...from a pattern of depression known as unipolar depression. Depressive and bipolar disorders show to be a leading cause of disability, without treatment a person can have a difficult experience with relationships, work, and social activities. Substance abuse disorders are becoming an epidemic. The need for instant gratification has become more and more prevalent in the world. The DSM-5 shows the symptoms checklist for diagnosis of substance abuse disorder (see table 1.3 in appendix a), and according to Comer, (2014) “the substances people misuse fall into several categories: depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens, and cannabis” (p. 295). The different combinations of treatment methods that allows a person diagnosed with these disorders to carry out normal life and perform daily activities as the rest of the population. The potential causes of these disorders can change based on many different factors such as stress, genetics, lifestyle. In addition, the multicultural perspective enlightens the different gender and culture influences, and of males seeking treatment there is a higher percentage in females diagnosed. (McCullough, J. P., Jr., Klien, D. N., Keller, M. B., Holzer,Charles E., I.,II, Davis, S. M., Kornstein, S. G., . . . Harrison, W. M. (2000)) Mood and Addictive Disorders For depressed people symptoms are not lasting and this is unipolar depression, the most common mood disorder. The various disorders characterized by unipolar depression, referred to as depressive...
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...quarterback down and sacks him! What a play Jim !” “ Oh no, Jack. Looks like tom Brady is being carted off the field. Reports say that he suffered a concussion.” “ Not another one!” In this society, it is a norm to suffer a concussion while playing sports. But the question is…. Is it safe and should it be allowed in schools? This question is a heavily discussed question as there are many views. This topic is also discussed in the sources, “ Hard Knocks” By Gabriel Charles Tyler, “ Concussion Hazards in Youth Football ” By CNN, and the “ How many G’s ” infographic by The University of Michigan School of Kinesiology.(all sources are non- fiction) “ Hard...
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...Life Span Development and Personality PSY/300 Life Span Development and Personality Princess Diana was one of the most influential people of the 21st century. Diana had a peculiar way of flirting with the media that became a unique trademark and she won the hearts of many through her warm and caring actions. Diana brought attention to worldwide causes such as the AIDS epidemic and elimination of landmines in Angola (Rosenberg, 2011). Princess Diana became a role model for many that suffered depression because she herself was a victim to this ailment but the public only saw her positive outlook and caring charismatic way that made her famous. Diana’s depression stemmed from the jealousy her husband portrayed because of the extra media attention Diana received. The media became fascinated by her and that lead her to become the most photographed person of that time. Diana used her positive influence to seek refuge in humanitarian work such raising awareness for AIDS and finding a solution to the landmines that were affecting children in Angola. According to Rosenberg (2011), “In 1987, Diana became the first famous person to be photographed touching someone with AIDS; she made a huge impact in dissolving the myth that AIDS could be contracted merely by touch.” The world was shocked in 1997 when at the age of 36, Diana died in a horrific car accident in Paris. In the following paper I will analyze Princess Diana’s psychological development and discuss issues and support...
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...Diabetes Case Study Granna Clay Diabetes Case Study Charles, age 45, has recently visited his physician with complaints of weight loss, excessive thirst and frequent urination. Review of his record indicates a new diagnosis of diabetes. Charles, a busy CEO, is recently divorced and now living on his own. Due to his busy schedule, he feels he does not have time to worry about himself. Our goal is to discover what Charles already knows about diabetes, dispel any myths or misconceptions he may have, answer questions and help him develop a plan to manage his disease. Education regarding lifestyle changes and proper diabetes management is paramount if Charles is to continue to lead a healthy life. Evaluating the psyco-social aspects of Charles’ life must be done to ensure long-term success in managing his chronic disease. Overview of Diabetes in the United States According to the American Diabetes Association (2008), diabetes rates increased in the United States 13.5% from 2005-2007. Charles is not alone, nearly 8% of the total US population affected with the disease. This number is expected to rise to 12% by 2050 (ADA, 2008). According to the ADA (2008), this increase is attributed to increasing obesity, improved detection, decreased overall mortality, and an increase in the minority population in whom the prevalence of diabetes is increasing. The impact on healthcare expenditures and the overall economic cost of diabetes care is staggering. The ADA...
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...Imagine living in Germany in the years from 1919-1939. You would have been in a depression (a depression is a sustained, long-term downturn in economic activity in one or more economies.) You would be suffering from low pay and little to no jobs. But, what if someone said you could feel good about yourself and your country. Imagine having pride and strength back this is all what Hitler promised for the people of Germany. But little did they know that this was the gravest mistake that they would ever make. Why was the world plunged into WWII in 1939? What was the most effective response to aggression? I have determined the main two causes for the questions above number one: Germany ignored the Treaty of Versailles. Number two: Britain and France wouldn’t do anything about it. For the second question, I believe that there is no real way to solve aggression....
