History
Alopecia has likely affected humans for the longest of times, but it has been misunderstood until the modern era. A very common form of unnatural hair loss is Alopecia, which literally means “fox disease” referring to how foxes lose their hair. According to an article by the American Chemical Society (2002), the disease was first described accurately by Cornelius Celsus in 30 CE (Willis 80). Alopecia affects individuals with the disease by attacking their hair follicles. This causes a loss of hair in certain regions and in some cases all over the body. Although knowledge of Alopecia has come a long way, there is still much to learn. This disease can affect anyone regardless of if they are a man, women or child. The disease is not receiving …show more content…
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation states that for people with alopecia, “Depression, sadness, and anxiety, as well as other psychological conditions, are common”. Furthermore, a study done on how the disease affects individuals (1994) socially found that 72 percent of the people they studied had self esteem issues due to their hair loss and 57 percent thought that they were less attractive because of the hair loss (Van Der Donk, Hunfeld, Passchier, Knegt Junk, Nieboer 161). Both of these highlight how negatively alopecia can affect people psychologically despite the disease having very few physical impacts outside of hair loss and for most people suffering from alopecia are already under stress the issue is only compounded. Apparently, even teachers are not immune to bullying for being bald. As reported by Sarah Rice (2008) a teacher from Denny High School in Stirlingshire has claimed that he was mocked by his students for being bald and his lack of hair adversely affected his ability to do his job. Regardless of whether or not the teasing was blown out of proportion, this story still illustrates how baldness can damage self esteem. What causes all these problems is how people with hair loss are seen in society as most of the issues stem from self image issues and this is a problem. Before getting into how to solve this problem, it has to be understood, why lowering the psychological toll that hair loss from alopecia is a must. The National Institute of Health (2016) says that the main damage from the disease is emotional or social. So, raising self esteem could make a drastic
Alopecia has likely affected humans for the longest of times, but it has been misunderstood until the modern era. A very common form of unnatural hair loss is Alopecia, which literally means “fox disease” referring to how foxes lose their hair. According to an article by the American Chemical Society (2002), the disease was first described accurately by Cornelius Celsus in 30 CE (Willis 80). Alopecia affects individuals with the disease by attacking their hair follicles. This causes a loss of hair in certain regions and in some cases all over the body. Although knowledge of Alopecia has come a long way, there is still much to learn. This disease can affect anyone regardless of if they are a man, women or child. The disease is not receiving …show more content…
The National Alopecia Areata Foundation states that for people with alopecia, “Depression, sadness, and anxiety, as well as other psychological conditions, are common”. Furthermore, a study done on how the disease affects individuals (1994) socially found that 72 percent of the people they studied had self esteem issues due to their hair loss and 57 percent thought that they were less attractive because of the hair loss (Van Der Donk, Hunfeld, Passchier, Knegt Junk, Nieboer 161). Both of these highlight how negatively alopecia can affect people psychologically despite the disease having very few physical impacts outside of hair loss and for most people suffering from alopecia are already under stress the issue is only compounded. Apparently, even teachers are not immune to bullying for being bald. As reported by Sarah Rice (2008) a teacher from Denny High School in Stirlingshire has claimed that he was mocked by his students for being bald and his lack of hair adversely affected his ability to do his job. Regardless of whether or not the teasing was blown out of proportion, this story still illustrates how baldness can damage self esteem. What causes all these problems is how people with hair loss are seen in society as most of the issues stem from self image issues and this is a problem. Before getting into how to solve this problem, it has to be understood, why lowering the psychological toll that hair loss from alopecia is a must. The National Institute of Health (2016) says that the main damage from the disease is emotional or social. So, raising self esteem could make a drastic