The estimated prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder is 4-5%‚ making it one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. In the United States‚ recent research has shown that 1.6% of the population‚ approximately 4 million people‚ are diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ while rare‚ is also a threat‚ and only 1.7 per 100‚000 children is diagnosed with it. In "Painted Rain"‚ it is shown that healthy relationships with other children and adults
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Autistic spectrum disorder‚ otherwise known as autism‚ is a complex disorder of the central nervous system and a developmental disability that comes from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. (Dowshen‚ 2008). It is not something one can catch or pass along to someone else. It makes interacting with other people incredibly difficult. Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Autism spectrum disorder can usually be reliably
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Davis Cause and Effect Journal Eating Disorders About 24 million of US suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect almost anyone‚ but they target women‚ more specifically teenage girls between the age of 11-23 (National 1). Eating disorders range from anorexia and bulimia to taking laxatives and restricting what you eat. There are multiple causes of eating disorders. Biological factors and social media can cause a person to have an eating disorder. Biological factors such as chemical
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Bipolar Disorder‚ also known as Manic Depression‚ involves episodes of mania and depression‚ with periods of stability. Manic episodes are characterized by elevated energy levels‚ restlessness‚ feeling of nothing can go wrong‚ and high self-confidence; while depressive episodes are the exact opposite: low energy‚ sluggish‚ sadness‚ and feeling of hopelessness. Occasionally‚ people suffering from Bipolar Disorder can suffer more severe symptoms such as hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and disorganized thinking
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Borderline personality disorder "is defined in the DSM IV‚ a manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose all mental disorders‚ as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsively and emotional dysregulation" (Livesley 146). A person with BPD have feelings of abandonment and emptiness‚ and have "frantic efforts to avoid abandonment‚ going to extremes to keep someone from leaving" (Burger 300). He or she is emotionally unstable and forms intense but unstable interpersonal relationships. They show
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BDD: A PLASTIC SURGEON’S FAVOURITE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER Of all the known classified disorders in the DSM IV‚ Body Dysmorphic disorder is probably the least researched and less prevalent than all Somatoform disorders. So much so‚ that a lot of psychology students have either never even heard of it‚ or else are unaware of it being a Somatoform disorder‚ until they start studying clinical psychology. If this is the case‚ then we cannot really blame the multitude of ignorance‚ which have had no experience
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Andrew McClarren November 17‚ 2014 HPA 057‚ Section 001 Panic Disorder Essay Panic Disorder is classified as a heightened version of anxiety. With this disorder‚ a person will have severe episodes in which they feel a sense of being threatened and lose control of their thoughts and extreme bodily responses take over. An attack could occur at any time without a trigger and without warning. In most cases‚ the situation the person experiencing the attack is in does not in any way call for a response
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Mental illness as a whole is viewed in a negative light by those who don’t understand what makes those affected do what they do. Especially when it comes to personality disorders like Borderline Personality Disorder that often causes hostility and distance between those who are supposed to help the 18 million people affected by the disorder. (Kreisman‚ 5) The term “borderline” was coined in 1936‚ yet the official diagnosis wasn’t made until the 1980’s‚ and even now the symptoms often confuse and deter
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Nutrition 3/27/2013 Thea Leonard Body Fat and Eating Disorders Obesity and eating disorders have become a major problem in the United States. More than one third of U.S. adults are obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Excess body fat can present many problems such as heart disease‚ diabetes‚ stroke and even cancer‚ but not only do Americans struggle with obesity they also struggle with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa
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The Eating Disorder Reaction: Media’s Role in Body Image Culture The media has placed a considerable amount of pressure on Americans to conform to a body type that is deemed desirable. The normalization of the human body is flaunted throughout advertisements‚ entertainment‚ and fashion. The normalization pattern leads to thoughts and feelings of inadequacy for many individuals. In some individuals‚ thoughts of inadequacy lead to more serious complications. Eating disorders are often caused by thoughts
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