Disorders of the Brain
Alzheimer disease

This is a progressive disease that damages nerve cells (neurons ) in parts of the brain that are involved in learning, memory, reasoning and language.as the disease progresses, there is a communication breakdown among the neurons.in the early stages of the disorder short-term memory starts failing .with time functions like language, long-term memory and judgment gradually decline. This disorder is a very common cause of dementia (loss of mental functions such as memory, thinking, and reasoning in older adults. Dementia is severe such that it interferes with the daily functioning of an individual.

Alzheimer disease ultimately affects all parts of the brain but every individual is affected differently as the disease progresses. This is partially because of the nature and extent of damage that is caused by different regions of the brain. This condition predominantly affects the cerebral cortex and the hippocampus that goes through atrophy (loose….

Disorders in Older People
Alzheimer's and Eating Disorders and how they affect Older Adults

Alzheimer's and Eating Disorders and how they affect Older Adults

Disorders in Older People

Alzheimer's-Type Dementia

Eating Disorders

Disorders in Older People

In considering the general health of the population, the larger elderly population does not necessarily imply that most of them live or are ill from severe disabilities. Age related disorders would occur to different people early or late in their lives. People are living longer and healthier, with the elderly population achieving this in the higher age range of 5-10 years population cohort. However, there are key exceptions in the perspective of disorders and mental disorders in the older population. These are indicated by disorders like dementia, Alzheimer's and a wider spectrum of the disease and related disorders. Understanding the problem of mental disorders in older people is currently an area of interest. In this study, a thorough review of literature….

Mostly proteins and platelets combine to form blood clotting in order to heal wounds inside the arteries. However, the accumulation of fatty protein and platelet deposits on the artery walls can sometimes cause the arteries to become narrow and hardened. This makes the artery more prone to damage and if it ruptures, the blood clotting occurs and thus, the artery becomes infected by arterial thrombosis.
Impact of patient age on the path physiology of CVI and DVT

The age factor is critical towards understanding how a disease might impact the sick person and how the person's body would respond to the various treatments applied on it. As mentioned earlier, these disorders are more common in the adult population. In the case of CVI, the vein walls weaken as the age of the person increases. This is due to the reason that the internal system of the person has become old, weak….

Personality disorders are long-standing and pervasive patterns of behavior that impede the individual's functioning and lead to significant distress in performing everyday activities with others (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). As these are chronic conditions that are present from an early age the patient does not perceive that the problems in their lives are a result of their behavior. Often people with these disorders are referred for psychological assessment or treatment at the bequest of persons close to them such as family members or employers. Personality disorders are not easy to diagnose for several other reasons. First, the assessment process does not allow a clinician ample time to spend with a patient to get a sense of the chronic pathology related to characterological dysfunction and other diagnoses such as mood or anxiety disorders are made. Second, individuals with personality disorders are often very good at hiding their pathology in the short-term,….

signs and symptoms of a person suffering from intervertebral disc disease?
The signs that a person may have intervertebral disc disease include suffering from lower back pain which "radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve," a nerve that branches from the lower back through the hips and buttocks, then down each leg (Mayo Clinic).

The Medscape publication reports that a person suffering from intervertebral disc disease (IDD) feels "sharp" (not dull) pain, and usually the pain is "bilateral" and seems located at the beltline. In most cases the sharp pain is preceded by "multiple episodes of less severe lower back pain," and it is located in the lower back and "gluteal area" (Medscape, 2014). Sitting or standing for long periods of time causes "rotation" or "flexion" kinds of pain, and it is temporarily relieved by changing positions (to a "recumbent position") (Medscape). A doctor or qualified nurse will know that….

Disorders Prevalent in the Lives of College Students
The life in college always represents a significant step that marks the transition of the individual from one stage that they are viewed as young and naive, to the next stage where they are presumed to be mature and develop sense of responsibility as they are preparing to face the life as adults who work for their living and no longer depend on others. However, the college life can be a stressful time and there are several stressors from the pile of academic work to the social influence of peers and if an individual does not handle the stressors well, he will end up feeling guilty, hopeless, and can despair. Statistics have it that 10% of students at the colleges have contemplated suicide or made deliberate plans to commit suicide. The deaths in universities across the U.S. On annual basis go to excesses….

