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Depression. Lack of social skills. Sleep deprivation. Since when did kids, some as young as 11, become exposed to these tribulations? As a consequence, tt seems as though smartphones are to blame. Teenagers spend so much of their lives engulfed in the world of social media: to the point of addiction. The dangers that smartphones carry, especially for teens, is the topic of discussion in Jean M. Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” from The Atlantic. More specifically, she…

3.1.2 Burnout Maslach (2015:929) as well as Maslach and Leiter (2007:368) define burnout as a psychological syndrome that develops in response to chronic emotional and interpersonal job stressors. According to Maslash, the three defining components of this syndrome are exhaustion, cynicism and detachment from the job, a sense of inefficacy and reduced accomplishment. Some of the burnout symptoms can include, according to Edward and Hercelinskyj (2007:240) and Portnoy (2011:47), chronic fatigue,…

36. What are the complications associated with untreated anal fissures? Like other sore conditions, acute anal fissure may cause complications when left untreated. Some may argue that living with an uncured condition is less excruciating than subjecting one’s self to treatment. Nevertheless, the risks of leaving the injury untreated is not worth it. Non-treatment can firstly lead to chronic cases wherein the damage persists, seeming to resist treatment. Recurring constipation complicates the…

Conclusions and future directions The aim of the present thesis was to show that brain perfusion SPECT can help to clarify important questions of complex neurological diseases such as the prodromal MCI stage of AD and relapsing NMO. In chapter 2, it was showed that despite the common notion that FDG-PET performs better than brain perfusion SPECT for prediction of AD dementia in MCI, current evidence and guidelines support the clinical utilization of brain perfusion SPECT as a valid - less…

Cause and Effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In Fahrenheit 451, the author Ray Bradbury casts a series of haunting parallels between the modern world and his fictional society. In the novel, multiple characters were affected by terrible events that took place in the story. Afterwards, several like Montag and Mildred suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that people develop due to a traumatic event such as sexual abuse, combat,…

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by stereotypical repetitive and maladaptive interpersonal interactions. Considerable controversy exists regarding preferred treatment and prognosis (Gregory, 2004). The moods of borderline patients are erratic, their personal relationships are turbulent, and their self-image is unstable. When serotonin is decreased, certain areas of the brain involved in emotion regulation, impulsivity and aggression causes the brain not to function properly.…

Anxiety Anxiety is a natural reaction to stress. It helps you cope with everyday things like studying for exams, going on dates or keeping calm during a speech. However it is when this feeling becomes an excessive, irrational dread of usual, everyday thing that it begins to have a crippling effect on someone’s life. Some people experience an anxiety disorder from an early age, however it can also be caused by a period of stress or upsetting situation, such as a job loss, a family illness or the…

Teenage Depression: The F.U.N. Disease Feeling like you are a boat sinking under the raging sea of life is the new normal nowadays. It is something that these weird doctors called psychiatrists used to really worry about, Major Depressive Disorder, but now nobody cares. Teachers let us take our pills if we seem “off,” and all the funny memes are the ones where we joke about how many pills we take each day. If I say, “Oh, I took 10 pills today,” then someone else will try and beat me by…

All these problems, however, are largely dependent on the causative agent of the depression experienced by the individual. First, depression can be treated through medication using anti-depressants such as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) (Anisman, 2015). Counselling and psychotherapy are also essential in helping deal with a person suffering from depression. As a matter of fact, psychotherapeutic intervention is an essential mode of managing depression, as it helps people…

This is a 57-year-old female with 8/01/06 date of injury, due to a slip and fall. Diagnosis: chronic pain syndrome primary OA-L ankle and foot, MDD, Single Episode and Generalized Anxiety disorder. 12/08/15 progress note by Mehtani documented that the claimant had been seeing Dr. Desai for a period of time. She has been on a complex medication regimen. The provider is trying to cut down the use of Klonopin and Ambien. The patient was told this was her last prescription. In the meantime, he…