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...Charles Perry1 After a basketball game, four kids, Andrew Jackson, Tyrone Mills, Robert Washington and B.J. Carson, celebrate a win by going out drinking and driving. Andrew lost control of his car and crashed into a retaining wall on I-75. Andy, Tyrone, and B.J. escaped from the four-door Chevy right after the accident. Teen basketball star and Hazelwood high team captain was sitting in the passenger’s side with his feet on the dashboard. When the crash happened, his feet went through the windshield and he was unable to escape. The gas tank then exploded and burned Robbie to death while the three unharmed kids tried to save him. Andy goes back to school and talks to his basketball coach about how he feels about Rob’s death and how his friends and family feel about the accident. In addition, they discuss Andy’s sentence because Andy keeps punishing himself for Rob’s death. Everybody at school was crying during Roberts’s memorial service. Grief Counselors from downtown come to the school to try to get the kids to share their feelings. At the next basketball practice, Andy comes in late and the coach tells him to get ready for warm-ups. In their next game, the Hazelwood Tigers are down late in the fourth quarter. Andy makes a three pointer for the win with five seconds left in the game. After the game, the coach gives Andy Roberts position as starting center and team captain. Charles Perry2 Andy goes to psychologist, Dr. Carrothers, to discuss his depression...
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...“He died very peacefully with a smile on his face”. When David Bluefield uttered these words, he did not have hallucinogens in mind. Every day, people are told that they have a terminal illness, and from that point on, they live the rest of their life fearing their death. In order for these people to die peacefully, something must change. What must change is the treatment they receive before their lives end. There is much controversy surrounding the use of hallucinogens, not only on the street, but in a medical setting as well. Even though there is such controversy, these drugs can help patients who are in need. Using hallucinogens will improve the quality of the last days of the lives of terminally ill patients because not a day goes by without one fearing death. Drugs such as hallucinogens have the ability to relieve the fear of death that is associated with terminal illnesses. The use of hallucinogens should be an accepted method of treatment for terminally ill patients, due to their ability to relieve anxiety, decrease depression, and help patients to prepare for death. Hallucinogens, or any drug that causes hallucinations, have shown to be helpful in a medical setting, but many people say that hallucinogens should not be used to help terminally ill patients due to their risky side effects. The reason many people are against the use of hallucinogens is because they have strong prejudices against them, and these people are not willing to change their opinions. As stated...
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...excess body fat. In the young generation obesity has become a major factor and it continues to grow. According to the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention childhood obesity has more than tripled in the last 30 years. By being obese, it cans lead to many different diseases; it can result in a shorter life span. It often causes depression, and other physical and psychological problems. In this paper, I will talk about Childhood Obesity in United States. Most of the preliminary findings will be directed towards the initial cause of Childhood Obesity in United States and what we can do to try to correct it in the adolescent children age and what can be done to help prevent it. It is very important that the world must step up and do our part and educated our young children so fewer children will continue to be obese. Our schools need to be a safe place where children can receive the nutrition they need to grow. They need to be able to learn and fuel their active minds, and exercise their physical bodies. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has adopted a healthy eating and fighting childhood obesity program by creating a community garden. (Charles, 2012) Without help to control their weight, obese children are prime targets for a variety of health-related problems, including heart disease, diabetes, bone and joint problems, asthma, and sleeping disorders. (Carlson & Hering) By creating a program we need to be able to stop childhood obesity before it begins. By paying...
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...Watching TikTok on an everyday basis can affect teens’ mental health, which can lead to depression and even self-harm. Through a recent testing, researchers found that the algorithm on TikTok is overbearing teenagers with self-harm videos, eating disorders, and suicide videos on their page “made for them.” Charles Hymas has written a short article on how “TikTok exposes children to suicide content within three minutes of joining app; Research by Centre for Countering Digital Hate finds social media platform bombards teenagers with self-harm content via its 'For You' feed.” By writing this article, has brought attention to the audience that has been affected by the harmful content posted on Tik Just like every other teenager, Molly Russel was scrolling on what...
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...(a contraction or recession).Business cycles are usually measured by considering the growth rate of real gross domestic product. Despite being termed cycles, these fluctuations in economic activity can prove unpredictable. History A BASIC ILLUSTRATION OF ECONOMY/BUSINESS CIRCLE. Theory The first systematic exposition of periodic economic crises, in opposition to the existing theory of economic equilibrium, was the 1819 Nouveaux Principes d'économie politique by Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi. Prior to that point classical economics had either denied the existence of business cycles, blamed them on external factors, notably war, or only studied the long term. Sismondi found vindication in the Panic of 1825, which was the first unarguably international economic crisis, occurring in peacetime. Sismondi and his contemporary Robert Owen, who expressed similar but less systematic thoughts in 1817 Report to the Committee of the Association for the Relief of the Manufacturing Poor, both identified the cause of economic cycles as overproduction and underconsumption, caused in particular by wealth inequality. They advocated government...
