Review Article on Teenage Eating Disorders Anorexia is an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat. It occurs mainly among adolescent girls and young women. The word anorexia means without appetite‚ but anorexics may be extremely hungry most of the time. They avoid food for psychological reasons. The chief physical symptom of anorexia nervosa is severe weight loss. Other symptoms include low blood pressure‚ slow heartbeat and growth of fine hair on the body. The start of
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Notes on Eating Disorders. DSM-IV-TR recognizes three different forms of eating disorder: anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and eating disorder NOS. A fourth type of eating disorder‚ binge-eating disorder‚ is listed in the Appendix and is not yet part of the formal DSM. Both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are characterized by an intense fear of becoming fat and a drive for thinness. Patients with anorexia nervosa are seriously underweight. This is not true of patients with bulimia nervosa
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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER http://www.adaa.org/finding-help/treatment By Demi Pirrone General Information On the first page of the association’s website‚ treatments and the use of medication are depicted‚ with several links to more information on specifics. Getting professional help‚ clinical trials‚ and circumstances with older adult anxiety is also generally talked about in the first page. On the side of the page‚ a link is given to find a qualified‚ specialized therapist for the anxious individual
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common than you might think. This fear is called an “anxiety disorder”. However‚ a lot of people who suffer from this feel that they are alone and not a lot of people suffer from the same thing. Since “18% of the US population suffers from various anxiety disorders” and “only 1/3 of these people get treatment” (www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics)‚ there needs to be more talk and awareness for these disorders. Anxiety disorders are “chronic conditions characterized by an excessive and
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Previously known as Dysmorphophobia‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder was first documented in 1886 by Morselli. The name changed to the latter and was accepted into the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual‚ or DSM in 1987 (Wikipedia). Shortened to BDD‚ this disorder is characterized by a person who is obsessively preoccupied with changing their outward appearance to become more attractive when outsiders see nothing in need of such changes. These bodily obsessions
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Eating Disorders Eating disorders are serious medical illnesses. They often go along with other problems such as stress‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ and substance use. Eating disorders can lead to the development of serious physical health problems‚ such as heart conditions or kidney failure. Someone whose body weight is at least 15% less than the average weight for that person’s height may not have enough body fat to keep organs and other body parts healthy. In severe cases‚ eating disorders can lead
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Childhood Disorders Autism and Children Abnormal Psychology Professor Bruce Cameron July 22‚ 2007 Abstract: Autism is a brain development disorder that is found in children usually before the age of three. Autism affects children and their “social interactions‚ impaired communication‚ and restricted and repetitive behavior.” (www.wikipedia.org) The number of children that have been diagnosed with autism is dramatically increasing. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be
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The reason for this assessment is to help Jennifer refrain from her compulsive gambling behavior. About 2 to 7 % of those who gamble compulsively‚ are at a higher risk for a wide range of psychosocial and possibly legal problems (Doweiko‚ 2015). Thereby‚ it is imperative that the assessor take accurate‚ and effective note to assure that Jennifer get the proper course of treatment. During the interview process‚ Jennifer tells the therapist that she is no longer capable of controlling herself. She
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LeyvaAP Psychology 12 December 2013 Histrionic Personality Disorder One of the many personality disorders in Axis II in the DSM-IV TR is histrionic. Individuals with this disorder display excessive attention-seeking and sexual behaviors. They are charming‚ seductive‚ emotional‚ and manipulative. HPD is classified as a Cluster B personality disorder (dramatic and emotional). Patients diagnosed with Histrionic personality disorder often focus on physical appearance. They may dress proactively
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Personality Disorder Of the three personality clusters‚ type C personality disorder is considered anxious and fearful. It includes Avoidant‚ Dependent‚ and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorders. These three personality disorders share a high level of anxiety. I can somewhat relate to this cluster‚ as my own personality is similar to some of the characteristics of the disorder. I wonder if there is a correlation between the anxiety and how others treat those affected by the disorder. People
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