generalized seizures. Small partial seizures involve part of the brain. They symptoms include involuntary twitching of the muscles‚ changes in the vision‚ vertigo‚ and unusual taste and smells. The person does not lose consciousness. Complex partial seizures have
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Sleeping problems and disorders When you sleep‚ you pass through five stages of sleep‚ stages 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and REM sleep. Stage one is the lightest sleep. During this stage you can be awaked easily. Muscle activity slows during this stage. Stage 2 is where the eye movement stops and the brain waves are slower. In stage 3 slow brain waves called delta waves begin to appear‚ with smaller yet faster waves. By stage 4 these waves appear more often‚ and it is quite difficult to wake someone during this
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achievement. In pursuing excellence‚ athletes take many risks. These risks are often well managed and calculated but non the less they are still risks (Currie & Morse‚ 2005). Researchers have examined the apparent nature of athletes developing eating disorders(ED)‚ acknowledging it to the list of risks that need to be addressed. Athletic competition often increases the prevalence of sports pressure that encourages the visibility of an ideal body promoting body dissatisfaction (Thiemann et al.‚ 2015). The
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Cyclothymic Disorder Cyclothymic disorder‚ also known as cyclothymia‚ is a relatively mild form of bipolar II disorder characterized by mood swings that may appear to be almost within the normal range of emotions. These mood swings range from mild depression‚ or dysthymia‚ to mania of low intensity‚ or hypomania. It is possible for cyclothymia to go undiagnosed‚ and for individuals with the disorder to be unaware that they have a treatable disease. Individuals with cyclothymia may experience episodes
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