Introduction Bipolar disorder is a disorder associated with episodes of mood swings going from depressive lows to manic highs. There is a controversy with bipolar disorder in youth causing difficulty in diagnosing. However‚ bipolar disorder is considered to be a repetitive familial disorder that occurs in 1-3% of youth‚ but mainly in adolescents prevalence “ The prevalence of the Bp spectrum disorders in youth is on average 1.8% and for Bp-1 1.2% with rates of BP-1 being consistent amoung most
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Mood Disorders You never know why a person does the things they or even what has cause them to be the person that they are. For example‚ you might never have known that famous people like Drew Carey‚ Jim Carrey‚ Sheryl Crow‚ even Pablo Picasso have depressive disorders. By reading‚ you will get an insight‚ if any‚ on mood disorders‚ along with how I found a relation in my personal life. As well as something relating to what I like to do in my free time. Mood disorders are fairly attention-grabbing;
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Borderline personality disorder is a very common in today’s society. Many personality disorders stem from some sort of trauma a person has had to endure. Leaving them with a feeling of distrust or being alone. Often the feelings that arose from within them lead to problems in relationships. Personality disorders origins are associated with many factors within three main categories. Being that the origins of personality disorders can be linked to psychological factors got me thinking about a friend
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University of Phoenix Material Thesis Statement and Outline What is your thesis statement? . For medicinal purposes‚ a few states have passed the laws allowing the usage of marijuana. Although marijuana is used for medicinal purposes‚ there are many harmful effects that marijuana have on the body. Marijuana also tend to stay in one’s system for as long as 3 to 90 depending on how much is consumed. I. Introduction Marijuana comes from a hemp plant‚ which is also called cannabis
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Eating at Home or at Restaurants All the people in the world like food‚ and they always eat every day such as‚ breakfast‚ lunch‚ and dinner. Everybody has special or different ways to eat or prepare food‚ and the favorite place to eat food. Some people prefer to eat at restaurants‚ other people prefer to prepare and eat food at home. I prefer to eat at home for two reasons that are the health and comfortable. First‚ I often prepare the food and eat at home because eating at home is healthier
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Thesis Statement: The Homestead Act is one of the most important act passed by the Congress for the benefit of American People. Source # 1: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5978437_significance-homestead-act.html “The Homestead Act was significant for settlers and those brave enough to start a new life‚ because it offered them 160 acres of public land‚ for free or little charge. But ownership of the land was only granted if the land was developed for farming.” This means that the Homestead Act was very
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Major Depressive Disorder What is major depressive disorder? According to the DSM library‚ the symptoms of major depressive disorder can include: a depressed mood more often than not (this mood can include hopelessness‚ emptiness‚ etc.)‚ diminishes pleasure or interest in daily activity‚ unintended weight loss or weight gain‚ fatigue‚ insomnia or hypersomnia‚ and thoughts of death. Risk factors for major depressive disorder can include: a neurotic attitude‚ difficult childhood experiences‚ genetic
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Dissociative identity disorder is a type of disorder that cause a person to have multiple presence of distinct personality. There is no more than 200‚000 cases a year in the U.S. Normally Dissociative identity disorder can not be cured and kids as young as 9 years old are diagnosed with this disorder. Their attitude can change just as fast‚ anything can trigger their mood change. DID ( Dissociative Identity Disorder ) has no cure but longtime treatment. Even though DID is not as known‚ it should
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an Axis I Anxiety Disorder in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The primary diagnostic criteria are the existence of obsessions or compulsions‚ some degree of recognition of the irrationality of the behavior‚ and significant interference with everyday functioning. This article provides an up-to-date summary of the state of knowledge regarding obsessive-compulsive disorder. The content
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What is a Panic Attack Disorder? A panic attack disorder is a disorder that involves sudden surges of fear‚ often overwhelming surges. The difference between a simple attack and a full-on panic attack disorder is the length of time the symptoms persist and the gravity of the symptoms. Essentially‚ a panic attack disorder disrupts your life and causes you to completely revamp the way in which you go about your daily work‚ home life‚ and social life. A panic disorder is a fairly common condition
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