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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Child Sexual Abuse Siping Chen Laney College Psych 7A April 10‚ 2014 Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse does not have a universal definition. However‚ a central characteristic of any abuse is the dominant position of an adult that allows him or her to force or coerce a child into sexual activity (American Psychological Association). Yet all offences that involve sexually touching a child‚ as well as non-touching offenses and sexual exploitation‚ are just as harmful and
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awareness‚ create an information portal as accessible as possible for everybody. Female circumcision seems to be declining slightly in some areas of Sudan. A culturally accepted policy and political commitment to eradicate the practice are needed. Education and economic empowerment of women would help lower support for the practice. A mass media campaign publicizing the risks of female circumcision and the fact that female circumcision is not obligatory for Islamic women would also be helpful. In
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I strongly oppose Female genital mutilation to the fact that it violates two important human rights‚ namely: the right to have a surgery or not; and the right to keep one’s own gender identity. Another reason why I stand against female genital mutilation is the fact that I think that female genital mutilation is a strong gender issue leaning in favor of traditional men who want to control their many wives while they take turns to sleep with them‚ since female genital mutilation reduces the urge
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Female circumcision is a practice not uncommon in Muslim society. Although this practice does not only occur within Muslim society‚ this paper will focus on the practices that do occur within Islamic society. The Islamic countries with the most prevalence in practicing this form of genital mutilation are Sudan (98%)‚ Somalia (98%)‚ and Egypt (75%) (El Saadawi 34). Other Islamic countries that practice this are Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Pakistan‚ and India‚ which practice this under the name of sunnah
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic–depressive disorder‚ is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a category of mood disorders defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels‚ cognition‚ and mood. These moods are clinically referred to as mania or‚ if milder‚ hypomania. Individuals who experience manic episodes also commonly experience depressive episodes or symptoms‚ or mixed episodes in which features of both mania and depression are present
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Ashley Norton Psy-270 Final Project- Marla’s Disorder Due-Sunday Dysthymia Disorder Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling "jumpy all of the time‚" and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. Before I could tell Marla’s that she may be suffering from Dysthymic Disorder I would need to really take a look in her life and understand
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Bipolar disorder is one of the oldest known illnesses. Extensive research reveals that there was some mention of the symptoms in early medical records‚ which date back to the 1600’s. Bipolar was first noticed as far back as the second century. Aretaeus of Cappadocia (a city in ancient Turkey) first recognized some symptoms of mania and depression‚ and felt they could be linked to each other. Aretaeus’s findings went unnoticed and unsubstantiated until 1650‚ when a scientist named Richard Burton wrote
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An eating disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. There are different kinds of eating disorders‚ such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Anybody can have an eating disorder‚ and there are many factors and causes to having one. Eating disorders are important concerns to society‚ but there can be many solutions to them. There are an increasing number of people with an eating disorder‚ and those who have one have to go
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