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    mood disorders

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    Unfortunately‚ mood disorders are far too common especially during adolescent years.  Everything from sadness to severe depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar‚ and panic attacks are just a few mood disorders that adolescents are effected with far too often. The social and academic pressures that adolescents undergo in schools such as  popularity‚ maintaining good grades‚ making important decisions‚ puberty‚ parent/adolescent relationships‚ staying thin can all be unbearable.  All of this causing these adolescents

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    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1989‚ Vol. 57‚ No. 6‚1069-1081 Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association‚ Inc. 0022-3514/89/SOO. 75 Happiness Is Everything‚ or Is It? Explorations on the Meaning of Psychological Well-Being Carol D. Ryff University of Wisconsin—Madison Reigning measures of psychological well-being have little theoretical grounding‚ despite an extensive literature on the contours of positive functioning. Aspects of well-being derived from this

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    somatization disorder

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    SOMATIZATION DISORDER OUTLINE • • • • • • • • Introduction Epidemiology Etiology/pathophysiology Risk factors Clinical features Investigations Diagnosis Differential diagnosis OUTLINE • • • • • • Treatments Complications Prognosis Prevention Conclusion References INTRODUCTION • Somatization disorder is a form of somatoform disorder characterized by recurring multiple and current‚ clinically significant complaints about somatic symptoms • It is also

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    bipolar disorder

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    The Effects of Bipolar Disorder My topic of interest will be on Bipolar Disorder and its psychological‚ emotional and financial effects. The reason for choosing this topic is because bipolar disorder runs on my side of the family and it runs on my husbands’ side of the family as well. My sister in law was diagnosed with bipolar disorder after she abandoned her husband and their two daughters. My Aunt Gwen was also diagnosed with it but I was never allowed to know‚ I was told she “has many sides

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    San Beda College College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology PSY10A Psychological Testing 02 Monday‚ Wednesday & Friday: 12:30pm-1:30pm (34N) A Confidential Psychological Case Report of Michael Anthony C. Valdez (LONG VERSION) In fulfilment of the requirements in the course of Psychology Submitted by: Mark Anthony F. Tan 3rd yr IRR-APS Submitted to: Prof. Annabel Quilon I- Pre-intake Interview A. Personal Data Name: Michael Anthony C

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    Mood Disorders

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    Mood disorders such as major depression‚ dysthymia‚ bipolar disorder‚ and cyclothymia are common and very treatable forms of psychiatric problems. Depression is one of the most common conditions encountered in medical practice and affects up to 25 percent of women and 12 percent of men. Untreated depression can persist for two years or longer. Sixty percent of patients who receive treatment and recover will experience a recurrence of depression within three years. Fortunately‚ most episodes of major

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    Eating Disorders

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    America that have an eating disorder that wake up every morning feeling dizzy and the rest of their days‚ skipping meals. Many people who develop an eating disorder are between 13 and 20 years old. This is a time of emotional and physical changes‚ academic pressures‚ and a lot of peer pressure. Moreover‚ eating disorders like anorexia‚ bulimia‚ and binge-eating disorder affect over five million people. Teenager between the ages of 13 and 20 suffer from an eating disorder‚ teenage girls between the

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    Sleeping Disorders

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    Sleeping problems and disorders When you sleep‚ you pass through five stages of sleep‚ stages 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and REM sleep. Stage one is the lightest sleep. During this stage you can be awaked easily. Muscle activity slows during this stage. Stage 2 is where the eye movement stops and the brain waves are slower. In stage 3 slow brain waves called delta waves begin to appear‚ with smaller yet faster waves. By stage 4 these waves appear more often‚ and it is quite difficult to wake someone during this

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    PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES FOR DEPRESSION To read up on psychological therapies for depression‚ refer to pages 459–468 of Eysenck’s A2 Level Psychology. Ask yourself How can the behavioural approach be applied to the treatment of depression? How can the cognitive approach be applied to the treatment of depression? Which psychological therapy do you think will be most effective for depression? What you need to know PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY BEHAVIOUR THERAPY COGNITIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL

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    Types of Violence

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    Types of violence Domestic violence Main article: Domestic violence Women are more likely to be victimized by someone that they are intimate with‚ commonly called "Intimate Partner Violence" or (IPV). The impact of domestic violence in the sphere of total violence against women can be understood through the example that 40–70% of murders of women are committed by their husband or boyfriend.[13] Studies have shown that violence is not always perpetrated as a form of physical violence but can

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