occurs at the same time every year (Lee, S.A.D.). Although the exact cause for the depression has yet to be found, there are many theories that point to the exact same thing. Most of them, have much to do with the factor of the sun. The symptoms of seasonal affective disorder vary from mild depression to suicidal thoughts, with almost everything imaginable in between (Stein, page 2). Although it hasn’t been established what the exact cause of seasonal affective disorder, there is a wide range of theories
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Chapter 18, entitled The Spirit-Mind-Body Link was very interesting. Within this chapter, the authors discuss how stress of the mind and/or spirit can lead to stress on one’s health. It was fascinating to read about the experiment Dr. Cohen led that linked high stress patients to catching the common cold easier. Stress causes the body to react even though the person is not subconsciously allowing it to happen. A couple examples of unconscious reactions are the body’s amazing ability to blush
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PSYCH-205, Abnormal Psychology. PART 1: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE WHAT IS ABNORMAL? * It is behavior, specifically persistent behavior associated with cognitive, emotional, or perceptual distortions that are not socially acceptable, and are potentially dangerous. Many behaviors fit the criteria, but are not considered abnormal. Astronauts for example are not considered to be psychologically abnormal despite engaging in dangerous and persistently deviant behaviors. Legal insanity is different
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as you see them. For this assignment I have chosen to discuss fibromyalgia Fybromyalgia simply means pain (algia) coming from muscles (my) and fibrous tissues (fibro) such as tendons and ligaments. It is usually accompanied by other symptoms in addition to the pains and is sometimes called fibromyalgia syndrome. It is a chronic persistant condition. “ The cause of fibromyalgia is not known....research has shown that people with fybromyalgaia have certain subtle changes in some chemicals in the brain
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can cause significant damage to the people in the countries who suffer from mental health disorders. I concur with Watters’ chief point that cultural specificity must be accounted for and significant cultural differences exist throughout the globe, particularly in the field of mental health. The first case involves anorexia in Hong Kong, in which a 14-year old girl died suddenly. When reporters investigated her death, they entered her symptoms into the Google search bar to attribute a cause of
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anxiety, frustration, isolation, anger, depression, drop in motivation, stress * Physiological Responses- inflammation/swelling, scar tissue/ remodelling, clotting * Strains- Grade 1,2 & 3 * Sprains- Grade 1,2 & 3 * Haematoma- (intra & inter) * What are they? * How does the body respond? * M2 explain? * D2 analyse Introduction In this assignment I will be discussing how to improve my knowledge surrounding the rehabilitation of players returning from
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Genetic Contributors to Schizophrenia such as Family, Twin, Adoption studies that have all indicated the presence of a genetic component to the transmission of Schizophrenia. Scientists believe that different genes are responsible for different symptoms of the disorder. Studies have also found that there are Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities related to Schizophrenia. Scientists have long believed that the brains of those with this disorder differ from those who do not have it. Scans
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patterns. About his weight gain, B.J. jokes, “I guess it’s all in my feet. I had to buy new shoes, and my shoe size went from a size 10 to a size 12.” It was determined that B.J. should have a CT scan of his head to assess for a pituitary adenoma resulting in the hypersecretion of growth hormone. Discussion Questions 1. What information from the above scenario would support this possible etiology? The headaches is a possible symptom leading to the pituitary adenoma as this could be putting intracranial
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Stress Management Plan When I was gathering resources for my first stress portfolio, one picture left a deep impression. It says: “there are only two times I feel stress: day and night.” Yes, stress exists along with our whole life; it may seem that there is nothing that we can do about stress. The homework and exams will keep coming, there is endless study and work in the day, and our career and family responsibilities will always be demanding. However, the good news is that stress can be managed
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Stress among children and parents Most of the children are under stress today. But their parents don’t notice what is really bothering them. This could lead to mental and physical problems to the children. The parents don’t notice the stress symptoms that the children have. For example, headaches, sleeping difficulties, and eating disorder. Parents need to be available for the children to talk, make the children think that it is ok to talk about what they’re worried about. Moreover, survey
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