According to the American Psychiatric Association DSM-5 (2013)‚ Andrea fits the criteria for a diagnosis of binge-eating disorder (BED). She eats larger amounts of food than most people would eat within a time period and feels lack of control about her eating. She eats until she is uncomfortable‚ sometimes to the point where she is in pain. Andrea also reports eating she is not hungry‚ eating alone because of shame and feeling guilt or disgust with herself over the eating binges. There is distress
Premium Eating disorders Nutrition Anorexia nervosa
Psychological Disorders Part A. What is schizophrenia‚ people may ask‚ It is a brain disease that is chronic and very severe‚ that “more than two Million Americans” (schizophrenia.com‚ 2004)‚ are having to deal with each day. Understanding the causes and treatments of schizophrenia is the first thing that needs to be done when taking a look at the causes and the treatments of this disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is in a person’s genetics‚ or DNA as the professionals would say
Premium Schizophrenia Mental disorder Psychology
personal philosophy of leadership. A case scenario will be provided to describe my personal view on leadership and management styles in the clinical setting. The nursing field has become a dynamic and challenging profession that requires both engaging and inspiring leaders and role models (Scully‚ 2015). With today’s constant changing in the healthcare environment‚ to develop and identify a nurse leader is certainly one of the biggest obstacle faced by the nursing profession. The perceived notion of
Premium
A number of highly complex processes continuously take place on a molecular level in our body through transportation. Iron is the mineral which helps in the circulation and composition of blood. Females require a consistent level of iron‚ even overconsumption can be useful for them. In each country of the world‚ women lack adequate iron consumption leading to anemia‚ pernicious anemia‚ and even blood loss. WHO reported that 75% of women lack the minimum level of iron consumption in the body. It is
Premium Hemoglobin Metabolism Red blood cell
I am going to do my case study paper on a beautiful woman that suffered from many personality disorders so‚ she was always told. After reading chapter twelve in the textbook‚ I realized that her number one personality disorder did go underdiagnosed or was misdiagnosed. This lady was fascinating because no matter where she was or who she needed to be at that time she would become it. I always referred to her has being a “chameleon.” Not knowing that‚ my choice of words could actually refer to a personality
Premium Woman Family High school
mentally. The client stated he carries a diagnosis of Manic Depression. In addition‚ he believes that the he was diagnosed with other mental health disorders but does not remember specifics related to the diagnoses. He consumes the prescribed psychotropic medications Hydroxyzine 50mg and Quetiapine 150mg. The client carries diagnosis of Cannabis Use Disorder: Severe- F14.20
Premium Drug addiction Addiction Schizophrenia
The Week my Mom was in the Hospital The year I turned nine my mom was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. The day she went to the doctor’s office we sat in the car as a family and talked about what was happening. She said that she was sick and was going to be taking different medicines and be going to a lot of different doctors. We prayed and then we went out to eat. Since then I have always known my mom as being sick‚ but I put it in the back of my head because she never looked or acted like the people
Premium Family Debut albums
Dissociative Identity Disorder? Paula Stewart suffers from Dissociative Identity Disorder. This is a disorder in which an individual dissociates from their mind and has two or more different personalities. After being suggested to see a clinical psychologist at the university attends she meets Dr. Harpin. Dr. Harpin is astonished with the disorder due to its rarity and the fact that he’s never treated a patient with this condition let alone believing it existed. DID is a very difficult disorder to treat
Premium Psychology Mental disorder Medicine
20.8% of people aged 0 to 15 years old were diagnosed with asthma‚ whilst 11.3% were found to show current signs and symptoms of asthma amongst this age group. To gain a greater understanding of this problem this essay will critically evaluate a case study where Steven‚ a 15 year old Indigenous Australian male‚ has been presented to hospital with shortness of breath. When conducting a health history check on Steven it was found that he has been diagnosed with having asthma and that he has been smoking
Premium Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lung
Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic depression‚ is a common‚ recurrent‚ and debilitating mood disorder which causes extreme shifts in energy and mood. The word bipolar indicates the two main polar extremes which a person with the disorder experiences. According to NIMH‚ a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that oversees neurological and psychological research‚ this disorder affects about 2.3 million adults in the United States and about 1.2 percent of the population worldwide.
Premium Bipolar disorder