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Abusive Relationships and Domestic Violence
Questions
1. What is an abusive relationship?
An abusive relationship is an interpersonal relationship characterized by the use or threat of physical or psychological abuse.
2. Characteristics of an abusive person
3. What are the main reasons people abuse there partners?
Jealously is one of the main reasons, the need to feel dominancy, feeling you are a lesser person then your spouse, alcohol and drugs also can stimulate abusive feelings.
4. What are signs of an abusive relationship?
Trying to control where you go and who your friends are and who you spend time with are the main ways you can be abused with out actually being emotionally hurt or physically hurt extreme anger or jealously over mild events, the worst in some are hitting and threaten to hit or kill, some people try to intimidate you by hitting walls or racking stuff by you to scary you some would force you to do things you don’t want to do like sexual activity force the person not to be able to do anything but sit at home and clean all day.
5. What are different forms of abuse?
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Elder abuse example abuse in a nursing home.
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Handicap abuse example abusing someone in a wheel chair or any one with physical limitations.
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Mental abuse example abuse of someone with mental limitations
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Child abuse example beating you child repetitively not giving them the things they need to be healthy etc.
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Spouse abuse example beating them making them do things they don’t want just for your benefit emotional etc.
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Sexual abuse example touching someone when they don’t want to be touched making them participate in sex of perform oral when they don’t want to etc.
6. Do men rate higher then woman on the abusive part of the relationship???
Men are twice as likely to abuse then woman more woman in there lifetime then men. But men are not as likely to report an abuse done to them by women.
7. Tips and tactics you can use to help prevent abuse
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Tell someone you can trust example family member counselor teacher etc.
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Call the local states hotline
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The best one available go to cops and tell them who it is and what they did and when
Sources
Wikipedia on physical abuse
Self-Help Quiz
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Are you constantly belittled by your partner or significant other?
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Does your partner show anger o rage when you make small mistakes?
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Are you ever afraid that your partner will physically abuse you or emotionally abuse you?
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Does your partner abuse drugs or alcohol in any way?
If you have answered two out of these four questions yes you may be in a abusive relationship !
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Abusive Relationships and Domestic Violence
Questions
1: What is an abusive relationship???
An abusive relationship is an interpersonal relationship characterized by the use or threat of physical or psychological abuse.
2: characteristics of an abusive person
: Extreme jealousy
: Emotional withdraw
: Lack of intimacy
: Infidelity
: Verbal abuse
: Threats and lies
: Broken promises
: Physical violence
: Power play and control games
3: what are the main reasons people abuse there partners???
Jealously is one of the main reasons, the need to feel dominancy, feeling you are a lesser person then your spouse, alcohol and drugs also can stimulate abusive feelings.
4: what are signs of an abusive relationship??
Trying to control where you go and who your friends are and who you spend time with are the main ways you can be abused with out actually being emotionally hurt or physically hurt extreme anger or jealously over mild events, the worst in some are hitting and threaten to hit or kill, some people try to intimidate you by hitting walls or racking stuff by you to scary you some would force you to do things you don’t want to do like sexual activity force the person not to be able to do anything but sit at home and clean all day.
5: What are different forms of abuse???
: Elder abuse example abuse in a nursing home.
: Handicap abuse example abusing someone in a wheel chair or any one with physical limitations.
: Mental abuse example abuse of someone with mental limitations
: Child abuse example beating you child repetitively not giving them the things they need to be healthy etc.
: Spouse abuse example beating them making them do things they don’t want just for your benefit emotional etc.
: Sexual abuse example touching someone when they don’t want to be touched making them participate in sex of perform oral when they don’t want to etc.
6: Do men rate higher then woman on the abusive part of the relationship???
Men are twice as likely to abuse then woman more woman in there lifetime then men. But men are not as likely to report an abuse done to them by women.
7: tips and tactics you can use to help prevent abuse
: Tell someone you can trust example family member counselor teacher etc.
: Call the local states hotline
: The best one available go to cops and tell them who it is and what they did and when
Sources
Wikipedia on physical abuse
Self-Help Quiz
1: Are you constantly belittled by your partner or significant other?
