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    Notes on Eating Disorders. DSM-IV-TR recognizes three different forms of eating disorder: anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and eating disorder NOS. A fourth type of eating disorder‚ binge-eating disorder‚ is listed in the Appendix and is not yet part of the formal DSM. Both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are characterized by an intense fear of becoming fat and a drive for thinness. Patients with anorexia nervosa are seriously underweight. This is not true of patients with bulimia nervosa

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    others are a combination of genetic and environmental factors.The genetic disorder can also be inherited from parent to child. These diseases are of different types and have different causes.One type is called a single gene disorder‚ Genetic diseases which fall into this category are caused by a single mutated gene being present in a person’s genetic makeup.Some examples the diseases that result from a single gene disorder include kidney conditions and Huntingdon’s disease. The other main category

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    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety disorder characterized

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    Introduction Borderline Personality Disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods‚ behavior‚ and relationships. Borderline Personality Disorder became a diagnosable illness in 1980. Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals use a DSM to diagnose mental illnesses. A DSM is a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (What is borderline personality disorder‚ n.d). Problem With severe Borderline Personality Disorder people usually have brief psychotic episodes;

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    The Eating Disorder Reaction: Media’s Role in Body Image Culture The media has placed a considerable amount of pressure on Americans to conform to a body type that is deemed desirable. The normalization of the human body is flaunted throughout advertisements‚ entertainment‚ and fashion. The normalization pattern leads to thoughts and feelings of inadequacy for many individuals. In some individuals‚ thoughts of inadequacy lead to more serious complications. Eating disorders are often caused by thoughts

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    can take on many definitions. However‚ generalized anxiety disorder focuses on the events in everyday life. When someone like James in our case study‚ worries excessively about day to day events over a period of six months or more‚ they should seek treatment right away before the symptoms worsen. Researchers have still yet to find a cure for GAD. In this particular case study I will point out how the environment influences this disorder. These influences will include family‚ social class‚ interpersonal

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    Genetic Disorders: Schizophrenia April 18‚2011 Background Genetic Disorders occur when there is a change or mutation in the information contained in the genes. When cells get older or they have been exposed to something harmful disorders can occur. Genetic disorders can be caused by a mutation in one gene called monogenic disorder‚ by mutations in multiple genes called multifactorial inheritance disorder‚ by a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors‚ or by damage to chromosomes

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    Psychological Disorders and Treatment: By Diane Roger-Arroya Psy124 unit 9 Assignment June 18‚ 2013 A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client

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    Oppositional Defiant Disorder‚ according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ is a recurrent pattern of negativistic‚ defiant‚ disobedient‚ and hostile behavior toward authority figures that persists for at least 6 months and is characterized by the frequent occurrence of at least four of the following behaviors: losing temper‚ arguing with adults‚ actively defying or refusing to comply with the requests or rules of adults‚ deliberately doing things that will

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    communication disorder. More specifically‚ a person who has "a communication disorder‚ such as stuttering‚ impaired articulation‚ or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance" is someone who has a speech impairment. There are three basic types of speech impairments. The first is when a person continuously creates errors in the construction of their speech sounds; this is known as articulation disorders. The second basic type is fluency disorder which is when

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