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    Personality disorder

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    Personality Disorders I have chosen to write about personality disorders‚ because I have a personal insight on some of these disorders. My daughter and my mother both have borderline personality disorder. In chapter 12 page 412 it states that people despite having certain characteristic views of the world and ways of doing things‚ people normally can adjust their behavior to fit a difficult situation. But some people‚ starting at some point early in life‚ develop inflexible and maladaptive ways

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    Language Disorders

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    has a language disorder. Speech and language disorders refer to problems in communication and related areas such as oral motor function. These delays and disorders range from simple sound substitutions to the inability to understand or use language or use the oral-motor mechanism for functional speech. Some causes of speech and language disorders include hearing loss‚ neurological disorders‚ brain injury‚ mental retardation. Frequently‚ though the cause is unknown. Language disorders can affect you

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    comm. disorders

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    Childhood Language Impairments Language impairments are a complex group of diverse disorders and delays with a wide range of features‚ levels of severity‚ and causes Language impairment– development and/or required disorders and/or delays includes deficits and/or immaturities in the use of spoken or written language In comprehension or production Language impairments may involve form content function of language in any combination Language differences found in dialectal speakers and

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    Choosing a Major

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    choosing a major some people already know by the age of 7 what they want to become? a pilot or a nurse ; however‚ it gets more difficult deciding what they want to do with their future. people who decided to go to a university or a college have to make an important choice: what major are they going into ? for many people this is a very difficult question As the statistics show‚ one out of five students change their major between admission and the first day of classes. Nearly 3 out of 4 change

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    Psychological resilience is the ability of successfully adapting to life’s stressors. It is the process of facing trauma‚ tragedy adversity‚ threats or much stress and overcoming these adversities. Difficulties include family and relationship problems‚ a loved one’s death‚ severe health problems‚ and workplace and financial stressors. Some factors that make someone resilient are optimism‚ having a positive attitude‚ the ability to regulate emotions‚ and the ability to see failure as a form of helpful

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    Delusional Disorder

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    Delusional disorder is an uncommon psychiatric condition in which patients present with non-bizarre delusions‚ but with no accompanying prominent hallucinations‚ thought disorder‚ mood disorder‚ or significant flattening of affect.[1] Delusions are a type of psychotic symptom. Non-bizarre delusions are fixed false beliefs that involve situations that could potentially occur in real life; examples include being followed or poisoned.[2] Apart from their delusions‚ people with delusional disorder may continue

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    College Major

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    Sullivan ENGL 0309 10 March 24‚ 2013 College Major Choosing a college major is not as easy as it sounds. There is a process future students should choose‚ or not choose‚ to follow. By following this process this student is more than likely going to find a major suit for them. Selecting a major that interest you is very important. A student should base this on their interests‚ personality‚ skills‚ and values. Normally what someone majors in is something they enjoy doing. Most of the time

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    Bipolar Disorder

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    Bipolar Disorder Heather McLean HCA/240 Maryam Pirnazar 4/14/2013 Introduction Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder it can cause shifts in moods‚ activity level‚ energy‚ and also the ability to due day-to-day tasks. It is also commonly known as manic- depressive illness. This disorder is one of the oldest illnesses that is known. It is one of the first noticed that goes as far back and the second century. The first person that recognized the some of the symptoms

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    Mental Disorders

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    Mental disorders Panic disorder: Definition- a psychiatric disorder in which debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause. Signs and symptoms- Shortness of breath or hyperventilation. Heart palpitations or a racing heart. Chest pain or discomfort. Trembling or shaking. Choking feeling. Feeling unreal or detached from your surroundings. What are the effects – (Emotional effects) Inability to focus Failure to relax Expecting danger Absentmindedness Getting easily

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    Eating Disorder

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    Analysis of “The Globalization of Eating Disorders” I still remember when I was a child‚ my parents always called me “fat boy”. In the traditional culture of my hometown China‚ “fatty” means cute‚ full of blessing. No one associated “fat” with being ugly. Even when I was a high school student‚ “fat boy” was still my parents’ nickname for me. But in recent years‚ Chinese aesthetics has been changing quickly. Now‚ you can easily find all kinds of diet pills on sale in stores‚ and more and more recreation

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