Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale

negatively impact the athlete. Therefore when they do not meet these goals, they have a greater reaction by seeing their failures as a negative sign instead of a positive building block. They have a high focus on these mistakes and how others may view them (Chen, Kee, & Tsai, 2009). This causes stress and anxiety to develop within the athlete leading to negative coping measures that may impact psychological well being. To understand how one copes with anxiety there are six subscales. These…

Controlling Stigma We can control stigma in two ways. We can either change public perception of people with mental illness in order to lessen stigma on a larger scale or we can alter intervention strategies to lessen the effect of stigma on individuals. In Corrigan, Morris, Micheals, Rafcz, and Rüsch (2012), the researchers conducted a meta-analyis on strategies used to curb social stigma. That is to say, they evaluated methods by which researchers tried to change public perceptions. The…

Holmes and Rahe (1967) Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) recognise main events that are stressful in life. Rahe 1970 investigations on 2500 male American sailors drew the conclusion that life change correlates positively with illness scores such that life events increase people’s chance of stress-related…

Miscarriage is also known as a spontaneous abortion, and abortions is when a mother chooses to terminate the child. A teratogen is a produced birth defect, these factors are based on a mother’s diet, age, health, and use of drugs. Fetal alcohol syndrome is a disorder that occurs due to a mother’s consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. This results in potential retardation and birth defects. New research shows that a father can effect prenatal environment due to inflicting stress on the…

St. John’s wort benefitsDziurawiec_olimpijski_Hypericum_olympicum_02 St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) has been valued for its medicinal attributes for more than 2000 years in Europe and Asia. Traditionally, many civilizations used St. John’s wort to assist wound healing, treat insomnia, depression and anxiety, reduce muscle pain and headache, and relieve upset stomach. Currently, St. John’s wort remains a popular herbal remedy for mild to moderate depression, menopausal symptoms, skin…

factor in our every day lives. Think about it. We use technology everywhere, whether it be in school, at work, at home, or even in the car. In Richard Restak’s Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era and Bill Wasik’s My Crowd Experiment: The Mob Project we learn that although technology can have some positive effects, it is also turning us into machines. According to a new study, children born today will spend an average of about 25% of…

adults must use smartphones in a wise way for their own good. When smartphones are handled properly, they can make a person, or even a society become more productive. However, if handled poorly, like what the researches had shown, there will be a negative impacts. Smartphone is a double-edged sword because it can either used to do good and vice…

a medical disorder in obese people. In a study done with a group of patients with obesity, Stunkard made the observation that each of the patients had a pattern of nocturnal ingestion in which he called it “Night Eating Syndrome.” However, in 1970 Korhaber gave the term “Syndrome Filler” as the obese entity characterized by three symptoms: hyperphagia which means eating an excessive amount of food, emotional distress and depression. Furthermore, in 1994 the term binge eating disorder appearance…

We now live in a very health conscious society. There are various amounts of healthy food options today like salad bars that are opening up everywhere and fast food restaurants now serving healthy options. Many people assume that fast food restaurants are to blame for today high rate of obesity; but that is a matter of opinion. Today, fast foods chains are providing healthier choices such as reduced fat meals, salads and grilled option. Health education is promoted everywhere in America. Yet,…

Learning Objectives: After this, physicians should be able to Understand the importance of dealing with ketamine abuse Identify physical signs and behavioral changes in young adults abusing ketamine · Help family members deal with the patient and get them proper treatment Case Presentation: A 17 year-old female patient comes into the doctor's office for the usual check-up with her mother. The patient has complaints of painful urination and an intense pain in the abdomen that…