2: Does your partner show anger o rage when you make small mistakes?
3: Are you ever afraid that your partner will physically abuse you or emotionally abuse you?
4: Does your partner abuse drugs or alcohol in any way?
If you have answered two out of these four questions yes you may be in a abusive relationship
Relationship Failure
Every person in the world pretty much thinks that they don’t need to read things like this, but then what happens when your relationship fails? You will want to know about these things! You will want to know how to get past the hurt, or just to prevent the relationship from failing. Before that happens, these questions and tips CAN help you get past the fighting without destroying the relationship…
So if you really want tips from people with first-hand knowledge, take time to read these tips that we have provided you with!!!
Questions you could ASK YOURSELF about your relationship:
- What are the main things that are causing my relationship to fail?
- What could we have done as a couple to make things better?
- Would it have worked better if we had communicated about the important things?
- Would communicating have saved our relationship?
- What are the best ways to prevent failing in a relationship?
- What makes spouses cheat?
Some of the most common tips for PREVENTING RELATIONSHIP FAILURE:
- You have to love yourself before you can have a true relationship
- Be honest with yourself and always express your feelings
- Have your own ideas (have your own say)
- Listen non-judgmentally
- Be respectful to your partner
- Trust and be trustworthy
- Agree to disagree
What causes the other to CHEAT?
Well, there are many different reasons. One main reason is that the other is just not in love or is not attracted to you anymore. Another reason is the other may think YOU are cheating, so they do it in spite, or there could be one obvious reason… THEY ARE JUST A HO!! Another main reason is that the other might just like the excitement of doing something wrong and getting away with it. One last reason that could play a role is either not being around, or just not meeting their needs.
The COMMON reasons why relationships fail:
- Reasons for relationship failures:
a. Failure to support each others growth
i. Being threatened by each others success; jealousy; when they feel like they have to hide their success from each other
b. Control issues:
i. Hypersensitive; “ your not the boss of me,” or “I don’t need another father/mother”
c. Selfishness:
i. Focusing on what you are getting/ not what your giving; keeping tally for doing each other; taking not on “who gets the bigger piece of cake”
d. Resistance on taking responsibility for self actions:
i. “Your not that great either…remember when u did…”
e. Failure to share the burden during hard times:
i. One taking all of the blame-feeling like they are the one who has to do something to fix it
f. Begging, having thinking about the end in mind:
i. “Will they screw me over when we break up”
g. Lack of respect:
i. Calling each other names
h. Framing every compromise as a win/lose situation:
i. Take the time to think about it, look forward to the good things it bring
i. Choosing partner because something is better than nothing:
i. Using them as a placeholder until something better comes along. If you can’t say immediately why you’re with them, then it was not meant to be.
How to PREVENT relationship failure:
· You should never base your relationship on…
o Sex, money and laughter- it is like trying to build a house on quick sand.
· Fights…
o Try your hardest to not to start them…DUHH!!
· What attracted you to them in the first place…?
o Identify the key action- make your partner desire you!
· Tips (MORE):
o Ask friends and family for advise
o Reason with your partner
o Promise that you will change
o Wishing your relationship will survive
o Offering your partner reassurance
o Tell them you love them more than anything work as hard as you can save the relationship
In our research about why relationships fail. We found that some of the most common reasons for a break up are commitment problems, lack of passion, physical, or emotional abuse and infidelity, and selfishness like when a partner starts to focus more on what they are getting not what they are giving. We also found that lack or respect is a big reason for a relationship to fail. That also goes with emotional abuse. Another reason we found that you should never base a relationship on sex, money, or laughter. You should be in a relationship with some one you like for who they are and the good things they do. It’s always good to ask advice from family and friends, because a lot of the time they see things you don’t.
FACT:
- U.S. citizens (women)- 51% of women in the united states live without a spouse
Sources Used…
What is the difference between dating and marriage?
Signs that your partner is thinking more about marriage than you!
