causes; psychiatric disorders are more influenced by experience and are harder to diagnose (Pinel, 2009). This summary will briefly describe the different theories with the psychiatric disorders of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, bulimia nervosa, and Tourette syndrome, as well as drug therapies used to treat them. Schizophrenia in itself has no clear definition because of its relationship with other brain disorders (Pinel, 2009). Because of the various symptoms produced by schizophrenia
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E Check-up 4 pg. 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
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Princess Diana is one of the most iconic and loved British figures. She was born on July 1, 1961 in Sandringham, United Kingdom. Born Diana Frances Spencer, the princess grew up in Northamptonshire with her three siblings, Sarah, Jane, and her younger brother, Charles. Princess Diana married Prince Charles of Wales at the age of 22, becoming the Princess of Wales. She tragically died in a car accident while trying to escape the media on August 30, 1997, in Paris, France. Even after her death, Princess
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with being called fat (“Demi Lovato: Stay…”). It got so bad that she had to drop out of school to be homeschooled by her parents. At age 11, Demi first recalled cutting herself, and at age 12 was when she had begun to purge and eventually developed bulimia (Russo). She kept these issues to herself because she felt shameful that she was suffering with them. She would often eat dinner with her family, then excuse herself to go to the bathroom, only to purge what she had just eaten (Russo). Demi guest
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levels in the blood that may lead to irregular heart rhythms, malnutrition tooth decay espogus damage, thyroid problems, seizures due to loss of sodium, and fluids from loss through vomiting or diarrhea. Bulimia is an extremely damaging disease to the digestive system. A person diagnosed with bulimia binge eats and then causes themselves to vomit up the food after the initial ingestions in order to not digest any of the calories. Stomach acid from the forced vomiting causes tooth decay and damage to
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the time of the accident. Her father says that she was also trying to abstain from alcohol. She went twelve-thirteen days without any drinking, but days before she died, she consumed a lot of alcohol. Winehouse also had suffered a long history of bulimia. Amy had previously told her doctor, who had been helping her battle
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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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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 effects. Some
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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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Beautiful, a term defined by the Oxford Dictionary as “a combination of qualities such as shape, color, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight”, is a term that most people want to be perceived as (“Beauty”). Celebrities who fit this definition act as role models for women who want to look like they do, and magazines and television advertisements are constantly telling women how they too can be “beautiful” by selling them weight loss products, exercise programs, and other
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