The objective of this paper is to develop a thorough understanding of treatments available for mothers with postpartum depression and formulate a research question that can provide for future direction. Postpartum depression is universally recognized as a serious condition affecting 10-15% of women within a year of birth (O’Hara & Swain‚ 1992). The high prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers makes this an issue worth exploring the type of treatments available. A set of physical and psychological
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Lotus Bell PSYC 221: Abnormal Psychology Spychalski April 21st‚ 2013 Dermatillomania Dermatillomania‚ also known as neurotic excoriation‚ compulsive skin picking‚ or psychogenic excoriation‚ is an impulse control disorder typified by a person’s continual urge to pick at their skin. This is usually to the point where external damage is caused. An estimated 1.4 to 5.4% of the global population has it‚ so it is a fairly uncommon disorder. It generally occurs in women (about 85%)‚ and onset usually
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* extremely biased – condescending‚ talking down to us like we’re a bunch of dummies * says twice “opponents to GM are too ‘dumb’ to think for themselves and decide whether or not GMs are good or bad” * we‚ as consumers‚ want food labeled so we can decide whether we want to eat it or not * GM foods is not plant breeding‚ it’s changing the genes – something that nature cannot do on its own – introducing DNA from a different species into the plant * This is not hybridization –
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Trichotillomania is defined as a self-induced and recurrent loss of hair.[3] It includes the criterion of an increasing sense of tension before pulling the hair and gratification or relief when pulling the hair.[1] However‚ some people with trichotillomania do not endorse the inclusion of "rising tension and subsequent pleasure‚ gratification‚ or relief" as part of the criteria;[1] because many individuals with trichotillomania may not realize they are pulling their hair‚ patients presenting for
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vasodilator effects similar to iNO at 20 ppm‚ with comparable decreases in mPAP and PVR‚ while mBP and SVR remained unaltered. But it has to be admitted that despite the fact that nitric oxide is costly and exert some damaging effects but it is more selective on the pulmonary vasculature than Flolan. After considering all the aspects‚ Flolan is a better option because of it low cost and efficacy in treating PAH in infants (Khan‚ T.A.‚ Schnickel‚ G‚
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Biopsychosocial Case Study Of Jeffrey Dahmer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men between the years of 1978 to 1991 in which he participated in necrophilia‚ dismemberment and cannibalism (Meyer‚ 2006). As a child‚ Dahmer was shy and suffered from low self-esteem. At a young age‚ Dahmer displayed abnormal behavior starting with the collecting of dead animals and using acid to strip off the meat having necrophilia desires. This escalated in his teen years turning into fantasies of killing and mutilating
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Treatments Through time the treatments for depression and major depressive disorder have evolved. In early time treatment was performed by priests in order to remove the evil and demonic possession inside the suffered. The Greek decided that the problem could be physical and prescribed a healthy diet‚ exercise‚ mixtures of herbs‚ and bloodletting. Later people went back to the belief that the person who suffered was affected by evil entities which was treated by beatings‚ death‚ electroshock therapy
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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Final Exam Sample Questions 1) One possible cause of depression is: A)abnormal levels of seratonin B)loss of brain tissue. C)erratic firing of unmyelinated neurons. D)excess coritsol activity. E)the gene for schizophrenia. 2)Which of the following is NOT a component of attitudes? A)disposition B)cognition C)behaviour D)affect E)all of the above 3)Which of the following individuals might be diagnosed as having panic disorder? A)Louie‚ who is excessively anxious
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Kleptomania Introduction: Kleptomania is a mental disorder in which the infected person has the impulse to steal objects that have little or no known value to them. The kleptomaniac could easily purchase the item that was stolen‚ but research has shown that most do it for the adrenaline rush experienced from stealing. Kleptomania has no treatment. People diagnosed with the disorder are advocated to go through psychotherapy or take an anti-depressant medication. As knowledge of kleptomania grows
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