Introduction Anorexia Nervosa is a serious and often fatal eating disorder in which the individual deliberately restricts themselves of food due to an obsession with thinness and weight loss. I chose to focus on Anorexia because it is both a serious and growing public health concern within Canada. This paper will focus on the characteristics‚ prevalence‚ and treatment for Anorexia Nervosa as well as how this applies to social work practice. As Anorexia is such a fatal condition‚ understanding
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A closer examination of bipolar disorder in school-age children. Children who present with severe behavioral concerns may be diagnosed as having other commonly diagnosed childhood disorders‚ such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ oppositional defiant disorder‚ and/or conduct disorder‚ among others‚ when they may be suffering from early-onset bipolar disorder. Awareness of the symptoms of early-onset bipolar disorder may lead to appropriate referrals for assessment and treatment
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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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Developmental psychology deals with the lifelong process of change and it is the study of how and why people change over time in the way they behave‚ think and relate to others. More specifically‚ identity development‚ such as the formation of gender roles‚ is influenced by biological‚ cognitive‚ and social factors to a great extent‚ since it is impossible and unfitting to attribute one such factor to the development these roles society has deemed. There has long been controversy about the relative
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Every morning‚ it was the same routine. My five-year-old self woke up at three in the morning to my dad gently shaking me. My 25-year-old mother would sit me up and dress me in my school clothes while I tried my best to hold my head up. At 3:30 a.m.‚ we had to be in the car‚ and at that same time‚ my mother would whisper “Lo siento‚ princesita.” (I’m sorry‚ princess). It would be the last thing I heard from the back seat of the car as I slowly drifted off to sleep. We would arrive at 4 a.m.‚ and
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Helen B. Balois Cognitive disorder Cognitive disorders are a category of mental health disorders that primarily affect learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ and problem solving‚ and include amnesia‚ dementia‚ and delirium. While anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ and psychotic disorders can also have an effect on cognitive and memory functions‚ the DSM-IV-TR does not consider these cognitive disorders‚ because loss of cognitive function is not the primary (causal) symptom. Causes vary between the different
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A Research on Reactive Attachment Disorder of Early Childhood Yolanda Ashton Liberty University Abstract This paper explores the psychological disorder known as Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). It will investigate how a child diagnosed with RAD will have an inefficient connection with his or her caregiver during an early age. RAD is considered a serious disorder which affects infant and young children who have difficulties
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For many children‚ there is a wide and differing variety of situations that can cause crisis within their lives. The first kind of crisis is known as Maturational-Developmental Crises. According to Erickson (1959‚ 1963) Maturational-developmental crises occur during a transitional period of a person’s life; these periods are characterized by cognitive or affective upsets. Examples of these kinds of crisis are as follows: Starting a new school‚ moving to a new city or neighborhood‚ negative encounters
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A DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL * OF INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY Milton J. Bennett‚ M.D. I. DENIAL OF DIFFERENCE The inability to construe cultural difference. Indicated by benign stereotyping (wellmeant but ignorant or naive observations) and superficial statements of tolerance. May sometimes be accompanied by attribution of deficiency in intelligence or personality to culturally deviant behavior. Tendency to dehumanize outsiders. 1. Denial/Isolation: Isolation in homogeneous groups fails to generate either
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Developmental Psychology: Very Beneficial Anyone who is looking to go into a career that deals with human interaction should look into taking Developmental Psychology. This class helped me to understand the way a human develops and thinks‚ which is important when dealing with human interaction. Developmental Psychology was a very beneficial class that allowed me to move ahead toward my career goal‚ and the professor helped to teach the class very thoroughly while making sure we understood and
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