1. He/she talks about having kids.
2. He/she is the first one to bring it up.
3. Shows you apartment ads
4. Looks at rings every time they walk by a jewelry store.
5. If your partner wants to meet your family.
6. If your partner likes to cuddle after sexual intercourse.
7. Your partner denies sex to cater to you (gives you a rub down)
8. If your partner gives up a good paying job just to spend more time with you.
9. If your partner cuts off all their opposite sex friends
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/34105/10_step_to_tell_the_difference_between.html
Ways to help your relationship!
· Communication is what you start with-all couples fight in different ways like yelling or not talking at all no matter what way you fight everyone needs a cooling down period and then to express there feelings and tell your partner what it is that you wont. Be careful not to judge your partner on there needs and wants.
· Empathy-Try to put yourself in your partner’s shoes. To see the emotional wounds that are not healed yet and still hurt.
· Learning to listen-make sure you are listening to your partner’s feelings and take turns talking and listening without interruptions.
· Find a solution- what you should do is find an understanding. Agree to disagree.
· Work on Forgiveness- don’t let abusive behavior go but forgiving means letting go a need to get them back its like a truce. Anger just makes things worse; forgiveness relieves pressure from your relationship.
http://psychcentral.com/library/id191.html
Relationships like everything else—take time for it to develop so if you rush into marriage and you don’t know each other well it will fall apart in the process!
How important is COMMUNICATION in your relationship?
Communication is one of the most important keys in your relationship. If it is not an important aspect in your relationship maybe it should be!
Ways to improve your communication skills
LEARN TO LISTEN
1. Be sure to look at your partner when s/he is talking to you
2. Use good body language to show you are listening also make sure you show that your listening by saying things like “ yes” or “I understand”
3. To show you have been listening maybe repeat some of the things he\she has said
http://www.mybrotha.com/communication.asp
1. What changes?
a. The love when you start dating is caring and thoughtful. After a couple of years you start to get annoyed with each other and the love changes to dislike and the thoughtfulness goes away.
b. You are banded by law when you get married when you are dating you still has the freedom to have relationships with other people. If your wife gets pregnant you have to take care of the child it is you’re responsibly to take care of that child. You no longer have your own property it is joint owned by you and your partner.
2. What is dating / courting?
a. Dating is a meeting between two people who have a mutual like for each other. This could be purely sexual or it could be to have fun.
b. Courting is looking for a life partner to make a family with and be with forever.
3. What does marriage mean in society?
a. It is a governmental, religious, social, and interpersonal relationship between you and your lover.
b. Socially it means that you are with your spouse. You can’t be with another person romantically or sexually.
c. Governmentally you are connected by law to be with that person financially and care for that person and in the birth of a child you will have to take care of that child.
www.wikipedia.com
Importance of Relationships
Attraction
Relationship Development
Friendship
Social Support
Romantic Love
Sexuality
Communication
Conflict
Abuse
Breakup
Divorce
Bereavement
Gender
Meal Planning
Tutti Frutti Salad
You have had a long day and you are a little hungry. You and your group will plan and prepare a tasty, colorful and nutritious fruit salad and serve it to the class
Health Food Regions of The USA
This webquest is about the healthy food regions of the USA
Eating Disorders
At the completion of this project, each student should have a working knowledge of eating disorders and be able to recognize signs and symptoms of this condition. Additionally, students should be aware of treatments available in their community and their role in prevention.
In this webquest, students will discover what are the causes and symptoms of eating disorders and how they are treated.
In this webquest, students will gather research into a word processing document. Research will include information on applying living skills, healthy eating practices, personal goals that revlect healthy eating practices and identifying local support groups.
FAST FOOD FOR A FAST GENERATION by Jan Klein
Today's teens certainly have a different lifestyle than teens did 20 years ago. They live in fast times with fast paced lives. Many families do not plan, prepare and eat meals together due to work and responsibility schedules. Teens find themselves eating on the run and fending for themselves all too often. Prevention programs have been created for tabacco, gangs, drugs alcohol, etc. Over the next 50 years a "fast food" lifestyle will cause many health problems including heart disease, strokes, stomach disorders, etc. A prevention plan for making wiser choices regarding on-the-go eating must be addressed. Better choices should start now in a teen's daily diet to ensure a healthy long life.
