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personality disorders causes
DIMENSIONAL MODEL: personality disorders causes Other health care professionals have developed models of personality based onvarious psychological theories. One dimensional model described by Costa and McCrae sees personality disorders as part of a continuum of normal personalitytraits. They describe a ‘five factor model’. The five core personality traitsidentified in this model are: • neuroticism • […]
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causes of schizophrenia
CAUSES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA There are a range of concepts regarding the causes of schizophrenia and much research, for example studies of twins, has been completed to try and establishthe main causes. Below are some of the main theories regarding the causes of schizophrenia. GENETIC FACTORS Schizophrenia is more likely to occur in a family with […]
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What Causes a Eating Disorder
Causes of binge eating disorder Binge eating disorder was first seen as a disorder in its own right in 1992. As thename suggests, binge eating disorder is when the person has recurrent episodes of bingeing (as seen in bulimia nervosa) but without the weight control behaviour.The person does not tend to use purgatives, excessive exercise […]
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causes of bulimia nervosa disorder
Causes of bulimia nervosa Similar to anorexia nervosa, the person has low self-esteem and is also describedas a perfectionist. There is also a personal and/or familial history of obesity. Thereis generally a familial history of a mental health problem, usually depression.The person with bulimia nervosa will also report a range of adverse childhood experiences such […]
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causes of anorexia nervosa essays
It is important to remember that, although many people who develop anorexia nervosa and bulimia do so following dieting, dieting itself does not cause an eating disorder. Hetherington asserts that it may be the trigger but that there isusually a range of other factors which precipitate the occurrence of the disorder. The person who develops […]
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Main Causes of Depression
An analysis of the causes of depression could fill an entire book; therefore, a briefoutline of the major theories will be provided. These theories are generally dividedinto biological and psychological factors. At first sight, the person who is grieving and a depressive person look rathersimilar; both seem to be drained and withdrawn. This similarity prompted […]
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borderline personality disorder causes
Borderline personality disorder causes as follows: Biological factors There have been relatively few studies of the family/genetic infl uences on borderline personality disorders. However, a number are now emerging. Distel et al., for example, studied a total of 3644 twins aged between 18 and 86 years across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Australia. They estimated 42 […]
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gender identity disorder causes
Aetiology of gender identity disorder as follows: Genetic factors One of the very few studies of the genetic processes in GID, reported by Coolidge et al., found 2 per cent of their sample of over 300 MZ and DZ twins showed some evidence of gender identity disorder symptomatology based on self-report measures. Applying statistical modelling […]
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what causes stress to people
What causes stress to people? The causes of stress are numerous and include: major life changes and life events; noise; crowds; poor sleep, bad diet, unhealthy lifestyle; alcohol or drug misuse (also symptoms of stress); aggravation and abuse; pressure to perform (work, school, sports, etc.); traffic; chemicals; trauma; poverty; discrimination; frustration; pregnancy; work pressures; negative […]
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Causes, Possible Causes of OCD
Genetic factors Evidence of a genetic risk for OCD is mixed. Carey and Gottesman (1981) reported an 87 per cent concordance between MZ twins and a 47 per cent concordance for DZ twins, implying a part genetic explanation for risk of the disorder. By contrast, Andrews et al. (1990) found no evidence of higher concordance […]
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