Essays on Illness

IntroductionSuicidal behavior, which includes repeated thoughts and feelings of ending one’s life (suicide ideation); the actual incident of trying to end one’s life (suicide attempt); or ending one’s life (completed suicide), is more prevalent in veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders such as depression...

Introduction Stress occurs throughout human life regardless of the age. While there is no single definition of stress, one of the common definitions posits that stress is the strain from the conflict between an individual and his or her external environment that result in physical and emotional pressure (Sekita-Krzak et al.,...

Indiscriminate friendliness refers to either overfriendliness or friendly behavior in children as they seek attention an approval from any adult including strangers. It also refers to diminished social behavior and disinhibited attachment of a child by showing overfriendly behavior toward adult figures. Indiscriminately friendliness is not classified as normal behavior...

Addiction from a psychological point of view is a condition in which an individual involves himself with the use of a substance or a behavior for which the effects compel that person to repeat the same behavior in spite of the consequences that come with it. The habit usually involves...

The article “The risk of eating disorders in adolescence and its associated with the impact of the socio-cultural attitudes towards appearance” as written by Mustata Andreea-Elena best describes the association of eating disorders to social pressures. From the article, it can be understood how adolescents have a higher risk of...

Eating Disorders Eating disorders include a series of illnesses that are characterized by irregular eating habits whereby the victims are also afraid of their body shapes and height as well. Categorically, one with an eating disorder will desire to overeat or even eat small amounts of food. Eating disorders are psychological...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder People feel anxious in their daily lives especially when undergoing stressful period. However, whenever the anxiety becomes too difficult to control, it is an indicator of a generalized anxiety disorder and immediate medical attention is required (Rickets " Rynn, 2001). Anybody can develop the condition regardless of age,...

According to Bowser et al., (2014), there has been increased prevalence in drug and substance abuse especially among young people. In the research titled, “Get drunk. Smoke weed. Have fun.” A Content Analysis of Tweets about Marijuana and Alcohol,” the authors’ general question was, “What themes of the most influential...

Autism Treatment Options Autism is a kind of disorder that affects children. The condition develops in the first three years of a child's life. It affects the development of the brain of a child and thus impairing the social and the communication skills of the child. When autism has developed in...

In my society, people believe in the "Five Stages of Grief" myth In my society, people believe that before someone dies, there are various psychological stages that one has to go through. These stages are referred to as "the five stages of grief". This entails the emotional state that is experienced...

Throughout life’s, we experience many incidences and instances of grief. Grief is a result of factors such as relationships, substance abuse, death and break of friendship. However, of all the causes of grief, death is one of the most emotional and heartbreaking situations. Many scientists have spent the time to...

Identifying Information: : 18 years old/ Male/ Native American Payor: Bill Nozdack Present Psychiatric illness/symptoms Kingsley Walker is an 18-year-old male having a history of depression due to being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when he was only 13 years old. His condition did not get any better because he started abusing...