Chapter 7 Review Mood disorders I. DEPRESSION AND MANIA ARE THE KEY EMOTIONS IN MOOD DISORDERS: A. Depression—a low‚ sad state in which life seems dark and its challenges overwhelming B. Mania—a state of breathless euphoria or frenzied energy C. Most people with a mood disorder experience only depression 1. This pattern is called unipolar depression 2. There is no history of mania 3. Mood returns to normal when depression lifts D. Others experience periods of mania that alternate with
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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 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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Jones 1 Eating Disorders In the United States more than 24 million people suffer from eating disorders. An eating disorder is a mental and physical illness that is characterized by a preoccupation with food and weight. The different types of eating disorders are anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and binge. Eating disorders is more than just about food its a state of mind you develop over the years. My paper will discuss the factors that contribute to eating disorders‚ whether it ’s a personal or
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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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“Depression” is often used to describe general sadness or unhappiness. This loose use of the term confuses a normal mood swing with a clinical syndrome Depressive disorders can bring sever and long-lasting psychological pain that may intensify as time goes by. Major depressive episodes – exist in both Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar disorders Extremely sad mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure in life’s activities) Symptoms last for > 2 weeks Cognitive symptoms (loss of concentration
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anxiety disorder is a disorder where feelings of fear‚ apprehension‚ or anxiety are disruptive or cause distortions in behavior‚ (Coon‚ 526); they are psychiatric illnesses that are not useful for normal functioning. At times‚ an underlying illness or disease can cause persistent anxiety. Treatment of the illness or disease will stop the anxiety. Anxiety illnesses affect more than 23 million Americans with about 10 million Americans suffering from the most common‚ general anxiety disorder . (Harvard
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The Psychological Effects of LSD Introduction LSD has always been a center of controversy in American society‚ often times because peoplehave been miseducated about its effects or exposed to media bias. Its physiological effects onthe brain and body have become more and more apparent in the last few decades when research in neuroscience peaked. The psychological effects of LSD have been often difficult to describe and document very well -- they were first discovered on April 16‚ 1943 by
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Personality Disorder Personality refers to our pattern of thoughts‚ feelings and behaviors that make us different from each other and the individuals that we are. People don’t behave and think the same way. Everything depends on the situation we are in and the people we are surrounded with as well as many environmental factors. However‚ as individuals we tend to behave in quite dependable ways according to unspoken social norms. There are traits that can characterize us and with these sets if
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1. Introduction to Anxiety Disorders Anxiety is a common and essential process of daily life. It is highly important‚ evolutionary speaking‚ as people typically experience anxiety when faced with environmental threats such as encountering a lion (not so common a concern in modern society for most people)‚ scarcity of food or other resources‚ or acceptance among one’s peers and society at large. This anxiety orients the individual toward anticipating dangers‚ motivates the person to act in order
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