Diagnostic Statistical Manual Disorders
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

There is a large array of more specified disorder types within the general category of anxiety disorders, but which all share a common symptom of increased anxiety (429). These are comprised of not only Generalized Anxiety Disorder, but also Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Social Phobia, Acute Stress Disorder, Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder, and unspecified conditions that do not meet the conditions of the ones outlined above. Generalized anxiety disorder, and its counterparts, is usually diagnosed through persistent levels of high anxiety within individuals. The DSM IV-TR describes the diagnosis for Generalized anxiety disorders as having six months or more of continuous anxiety which impacts the individual's quality of life (American Psychiatric Association 97). Other, more specific disorders within the larger classification do not have exactly that time necessity, but all require the feelings of anxiety within individuals to have been experienced….

Autistic Spectrum Disorders and the Family Unit
Autistic Spectrum Disorders are a group of related disorders or developmental disabilities that have been caused by some sort of problem within the brain. The necessity to understand the reasons for autism and the basic underlying pathophysiology has become more severe because the amount of diagnosed cases has increased dramatically in recent years. (White, 2003) Researchers and scientists have not been able to discover, as yet, what, exactly, causes this problem. The affected person may have his basic functioning affected by the Autistic Spectrum Disorder, and it may range form a mild affliction to a severe one. An autistic person may not look different from any of the others around him; the difference in fact is in the behavior and in the way in which he communicates, and interacts and behaves with the others around him. The Autistic Disorder is one of the most….

" (2008)
There are stated to be a wide range of toxic chemical sin the environment that are linked to neurodevelopmental disabilities which affect approximately three to eight percent of the total 4 million babies born in the U.S. every year. Exposure to toxic chemicals may be through industrial accidents, occupational exposure, suicide attempts and accidental poisonings. The number of toxic chemicals that cause neurotoxicity is stated to exceed 1000. (Gupta, 2008, paraphrased)

II. Prevention

Prevention is possible although there are many challenges presented in the prevention of exposure of children to toxic chemicals. In order to prevent toxic chemical exposure in children the effort required is one of great magnitude and one that will require the participation of many actors at many levels throughout society and the world at large.

ibliography

Gupta, Mona Sethi (2008) Neurodevelopmental disorders in Children. Autism and ADHD. Environmental Chemistry.com. 14 Apr 2008. Online available at: http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/environmental/200804childrenautismadhd.html

Graff, J. Carolyn; Murphy,….

eating disorders in the male homosexual community. Eating disorders of all kinds are prevalent in the homosexual male community for a variety of reasons. Eating disorders are common in young people concerned with their appearances, but they usually occur in young females. Gay men are often extremely concerned with their appearances, as well, which is one reason they are more susceptible to these disorders.
A large number of gay men suffer from some type of eating disorder, especially when compared with heterosexual men. A Columbia University study found, "According to the study results, more than 15% of gay or bisexual men had at some time suffered anorexia, bulimia or binge-eating disorder, or at least certain symptoms of those disorders -- a problem known as a subclinical eating disorder, compared with less than five percent of heterosexual men" (Columbia University, 2007). It is important to define eating disorders before attempting to….

However Cull and Goldstein (1997) report that this focus is beginning to shift.
The search for new and better drug treatments is, however, just one aspect of the therapeutic strategies to help epileptics. Cognitive therapies that focus on the physical and social limitations that seizure disorders can cause is also essential. As discussed previously, seizure disorders can lead to a number of psychological disorders including depression, anxiety and social inhibitions. The limits these disorders place on normal social and working habits can be a great cause of stress for sufferers of seizure disorders and can often require intensive psychotherapeutic treatment in conjunction with pharmacological treatments.

Conclusion

Seizure disorders are difficult to live with both in terms of the physical symptoms as well as their psychological and behavioral symptoms. These disorders not only affect the individuals who are suffering from them, but can deeply affect their families and loved ones as well. Because….

Generalized amnesia caused by phenomena of genuinely psychogenic origin is a rare psychological disorder and spontaneous recovery from amnesia in a comparatively short period of time is one of the characteristics of this disorder. A comparison between the six cases and previously reported cases of amnesia exposed the general characteristics of this disorder. Three of the patients believed they had names of other persons; and the two of the recalled personal histories completely different from their own (Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi: 1989; 91(4):260-93).
In a continuous amnesia, the amnesia covers the entire period without interruption from a traumatic event in the past to the present. The individual has no memory for events beginning from a certain point in the past continuing up to the present.