Webquests
Nutrition Mission
In this webquest, students will be able to understand and interpret the Food Pyramid; know what the recommended daily allowances are; know how to distinguish fat foods from health foods and be able to calculate fat and nutrients and be able to explain obesity by using the obesity chart.
Pyramid Power
Food!! Do you know what you ate yesterday, why you ate it, and what it did for you? Did you eat at home or are you a fast food junkie? Many people can’t answer these questions. There is an easy way to find the answers. The food guide pyramid can help you in the quest to understand and improve your eating habits. Whether eating at home or at your favorite fast food restaurant, knowing more about the food you eat can help you make wise food decisions.
Childhood Nutrition
This Webquest was designed to develop an understanding of the importance of childhood nutrition around the world
Curricular Resources in Nutrition
The primary focus of the Community Learning Network (CLN) is to help K-12 teachers integrate Information Technology into their classrooms.
Resources
Nutrition and Health
News on gardening, health, nutrition, thrifty living, storm survival, and safe holiday food ideas from the University of Illinois Extension
USDA National Agricultural Library
Alphabetical Index of topics
Nutrition.gov
US federal guide offering access to all government web sites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
The focal point within USDA where scientific research is linked with the nutritional needs of the American public.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers.
MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Health information from the National Library of Medicine. Easy access to Medline and Health topics, medical dictionaries, directories and publications.
Food and Drug Administration
Home Page for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
About Nutrition
Guide to nutrition information with vitamin and mineral index, articles, news updates, free e-mail newsletter, chat room, discussion forums, and recipe boards.
Nutrition - Wikipedia
An encyclopedia article on nutrition, including sections on history, health, food processing, longevity, lifetstyle, policy, holistic approaches and many other areas.
American Dietetic Association - Food & Nutrition Information
Establishing Nutrition Standards in Schools
A School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) conducted by The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in 2000 found that few States or school districts had specific nutrition standards. Find out what you can do to help change this.
Goals
1. Understand the relationship of nutrition to physical performance and body composition.
2. Describe how nutritional needs change based on caloric needs, basal metabolic rate, degree of physical activity, pregnancy and other special conditions.
3. Judge the effectiveness of various nutritional products.
4. Understand the purpose of food labels in relationship to food choices.
5. Recognize problems associated with eating disorders.
Objectives
1. Recognize the functions of the macro-nutrients and evaluate individual needs based on national dietary guidelines.
2. Monitor/track a diet and evaluate the relationship to physical performance. (Does it meet daily nutritional requirements/energy for various populations and energy requirements based on lifestyle, safe-work practices, and leisure activities?
3. Evaluate nutritional products and supplements for their value and effectiveness, purpose, and necessity in a healthy diet (diet plans, performance enhancing products, herbs, sports drinks, weight-gain and weight-loss products, etc.).
4. Interpret food labels for calories, nutrient density, types of fats, empty calories, make recommendations on healthy choices.
5. List and describe warning signs and behaviors associated with eating disorders.
6. Research both short and long-term problems of eating disorders (effect on organs, body systems, psychological implications, etc.).
7. Identify helping resources and agencies, know how to advocate for the person, and identify organizations in the school and community.
Depression
What Is Depression?
Sometimes physical problems can cause depression. But other times, symptoms of depression are part of a more complex psychiatric problem. There are several types of depression, including:
Major Depression
An individual with major depression, or major depressive disorder, feels a profound and constant sense of hopelessness and despair.
Major depression is marked by a combination of symptoms that interfere with the person's ability to work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoy once pleasureable activities. Major depression may occur only once but more commonly occurs several times in a lifetime.
Symptoms of Major Depression
Psychotic Depression
Roughly 25% of people who are admitted to the hospital for depression suffer from what is called psychotic depression. In addition to the symptoms of depression, psychotic depression includes some features of psychosis, such as hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren't really there) or delusions (irrational thoughts and fears)
How is it diffrent from other mental disorders?
While people with other mental disorders, like schizophrenia, also experience these symptoms, those with psychotic depression are usually aware that these thoughts aren't ture. They may be ashamed or embarrassed and try to hide them, which can make diagnosing this condition difficult.
What are the symptoms?
