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very bagging clothing, avoiding the cafeteria/eating alone, or if the student is constantly talking about food or denying problems with food or body concern even when there is evidence supporting they have a problem (National Eating Disorders Association Educator Toolkit). If you are still believing that bulimia is not a huge deal or that as long as they’re eating something they will be okay, I will show you how wrong you are. Bulimia is a serious health condition and there are many…

forms, some instances can even lead to death. Conversion therapy is an extreme measure taken to change a natural part of human nature and can result in long lasting detrimental effects for those who undergo it. Many kids realize that they fall somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum and risk the possibility of being put in danger by parents, especially those “affiliated with a Christian denomination”(4.4). While, “the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its diagnostic…

Johnson (2008) developed Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy based on the principles of attachment theory. The basic assumption is that lack of a secure attachment in childhood results in emotional and relationship problems in adulthood. Parents are human beings with their own problems and cannot always respond to children in a healthy and appropriate way, so it is quite common that children experience insecurity and trauma. However, in order to heal from the wounds of childhood, adults need to…

- 421. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5202009 Genetics Home Reference (2017). Smith -Magenis syndrome. Retrieved January 30, 2017 from: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/smith-magenis-syndrome#statistics Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0. Alexandria, VA: American Physical Therapy Association; 2014. Available at: http://guidetoptpractice.apta.org/. Accessed [January 30, 2017]. Nijim, Y., Adawi, A., Bisharat, B., & Bowirrat, A. (2016). First case report of Smith Magenis syndrome (SMS) among the…

which can cause stroke (Stroke, 2005). One of the social factor that influence stroke is physical inactivity as this can lead to risk of high blood pressure, cholesterol level and diabetes which can lead to obesity (American Stroke Association- 2012). One of the psychological factor that can leads to stroke is Depression as people who are depressed tend to a have unhealthy habit such as smoking, lack of physical activity and Some of the medication used to treat depression has also been linked…

(woundedwarriorproject.org). Many of today’s veterans and current soldiers experience the disorder. “ About 52% of American soldiers from the war in Vietnam, Desert Storm, and the war in Afghanistan”, (National Institutes of Health Plus magazine), combined, suffer from PTSD. Symptoms of PTSD include, flash…

solely by abuse at home or bullying at school. This disorder commonly precedes conduct disorder, which is a concern seeing as Stephen has shown physical aggression towards his younger sister. It is also highly comorbid with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, which Stephen also exhibits symptoms of. According to the American Psychiatric Association, oppositional defiant disorder is characterized by angry or irritable mood, argumentative or defiant behavior, and vindictiveness. A diagnosis…

consequences of child abuse and neglect can be profound and may endure long after the abuse or neglect occurs. The impacts of child abuse and neglect can appear in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, and may affect various aspects of an individual's physical, cognitive, psychological, and behavioral development. Children and adolescence that have experienced abuse have a high prevalence of dissociative experiences and posttraumatic stress symptoms…

heterosexual youth. A factor in the suicide rate is conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is a practice in which sexual orientation or gender identity is attempted to be changed. In the past, extreme measures such as institutionalization, castration, and electroconvulsive shock therapy were taken. Today, some of the most commonly used physical practices are aversive conditioning, behavioral, cognitive, and psychoanalytic therapy. Conversion therapy should be banned because sexual orientation is…

symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (Mayo Clinic. 2014). Light intensity treatment methods can be used with more extreme cases of SAD, and mostly for Seasonal Affective Disorder that occurs in the winter, with colder and darker months. The light therapy, also called Phototherapy, where one sits in front of a bright light, which is used to mimic the effects of the sun outside. The light causes chemicals in the brain, like Serotonin and Melatonin, to boost and improves one’s mood making the…