The significant distress within the individual is caused by the malfunction of his or her consciousness, memory, identity, or perception. This disorder is characterized by gaps related….

neurotic disorders, gives some examples of such disorders, describes the symptoms, and discusses how these neurotic disorders can be treated.
Neurotic disorders (also known as neurosis in psychiatry) are a broad category of psychological disturbance, encompassing various mild forms of mental disorder without psychotic symptoms. They are of a relatively milder nature as compared to more serious mental disorders such as hypomania, schizophrenia or major depression. However, the symptoms of neurotic disorders are distressing to the individual and considered as unacceptable by the sufferer. Social relationships may be greatly affected by such a condition but usually remain within acceptable limits. The disorder persists without treatment. (Green, 1999; "Neurotic Disorders: definition,": Medical Glossary.org, 2004)

Examples of Neurotic Disorders

Neurotic disorders can be categorized in different ways. One way of classifying them is according to the kinds of feelings they generate, e.g., Anxiety disorders, Phobias, Obsessive compulsive disorders, Hypochondriasis, Hysterical neurosis, and Neurasthenia. (Shah,….

McKinley (2005) calls for the use of these varying technologies to give students with language disorders a sense of empowerment so they can then overcome their problem and learn as they are capable of learning. Technology has offered a means of treatment for very young children as well as for students, with the hope of bringing about beneficial change before these children lose their way in school. Cochran and Nelson (1999) point out,

Computer technology has been used successfully in therapy for young children with speech and language disorders; however, the clinician is a crucial factor in such success. Clinicians choose communication goals and appropriate software, plan precomputer activities, provide appropriate models and opportunities during the computer activity, and provide postcomputer activities that ensure the generalization of new skills (Cochran & Nelson, 1999, para. 1).

Classroom Management there are a number of elements teachers should consider in adapting the classroom for technology….

Learning Disorders
There is a certain social stigma associated with learning disorders. Many children and adults who suffer from a form of learning disorder are also burdened with its emotional and psychological effects that accompany it. This paper endeavors to explore what learning disorders are, the demographics of the more susceptible members of society, the types of therapy applied in the treatment of learning disorders, as well as the prognosis for sufferers. It is only through greater awareness of this debilitating disability, can we as a society eventually remove the stigma of intellectual failing which is associated with learning disorders.

Learning Disorders are diagnosed when the person's writing skills, reading ability, or math competency, are significantly less than expected for age group level, education level, and IQ level (http://www.aacap.org/about/glossary/ld.htm).Scientists assert that learning disorders are a result of difficulties with the nervous system that influences receiving, analyzing or relating information (http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsFam/ld.htm).To be diagnosed….

While psychology refers to the study of the mind, clinical psychology specifically refers to that branch of the discipline that focuses on using psychology to create positive change, whether in individual lives or in the community as a whole.  There is a wide variety of topics you could approach in your thesis, depending on what topic interests you the most.  

Topic Ideas

1. The diagnosis of mental disorders in children: how young is too young to diagnose and does a diagnosis turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy for young children?
2. Diagnosing the non-patient: with many in the mental health fields....
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Electronic medical records, which refer to medical records that are not only stored in electronic systems (which includes almost all medical records in the modern world, with the exception of some medical records maintained in non-industrialized nations), but that are accessible to multiple healthcare providers across different platforms.  The question is whether these records are able to improve quality of care by allowing healthcare providers to get a full picture of a patient’s medical history, as well as any presenting concerns or issues, as soon as the patient presents for medical treatment.  It would seem like the....

Serial killers are a topic that has fascinated people, beginning before the term was even coined.  They have been romanticized in pop culture, but their crimes seem to be rooted in a personality disorder that keeps them from empathizing with others.  They kill in a variety of ways and, when left unchecked, the number of people that they can kill can get into the 100s. 

Some subtopics to consider when writing about serial killers for your essay topic are:

1. The role of Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) in serial murders.
2. Psychopath or sociopath?  Where on the spectrum of personality....
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Anxiety is a normal feeling that can be present in a variety of people.  However, when a person feels excessive anxiety, which is characterized as anxiety that is either without a cause or is disproportionate to any stimuli, then the anxiety may go beyond a normal reaction and be part of an anxiety disorder.  When you are writing a speech about anxiety, it is important to differentiate between that anxiety that is a normal part of everyday life or even a normal reaction to unusual stressors and anxiety that 

Outline for Speech on Anxiety Example

I. Introduction