Psychology Article
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DEFINITION - A disturbance in the normal electrical functions of the brain characterized by sudden seizures, brief attacks of inappropriate behavior, change in one's state of consciousness or unusual movements. There are several different categories: mild types that can go...
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DEFINITION - Depression beginning up to 6 weeks following childbirth.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Brain.
SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED - Females of childbearing age.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Feelings of sadness, hopelessness or gloom.
Appetite and weight loss.
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DEFINITION...
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DEFINITION - Mental impairment caused by a variety of diseases that produce brain deterioration.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Brain.
SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED - Adults over 60.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Forgetfulness, especially of recent events.
Unpredictable, sometimes violent, behavior....
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DEFINITION - Mental retardation and abnormalities in many organs caused by a major chromosome abnormality that is congenital.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Central nervous system; heart; skeletal system.
SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED - Newborns.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Shortly after birth:...
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DEFINITION - A psychological eating disorder in which a person refuses to eat adequately - in spite of hunger - and loses enough weight to become emaciated. The illness usually begins with a normal weight-loss diet. The person eats very little and refuses to stop dieting after a...
Symptoms:
Possible Problems:
What To Do:
Dizziness.
Adverse reaction or side
Consult doctor about
Use of prescription or non-
effect of drug.
prescription drug.
prescription drug.
Discontinue use of non-
prescription drug.
Symptoms:
Possible Problems:
What To Do...
Possible Problems:
Possible Problems:
What To Do:
Depression.
Any illness, severe or mild,
Consult doctor.
Chronic illness, especially
can cause significant
See Depression.
rheumatoid arthritis, multiple
depression.
See chart in Illness
sclerosis and chronic heart
section for the particular...
Symptoms:
Possible Problems:
What To Do:
Confusion.
Adverse reaction or side
Consult doctor.
Use of drugs, including:
effect of drug.
antihistamines; appetite
Drug interaction.
suppressants; muscle relaxants;
pain killers; sedatives;
tranquilizers; or mind-altering
drugs, such as marijuana,...
Symptoms:
Possible Problems:
What To Do:
Confusion.
Adverse reaction or side
Consult doctor.
Use of drugs, including:
effect of drug.
antihistamines; appetite
Drug interaction.
suppressants; muscle relaxants;
pain killers; sedatives;
tranquilizers; or mind-altering
drugs, such as marijuana,...
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DEFINITION - Tension headaches are the most common type of headache. These headaches can occur infrequently, such as one brought on by a stressful event, or they can occur on a chronic basis (15 or more times a month for 6 months). Symptoms may be mild to severe.
BODY PARTS...
WHETHER YOUR STRESS IS PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL, IT CHANGES THE WAY YOUR BODY USES AND ABSORBS NUTRIENTS.
It's important that your body gets the nutrients your speeding metabolism needs. That's why it's a good idea to eat foods that calm you down, rather than make your stress worse.
The following tips...
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DEFINITION - Episodes of cessation of breathing, during sleep, that last 10 seconds or longer.
BODY PARTS INVOLVED - Central nervous system.
SEX OR AGE MOST AFFECTED - All ages, but most common in adults over 60.
Long periods (up to 1 or 2 minutes) of not breathing while asleep...
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DEFINITION - Sleep disturbance that includes difficulty in falling asleep, remaining asleep, intermittent wakefulness, early morning awakening or a combination of these. Insomnia affects all age groups but is more common in the elderly. Insomnia may be transient due to a life...
What is CFIDS?
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS) is a serious and complex illness that affects many different body systems. It is characterized by incapacitating fatigue (experienced as profound exhaustion and extremely poor stamina), neurological problems and numerous other...
Fibromyalgia is a poorly understood condition, which has been known for many years by a variety of names: fibrositis, myofascial pain syndrome, and muscular rheumatism. It is very common and probably accounts for many so-called "tension" headaches, frozen shoulders, and low back pain. The presence...