Onychophagia is a medical syndrome that includes the habitual biting, picking, and chewing of a person’s fingernails and the cuticles surrounding them (Tanaka, Vitral, Tanaka, Guerrero, & Camargo, 2008). Onychophagia is classified as a nail disorder caused by recurring injuries (Snorrason & Woods, 2014). This issue is not incorporated as a detailed diagnosis in the DSM-5, however may be classified as a body focused repetitive behavior disorder (BFRBD) within the category other specified obsessive-compulsive
DISORER 2 Impulsive control disorders consist of many different mental illnesses but one caught my attention which was skin picking also known as Dermatillomana. Dermatillomana is an impulsive disorder where one might find him or herself picking at his or her skin causing other complications. This mental disorder interests me because I have a cousin who I have noticed has been picking at her skin as well as having rash or scab like marks all over her body, unaware of why she
with a problem or making an important decision. I choose this topic because one it was a very appealing topic for me; the second reason I choose this topic is because I suffer from an anxiety disorder, as well as a skin picking disorder called Excoriation disorder or com-pulsive skin picking, which I will also discuss because I believe it fits under the anxiety disorder and OCD umbrella. Anxiety Disorders and Personality Anxiety disorders can cause a person distress that can interfere with
detoxing makes sense to us, as we believe that there are quick fixes to our negative and unhealthy habits (Goldacre, 12). We often seek redemption in our western lifestyles; whether it’s unhealthy food, drinking, drugs, or other indulgences. Therefore, the concept of cleansing our bodies from material indulgences appeals to us as we crave recovery and protection from the consequences of our harmful habits (Goldacre, 14). The detox pseudoscience is a concept I am familiar with however, I was unaware of
Introduction Nervous habits also identified as body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are behaviors that occur repeatedly across situations and consist of undesired repetitive, manipulative, problematic and or destructive behaviors directed toward the body such as hand-to-head (e.g., hair pulling, hair twirling), hand-to-mouth (e.g., nail biting, thumb sucking), hand-to-body (e.g., skin picking, skin scratching), and oral behaviors (e.g., teeth grinding, mouth biting) and are often seen to play
week I was doing my usual workout, minding my own business, and I noticed several individuals walk away from the equipment without wiping it off. I have a problem with this for two
whole thing, but my mom loved it. Loved belonging to something so deeply rooted in our family: Sundays at the church my great grandparents helped build. In January of 2007 my sister Jada was born two months premature. Her short life, fifteen days spent in a NICU hundreds of miles from home was completely deprived of senses. Although silent and desolate, her presence had a devastating and lasting impact on my family. When Jada died our world stopped. We stopped going to church, my mom stopped going
range of styles, from adult to children’s, comical to unusual. One of his most common styles was that of fantasy: actions and events that cannot logically happen. This style was evident in his works, the Loser, Thumb Face, Warning, Squishy Touch, and Skin Stealer. Through the description of these absurd circumstances, Silverstein was able to entertain readers of all ages. 	In Sely Friday’s reference to a biography, Shel Silverstein was quoted as saying, " . . . I would much rather
The entire world views and is affected by many immoral and cruel behaviours. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee, the citizens of Maycomb County are harmed or troubled by vices that are seen throughout the text, such as racism, sexism and prejudice. It is obvious that throughout the work of To Kill a Mockingbird, the vices of racism, sexism and prejudice harm and negatively affect the community and it’s people. Within the time period in which the novel takes place, women are
If I were to write a memoir highlighting issues of racial identity in my life, I would talk about my experiences living in rural Iowa, my interactions with my family in Chicago after I moved to Iowa, and the pressure I felt to work hard in order to break stereotypes which affected how I viewed myself as a black person. My racial identity shaped who I was when I lived in Iowa. My sister and I were the only black children within a 50 mile radius. It did not help that we lived in poor conditions. That