You finally make the decision, "This time I"m going to do it." "People ride the bus every day with no worries at all," you tell yourself. As the large bus idles up to the stop you glance at the ground, take a deep breath and step on. "No, problem," you say as you pay the driver and walk down the isle. You make your way to an empty seat half way back, slide in and calmly lean your head towards the window. At the next stop many people scramble up the steps and your face becomes white fearing the inevitable. Sure enough a man with a newspaper under his arm spots the empty seat next to you and plops down unaware of your presence. Unfortunately, the sentiment is not reciprocated as the intrusive thoughts strike like lightning through your head. First they are sexually explicit, extremely vivid and rapidly appearing like a slide show. Scene after horrible scene invades mind consuming your entire attention. You hate them, you hate yourself, you feel shameful, embarrassed, y!.
et are defenseless against them. You can't seem to turn your head away as the entrancement paralyzes every cell of your body. Now the images become violent visions of blood, pain and torture. You can't stand it anymore, sweat drips from your chin as you fight the murderous thoughts just to get up. The bus stops and you streak down the isle and out into the street.
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Definition.
This is a scene out of the life of someone suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This disorder occurs in about 5 million, or almost 2% of the American population of the population where worries, doubts and superstitious beliefs, which are seemingly senseless, tend to intrude on an individual creating discomfort or anxiety and/or repetitive actions performed to reduce discomfort and anxiety (DSM IV, 1994). It is often described by people of the disorder that it feels, like a case of the mental hiccups that won't go away (OCF Foundation, 1998).
Bipolar disorder belongs in the category of mood disorders. Mood disorders primary feature is a significant change or disturbance in mood. There are four groups that mood disorders fall into. Bipolar disorder is one of these groups. ... Other medical conditions that may cause mood disorders are: I. ...
The experts say that depression is the "common cold" of mental disorder. ... The common cold can go away but a mental disorder stays with you. ... This is a mental disorder. ... Bipolar disorder, mood disorder, manic depression and major depressive disorder are diseases that effect normal people and can make them turn "crazy" or do "crazy" things. ... A disorder doesn't mean they are "nuts" or "insane" just means they are different. ...
There are several categories of disorders: anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. The first kinds of disorders are anxiety disorders. ... Another type of disorder is mood disorders. ... Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder are two types of mood disorders. ... Personality disorders are another type of psychological disorder. ...
ANXIETY DISORDER Anxiety disorder is broken into four principle types, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Phobic Disorder, Panic Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. ... The most common diagnosis amongst the four is generalized anxiety disorder. 12% of the patients in an anxiety disorder clinic have generalized anxiety disorder. Elements of Anxiety Disorder Most anxiety disorders don't have an obvious cause. ... Epidemiology of Anxiety Disorder Anxiety disorders occur commonly. ... Treatments for Anxiety Disorder There is a variety of treatment available for those with an...
The purpose of this paper is to understand Panic Disorder and symptoms, types of the disorder, treatment, and relation to other disorders and how it affects people in general. ... Panic Disorder is not a disease. ... The second type of Anxiety Disorder is Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder. ... The third type of anxiety disorder is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. ... This is when other disorders are associated with Panic Disorder. ...
Bipolar Disorder in early years Bipolar affective disorder has been a mystery since the 16th century. ... According to an article on bipolar disorder by, David E. ... In a related disorder called cyclothymic disorder, a person's mood alternates between mild depression and mild mania.... Among genetically identical twins where one twin has bipolar disorder, the other twin has a 50 percent chance of also having the disorder. ... This study shows that children who develop bipolar disorder are more likely to have had biological relatives with this disorder rather than adoptive relatives. ...
The purpose of this paper is to understand Panic Disorder and symptoms, types of the disorder, treatment, and relation to other disorders and how it affects people in general. ... Panic Disorder is not a disease. ... The second type of Anxiety Disorder is Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder. ... The third type of anxiety disorder is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. ... This is when other disorders are associated with Panic Disorder. ...
Bipolar Disorder I chose to research bipolar disorder because it's a very odd and yet intriguing disorder. ... The exact opposite is true to those who have the disorder. ... I definitely believe in bipolar disorder. ... Usually a person with bipolar disorder requires a variety of drugs but taking these medicines can dramatically reduce the affects of the disorder. I actually know someone with bipolar disorder. ...
I chose bipolar disorder because I wanted to discover and learn more about this terrible disorder. Bipolar disorder is considered to be the chameleon of Psychiatric disorders. ... Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder. ... There are two types of bipolar disorder, bipolar I and bipolar II, separated for the most part by the severity of the disorder. ... Along with Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorders, there is another less severe type of bipolar disorder called cyclothymic disorder. ...
A genetic disorder is a disease caused by abnormalities in one's genome, or genetic material. ... There are more than 6000 known single-gene disorders. ... This is called multifactorial disorder. ... Some of the most common chronic disorders are multifactorial disorders. ... Mitochondrial disorders are a rare type of genetic disorders. ...
