DYSTHYMIC DISORDER & BRIEF THERAPY DEPRESSION  Mild‚ chronic depression has probably existed as long as the human condition‚ although it has been referred to by various different names. The DSM-III replaced the term "neurotic depression" with dysthymic disorder--which literally means ill-humored’-and it was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ 1980  Dysthymic disorder‚ also called dysthymia‚ is a type of depression involving long-term chronic symptoms
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sleeping disorders would disagree with this quote since the "no rest" is even worse. Simply‚ your body never manages to give one hundred percent in any activity. But what are sleep disorders? They are a huge group of conditions that affect the normal development of the sleep cycle. Some disorders are very serious and can interfere with physical‚ psychological‚ and mental functioning. In this paper‚ I will try to explain the causes of and solutions to the existence of sleep disorders. My point
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Depersonalization Disorder I’ve been using cannabis since the final week of my 13th year. I was actually the last of my inner circle to try it. One day two of my best (only) friends came into school acting goofier than usual. I asked them what they had been up to and sure enough‚ they had both just finished getting high for the first time. This terrified me. I was barely getting used to my newly grown body hair‚ while other kids my age were already engaging in the use of illegal substances. With
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Physiological disorders: In this assignment I am going to describe two physiological disorder in details‚ the details that I am going to go into is what the disorder is‚ signs and symptoms‚ cause of the disorder‚ physiological changes as a result of treatment and the factors influencing the development of the disorder‚ explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders‚ describe the investigations that care carried out to enable the diagnosis of these physiological disorders and
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Menstrual Disorders. Neuroendocrine Syndromes in Gynecology Menstrual Disorders Menstruation disorders are a common problem during adolescence. These disorders may cause significant anxiety for patients and their families. Physical and psychological factors contribute to the problem. In order to treat menstruation disorders‚ becoming familiar with the normal menstrual cycle is important. The Menstrual Cycle The menstrual cycle is regulated by the complex surge and fluctuations in many different
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Analysis of “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” I still remember when I was a child‚ my parents always called me “fat boy”. In the traditional culture of my hometown China‚ “fatty” means cute‚ full of blessing. No one associated “fat” with being ugly. Even when I was a high school student‚ “fat boy” was still my parents’ nickname for me. But in recent years‚ Chinese aesthetics has been changing quickly. Now‚ you can easily find all kinds of diet pills on sale in stores‚ and more and more recreation
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Eating Disorders: White American vs. Black American Teenagers Gretchen Serrao Nova Southeastern University Eating Disorders: White American vs. Black American Teenagers During our time‚ society in the United States is greatly influenced for concerns about body image and weight which leads to eating disorders. White Americans and Black American teenagers hold differences in judgements about body size. Therefore‚ this topic is of great interests for me because
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Speech on Bipolar Disorder I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Well I want everyone to think about this; how many people do you know are bipolar? I’m sure the things you’ve heard or seen you think they’re all crazy‚ but believe it or not there are many famous people with bipolar including Abraham Lincoln‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ Drew Carey‚ and many others. Most people who are bipolar don’t realize they are bipolar and go throughout life untreated because mentally they don’t believe they have a problem
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This scene gives an example of one of Joan’s psychological disorders‚ borderline disorder‚ because of her instability in moods that takes place in the movie Mommie Dearest. Joan Crawford is not just a Hollywood actress and a mother; she is also a mentally ill woman who possesses multiple personality disorders that include‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ borderline‚ narcissism‚ and bipolar disorder. The
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A sleep disorder can be defined as a disturbance of the normal sleep pattern. This causes a disruption in the way an individual typically sleeps‚ which can lead to other complications such as irritability and dysfunction during the day. Four common sleep disorders are insomnia‚ sleep apnea‚ restless legs syndrome‚ and narcolepsy. Nearly 70 million Americans suffer from these and many other sleep disorders every year. Insomnia is a sleep disorder in which the affected individual has difficulty falling
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