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Symptoms And Symptoms Of Premenstrual Syndrome

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Chiagozie Harry Okeke Psych 236-02: Psychology of Women Prof. Edna Pressler, Ph.D. Report 2 October 23, 2016 Get Involved 7.1 (Menstrual symptoms) Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), are symptoms that comes with severe pains, one to two weeks before one’s period starts. In addition, most women have at least some symptoms of PMS, and the symptoms go away after their period’s starts. For some women, the symptoms seem to be very severe enough to affect their lives, and this is referred as PMS is called “premenstrual dysphoric disorder” or PMDD. Therefore, I will focus on the meaning of menstruation, cycle, symptoms, methods, treatments and also to address these questions from the text; (1) Did individuals who completed the menstrual joy part first report less menstrual distress than those who completed the menstrual distress part? If so, why? (2) Why do you think some women have more positive feelings than others before and during their menstrual periods? (3) Why have the negative aspects of menstruation been emphasized much more than the positive periods? (4) What might be done to focus more on the positive side of menstruation? (“Etaugh & Bridges, 2013, Pg.147”). Menstruation according to (“Etaugh & Bridges, 2013, Pg.144”) involves the release of mature egg or ovum from its surroundings capsule or follicle. However, this cycle comes in four phases, which is an average of 28days in

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