An Overview of Bulimia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is one of the leading eating disorders worldwide alongside anorexia nervosa and continues to pose a major health threat as sufferers experience psychological and medical symptoms that most often lead to complications (Le Grange & Lock, 2007, p. 4). One of these complications is the tendency of bulimic patients to commit suicide because of aggravating sense of despair and loss of hope. According to Pompili, Girardi, Ruberto & Tatarelli (2006)
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1. ------------------------------------------------- Dora: An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria From Modernism Lab Essays Jump to: navigation, search Contents[hide] * 1 Hysteria in the Twentieth Century * 2 Summary of Case Study * 3 Critical Receptions and Importance of the Work | | by Alex Gatlin An Analysis of a Case of Hysteria (1905), better known simply as “Dora,” is a case study written by the neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, which details the condition
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James Raley PSY 101 Research Paper Psychopaths (Antisocial personality disorder) Psychopathy was one of the first personality disorders to be recognized by psychiatry. Today this disorder is known as antisocial personality disorder. Those diagnosed with the disorder often share a multitude of similar yet non-universal characteristics. These characteristics may include: superficial charm; egocentricity; need for stimulation; irresponsibility;
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Student’s Name: Institutional affiliation: Case study Jake is a 45 year old male who has served as an active military soldier in the government for more than twenty years. In his twenty years of service, he has been deployed several times to war torn countries like Afghanistan. Over the years he got promoted to a Warrant Officer1. This put him in a position where younger service men looked up to him for strength and leadership skills
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A Community Health's Perspective for Disease Control & Prevention Abstract The paper is intended to ascertain research statistics, facts, policies and analysis of topics that contributes to the health and wellbeing of a community. The effects of injury prevention and the control of infectious diseases are discussed. The rationale of controlling the cost of healthcare through behavioral and lifestyle changes is discussed. How does the exploitation of drugs, alcohol and
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Which school of psychology is Wilhelm Wundt associated with? Selected Answer: Structuralism Correct Answer: Structuralism Question 2 Which of the following psychologists was a leading proponent of behaviorism? Selected Answer: B. F. Skinner Correct Answer: B. F. Skinner Question 3 Which perspective of psychology would best explain the fact that polar bears are found predominantly in the arctic regions? Selected Answer: The evolutionary approach Correct Answer: The evolutionary approach
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PYC4802/101/0/2015 Tutorial letter 101/0/2015 Psychopathology PYC4802 Year module Department of Psychology IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. CONTENTS Page 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Turorial material ....................................................................................................... 4 2.
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Keller et al (1995) recommend that depression can be categorised under the DSM-IV-TR as a mood disorder. Mood disorder affects a person’s emotional state. These mood disorders include major depressive disorder depression and bipolar disorder. Major depressive disorder is also known as unipolar depression or simply major depression. It is a severe clinical mood disorder in which feelings, frustration, loss or anger inhibits with a person’s activities of daily living for long period of time (Beck
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Analysis of Mental Illness v. Drug Abuse Offenses Sandra L. Manela CRJ308: Psychology of Criminal Behavior Currie Gauvreau January 16, 2012 Analysis of Mental Illness v. Drug Abuse Offenses Many have criminalized mental illness and, all too often, mental illness has been used in criminal courts as a legal defense. It may be that more criminals are looking for this defense to be their ticket to criminal activity thinking that a serious mental illness would trump conviction. This has
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A student asks their teacher ‘why are there so many approaches to psychology?’ Their teacher replies ‘ Because each has something different to offer to our understanding of behaviour, making each approach unique.’ Discuss what makes the psychodynamic approach unique. Refer to other approaches in your answer. (12 marks) In terms of human behaviour, psychology provides alternative perspectives, known as approaches, which give explanation to human behaviours. What makes each approach unique is
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