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The spectrum of Mental Health disorders is incredibly vast; we showcase the multitude of conditions that affect mood, thinking and behavior.
The reality of Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania, also known as hair pulling disorder, is a mental disorder that is part of the obsessive compulsive disorder classification. Trichotillomania involves the overwhelming compulsion to repeatedly pull out their own hair, which can be from the head, eyebrows, lashes, pubic hair, or any hair on the person's body.
By Diane Campbell5 years ago in Psyche
Dementia or ADHD
You can’t remember the word for, what is it? You bake with it, use it to scrape out the bowl. Damn, the mixing bowl is dirty, got to wash that. Do I have enough eggs? What was I looking for again? The thingie, the, oh hell who is texting now? 30 min later, the word ‘spatula’ pops in your head. You’ve noticed that regular words, everyday words, names you should know escape you. You are more forgetful about errands. You get sidetracked more easily than normal. You are also over the age of 50. Secretly you begin to worry if you are seeing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s. Or, are you one of many adults that are dealing with ADHD? What are your chances that you will be diagnosed with ADHD? Not very good and this is why.
By Greta Frusha5 years ago in Psyche
Supporting Adolescents with ASD Transition to Adulthood
Factors Supporting Adolescents with ASD Transition to Adulthood Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is prevalent among the U.S. population. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (2013), about 1% of the U.S. children and adults experience ASD. Specifically, 1 in 68 adolescents has ASD (Anderson & Butt, 2017). Even though the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-5) asserts that research has not found specific causes of mental illness, it has addressed some consequences including the dropout rate among adolescents (e.g., Anderson & Butt, 2017; Goldstein et al., 2018) thus resulting in low quality of life of adolescents with ASD compared to those without ASD (Goldstein et al., 2018). Moreover, even though transition services for adolescents with ASD are expanding, the outcomes remain bleak. Transition services focused on developing daily living skills related to executive functioning for goal attainment, follow-through, as well as managing self-care needs should be a priority (e.g. Alverson, Lindstrom, & Hirano, 2015). High school transition services designed to develop and support youth's internal motivation, disability awareness, family supports, and clear post-school goals are crucial for them to be college and career ready.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Psyche
Person-First or Identity-First Language?
Throughout my undergraduate education, I was always taught to use person-first language when referring to people with disabilities of any kind. I became used to this way of speaking throughout my degree and as I completed my minor in learning and developmental disabilities. I personally don't have any experience with a learning disability myself, so I tried to imagine what I would prefer, person-first or identity-first language, if I did have a learning disability. Every time I thought about what I would prefer, I always arrived at person-first language. I thought to myself, “I would want other people to recognize me as a person first and not define who I am just by my disability.” Fast forward to my first semester in PDP, we were assigned the article Person-First and Identity-First Language Developing Psychologists’ Cultural Competence Using Disability Language by Dunn and Andrews. Upon reading this article the first time, I still did not fully understand or agree with using identity-first language, (saying a disabled person instead of a person with disabilities) but I enjoyed that my prior beliefs and teachings were being challenged.
By Nicole Chevrier5 years ago in Psyche
What Makes ME Qualified to Talk About Mental Health?
A Bad Experience at a Young Age You'll be surprised what might traumatize you. I vividly remember a horrible experience from when I was about 7 years old. It wouldn't be until I turned 22, and had 2 children, before I realized I had a problem due to this event.
By Dulcy Warfield5 years ago in Psyche
OCD is No Fun
Melvin Udall in "As Good as It Gets." Adrian Monk in "Monk." Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the "Red Dragon" series. The list of TV and film characters rendered particularly memorable by their peculiar quirks, mannerisms, and tics, is long. In reality, the number of people suffering from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), is legion. According to BeyondOCD.org, in the U.S., about 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children have OCD.
By Sherry McGuinn5 years ago in Psyche
Refusing the Dreamscape: The Frightening World of Sleep Paralysis, Night Terrors & Cataplexy Part One
I have to start by saying that I don't know how much I am genetically predisposed to these sleep disorders. I know my older sister used to sleep walk when she was little but grew out of it. There really is no way to tell how predisposed I am since doctors started me on Ritalin at age 3 and Night Terrors followed after about 3 years.
By Jennifer Lind5 years ago in Psyche
The Pen
The GP room Patient: Do you ever feel like you're not alone? Even when you are? There's no noise, just a ringing in your ear. Like static on the radio, the air around you sizzling. It wasn't as loud when I was younger, but now... It's kind of hard to explain.
By Elisha 'lexii' Bennie5 years ago in Psyche
