Biofeedback

William, a 26-year old recent college graduate is afraid of losing everything, his relationships, his job, his family, himself. His started worrying when he was younger; would his parents be fighting this week, now that his parents were divorcing he worried that his mom wouldn’t have enough money to live on her own, was this his fault? How could he have let this happen? When William started track his junior year of high school he couldn’t stop thinking of what others were thinking of him, after…

Ecstasy: The friendly terminator Given the opportunity to choose which kind of drug I want to be, I would choose to become a date rape drug. Google defines a date-rape drug as a drug that causes temporary loss of memory and is given to individuals in order to facilitate rape or sexual abuse, defines a date-rape drug. The reason I would choose o become this drug is merely because they are powerful and dangerous. My success and efficiency as a date-rape drug is always guaranteed owing not only…

The World Health Organization (2016) has defined cancer as a term used to describe a large group of diseases which may affect any body parts including the brain, lung, bone, lymph node, and liver. By nature, our body controls the creation, growth, and death of cells. Cancer begins when cells do not die in a normal state (Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. , 2016) and when the abnormal cells are created rapidly and divide in an uncontrolled way. These excess cells then grow and form a…

There is an unpleasant experience out in the world that plagues the unfortunate in the midst of the night. Not nightmares, something quite different in fact- sleep terrors. Also known as night terrors, these are recurrent episodes of abrupt terror arousals from sleep, usually beginning with a panicked scream and may include sleepwalking (American Psychiatric Association). Like sleepwalking, sleep terrors are considered a parasomnia—an undesired occurrence during sleep (American Psychiatric…

Abstract Most people experience anxiety at least once in their lifetime. Some may experience a “normal” form of general anxiety, which is dealing with common stresses such as finances. Other will experience a more intense form of general anxiety disorder, which is a prolonged type of disorder. This disorder is diagnosed when the clients have experienced it for at least six months and when they show at least three symptoms. Some forms of anxiety can be positive, while other forms can cause…

Aurora Club - Clinical Log #2 I. Description of the Day Groups and/or Experiences The day began with a tour of the Aurora club and general information about the services the Aurora club provides. I learned that the Aurora club is a social rehabilitation program designed to provide social support, teach life skills, and promote independence, for individuals with mental illness in the surrounding area. It has many services, including a full kitchen, a washer and dryer, exercise equipment, games,…

Fibromyalgia is immense pain throughout a person’s body with incapacitating fatigue, melancholy, and tension. A person will have a reduced pain threshold or tender spots. Over 12 million people have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, most are women between the ages of 25 and 60. Men are less likely to get this ailment than women. It can lie dormant in a man or woman 's body until a traumatic event triggers it. Fibromyalgia syndrome is a common and chronic ailment characterized by sizable muscle…

individual patient that are proven to stimulate insulin secretion, enhance insulin sensitivity, and reduce carbohydrate absorption. The mind and body practices includes meditation, the relaxation response, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and biofeedback help reduce stress. According to Taking Charge of your Health and Wellbeing, “Stress increases the release of glucose from the liver and decreases insulin receptor sensitivity, making insulin work less…

workplace. These can have an individual focus, designed at increasing an individual ability to manage with stress. The goal of Stress Management is to help you to manage the stress of everyday life. Many different methods may be employed, such as biofeedback, thought and massage. Tips to stress management include calm, clear thoughts and quiet confidence in yourself and your ability to accomplish the goals set for yourself (Stress Management Definition, 1997-2017). Stress Management Strategies…

The concept of stress is a very unspecific idea itself even to this day. While everyone experiences stress many live with diseases and illnesses that expand the stress beyond what most people have to experience. The basic impacts of stress on everyday people and those impacts on people with chronic diseases can vary immensely, however the coping methods are all the same and in most cases can improve the living standards of anyone having trouble with stress. The effects of stress on people with…