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...History Research Paper | The effects of the Great Depression were huge across the world. Not only did it lead to the New Deal in America but more significantly, it was a direct cause of the rise of extremism in Germany leading to World War II. | Charles Sodman1/30/2014 | Introduction According to Christine Romer the Great Depression commenced in the year 1929 till the year 1939, the longest in the history of the world. The origin of the Great Depression from the year 1929 to the year 1939 has been the worry of many researchers. However, the root cause of this unfortunate happening was hard to crack. Therefore, the search was abandoned and many speculations and assumptions were made as to what really caused the Depression. (Romer) Till present, the cause of this sad event has not been found. More so, the effects of the Great Depression lead to many broke and unemployed individuals who could hardly feed themselves daily. Additionally, goods and services were priced at 10 times less their original price. (Romer) As a result, there was a practice of extremities in Germany by individuals who took advantage of the situation for personal gain leading to the World War II. (de Bromhead, Eichengreen and O’Rourke) Countries were greatly affected as the Great Depression brought about alterations in macroeconomic policies, significant changes in economic institutions, and economic theories. (Romer) The effects of the Great Depression Crash in stock prices Stock prices were ten times...
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...Charles Dickens portrayed the character Miss Havisham as having post traumatic stress disorder.PTSD, which is experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like a horrible event that had happened in your life which may lead to (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).The symptoms of PTSD which is depression which Miss Havisham shows a lot in book.. For example; “She had not quite finished dressing, for she had but one shoe on. The other was on the table near her hand, her veil was but half arranged” (Dickens 44). The symptoms of depression that Miss Havisham shows in the book, because of her past, which shows how it's affecting her day to day life. Miss Havisham always shows distrust and negative feelings towards people especially men...
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...Many people remember Princess Diana for her very fragile and loving nature, however during an interview with BBC, she often remarks “I am a very strong person,” an ironic statement for someone whose life was full of challenges and disappointments (Elliot& Pederson, 1995, p.62). Beginning with her birth on July 1, 1961 to aristocratic parents Viscount and Viscountess Johnnie and Frances Althorp, Princess Diana (then Diana Frances Spencer) believed she was a disappointment to her parents because she was not born a baby boy, the desired heir to the Spencer estate. Feelings of disappointment continued for Diana during her parent’s divorce at the age of six and her father’s second marriage to Raine (a woman she despised) when she was 16. Shortly after her father’s marriage to Raine, Diana failed her “O-levels” (or college placement tests), and was sent to a Swiss finishing school to develop her passion for skiing rather than focus on academics. It was based on this new sense of freedom that caused Diana to exhibit problematic behaviors, such as relentless stubbornness and lying, as well as early symptoms of an eating disorder (Elliot & Pederson, 1995). Thus, it is the purpose of this paper to examine how the events of Diana’s life in conjunction with psychological components contributed to her development of bulimia nervosa. Biological Component Eating disorders like bulimia are a significant public health problem for individuals across the lifespan (American Psychological Association...
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...A few years later, at the age of 24, Gilman “reluctantly married” a fellow Rhode Island artist by the name Charles Walter Stetson. After having their first and only child Katherine Beecher, Gilman developed what is known today as postpartum depression. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, however, was not particularly knowledgeable about such an illness and prescribed Gilman to give up all forms of work, spend as much time with her child, and to “live as domestic a life as possible” (). Such advice led Gilman to describe her situation as “near the borderline of utter mental ruin” (). Four years after marring Stetson, Gilman decided to leave him and moved to California. It was while living in California that Gilman wrote her most famous work “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Soon there after Gilman decided to send her daughter, Katherine, to stay with her father and stepmother while Gilman moved to Chicago to study and live at the Hull House. In 1900, Gilman married her younger first cousin George Houghton Gilman. During the marriage Gilman had reoccurring periods of depression, however, Gilman still found the strength to write and publish...
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...A History of the Great Depression During the 1920s, the U.S faced a time of great prosperity. Often referred to as the “Roaring Twenties”, this period brought many increasing riches and wealth. Many, lulled by the decadence of the era believed that the good times would last forever. Looking back, many would see the naivety which colored their views on what would end up being for many, artificial wealth. For, the 1930’s ushered in an era of economic collapse that would overshadow history and adequately be deemed the “Great Depression”. Ironically, the roaring twenties became a precursor to the Great Depression leading to one of the main causes, the stock market crash of 1929. The economic growth of the 1920s was unparalleled to any previous time. The United States during the 20s experienced a wave of new technology and growth. Silent Films, which could be viewed on one of the newest inventions, the television had experienced a surge of popularity as well as radios. With the increase in factories came new methods of mass production, which made the automobile affordable now to many households (Scaliger). Skyscrapers were beginning to dot landscapes in larger cities seeming to support the notions of the decade that the sky was the limit. Underneath the glitz and glamour, though a startling truth was starting to emerge. The economic growth of the past decade was partially a façade created by an abundance of newly printed money. (Scaliger). Inexperience combined with arrogance...
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