Week 8 Assignment Marc McDougal Chapter 15 - #1 Anxiety disorders are a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. Studies suggest that anxiety disorders are quite common, and affect roughly 19% of the population. For this assignment I am focusing on a subject with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Post-traumatic Stress Disorder involves enduring psychological disturbance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event.
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Anorexia Nervosa is a severe eating disorder that mainly affects teenage girls, however, it can affect men and women of all ages. There are many factors that contribute to a girl becoming anorexic, including low self-esteem and depression. Common features of anorexia include weight loss and behavior changes. The weight loss is gradual and often starts with a “perfectly normal weight reducing diet.”(Rowan) Although the only person who can cure anorexia is the person that suffers from it, there are
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Thesis: Anorexia and Bulimia are two common eating disorders amongst our youth. There are many types of diseases that are harmful to our bodies. Anorexia and Bulimia are two common eating disorders amongst our youth. These are two very different but similar eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is defined as an eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height. Persons with this disorder may have an intense fear of weight gain, even when they
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C. W. Female, 17 Anorexia As with many eating disorders, C. W. anorexic eating patterns started gradually. When she initially joined the cheering squad in high school she began to compare to compare herself to the other girls and concluded that her problems revolved around weight. Her parents began to notice secretive eating patterns and started to worry about her. Not until C. W. fainted in school and the school nurse notified the parents did C.W. come to the attention of professional help. By
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Eating disorders are psychiatric conditions characterized by disordered eating habits or weight control behaviours (Mahan & Escott-Stump, 2008). They include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-Eating Disorder, and Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified. In adolescents, eating disorders are the third most common chronic disease. In the 2002 Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey 1.5% of young Canadian women in the age of 15-24 year reported having an eating disorder (Government of Canada, 2006)
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include: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating. Whether you are a man or woman, these disorders are very real and can be treatable. Usually, these eating disorders are associated with other mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse. Each eating disorder has specific characteristics to them as well as treatments. However, these eating disorders also take a toll of a person’s health therefore many health risks are of a concern. People with anorexia nervosa
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applicable, use examples to support your definitions. Consult your notes or course textbook(s) as references or the Internet by visiting Web sites such as: http://www.askjeeves.com or http://www.google.com (a) Bulimia Nervosa | (b) Anorexia Nervosa | (c) Binge Eating (BED) | (d) Self-Esteem | (e) BMI | (f) Pica | Part 2 Type I or Type II Diabetes??? 1. Describe the differences between Type I Diabetes and Type II Diabetes
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September 2014 Anorexia and Bulimia Introduction: I. Opening: Maintaining a certain weight can be hard to do. But trying to gain it can be even harder. II. Thesis: Anorexia Nervosa is a lack or loss of appetite for food, or can be emotional by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. III. Preview: I’ll be telling you some details about anorexia, and comparing it to bulimia. A. What anorexia nervosa is B. Comparing it to bulimia C. Treatment for anorexia Body
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eating disorders, which are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating, also known as compulsive over-eating, but the most two common types are anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Anorexia and bulimia are also common in industrialized nations where society encourages low calorie diets and thinness. Many people believe that only females have eating disorder (myth), but approximately five to ten percent of eating disorders occur in males. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by
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the disorder known as Schizophrenia. The areas of brain affected, causal factors, associated symptoms, neural basis and appropriate drug therapies will be discussed. In addition, the disorders of Anorexia Nervosa and Generalized Anxiety Disorder will also be examined. Both the disorders of Anorexia Nervosa and Generalized Anxiety Disorder will be discussed for their relation to the nature-nurture issue and other appropriate theories of etiology. Possible drug therapies and alternative solutions will
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