Menstrual psychosis

Schizophrenia can be described as “a mental disorder that is characterized by a person’s abnormal patterns of thought and perception” (Corcoran & Walsh, 2015). The cause of this illness is still unknown. Schizophrenia occurs in all socioeconomic classes. However, there are many individuals within the lower socioeconomic class, who receive this diagnosis. Reasons include increased stressors due to living in a low socioeconomic area. A diagnosis has a lot of power in an individual’s life.…

order to live a healthy lifestyle, it is important to avoid drugs at all costs and limit alcohol consumption. Exposure to drugs and alcohol can be extremely damaging to brain development and increase risks of psychosis. Another important impact is to socialize. During early stages of psychosis people experience depression, anxiety, and suspicion. Socializing can aid in stress reduction, not feeling lonely, and to keep busy. To better the environment, it it best to avoid abusive and traumatic…

sometimes she would act so bravely like a man, and then sometimes she will act completely different. Another symptom would be high energy level and lack of sleep which is also true in the case of Joan of Arc. Another disorder she could have had is psychosis that is a condition where you lose contact with reality and start to imagine stuff that are not happening, like in the case of Joan. Another thing she…

Psychosis affects around 200,000 US citizens a year and is considered a common mental disorder (U.S. National Library of Medicine). One in every 1600 people in the United States has some form of psychosis. In The Tell-Tale Heart the narrator displayed symptoms of mental illness with awareness of his psychotic features, which ultimately led to his insanity. Symptoms of psychosis include delusions, hallucinations, talking incoherently and agitation (U.S. National Library of Medicine). The…

Freud 1856-1939) “saw the individual as governed by irrational impulses as she or he passed through a series of psychosexual stages.”(Cowles, (1976). These stages were: 1. The verbal period 2. The anal period 3. The phallic period 4. The latency period 5. Genital period The oral period Its age series is from birth to the 1st year, and its area of the body where pleasure arises when it is touched is the mouth. The infant’s mouth is very important for eating, and the toddler derives pleasure from…

Illusions can make people feel different or weird. Good Illusions can be valued because it can be remembered for a lifetime. Illusions are real important if you pay close attention. You feel different because, you obviously don’t know what’s going on. You can also feel weird because, you are losing function and your brain goes overboard. You see things that really aren’t there. Illusions can sometimes fool us. Illusions convince us of things that are not true. Many people are not aware of…

The Aurora Theatre Shooting July 20, 2012 the day twelve people were killed and seventy others were left injured when James Holmes walked into the Cinemark’s Aurora Century 16 theater and opened fire. This incident occurred four years ago, but will never be forgotten. After reading articles by Charlotte Alter and Ben Markus the question now is whether or not James Holmes was in a good mental state or if his mental illness triggered him to harm many people and their families. These two authors…

This paper aimed to assess the extent that viewing mental illness as either biopsychosocial or psychosocial, has an effect on stigma or social exclusion and help seeking behaviour. It sought to determine if there is any change to the consequences on stigma and help seeking when either model is used. A multistage cluster sample of 381 participants interviewed face to face. Each participant was provided a fictional vignette about schizophrenia to read and respond to. The results were analysed by…

Some genetic mutations that occur during Meiosis or replication are not passed genetically to offspring. Though there are some genetic disorders that occur during replication or Meiosis that are passed onto offspring not all are. Some non-inheritable disorders are due to random events that occur in reproductive cells. An example of an event in a reproductive cell is the gain or loss of chromosome. All changes in somatic cells however are never heritable. Angelman syndrome is a genetic mutation…

Abstract For the study, the researchers concentrated on the microbiome of the oropharynx, the area of throat located at the back of the mouth, including the back third of the tongue, soft palate, tonsils and side and back walls of the throat. Research prior from the team pinpointed differences in one facet of throat bacteria between people with schizophrenia and people without the disorder. In the new study, the researchers focused on the complete totality of microorganisms and their collective…