Analyzing Psychological Disorders Jeannie Hopkins PSY/240 11/17/2013 Dr. Brooke Morford A psychological disorder is known as a mental disorder; it is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 26 percent of American adults over the age of 18 suffer from some type of diagnosable mental disorder in a given year (The
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Surge of Intense Fear What is anorexia nervosa? being more than 15% under weight, and obsessing to stay that way What is three symptoms of panic disorder? Shaking, sweating, and dizziness. What is Anorexia? Not eating due to thinking they are fat when they are not. 13. What is Bulimia Nervosa? When people are depressed and seek food as comfort (Binge eating), or purging (throwing up) What are more symptoms of
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V této práci se budu zabývat využitím kognitivně-behaviorální terapie k léčbě mentální anorexie. Nejprve stručně popíši toto onemocnění, poté se pokusím charakterizovat specifika kognitivně-behaviorální terapie v léčbě mentální anorexie a v poslední části této práce představím pět výzkumů, které se snažily prokázat účinnost této léčby. Mentální anorexie Mentální anorexie je porucha charakterizována úmyslným zhubnutím‚ které si pacient sám vyvolal a dále jej udržuje. Tělesná váha je zachovávána
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treatments are being developed. Biopsychology is an important field because understanding the processes that occur in the body can lead to more effective drugs and relief for many people suffering from psychological disorders. Schizophrenia, anorexia nervosa, and anxiety are all psychological disorders that psychologists must deal with on a regular basis. Understanding these disorders is important for the health and well-being of patients. Part A: Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that has
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Team C Abnormal Psychology and Therapy Laura Carranza Armanda Meadows Quoc Nguyen Andrea Sanchez Julann Wygal PSY/300 May 8, 2012 Mary Madrigal PhD Abnormal Psychology and Therapy The purpose of this paper is to discuss abnormal psychology and therapy. First this paper will define what abnormal psychology is. Then this paper will compare and contrast normal and abnormal psychology. Then the paper will examine at least two mental disorders from the perspective of psychology. Next the
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders SCT/241 - Nutrition Body Fat and Eating Disorders There is a serious issue that is happening in the world today and its right in front of us, an obesity epidemic and eating disorder. How are we in an epidemic? Well back in 1960, 13.4% of adults were obese; in 1991, 23% were obese and nor more than a decade later 31% are obese and the numbers keep rising (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012). Due to this the medical and public health officials have called this
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disorders: anorexia bulimia, alcohol abuse, sexual pain disorder, and exhibitionism; and one Axis II personality disorder: schizoid personality disorder. Eating Disorders The DSM-IV-TR includes two Axis I categories of eating disorders: anorexia nervosa—restricting and binge-eating/purging types—and bulimia nervosa—purging and non-purging types (BehaveNet, 1997-2010, n.p.). Anorexia nervosa affects between 0.5% and 1% of the general population in the United States currently and bulimia nervosa affects
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daily basis. After realizing the affects from living with Jack, Joan ended her relationship and moved back in with her parents. At the age of 29, Joan went back to the hospital for further treatment and realized that due to drinking she had gained 125 pounds and Joan felt as if she would constantly gain more weight. With a strict diet, within a year Joan had lost weight and was 100 pounds. Her food intake was as such: coffee with skim milk and an artificial sweetener and or a piece of fruit or bran
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Today’s session is on obesity issues. I will explain the causes, mechanisms, and treatments involved with obesity. After my explanation I will open the floor to questions and I will try to answer them to the best of my knowledge. Obesity rates are up in most of the world. In Ohio in 2010 the obesity rate was 29.2%. It jumped to 30.1% in 2012. That is .9% increase in two years. According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1/3 or 34.9% of adults are obese. Obesity occurs more often in non-Hispanic
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population surveyed, 1.1% of female athletes met the criteria to be diagnosed with bulimia nervosa, and none of the athletes met the criteria to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. However, the study reported that 9.2% of female athletes were found to have “clinically significant problems with bulimia nervosa” and 2.85% of female athletes were found to have “clinically significant problems with anorexia nervosa”. Additionally, 10% of the female athletes reported binge eating on a weekly basis, and 5
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