approaches. Anorexia nervosa There are many and varied psychological disorders in this case, I will focus on anorexia nervosa and its treatment. Anorexia nervosa is a condition that is characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight or intense fear of gaining weight. The patient feels inadequate when he senses he is fat. The condition mainly affects young women although other age groups can also be affected (Bateman & Holmes, 2005). When a patent has anorexia, the desire to
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sex/gender/sexual, and personality 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. Biological factors involved with eating disorders include genetic basis, hormonal excesses and deficiencies and abnormal neural activity. People who suffer from anorexia and bulimia usually have low serotonin levels as well as structural brain abnormalities. High expectations set
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107 1. Calcium 2. Iron 3. Iodine 4. Iron 5. Sodium Chapter 7 Check-up 1 pg. 113 1. Glucose 2. Sucrose 3. Complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals Check-up 2 pg. 119 1. Malnutrition 2. Bulimia 3. Anorexia nervosa Chapter 8 Check-up 1 pg. 131 1. Exercise more and eat less 2. Cycling, swimming, running, jogging, walking, briskly 3. –improves metal alerthess -increase metabolism -decrease risk of overeating Chapter 9 Determining details
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Obesity is a growing epidemic in America and around the world. Many people see obesity as a disease, but to others it comes down to something as simple as a life choice. However obesity is something much more serious than a decision to open the fridge and eat until you’re stuffed all day. Obesity should be classified as a dual-disease because it affects both physical and mental aspects of a person’s life. This disease should be embraced and treated just like other eating and compulsive disorders
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or focus as you locate information. Abortion Affirmative Action Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Ageism / Age Discrimination Airport Screening Procedures Airport Security Alcoholism Animal Rights Anorexia Nervosa Anti-Muslim Discrimination Binge Drinking Birth Control Bulimia Nervosa Bullying Campus Crime Capital Punishment / Death Penalty Chemical Weapons Child Abuse Child Labor Classism Climate Change Cloning Colorisim Cloud Hacking Computer Hacking Corporal Punishment
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Schizophrenia, referred to as a split personality disorder, is a chronic, severe, devastating mental illness that affects approximately 1% of the population, equivalent to more than 2 million people in the United States. Statistics indicates schizophrenia affects men about 1½ times more frequently than women. (National Comorbidity Survey, 1994) It is a psychotic mental disorders characterized by symptoms of thought, behavior, and social problems. The thought problems linked with schizophrenia described
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Sigelman and Rider define developmental psychopathology as “a field of study concerned with the origins and course of maladaptive or psychopathological behavior” (Sigelman & Rider, 2015, p. 590). In Layman’s terms, psychopathology is the study of mental disorders. The majority of developmental psychopathologists believe that these mental disorders result from the developmental process, as opposed to a disease that the individual is born with. There are a multitude of psychopathologic disorders in
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men, will suffer from major depression in their lifetime. Eating disorders are among the illnesses that mostly affects women but has relatively little rigorous study to date. Up to 3% of women are affected by eating disorders, like bulimia and anorexia nervosa. People with bulimia, known as bulimics, consume large amounts of food (binge) and then try to rid themselves of the food and calories (purge) by fasting, excessive exercising, vomiting, or using
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who are obese are also prone to having low self-esteem, which could be the result of being teased and/or bullied. Children who are unhappy with their weight could develop unhealthy eating habits or eating disorders. The eating disorders include anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and binge-eating. These same unhappy children are also prone to depression and are at risk for substance abuse. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term health
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Study Guide #4 Chapter 11 Define personality. When did Freud practice? How did this affect his developing theory? Explain the three parts of the mind: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. Define the three parts of the personality: id, ego, and superego. How do they work together (which two are in conflict)? What are psychological defense mechanisms? Define denial, repression, rationalization, and projection, and be able to recognize them in an applied scenario. Explain
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