Bipolar Disorder Abstract When many hear the words Bipolar disorder‚ they immediately think someone is borderline psycho. Known originally as manic depression‚ Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness that creates mood swings that affect an individual’s behavior and emotions‚ which can result in a lot of pain. This disorder has two types: Type I and Type II with both having manic and depressive phases in each. These phases are episodes that have symptoms from one extreme
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Running head: Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ Impulse Control‚ and Personality Disorders Paper and Matrix Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ Impulse Control‚ and Personality Disorders PSY 410 October 1‚ 2012 Kristi Lane‚ PhD Disorders come in many forms and can affect those who are afflicted with them in more ways than imagined. They affect us in the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ and behavioral aspects of our lives and can
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Nicolas‚ Vida Marie C. February 24‚ 2014 IA12116 Prof. Brenda Lansang GENETIC DISORDERS 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome 22. The deletion occurs near the middle of the chromosome at a location designated q11.2. 22q11.2 deletion syndrome has many possible signs and symptoms that can affect almost any part of the body. The features of this syndrome vary widely‚ even among affected members
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Bipolar Disorder Heather McLean HCA/240 Maryam Pirnazar 4/14/2013 Introduction Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder it can cause shifts in moods‚ activity level‚ energy‚ and also the ability to due day-to-day tasks. It is also commonly known as manic- depressive illness. This disorder is one of the oldest illnesses that is known. It is one of the first noticed that goes as far back and the second century. The first person that recognized the some of the symptoms
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Behavior Disorders (Emotional Disturbance Pg 207-210) I. Facts: * Behavior disorders include mental health problems with a focus on behaviors that both identify emotional problems and create interpersonal and social problems for children and adolescents in the course of their development. * Currently‚ students with such disorders are categorized as having a serious emotional disturbance‚ which is defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)‚ Public Law 101-476‚ as follows:
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Bipolar Disorder Although everyone experiences ups and downs in their life among many of the human emotions‚ people who suffer from manic depression or bipolar disorder experience massive mood swings out of proportion or completely unrelated to what may be happening in their lives. The reality of this illness is that chemical changes in the brain and genetic factors are to blame. In history‚ people believed demonic possessions and other occurrences were the cause of psychiatric disorders‚ but modern
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Sleep Disorders Sleeping is a state when our body relaxes the most‚ all the motor activity and senses are suspended when we are asleep. Although when sleeping we look inactive‚ some functions of our brain and body are actually more active when we are asleep. During sleep there is a lot going on in your body and that is why sleeping is as important to your health as eating healthy and exercising. There are several reactions caused by lack of sleeping time‚ such as insomnia‚ chronic insomnia‚ and
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Anxiety Disorder Research Paper Essie Stiverson Mrs. Norton Intro to Psychology November 1‚ 2012 Anxiety is an emotional state like feeling anxious or nervous. Anxiety can be phased or permanent. There are seven main different types of anxiety. The symptoms and diagnosis differ and should be know the difference and the many different types of treatment. There is also the scientific side in which Sigmund Freud approached anxiety with two different theories. In the Freudian
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Psychology disorders are refereed to as a mental illness but are described as abnormalities of the mind. Abnormalities of the mind causes persistent behavior patterns that can affect day to day life. The different types of disorders have been identified and classified Eating disorders (ex. Anorexia Nervosa)‚ Mood disorders (ex. Depression)‚ Personality disorders (ex. Anti-social personality disorders)‚ Psychotic disorders (ex. Schizophrenia)‚ and Sexual disorders (ex. Sexual dysfunction). One person
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Bipolar Disorder What Causes Bipolar Disorder? There is no single cause for bipolar disorder. Indeed‚ like all psychological disorders‚ bipolar disorder is a complex condition with multiple contributing factors‚ including: Genetic: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families‚ so researchers believe there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Scientists also are exploring the presence of abnormalities on specific genes. Biological: Researchers believe that some neurotransmitters‚ including
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