...Research Paper Mental Health Irene Forchu VNT [pic][pic] Buzz Aldrin’s personality, his medical history, and his perceptions of his condition Introduction. This paper will present Buzz Aldrin as one of the prominent celebrity who was diagnosed with a mental illness. It was reported in June 2009 that he suffers with clinical depression and alcoholism but later improved his life considerably when he recognized and sought treatment for his problems. He is about 81 years and show signs to leave for another decade or more. This article will describe Buzz Aldrin personality as a celebrity, his diagnoses, his life history and his perception about his illness. All these will be summarized under the following subheadings; His personal life, History and achievements, his diagnoses and conclusion. Personal life Aldrin has been married three times: to Joan Archer, with whom he had three children, James, Janice, and Andrew, to Beverly Zile, and to his current wife, Lois Driggs Cannon, whom he married on Valentine's Day, 1988. He filed for divorce from Lois on June 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to his attorney, one day after the couple separated. Aldrin is an active supporter of the Republican Party, headlining fundraisers for GOP members of Congress. In 2007, Aldrin confirmed to Time magazine that he had recently had a face-lift; he joked that the G-forces he was exposed to in space "caused a sagging jowl...
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...associated with mental illness. The diagnosis of Bipolar disorder correlation with other disorders and has made it very difficult to diagnoses without connecting it to another mental illness. The most common links associated with Bipolar are mood disorders, disruptive disorders, panic disorders, and anxiety disorders to name a few. Each of these disorders has very similar symptoms changing personalities at any given time. Bipolar I and II have manic and hypomanic episodes occurs in an everyday or a total of a week the symptoms are increased displaying abnormal behavior. Hypomanic episode is a higher level severity of mood swings with elevated energy lasting four consecutive days and is present the majority of the day. Bipolar II has the same episodes reoccurring with escalated energy and activity, lasting longer than four days. According to research, Bipolar II is linked to substance abuse, severe depression, and schizophrenia that are unpredictable with the symptoms that cause clinical distress and impairment in social setting and a work environment. Hypomania episode and Depressive Disorder fluctuate between Bipolar I and II disorders. Researcher has found that Bipolar Disorder is genetically connected at an early age. Diagnosis is very difficult to recognize at such an early age, because is connected to other illness such as medical diagnoses or ADHD. Bipolar disorder is highly unpredictable with students were missed diagnosed and never being treated for any bipolar symptoms...
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... and the usage of diuretics, enemas, and laxatives. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by extreme food restriction to the point of self-starvation and excessive weight loss. There are many causes of eating disorders, including biological, psychological and/or environmental abnormalities. Many people with eating disorders suffer also from body dysmorphic disorder, altering the way a person sees himself or herself. There are also many other possibilities such as environmental, social and interpersonal issues that could promote and sustain these illnesses. Also, the media are oftentimes blamed for the rise in the incidence of eating disorders due to the fact that media images of idealized slim physical shape of people such as models and celebrities motivate or even force people to attempt to achieve slimness themselves. The media are accused of distorting reality, in the sense that people portrayed in the media are either naturally thin and thus unrepresentative of normality or unnaturally thin by forcing their bodies to look like the ideal image by putting excessive pressure on themselves to look a certain way. Eating disorders are classified as Axis I disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-IV) published by the American Psychiatric Association. There are various other psychological issues that may factor into eating disorders, some fulfill the criteria for a separate Axis I diagnosis or a personality disorder which is coded Axis II and...
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...Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Tricha M. Ramos University Of Phoenix COM/156 8/24/2014 Instructor: Gina Greco Cancer: What It Is and Its Effects Throughout the years there has been a disease attacking many people. It is the year 2014 yet there is still no cure for it. Many people, even those with the illness are unaware of what it truly is, what causes it and where it comes from. Doctors have worked hard for many years to find ways to reverse this disease and have discovered treatments that help combat different types of cancer. In the meantime, all patients who live with cancer go through various obstacles. In the world, there are people in the public eye (i.e.\ famous people, celebrities) that have experienced cancer and their examples are valuable ones to learn from. Cancer is a multi-dynamic disease being that it affects the patient their family, friends and society in various ways. Cancer is a mysterious disease with many different forms; it is a simple name for more than 100 diseases. These illnesses are caused by uncontrollable cell growth that spread throughout the body. Cancer also appears as growing tumors formed by the body that can interfere with the body's function. As the cells in a certain part of the body start to grow out of control, they invade other tissues in the surrounding area. Unlike normal cells, these cells don't die. They continue to grow and form new-abnormal cells. DNA is in every single cell...
