Introduction: The release of the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders brought finally some clarity on the Chapter of “Feeding and Eating Disorders”. The American Psychiatric Association aims to produce a Diagnostic Manual with the maximum clinical utility as possible‚ consequently changes have to be made in order to help the clinicians to assess properly the clients and address them to recovery to the extent of possible. Changing from one version to another
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Being a teenage drinker is equivalent to living a double life. Keep a good reputation with your parents‚ and to have fun on the weekends with your friends‚ is a recipe for disaster. Most parents aren’t aware of the amount of alcohol their children are drinking‚ leading to more and more unearned freedom and trust. To keep these secrets from their parents‚ teens have to go above and beyond‚ leading to making additional bad choices‚ and getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. 0.08%. That
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& Society April 2‚ 2012 Women’s Role in Hip-Hop Videos During the last few decades and more specifically throughout the twentieth century‚ the music industry has had a tremendous impact on people’s perceptions of women. It can be said‚ that in the hip-hop genre women are portrayed as sex objects rather than important figures in society. Through demeaning images and lyrics‚ music videos in the hip-hop genre are a demonstration of how women are underrepresented and stereotyped in the media as
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The Role of Women in Greco-Roman Society: As Reflected in Classical Mythology The Greco-Roman society was a very patriarchal society. This is reflected throughout the myths in classical mythology. By looking at the classic mythology we will see that the roles women portrayed are very different than women’s roles in today’s society. Although there are a few similarities to women’s roles in today’s society‚ their roles are more like those women in the past. We can see this by looking at the attributes
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How Accurately Are Women Portrayed in the Media Often times women in today’s society are forced to conform to a certain way of looking or dressing. This includes‚ race‚ age‚ style‚ hair and more. Typically it is expected that a women should be a young caucasian female with long hair to be considered attractive. But‚ what about when a female decides to dress in tighter or shorter clothes and embrace her body. Rather than being “sexy” and “classy‚” she is considered easy or trashy. This is a common
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DATA: Nina (middle-late 20’s) woman who is single is a professional ballet dancer at a dance company that lives at home with her single mother. PP/CC: Nina is having major stress after being selected the lead role. She is having delusions and hallucinations on a regular basis. She has the mindset that she has to be perfect for the performance. SS: Nina is having persecutory delusions‚ visual/auditory hallucinations‚ self-harm‚ and impulsive behavior. She reports seeing things almost daily. Constantly
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Dear state legislature‚ The greatest risk oftraffic crashesis among teenage drivers. These days most teenagers are not capable of the driving precautions nessisary to be on the road with other drivers. The legal driving age of sixteen years old should be highered to eighteen years old. Driving can be dangerous even for safe driver. Car accidents happen everyday. According to the DMV website‚ "the crash rate for 16 year-olds is 3.7 times higher then drivers of all ages". Another source on the DMV
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The Mean Girls EffectDavid Jin Mean Girls is a 2004 film about the life of a popular high school girl. The teen comedy is considered by many high schoolers to be a legendary movie that depicts a dream high school that is ideal for many of today’s youth. The film centers around 4 junior girls called the plastics. They are pretty and preppy‚ popular and legendary in the school. They are worshipped like goddess by the students of the school because of their fame‚ riches‚ and popularity. However‚ the
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Binge eating is also referred to as compulsive overeating. Usually it comes about in your late teens or early adulthood‚ although it can be earlier. It starts after a major diet most times. Some key things about binge eating disorders are episodes os uncontrollable binge eating‚ there are no attempts to make up for the binges‚ and feeling upset or distressed after binging. Some one who has a eating disorders have feelings of disgust‚ depression‚ and guilt. They want to stop‚ but they feel as though
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Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable highs and lows. Bipolar disorder was first accurately described by Jean-Pierre Farlett as foile circulaire (circular insanity) and by Julles Baillarger as foile à double forme (double form insanity) in 1984 (Marneros and Angst‚ pg 8-9). In 1952‚ bipolar disorder was officially added to the DSM‚ referred to as manic depression. There are three different levels of bipolar disorder Bipolar I‚ Bipolar II‚ and Cyclothymia
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