the cause of mood disorders these mainly consist of Unipolar and Bipolar
Premium Psychology Emotion Symptoms
There has been an alarming rise in eating disorders among teenagers. Our culture and its idealization of a slender figure is a leading cause. Many turn to the media for trends and to find out what’s “in”. Through advertising‚ television‚ films‚ and the fashion industry the message relentlessly being shown is that thin is in. The desire to be skinny and pretty has driven teenagers to anorexia or bulimia as the solution to getting the “perfect body”. However‚ it can lead to numerous problems. Extensive
Premium Nutrition Eating disorders Anorexia nervosa
Eating disorders have plagued society for many centuries. This is a serious medical problem. People who are suffering from eating disorder have use food to feel control over feelings that seem overwhelming. These people may also have obsessions about their appearances. The majority of people with an eating disorder are women. There are three types of eating disorders which are anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Treatment for eating disorders uses a combination of options
Premium Anorexia nervosa Eating disorders Bulimia nervosa
The role of stressor in causing adjustment disorder With time adjustment disorder icd is evolving as a serious mental illness that can bring in whole lot of changes in an individual. There are various factors associated with adjustment disorder‚ the stressor is something that plays a crucial part in developing the problem slowly. The problem of adjustment disorder icd takes quite some time to develop and it is how the stressor impacts the individual. There are different stressors leading to such
Premium Anxiety Bipolar disorder Psychology
Introduction. Sleeping disorders are more common than most people think‚ they are simply changes in the way that you sleep. Just like being active and eating right‚ getting the required amount of sleep is essential for a healthy lifestyle. When you have a sleeping disorder this can be hard to achieve when it is impossible to get 8 hours of sleep‚ which is the average sleep an adult needs to receive. The three main sleeping disorders are Insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ and narcolepsy. Insomnia. Insomnia has
Premium Sleep Sleep disorder Sleep deprivation
Personality Disorders Constant abnormal feelings‚ thoughts and acts that are highly reoccurring in a person is usually the result of a personality disorder. Personality disorders are mental disorders observed and treated by psychologists and psychiatrists. They affect the daily life of the person suffering from the personality disorder and impact those around them. They suffer from impairments in their personality functions that are long-term and are basically incapable of controlling it. .Personality
Premium Psychology Mental disorder Personality psychology
Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs PSY/240 The Brain‚ the Body‚ and the Mind Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs There are five main psychiatric disorders and they are schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorders‚ and Tourette syndrome. Psychiatric disorders are “disorders of psychological function sufficiently sever to require treatment” Pinel‚ J. P. J. (2011). The main fact about these psychiatric disorders is that they are difficult to diagnose. They use the DSM-IV-TR
Premium Psychology Schizophrenia Mental disorder
Anxiety Disorders Maria Vivar Aug. 6‚ 2012 Jose J. Juarez Anxiety Disorders A psychological disorder‚ also referred to as a mental disorder‚ is an ongoing behavioral pattern‚ thoughts‚ feelings or actions that are deviant‚ distressful‚ and dysfunctional. It impacts multiple life areas which create hardships for the person experiencing these symptoms that can seriously affect your day-to-day function in life and interfere with your ability to interact in society (Unknown‚ Psychological Disorders-Symptoms
Premium Psychology Mental disorder Anxiety
Somatoform Disorder Somatoform disorders deal with people who show symptoms of a somatic or bodily disorder‚ even though there is no physical cause for it. This psychological disorder takes a somatic/bodily form‚ thus it is called a somatoform disorder. There are mainly five types of this disorder: Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder‚ Pain Disorder‚ Hypochondriasis‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder‚ and Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified (NOS). One example of this
Premium Psychology Mental disorder Schizophrenia
The most classic form of the Bipolar Disorder is called Bipolar I. It traditionally begins with a mania‚ followed closely by a depression that may seem to be payback for the intensely energetic period that just passed. It is not an uncommon disease. Studies have concluded full-blown manic-depression probably occurs in one percent of our population‚ though many cases go undiagnosed. The milder forms often go undiagnosed‚ but probably occur in three to four percent of people (Duke and Hochman). The
Premium Bipolar disorder Suicide Major depressive disorder