Trichotillomania

Over the past decades, social workers have encountered and helped children who have experienced unimaginable types of abuse. In most cases the abuse is done by someone who the child is already familiar with. Usually, the child will become close to the person and put their faith in them only to receive harm and betrayal of trust. And in what kinds of abusive situations does a child tend to end up more mentally distraught? The answer is during religious abuse. Social workers know about the children

with the disorder as well as comorbidity. Seligman & Reichenberg (2013) noted a 13% to 23% comorbidity rate of bipolar disorders and impulse-control disorders (pathological gambling, intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, pyromania, and trichotillomania), and that these disorders often precede the onset of a bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder

Introduction Obsessive compulsive disorder is influenced by neurological factors with symptoms such as repeating steps, continuously washing their hands, and having a fear of objects like germs. Although there is no cure, there are treatments such as medication and therapy that can help lessen the patient’s anxiety and discomfort. What is obsessive compulsive disorder? Obsessive compulsive disorder also known as OCD, is an anxiety disorder. People who have this disorder have repetitive thoughts

truly realising that this was not your fault. When I was five my mother realized the divorce took more of a toll on me than she originally thought. She sent me in to see a therapist because I was pulling out my hair. I was later diagnosed with trichotillomania, which is a compulsive

Historically, drugs have been used for medicine purposes, for ceremonies and rituals (Ouzir & Errami, 2016, p. 59). Nowadays, the majority of legal and illegal drug consumption remains occasional and recreational, with about 15-35% of individuals developing an addiction (Lenoir & Noble, 2016, p. 1096). The term “addiction” typically refers to psychoactive substance abuse such as tobacco, alcohol, cocaine or opioids and is characterized by impaired control, functional impairment, risky use, tolerance

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a novel by Ken Kesey published in 1962 by Viking Press. The book depicts a man named Randle McMurphy’s adventures as he is placed in a mental institution to serve his life sentence for raping a 15-year-old girl. McMurphy meets and befriends other patients who are in much worse condition than he is, and attempts to inspire a rebellion against the tyrannical warden of the facility, Nurse Ratched. The book spends a lot of time shedding light on how mental disorders

Eighty six percent, that is the percent of LGBT youths who report being harassed in school because of their sexual orientation or their gender identity, this is a shocking statistic compared to the twenty seven percent of students who report being harassed in school. This isn’t the only place that members of the LGBT community face. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and around four percent of the American population is self classified as LGBT. While this may seem like a small

an item from a store despite it not being necessary to them and quietly returning the item back. A person who has pyromania would repeatedly catch something such as a trash can on fire and would run away after someone notice them. People with trichotillomania will often have the urge to pull off their hair. Many of these symptoms could last for either days, months, or even years to the point where impulse control disorder would have completely effected these

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder, commonly known as OCD, is a type of anxiety disorder and was one of the three original neuroses as defined by Freud. It is characterized by "recurrent, persistent, unwanted, and unpleasant thoughts (obsessions) or repetitive, purposeful ritualistic behaviors that the person feels driven to perform (compulsions)." (1) The prime feature that differentiates OCD from other obsessive or compulsive disorders is that the sufferer understands

It is well established that Indigenous Australian’s have a lower state of health and wellbeing than non-Indigenous people (Paradies, Harries, and Anderson, 2008). Aboriginal people have a diverse culture with a rich and compelling history and the impact of colonisation, legislation and the stolen generation has created significant hardships for Indigenous Australians, putting them as the most disadvantaged group (Paradies, Harries, and Anderson, 2008). It is known that their life expectancy is seventeen