Dysthymia
Dysthymia, sometimes referred to as chronic depression, is a less severe form of depression but the depression symptoms linger for a long period of time, perhaps years. Those who suffer from dysthymia are usually able to function normally, but seem consistently unhappy.
It is common for a person with dysthymia to also experience major depression at the same time - swinging into a major depressive episode and then back to a more mild state of dysthymia. This is called double depression.
Symptoms
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Difficulty sleeping
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Loss of interest or the ability to enjoy oneself
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Excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness
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Loss of energy or fatigue
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Difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions
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Changes in appetite
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Thoughts of death or suicide
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal depression, called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occours each year at the same time, usually starting in fall or winter and ending in spring or early summer. It is more than just "the winter blues" or "cabin fever." A rare form of SAD known as "summer depression," begins in late spring or early summer and ends in fall.
What are the symptoms?
People who suffer from SAD have many of the common signs of depression:
Sadness, irritability, loss of interest in their usual activities, withdrawal from social activities, and inability to concentrate. But sumptoms of winter SAD may differ from symptoms of summer SAD.
SAD may include the seasonal occurrence of:
What Causes Depression?
There is not just one cause of depression. It is a complex disease that can occur as a result of a multitude of different factors, including biology, emotional and environmental influences. For some, depression occurs due to a loss of a loved one, a change in one's life, or after being diagnosed with a serious medical disease. For others, depression just happened, possibly due to a family history of the disorder.
How Is Depression Diagnosed?
The diagnosis of depression begins with a physical exam by a doctor. Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose depression, the doctor may use various tests to look for physical illness as the cause of the symptoms. If a physical cause for the depression is ruled out, your doctor will likely refer you to a psychiatrist or psychologist for evaluation.
The doctor bases his or her diagnosis of the depression on the patient's report of the intensity and duration of the symptoms -- including any problems with functioning caused by the symptoms. The doctor then determines if the patient's symptoms and and degree of dysfunction point to depression.
How Is Depression Treated?
The most common treatment for depression includes the combination of atidepressant medicine, including selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and tricyclic antidepressants, and psychotherapy (called "therapy" for short, or "counseling"). Electroconvulsive therapy, also called ECT, may be used when severe depression is unresponsive to other forms of therapy.
Anxiety
An anxiety disorder is a serious mental inllness. For people with anxiety diorders, worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be crippling.
Types of Anxiety Disorders
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Panic Disorder
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People with this condition have feelings of terror that strike suddenly and repeatedly with no warning. Other symptoms of a panic attack include sweating, chest pain, palpitations (irregular heartbeats), and feeling of choking, which may make the person feel like he or she is having a heart attack or "Going Crazy."
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Obsessive-Compulsive disorder
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People with OCD are plagued by constant thoughts or fears that cause them to perform certain rituals or routines. The disturbing thoughts are called obsessions, and the rituals are called compulsions. An example is a person with an unreasonable fear of germs who constantly washes his or her hands.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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PTSD is a condition that can develop following a traumatic and/or terrifying event,such as a sexual or physical assault, the unexpected death of a loved one, or a natural disaster. People with PTSD often have lasting and frightening thoughts and memories of the event, and tend to be emotionally numb.
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Social anxiety diorder
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Also called social phobia, social anxiety diorder invoves overwhelming worry and self-consciousness about everyday social situations. The worry often centers on a fear of being judged by others, or behaving in a way that might cause embarrassment or lead to ridicule.
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Specific phobias
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A specific phobia is an intense fear of a specific object or situation, such as snakes, heights, or flying. The level of fear usually is inappropriate to the situation and may cause the person to avoid common, everyday situations.
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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This disorder involves exvessive, unrealistic worry and tension, even if their is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety.
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What are the symptoms?
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Feelings of panic, fear, and uneasiness
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Uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts
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Repeated thoughts or flashbacks of traumatic experiences
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Nightmares
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Ritualistic ehaviors, such as repeated hand washing
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Problems sleeping
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Cold or sweaty hands and/or feet
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Shortness of breath
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Palpitations
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An inability to be still and calm
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Dry mouth
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Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
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Nausea
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Muscle tension
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Dizziness
What causes it?
