Real-World Observations: Observation #1 Topic: Eating Disorders Observed Behaviors: As a secondary school teacher and administrator of twenty three years‚ I have observed numerous people‚ mainly girls but also boy who struggled with eating disorders namely‚ anorexia or bulimia. According to the DSM-IV‚ eating disorders are characterized by a severe disturbance in eating behavior. Anorexia Nervosa is defined as "refusal to maintain a body weight that is normal for the person’s age and height
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Services Administration (SAMHSA) 7.5 million children -- about 10.5 percent of the US population under age 18 -- live with a parent who suffered an alcohol use disorder (The Mama Bear Effect‚ 2013)." A child living with an alcoholic can be subjected to verbal‚ physical‚ and sexual abuse. The poisoned environment can lead to long term psychological
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Psychological Measure Paper Malisha Mishoe PSY / 475 Stephanie Mead December 16th‚ 2012 Psychological Measure Paper Child Depression The word depression has a tendency to be associated with adults. In reality adults have much more to worry about than children‚ such as: financial responsibilities‚ family personal dilemmas‚ work challenges‚ and the overall wellbeing of themselves and their families. The truth is that society has a tendency to also forget that children are also plagued
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Bipolar Disorder HCA/240 Toni Black Andrew Bertrand 11/21/2010 What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder‚ is also known as manic-depressive illness‚ this is a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings‚ energy levels are either up or down and your ability to function a normal everyday life would be a challenge to these individuals with this mental illness. The normal ups and downs that people experience who doesn’t have bipolar disorder is relatively different because with
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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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Discuss psychological explanations of any one eating disorder (24) Anorexia has been found in all countries but the frequency of the disorder increases with the levels of Western influence in society. Hoek et al found that white Caribbean’s had higher rates of anorexia than black Caribbean’s‚ presumably because the white population aspired to a more Western lifestyle than the black population. It can be concluded that socio-cultural factors can help explain anorexia. Social learning theory helps
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"There is nothing left‚" the words uttered by a young Cambodian civilian known as Vithy. In the novel‚ Little Brother by Allan Baillie‚ it is evident that war has devastating and lasting effects on civilians. These three occurrences are clearly manifested in the novel. They are: Loss of family‚ Loss of property and Genocide. The most terrifying thing of all is that children‚ such as Vithy‚ went through these traumatic things. Firstly‚ war has devastating and lasting effects on civilians because
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In section 2 we further our understanding of addiction by recognising and hopefully you will be able to identify with the physical/psychological characteristics of addiction. In addition recognise the progression of addiction‚ the importance of an abstinence-based recovery and alternative treatments to support recovery success. Finally the important key factors of addictions I want you to always remember. So let’s get started: Physical Symptoms of Addiction Physical symptoms of addiction are the
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MONTESSORI CENTRE INTERNATIONAL 18 Balderton Street‚ London W1K 6TG‚ United Kingdom Tel 00 44(0) 20 7493 8300 Fax 00 44 (0) 20 7629 7808 www.montessori.org.uk TITLE SHEET for Distance Learning Students Is English your first language: No (please delete as applicable) STUDENT NAME: XOLILE SHABANGU STUDENT NO: 13083J NAME OF MARKER: Lisette Niemand DATE OF SUBMISSION:
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III – Psychology CP04 THE MOVIE “BLACK SWAN” ANALYSIS I. SUMMARY Black Swan is a story about an aspiring ballet dancer‚ Nina‚ who dreamt of playing the role of the Swan Queen in the play Swan Lake. Swan Lake is a ballet play in which a princess is turned into the White Swan and can only be turned back if a man swears eternal love to her. In the ballet‚ she is betrayed by the Black Swan‚ the evil magician’s daughter whom the magician has transformed to look exactly like the princess in order
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