Trichotillomania

me, and no one, not even the teachers stopped her. My grades began to slip and I dreaded going to school. She soon got her other friends to bully me as well. I thought I could handle the taunts, but I as a result of the bullying, I developed Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder). I pulled out my hair to deal with the stress and loneliness I was feeling at school. It was after I developed bald spots in my head that I finally realized that the only person who could save me, was me. I I finally told

The 8 Most Important Dos & Don’ts for People Facing Hair Loss Most of the time, hair loss is unavoidable and caused by genetics, aging or hormonal imbalances. Other times, hair loss is the outcome of bad lifestyle habits or diets. We’ve talked a bit about the causes and how to prevent hair loss [link back to previous article]. Here are the most important dos and don’ts for people facing hair loss that you might not know about. 1. Don’t use too many styling products Styling products are loaded

you can address and relieve OCD symptoms. N-acetylcysteine - N-acetylcysteine is a nutritional supplement used in treating compulsive disorders such as OCD. It has been found to be very effective on hard-to-treat disorders like hair-pulling (trichotillomania). Flax seed oil - Several evidence shows that taking flax seed oil can help manage OCD behavior. It is rich in essential fatty acids that enriches the brain cells’ communication and development. Vitamin B complex - These B vitamins have been

The assigned article of this week is about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder titled Two-Way Mirror: Facing a Daughter’s O.C.D by Beth Boyle Machlan. To clarify the definition of OCD, there are two main features of the disorder: one is obsessions meaning “persistent and intrusive thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images”, another is compulsions which include “repetitive, purposeful, and intentional behaviors or mental acts that are performed in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied

Describe the etiology of the disorder. Bipolar Disorders are considered complex because of the episodes that are experienced. They include dysfunctional mood, potentially including major depressive episodes, mild to moderate depressive episodes, manic episodes, hypomanic episodes, and mixed episodes, which are often separated by periods of relatively normal mood. (BDII). There are two types of Bipolar Disorders that I will cover in this paper. They include Bipolar I disorder (BP-I) and Bipolar II

i. Diagnosis of ADHD ADHD is a condition which affects multiple areas of functioning. Because of the widespread diagnosis this disease keeps doctors, pharmaceutical businesses, and teachers employed. According to Diller (2008), the use of drugs like Ritalin is at rates never seen before in this country or anywhere else. Diller also states that “we medicate our children with psychiatric drugs ten or twenty times more than countries of Western Europe (pg50).” Many children are said to be made unhappy

Physical Environment: I’m originally from Northern California, but I moved to Southern California to be closer to school. I currently live in Lytle Creek, a small community that is inside the boundaries of the San Bernardino National Forest. Since moving here I have experienced some intense weather conditions that add danger to living here. The roads will sometimes have boulders that roll down from the hills, so you have to adapt to driving cautiously. Even though danger is present, there is also

John Locke argued that people start out with a blank slate. I don’t totally agree that we start as blank slates, but I appreciate the meaning behind Locke’s observation: we are extremely impressionable creatures, but we have the control to be great. Through the human development, people develop their own history of learning experiences that shape who they are and how they react. There are certain laws or rules of learning that happen through how people interact with the environment and how they think

Hair loss and hair thinning can be a major issue for both men and women. Our hair serves as our crown every day, representing our style and personality. In women, hair care is very important since the old days. Maintaining good hair is now a growing trend in older women to avert negative image of aging. Hair is a beautiful part of human biology. Did you know that the human scalp has at least 100,000 hair follicles? The hair grows in an even rate by about half an inch per month or six inches each

another mental disorder (e.g., excessive worries, as in generalized anxiety disorder; preoccupation with appearance, as in body dysmorphic disorder; difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, as in hoarding disorder; hair pulling, as in trichotillomania [hair-pulling disorder]; skin picking, as in excoriation [skin-picking] disorder; stereotypies, as in stereotypic movement disorder ritualized eating behavior, as in eating disorders; preoccupation with substances or gambling, as in substance-related