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...the Autism Spectrum disorder. This disorder has been increasingly diagnosed in numerous people with a current rate in children of one in eight. (CDC) . It has also been suggested that some people might have had it before it was in official scientific diagnosis. Famous people like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton have been speculated to have had it ( Celebrities and Autism) . Contemporary actor and comic Dan Aykroyd admits he has been diagnosed with Asperger's Spectrum Disorder. (Ewing) This should help to prove my original thesis statement: people diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome can function as well in performing arts as persons who are not diagnosed. To diagnose persons with Autism Spectrum Disorder, the doctor will start by performing a complete medical history followed by a physical and neurological exam. One definition of Asperger’s defines it as a “natural way by which some perceive the world from an alternate Adduce 8 perspective and logic, creating misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and social challenges when one attempts to assimilate with the world at large” (Everything Parent’s Guide) . One way to easily diagnose Asperger’s Syndrome is by searching for symptoms. “The four essential qualities that characterize children with Asperger Syndrome are significant difficulties with social interactions, impaired communication, unusual or unusually rigid behaviors and interests, and unusual responses to stimulation and environment” (Powers) . Symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome...
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...I Chose to research Karen Carpenter who suffered from anorexia nervosa. Karen carpenter was an American singer and drummer. She and her brother, Richard, formed the 1970s duo Carpenters. Her skills as a drummer earned admiration from drumming luminaries and peers, but she is best known for her vocal performances. Anorexia nervosa is a mental disorder that is characterized by the obsessive need to not eat or eat very little. The symptoms that characterize the disorder are dehydration, dizziness, fainting, fatigue, low blood pressure, low body temperature, osteoporosis, water-electrolyte imbalance, extreme weight loss and thinness, anxiety, apprehension,brittle nails, bruising, dieting, dry hair, dry skin, or headaches. Anorexia was not well...
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...methodology. So far, scientific studies, usually focusing on memory, have been few and the results have been inconclusive. An alternative thought for the etiology of the disorder is as a byproduct of techniques employed by some psychiatrists, especially those using hypnosis, and disagreement between the two positions is characterized by intense debate. DID became a popular diagnosis in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but it is unclear if the actual rate of the disorder increased, if it was more recognized by health care providers, or if sociocultural factors caused an increase in therapy-induced (iatrogenic) presentations. The unusual number of diagnoses after 1980, clustered around a small number of clinicians and the suggestibility characteristic of those with DID, support the hypothesis that DID is therapist-induced. The unusual clustering of diagnoses has also been explained as due to a lack of awareness and training among clinicians to recognize cases of DID. DID is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, with no clear consensus on diagnostic criteria or treatment. Research on treatment efficacy has been concerned primarily with clinical approaches and case studies. Dissociative symptoms range from common lapses in attention, becoming distracted by something else, and daydreaming, to pathological dissociative disorders. No systematic, empirically supported definition of "dissociation" exists. It is not the same as schizophrenia. Although neither epidemiological surveys...
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...Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental illness disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or also known as OCD, creates a pattern of unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead someone to repeating behaviors, or also known as ritual behaviors. For example, someone with OCD may always have to touch their pencil a certain way, or they believe that if they don’t something bad may really happen. Symptoms are important to know for any disorder as it can lead relatives and people themselves to help diagnose what they have by going to their doctor about a concern. In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder one may find a few symptoms to help them bring to attention their mental disorder. One of the societies most known symptoms when thought of OCD would include...
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...Works Cited Blogs.hbr.org. Harvard Business Review, 4 Feb. 2008. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. John Baldoni writes for the prestigious and topnotch Harvard Business Review. I am going to use this article in my paper by using the three key topics he writes about. “Hone your skills,” is the first topic he writes about by saying that if you are going to be a good leader, you need to first, hone your own personal skills. The second topic is “know Yourself”. If you expect to be a great leader, you have to know who you are on the inside before you can lead others. Next, “Set The Right Example.” To be a good leader, you must be a good example, you want others to do good under your leadership. Boston.com. Globe Newspaper Company, 13 May 2010. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. Shalise Manza Young writes for the leading web-based sports website for the city of Boston. I am going to use this source for Tom Brady’s personal quotes. This article is full of Tom Brady’s insight on leadership. He talks about how important it is to him to be a good leader to his friends, family, strangers, and every person he comes into contact with. He talks about in this article what really makes him think about leadership and his strive and selflessness. Deckplateleader.wordpress.com. Deckplate Leadership, 30 Dec. 2007. Web. 2013. Deckplate Leadership is the most credible and usefull website on the most inspiring people and the greatest leaders. In this article, Deckplate gives twenty reasons why Tom Brady is an outstanding...
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...False Advertising Advertising is common tools in industry. Many companies spend millions even billions in this section to pay celebrities and ideas sincesurveys prove that advertising plays big role in their income. They produce branding image which are unique, strong, catchy, and easy-to-remember for their consumers. Talking about advertising, on the onehand, it is good for its functions, displays, etc; on the other hand, sometimes it is too good to be true, the way they bring the messages to the consumers which state “the number one …”, “you may see the result in just...”, so on and so forth. Illogical sounding absolutely has to be considered in big portion by consumers. Consumers have to be aware of the dangers in health and safety of such false advertising. False advertising might describe in two aspects, in term of definition and requirements. Based on Tricia Ellis-Christensen, false advertising is any type of advertising that deceives consumers. Consumers believe that they will earn several benefits such as good deal, saving money, or buying something that will perform in a specific manner, yet almost all of themare non-existing at all. While the definition that might found in theglossary of research lawyer state that false advertising is the crime or tortof publishing, broadcasting, or otherwise publicly distributing anadvertisement that contains an untrue, misleading, or deceptiverepresentation or statement which was made knowingly or recklessly and with the intent...
