1. Running Heading: BLOOD DISORDERS Blood Disorders Athena Hackett Health and Diseases: Understanding Paths and Pathology June 20‚ 2010 Dr. Natasha Billups In each scenario provided each person is at risk of a specific disorder. The first patient Amy‚ who is the four year old Caucasian female‚ in my opinion is at risk for the blood disorder of Iron Deficiency Anemia. Next is person at possible risk of a specific blood disorder is Marcus. Marcus is a five year old African American
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Mental Illness Social Anxiety Disorder Social Anxiety Disorder is characterized as a mental illness in which a person is diagnosed with having thoughts of uncertainty about how they will behave in present and future social gatherings. People who suffer from this mental illness usually worry about future events and the manner in which their behavior will be viewed by other individuals. The fear of socializing causes people who suffer from this mental illness to shy away from speaking and participating
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l Borderline Personality Disorder: Mysterious Mayhem May 1‚ 2011 Abstract Approximately 2% of Americans are diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A concrete cause for the disorder has not been identified; however‚ genetics and environmental factors are known to play large roles in BPD. BPD is characterized by intense mood swings‚ a marked inability to maintain stable relationships‚ idolizing another individual just to tear them down to nothing
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A disorder that takes one through a figurative rollercoaster of emotion with many high points of abnormal energy and low points of despair. A person would call this disorder manic depression or bipolar disorder. With symptoms like mania which is a period of elevated energy‚ happiness and irritably or depression that brings a feeling of hopelessness‚ insecurity and negativity; life can be hard. Firstly‚ this article will examine bipolar disorder including symptoms and whom it affects. Then‚ it is
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Description of Bipolar disorder Surprisingly Bipolar disorder isn’t a simple disease. Bipolar disorder is also known by another name which is manic-depressive illness. Our double named disorder causes a few big changes to the life of the ill and lives around them. The symptoms of this disorder are very severe but can differ on severity depending on the person. This disorder is life altering in many ways‚ but with medications and treatment this disorder can be managed‚ allowing the afflicted to
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For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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Eating Disorders and the Media We are constantly surrounded and influenced by the media no matter where we go. With all of the great improvements the media has provided to our lives‚ it is hard to recognize how much the media has negatively impacted us as well. Media advertises body images that are deemed to be “perfect” which pressures individuals to change their appearance to meet the standards of society’s view of “perfection.” Not everyone can achieve self-satisfaction with his or her appearance
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder‚ or BDD‚ is a somatization disorder‚ clinically similar to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. BDD is an individual’s preoccupation with an imaginary physical defect. BDD is known to significantly impair an individual’s life and social habits (Watkins 1 of 5). Symptoms of this disorder include overly frequent glances at mirrors‚ skin picking‚ elaborate grooming rituals‚ high anxiety with people
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Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a condition in which a person can have two or more distinct identities that can take control of an individual (Psychology Today). It was previously referred to as a multiple personality disorder. Most people experience mild dissociation‚ which is like day dreaming (WebMD)‚ but in DID it is a disruption of the normal integrative processes of consciousness‚ perceptions‚ memory and identity (Medscape). In Dissociated Identity Disorder at least
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Fluency disorder is a communication disorder that involves speech with many disfluencies‚ which interrupts the flow of communication. To have this disorder means that you have some trouble speaking fluently. Some symptoms of a fluency disorder are pauses‚ interjections‚ and revisions. Primary features of a fluency disorder are part-word repetitions‚ sound prolongations‚ and blocks. Secondary features are lip tremors‚ tensing‚ eye blinking‚ negative feelings‚ head jerking‚ and fist clenching. (Kurth)
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