Amber M. Morgan Claudia M. Matz ENG 100-622 9/22/14 Troubles of a Teenage Boy There’s a cigarette bud next to my right foot‚ also the essence of marijuana. James‚ my brother‚ a scrawny 16-year-old Caucasian male and a group of tall‚ buff African American guys come down the driveway. James tells one of the fellas to “roll up” another one; he decides to do it in my enclosed porch. Then Amy‚ my mother‚ comes outside and asks‚ “Is that what I think it is‚ because if so you can leave my property
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Aubree Correll Monday/Wednesday 12:15-1:30 The Negative Effects of Bullying Specific Purpose: To persuade people that bullying has a negative effect on children. Thesis/Central Idea: To truly understand the effects of bullying it is important to learn about physical bullying‚ psychological bullying‚ and cyber bullying. Organizational Pattern: Statement of Fact: Topical I) Introduction A) Attention Getter: Have you or a loved one ever been bullied and had no one to come to the rescue
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or better known as Disco Di‚ has had a history of episodes which led to concerns on the nature of her mental stability. She has been hospitalized on numerous occasions‚ and had been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder as well as Borderline Personality Disorder. Both disorders are ultimately life changing and ensue learned helplessness‚ a theory introduced by Martin Seligman (1975).
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Eating Disorders Ann Johnson SCI/241 Clayton Wilson July 22‚ 2012 (Axia) University of Phoenix Eating disorders and weight loss has been always a challenge in the United States. Psychologist has been trying to motivate and encouraging people to lose weight. Focusing on the dangerous methods that can be harmful‚ such as anorexics nervosas and bulimia‚ which lead to many eating disorders‚ which causes the bodies into a dimorphic disorders‚ into conditions that a one become obsessive with the
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Luis Fernando Salazar | 24/4/2013 | Code: 21 | V “A” | Grammar | | Curfews for teenagers We all know that we have to allow our teenagers to spread their wings and learn responsibilities and one area that is constantly on parent’s minds is curfews and how much freedom they should allow teenagers to have. The main queries we get from parents is how late their curfew should be and what to do if they break the curfew. Let’s look at some of the issues and explore solutions. With regard to how
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Somatoform Disorders The DSM-IV-TR presents diagnostic categories and classifications for the use of identifying and diagnosing mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). This paper will look at the areas of anxiety disorders‚ mood and affective disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ and somatoform disorders. The probable classifications and symptoms under these categories will also be discussed. In addition‚ an in depth look at a disorder from each category will be dissected. Anxiety Disorders Anxiety
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situation is no longer seen as an addiction but as a serious mental health issue. People these days spend majority of their time online by surfing Facebook in their virtual community. Psychologists describe this scenario as ‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ (FAD). This disorder is seen as an addiction because the individual who is said to be addicted to Facebook actually confronts similar criteria as other addictive activities. One is said to be having FAD due to the increase in time spent on Facebook. Besides
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Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity
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Mood Disorders Mood disorders are a disturbance in the emotional state‚ which affects thinking‚ physical symptoms‚ social relationships and behavior. If you have a mood disorder‚ you might feel very happy or very sad for long periods of time for no apparent reason. There are different types of mood disorders including: mania‚ depression‚ bipolar‚ drug induced mood disorders‚ and medically induced mood disorders. When a mood factor pushes a person to one extreme or the other that mood disorders can
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Megan Orcholski November 15‚ 2012 Eating disorders “Approximately 7-10 million women across the country suffer from eating disorders. Most research into these serious disorders has been conducted on females. However‚ as many as a million men may also struggle with the diseases” stated EDAP in 2012. Eating disorders are very serious conditions that cause people distress by obsessing over not gaining weight and intense anxiety about food. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental
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