The exact cause of anxiety disorders is unknown; but anxiety disorders like other forms of mental illness are not the result of a personal weakness, a character flaw, or poor upbringing. As scientists continue their research on mental illness, it is becoming clear that many of these disorders are caused by a combination of factors, including changes in the brain and environmental stress.
Like certain illnesses, such as diabetes, anxiety disorders may be caused by chemical imbalances in the body. Studies have shown that severe or long-lasting stress can change the balance of chemicals in the brain that control mood. Other studies have shown that people with certain anxiety disorders have changes in certain brain structures that control memory or mood. In addition, studies have shown that anxiety disorders run in families, which means that they can be inherited from one or both parents, like hair or eye color. Moreover, certain environmental fectors such as trauma or significant event may trigger and anxiety disorder in people who have an inherited susceptibility to developing the disorder.
How is it diagnosed?
If symptoms of an anxiety disorder are present, the doctor will begin an evaluation by asking you questions about your medical history and performing a physical exam. Although there are no laboratory tests to specifically diagnose anxiety disorders, the doctor may use various tests to look for physical illness as the cause of the symptoms.
If no physical illness is found, you may be referred to a psychiatrist or phychologist, mental heal health professionals who are specially trained to diagnose and treat mental illnesses. Psychiatrists and phychologists use specially designed interview and assessment tools to evaluate a person for an anxiety disorder.
The doctor bases his or her diagnosis on the patient's report of the intensity and duration of the symptoms including any problems with daily functioning caused the the symptoms and the doctor's ovservation of the patient's attitude and behavior. The doctor then determines if the patient's symptoms and degree of dysfunction indicate a specific anxiety disorder.
How is it treated?
Fortunately, much progress has been made in the last two decades in the treatment of people with mental illnesses, including anxiety disorders. Although the exact treatment approach depends on the type of disorder, one or a combination of the following therapies may be used for most anxiety disorders.
Medication: Medicines used to reduce the symptoms of anxiety disorders include anti-depressants and anxiety-reducing drugs.
Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy (a type of counseling) addresses the emotional response to mental illness. It is a process in which trained mental health professionals help people by talking through strategies for understanding and dealing with their disorder.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy: People suffering from anxiety disorders often participate in this type of psychotherapy in which the person learns to recognize and change thought patterns and behaviors that lead to troublesome feelings.
Dietary and lifestyle changes
Relaxation therapy
Can it be prevented?
Anxiety disorders cannot be prevented; however, there are some things you can do to control or lessen symptoms:
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Stop or reduce your consumption of products that contain caffeine, such as coffee, tea, cola, and chocolate.
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Ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking any over-the-counter medicines or herbal remedies. many contain chemicals that can increase anxiety symptoms.
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Seek counseling and support after a traumatic or disturbing experience.
Resources
Anxiety Disorders: Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
ADHD
ADHD(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD(Attention Deficit Disorder) is a condition that can affect the persons ability to pay attention or stay in one spot. They can not keep concentrated on one task, they always go from one task to another. This is usually caused by a difference in their brain that controls activity. So they have a harder time doing simple activities such as, Reading, Writing, Listening to a teacher or instructor, staying in their seat, or moving from one place to another. A Person with ADHD may aper to be "Weird" or act very Wild.
A three-dimensional, high-resolution MRI image of the brain of a patient with ADHD shows reductions (in yellow and red) in the size of specific areas within the frontal and temporal lobes. (UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging)
Symptoms
Their are many key symptoms for diagnosing ADHD. In Order for ADHD to be correctly diagnosed, the person needs to have the symptoms for more then 6 months. Below is a list of all the possible symptoms.
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Be Easily distracted, miss details, and frequently swich from one activity to another.
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Have difficulty focusing on one thing.
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Get board of something after a few minutes, unless they are doing something enjoyable.
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Have difficulty focusing on a task and learning something new.
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Have trouble turning in or completing homework assignments.
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Always losing school supplies such as pencils, papers, assignments.
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Dose not listen when spoken too.
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Day dreams most of the time and moves more slowly.
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Can not process as fast as other classmates.
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Struggle to follow instructions.
