Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Epidemiology
Currently I am reading textbooks dealing with advanced practice nursing that may sister had to study for her doctorate. So far the textbooks that I have read are very interesting, and I have decided to create some poems for each of the books. I am also thinking of writing some more textbook reviews as well. Here is the first poem dealing with 'epidemiology'.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in Poets
Eating Disorders
The next lesson is on Eating disorders or as I like to think of it 'What do you think of me? or What do I think of me?' Body image is what these disorders are all about. About 30% to 60% of these cases are adolescents, and many are college females. There are several factors that are a part of these issues and they are overweight, depression, suicidal ideations and other issues that result from many reasons. In this area of abnormal psychology one must learn how to deal with socio-cultural media that causes dissatisfaction in aspects of living. Friends can also have effects in working through these kinds of issues. These disorders affect people of all ages from teenage to adult. Teens and American Indians have rates that are high for Eating disorders.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in FYI
Multiple Personalities
More on DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) or what used to be known as 'multiple personalities'. There are usually two or more relative personalities dwelling in the patient/client one being the 'host' or the primary personality that is that retain a given timeframe and identity to the person. The host can/could be passive, guilty, depressed, or a combination of these, but the alters or others are or seem to be aggressive, out-going, attention seeking and some can or could be aggressive and angry and persecutory, and/or protective towards the host personality. There can be conflicts between the alters for some are more dominate and take charge in a sequential way. One can tell when a alter or even the host is coming back this is known as 'switching' that only takes a few seconds in the form of blinking or a change in demeanor or caused by the psychosocial problems or stressors.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in Education
More on DID
There are a few other ways that Dissociative Personality Disorder manifests itself, and here are a few of the them. The first one that I want to mention is 'Dissociative Fugue' or as one in a fugue state means that the person is in a state of confusion over a personal identity, as in when there is travel away from home. There is a partial or a complete identity loss or gain for the person to figure out where one belongs and there is what is known as 'flight state' when for a short amount of time away from home there is a less than complete change of identity that is triggered by some kind of stressor, so that the person is able to cope with what is going on and given time to think through what is really happening to them and come back to the reality of their life. There could be a single or repeated episodes of this form of DID. The person can have no recollection of being in a state of fugue, but the symptoms will go away simultaneously also the explicit memory will go away, but the implicit memory will be intact. One must deal with mood extremes along with anxiety and other contributing factors.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in FYI
Dissociative Disorders
Who remembers the classic movie entitled 'Sybil' back in the last century. This is the story of a women who has many multiple personalities otherwise known as Dissociative Disorders. There was also a daytime drama 'One Life To Live' where a staple female character had DID due to being sexually abused as a child. This diagnosis is one that is very rare in the mileau of Dissociative Disorders where consciousness is altered along with memory. This also involves broad to specific memories for those who are diagnosed. By the way this is also one of my favorites of learning about mental disorders.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in FYI
Mania
Now for Mania for this side of it there are low levels of depression and it seems to help to regulate the 6-proteins modulate at levels at the post-synaptic level like the drug Prozac which is a SSRI and need more Serotonin. There is a genetic vulnerability and the 1990's in England a person for I am not sure if it was a scientist or psychologist found that chromosomes are what are the patterns for mood disorders such as Bi-Polar 1 with one or more episodes and it seems even with prior treatment with Lithium and having four episodes.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in FYI
Cognitive theories
Cognitive theories are dealing the theories by Aaron Beck there is a negative triad in a belief system that goes from the SELF to WORLD to the FUTURE and back and forth between these ideas. There is a problem in thinking. There is problematic thinking along emotional states of thinking. One interprets own experiences in a structured way and what causes a depressive or a manic episode. We can create negative schemas that setup for depression along with dysfunctional thoughts that affect your present experiences.
By Mark Graham3 years ago in FYI