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...loss. The four main symptoms are intense fear of weight gain, the struggle to maintain body weight, loss of menstrual periods, and the feeling of feeling “fat”. With developing Anorexia Nervosa, the body is denied the fundamental nutrients it needs to function properly. Therefore, it is forced to slow down all of its processes to conserve energy. By slowing down the body, it can cause serious medical consequences like an unnaturally slow heart rate and low blood pressure, osteoporosis, muscle loss and weakness, severe dehydration, which can result in kidney failure, fainting, fatigue, dry hair and skin, hair loss, and growth of a downy layer of hair all over the body (National). Anorexia nervosa is one of the most common psychiatric diagnoses in young women and has one of the highest death rates of any mental health condition (National). Bulimia Nervosa is a serious, potentially...
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...hurt merchants and credit-card issuers than the consumer. The financial burden shifts from the consumer to the either the merchant or the issuer when purchases are made with stolen credit card numbers. (Miller & Jentz, 2012) My particular world of business consists of healthcare-related information. For example, being a healthcare carrier, our company stores health information as well as personal information. Names, social security numbers, health diagnoses, etc., are readily available throughout our organization. Not only is this information extremely important to protect, but in the event of someone having a personal health policy, they may have banking information in our system as well in order to automatically have their monthly premiums deducted. This information can consist of credit card numbers and/or bank account and routing numbers. If someone outside the company were to hack into the system, they would have a plethora of information to choose from. Additionally, if we happened to have a celebrity or otherwise important person of interest in our system, their health information would also be readily available. This can lead to a HIPAA issue, even if unintentional. For example, a few years ago, an employee at a local hospital here in the Detroit area posted on Facebook that she came face-to-face with a cop killer. She lost her job. She potentially put this person in danger by indirectly giving the suspect’s...
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...Music is more than hearing a favorite song on the radio or a popular artist on stage performing in front of thousands of people. Although that maybe a great way to start someone’s day, music is bigger than celebrities are. In today’s society, music is changing people’s lives. Music is now more capable of changing someone rather than just riding to tunes on the way to the grocery store. Music has served as medicine to help those who are incompetent, struggling with disabilities, the elderly, and children. Music is therapy. In a recent study, “The modem use of music therapy in hospitals developed during the 1950s in Europe and the United States. Many physicians began to use a multidisciplinary approach to medicine and, recognizing the soothing effect of music, provided music therapy to patients who were...
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...Jacob Jones PSY 290 Milk Ads The ad I chose is one of the most successful Got Milk? Line of advertising, this provides several options for the designers to play with, in conjunction with the layouts and therein, their connotation. Featuring Aerosmith's Steve Tyler, the ad is a picture window with a relatively humorous connotation. The slang copy with unfinished words such as "growing'’ reflect the laid-back attitude exhibited by the star, and is meant to refer to younger audiences who speak the same kind of dialect. Her sitting position also exhibits how the jeans claim to stretch, as she looks comfortable and laid-back in bare feet. Her young yet mature age is also relevant to the audience, being that the magazine is aimed at an audience of women in their late teens and twenties. The physical positioning of Tyler's hands draw the viewer's attention inwards towards the milk mustache and his also famous kisser. The advertisement industry is a clever one, with several tricks to catch and simultaneously fool the eye, all the while achieving the overall previously mentioned effect. This forces the reader to look twice, to discern the sex of the featured model, and also to return to confirm the familiarity of the specific face. Following our current path, we return back down the other side of the leg to the waist of the jeans, where we see the woman's bellybutton is pierced, meaning to emphasize just how low the jeans truly are. Because our eyes naturally read...
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...career to provide the necessities of life to a person for whom they are caring. • Types of elder abuse: Elderly abuse can take many forms, the main ones are: Physical abuse: which is the physical act of violence that commonly includes slapping, hitting, and striking with objects. Psychological abuse: which is defined as an act that is carried out against the elderly adult with the intention of causing emotional pain or injury, and it often accompanies physical abuse. Examples include threats, insults, and statements that humiliate the elderly. Exploitation: which is the most common form of abuse of the elderly, it includes acts of material or financial exploitation, exploitation is the most difficult type of elderly abuse to diagnose as the victim may not be aware of its occurrence or may not know how to seek help. Neglect: which is counted as a form of abuse and is often referred to as failure of a caregiver in meeting the needs of the dependent elderly person. This may be intentional or unintentional neglect. Intentional neglect: is to willfully withhold food or medications or medical care from the elder that needs it. Unintentional neglect could result from ignorance or from genuine inability to provide care. For example, the caregiver may be unable to perform care giving duties such as bathing or changing an incontinent elderly person • The segment of elderly population is growing rapidly in Malaysia. Statistics show those 60 years old and above was 6.5%...
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