Cause
Scientist are not sure on the cause of ADHD, although many studies have shown that genes are to blame. In Addition to genetics. Scientists are looking into many different environmental factors and are studying how brain injuries, nutrition, and the social environment may contribute to ADHD.
Genes are like the "Blue Print" of who we are. Results from several international studies on twins have showen that ADHD often runs in familes. Recearchers are looking at several types of genes that may cause ADHD. Knowing that genes are involved may help prevent the disorder before synmtoms show up. Childeren with ADHD who cary a particular version of a certen gene have thinner brain tissuie. This is not pernement, the brain starts to grow normaly and the persons ADHD symtoms start to improve.
Children who have brain injuries may show symtoms of ADHD. But a small percent of children who have ADHD suffered a brain injurie.
How is it diagnosted?
Children mature at diffrent rates, have diffrent personalites and energy levels. Most children get distracted, act inpulsively, and strugle to concitrate at one time or another. Sometimes these behiaviors are mistakend for ADHD. ADHD Symtoms usaly apear between the ages of 3 to 6 years old, because the symtoms vary from person to person, it can be hard to diagnose. Parents may begin to notice that their child loses intrest faster then other children, or be constantly "Out Of Controil" Often teachers notice the symtoms first, when a child has trouble following rules or constantly spacing out in class or on the playground.
Not a single test can diagnose a child having ADHD. Insted, a licenced health profesinal needs to gather information on the child and his or her behavior and enviorment. They may end up sending then to a Mental health profesional for futher evaluation. Between the mental health profesinal and the physition may try to rule out the following problems:
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Is Experienceing undetected seizures that may be caused by a undiagnosed condition.
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Had a middle ear infection that impairs hearing.
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Had any undetected vision or hearing problems.
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Has any medical conditions that can affect thinking or behavior.
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Had any learning disabilitys.
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Had anxiety or deprestion that can trigger ADHD.
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Has been affected by a significant and sudden change, such as the death of a family member, a divorce, or parent's job loss.
A specialtist may also check school and medical records for clues on the setting of home and school and see if anything could be causing the symtoms.
How is ADHD treated?
Currently avaliable treatments focus on reducing the symptoms of ADHD and improving functioning. Treatments include medication, various types of psychotherapy, education or training, or a combination of treatments. The most common type of medication used for treating ADHD is called a :Stimulant". Although it may seem unusual to treat ADHD with a medication considered a stimulant, it actually has a calming effect on children with ADHD. Many types of stimulant medications are available. A few other ADHD medications are non-stimulants and work differently than stimulants. For many children, ADHD medications reduce hyperactivity and impulsivity and improve their ability to focus, work, and learn. Medication also may improve physical coordination.
Belwo is a list of FDA (Food And Drug Administration) Approved Medcations
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Approved Age
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Adderall
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amphetamine
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3 and older
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Adderall XR
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aphetamine (extended release)
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6 and older
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Concerta
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methylphenidate (long acting)
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6 and older
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Daytrana
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methylphenidate patch
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6 and older
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Desoxyn
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methamphetamine hydrochloride
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6 and older
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Dexedrine
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dextroamphetamine
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6 and older
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Dextrostat
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dextroamphetamine
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6 and older
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Focalin
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dexmethyiphenidate
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6 and older
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Focalin XR
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dexmethylphenidate (extended release)
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6 and older
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Metadate ER
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Methylphenidate (extended release)
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6 and older
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Metadate CD
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methylphenidate (extended release)
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6 and older
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Methylin
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methylphenidate (oral solution and chewable tablets)
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6 and older
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Ritalin
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methylphenidate
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6 and older
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Ritalin SR
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methylphenidate (extended release)
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6 and older
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Ritalin LA
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methylphenidate (long acting)
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6 and older
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Strattera
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atomoxetine
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6 and older
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Bybanse
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lisdex amfetamine dimesylate
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6 and older
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Resources
NIMH : Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
WebMD ADD And ADHD Center
What is it?
Mental Health is the health of your mind. Like our body, our minds can also have illnesses such as, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, And Addiction. This is no laughing matter. Mental Illness is a very serious problem, And can really mess up your life.
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