FACTITIOUS DISORDER Facticious means artificial or unnatural‚ a definition that could not be more appropriate. People who suffer from factitious disorder (FD) “are great con men or con women‚ although what they obtain through their conning most people would far rather not have”[1]. The earliest accounts of factitious disorders are recorded in the times of Galen‚ a Roman physician in the second century A.D. The term ‘factitious’ itself‚ is derived from a book‚ published in 1843 by Gavin‚
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There are many disorders that can lead an individual to have difficulty swallowing. One example would be when someone suffers a stroke. Swallowing involves organized interactions between several areas of the brain and the peripheral systems and when a stroke occurs many of these systems are disrupted and the ability to swallow is affected. This can occur in up to 65 percent of stroke patients and if not identified and managed correctly then it can lead to poor nutrition and increased disability
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Mental illness affects everyone in some way throughout their life‚ whether they suffer from it personally or know someone who is suffering. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of many mental health disorders that can come into a person’s life at any time or place; this disorder can appear in different ways and can be treated or relieved using a variety of coping mechanisms. In the novel Paper Towns written by John Green‚ the main characters go through
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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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An eating disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits. There are different kinds of eating disorders‚ such as anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Anybody can have an eating disorder‚ and there are many factors and causes to having one. Eating disorders are important concerns to society‚ but there can be many solutions to them. There are an increasing number of people with an eating disorder‚ and those who have one have to go
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There are many types of eating disorders. We are most familiar with the three major disorders Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. However‚ there are many minor disorders effecting millions of people like Prader–Willi Syndrome and Night Eating Syndrome. Anorexia Nervosa: A potentially dangerous and life threatening disease characterized by a person’s fear of gaining weight therefore resorting to self–starvation and excessive weight loss. Anorexia typical appears in girls
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Autism Spectrum Disorder‚ young people often struggle with the normal challenges of growing up‚ acquiring complex skills‚ and learning how to sustain meaningful relationships. Autism Spectrum Disorders such as autism and Asperger’s syndrome can increase the difficulty of these normal challenges‚ both for the child and for the parents. It is essential that children have assistance and support designed to meet each individual’s particular needs. HOW DO AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AFFECT DEVELOPMENT
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Ms. Amarro Health & PE Teacher A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological pattern‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is generally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development of a person’s culture. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of how a person feels‚ acts‚ thinks or perceives. This may be associated with particular regions or functions of the brain or rest of the nervous system‚ often in a social
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Ashley Norton Psy-270 Final Project- Marla’s Disorder Due-Sunday Dysthymia Disorder Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling "jumpy all of the time‚" and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. Before I could tell Marla’s that she may be suffering from Dysthymic Disorder I would need to really take a look in her life and understand
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN WAR VETERANS SC-PNG-0000009299 Alwin Aanand Thomson American Degree Program SEGi College Penang 1.0 INTRODUCTION Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. This event may involve the threat of death to oneself or to someone else‚ or to one’s own or someone
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