Seasonal Affective Disorder Alexandra White October 20‚ 2012 HED 100-21 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Symptoms begin in the fall and last through the winter months. The effects of the symptoms leave the persons moody and without energy. SAD may begin during the teen years or in adulthood. Like other forms of depression‚ it occurs more often in women than in men
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Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ and Personality Disorders Paper PSY 410 October 13‚ 2011 Brigitte Crowell Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ Sex/Gender/Sexual‚ and Personality Disorder paper The combination of eating‚ substance abuse‚ sex/gender/sexual and personality disorders have much in common‚ the understanding of how genetics‚ biological‚ emotional‚ behavioral‚ environmental and social learning impact the disorders. Americans suffering from multiple disorders are women and men‚ with their lives spiraling
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GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER http://www.adaa.org/finding-help/treatment By Demi Pirrone General Information On the first page of the association’s website‚ treatments and the use of medication are depicted‚ with several links to more information on specifics. Getting professional help‚ clinical trials‚ and circumstances with older adult anxiety is also generally talked about in the first page. On the side of the page‚ a link is given to find a qualified‚ specialized therapist for the anxious individual
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Written Task 2: Rational Word Count: 289 The main topic of this written task is how eating disorders have a main role in our daily life but we don’t really notice its presence. The speaker in the speech is myself because I am a teenager girl which is normally where the problem is mostly targeted‚ and it is directed to any high school of any school because I know that almost everybody has heard‚ has a friend or is suffering from this problem‚ and due to our unstable conscious and low self esteems
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Gender Identity Disorder is commonly known as mental disorder described by an adamant feeling that a character’s biological sex is different with their gender identity. Characters possessing this peculiarity have a strong need for the opposite sex. Having a different feeling of the opposite sex emphasizes the entire outcome of their life‚ triggering feelings of desire for these personalities; expressing life-threatening hatred for their own kind. The disorder affects a person’s personality
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What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Danella Armstrong Coun 646 Liberty University Abstract Autism is a very unique disorder in that no two individuals with the disability are identical with regard to signs and symptoms. Because there is such variety in the behavior and level of functioning with this disability‚ there are several other diagnosis under the umbrella of Autism to include: Asperger’s disorder‚ Rett’s disorder‚ Fragile X Syndrome‚ Child Disintegrative Disorder‚ and Pervasive Development
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Clinical Depression. Clinical Depression‚ also called Major Depressive Disorder‚ is a serious‚ severe psychological disorder that affects the everyday lives of many individuals. It is actually quite common as “at least 10% of people in the U.S. will experience Major Depressive Disorder at some point in their lives. Two times as many women as men experience Major Depression.” (Levinson & Nichols‚ 2013) Major Depressive Disorder has many different causes; it is different for every person. But two
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topic of body image and eating disorders is brought to a person’s attention‚ more times than not the idea of a self-conscious‚ thin adolescent girl comes to mind. However‚ reports have shown that children are exhibiting signs of lowered impressions of their own body and the presence of eating disorders are increasing at a younger age (Kedesdy‚ 2007). Very little is known about the commonness of eating disorders in pre-pubertal girls and boys. However‚ eating disorder specialists and programs in the
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Borderline Personality Disorder Jane Doe College of My Choice Borderline Personality Disorder “Personality traits are patterns of thinking‚ perceiving‚ reacting‚ and relating that are relatively stable over time and in various situations” (Porter & Kaplan‚ 2011‚ p. 1553). Personality traits normally begin at adolescence. Most of these traits are upheld through most of life‚ while some of these traits change as we get older. “A personality disorder is a long-lasting pattern
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states are present in‚ and alternately take control of an individual. People who suffer from DID often have no recollection of what they have done or said while under the influence of the alternate personalities. Friends‚ family‚ and the person with the disorder often have a hard time dealing with DID‚ because of the sporadic nature of the personalities
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