Bipolar disorder‚ formerly known as manic depression‚ is a condition that affects your moods‚ which can swing from one extreme to another. If you have bipolar disorder‚ you will have periods or episodes of: depression – where you feel very low and lethargic mania – where you feel very high and overactive (less severe mania is known as hypomania) Symptoms of bipolar disorder depend on which mood you are experiencing. Unlike simple mood swings‚ each extreme episode of bipolar disorder can last for
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Patricia Myers PSY/265 08/14/2014 Critical Thinking and Sexual Decision Making How do you use the principles of critical thinking in making sexual decisions? Give an example from your own life in which you would use critical thinking to make a decision about sex. 1. Be skeptical. After having my child last November I now must be skeptical when it comes to challenging ways I can or can’t get pregnant. Being fertile the following year after giving birth to a child makes me feel like no matter
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Bipolar Disorder: Finding the Light in the Dark Affecting nearly one percent of the population of the United States‚ bipolar disorder has quickly become one of the leading forms of mental illness (Spearing). While advancements in medical science and technology have allowed researchers and physicians to understand its elements more clearly‚ the effects of bipolar disorder are tragic and often deadly. Often the negative results occur due to a lack of proper diagnosis: some seventy-five percent
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Substance 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
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Sexual Assault on Women Andrea Love ADJ/255 April 28‚ 2013 Charles Todd I have decided to write my paper on the sexual assaults on woman. I plan on explaining that sexual assault on a woman is a very serious problem. There are many cases that are not reported on a yearly basis. I hope to bring to light the signs that a woman has been sexually assaulted and how a woman can cope with the problems that arise after and attack on them. I hope to bring knowledge of how a woman may view herself
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Student B British Literature Prof. Gary Gutchess December XX‚ 20XX The Battle of the Sexes in British Literature‚ Part I Women and men have had a lot of different roles inside their communities‚ their political organizations‚ and even their families during the past 500 and 1000 years. Some of these were public‚ and some were private. Starting back in the Middle Ages women in general were undereducated‚ quiet and rarely mentioned in literature‚ but in the early modern period they become more able
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is a way of expression. In addition‚ Style and attention can also be confused when it comes to clothing‚ words and even women ability to be exposed and not have to fear being labeled or called an inappropriate word. The topic that I have chosen is sexual deviance and how it can go against the norms of society in the American Culture. Many cultures view sexuality as a form of translating our feelings‚ belief and emotions; however‚ in the American culture it is seen as being distasteful meaning that
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Psychology disorders are refereed to as a mental illness but are described as abnormalities of the mind. Abnormalities of the mind causes persistent behavior patterns that can affect day to day life. The different types of disorders have been identified and classified Eating disorders (ex. Anorexia Nervosa)‚ Mood disorders (ex. Depression)‚ Personality disorders (ex. Anti-social personality disorders)‚ Psychotic disorders (ex. Schizophrenia)‚ and Sexual disorders (ex. Sexual dysfunction). One person
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speech assignment #1 Purpose: To inform my fellow classmates about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Thesis: To better inform the class about the seriousness of an eating disorder. Ill be discussing what and eating disorder is‚ why do people develop an eating disorder‚ and how can an eating disorder be treated. Intro: Attention Getter: There are 8 million Americans with an eating disorder; 7 million of them being woman while 1 million of them are. If you are to look at me now you probably
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Psychological Disorder 1 Psychological Disorder Paper Sonya Surber Nichols PSY450: Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Rockel Etienne September 24‚ 2012 Psychological Disorder 2 In medicine‚ an individual’s physical health is typically classified
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