Nobody Nowhere: The Autobiography of Donna Williams
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the central elements of the autobiography of author Donna Williams. This paper considers the life experiences of the person with a disability and assesses the correlation between life experiences and the way in which the author developed as an individual. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Obesity And Depression
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A 3 page paper that discusses the link between obesity and depression. The paper first reports the incidence of obesity in the U.S. and defines obesity. Research regarding the possible correlation between the two conditions is reported. Data included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Obesity: Physiological, Psychological, Sociological and Economic Factors
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A 10 page overview of obesity and the factors which interplay to cause the condition and those which result from it. Defines obesity and provides statistics from the United States of the proportion of the populace who are considered to be one degree or another obese. Traces the physiological, psychological, sociological and economic correlates with the condition. Emphasizes that unfavorable environmental influences acting upon genetically predisposed individuals is the most logical explanation for obesity. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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A 7 page paper that discusses this condition: characteristics of OCD, examples, diagnosis, incidence, and treatment. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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An 8 page discussion of the causes, manifestations, and treatments of this serious psychological disorder. While many consider this condition as one solely associated with the amusing types of behavior such as that portrayed in the popular television program “Monk”, OCD is a serious psychological condition and one which can manifest itself in a diversity of potentially harmful behaviors. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Symptoms, Treatment and Society’s View of Sufferers
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This 7 page paper discusses OCD, its symptoms, treatment, and how non-sufferers view those who admit to having the disease. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Impact On Quality Of Life
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8 pages in length. The stigma attached to obsessive compulsive disorder often brings people to a level of anxiety over their inability to control their behavior, which only serves to exacerbate the anxiety compelling them to display the repetitive actions inherent to OCD in the first place. So intense is this angst that it all but inhibits the individual's quality of life, ultimately compounding the ability to successfully overcome the disorder. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER: AN OVERVIEW
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This 10-page paper details the difference and similarities between Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder and Impulse Control Disorder. Also under discussion is trichotillomania and whether this disorder is considered obsessive or impulsive. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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OCD: 'As Good as It Gets'
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(5pp). Today we toss psychiatric disorders at each other like we are throwing confetti on New Year's Eve. The phrase will be, I flew into 'manic,' or don't be obsessive, or how compulsive. We think we know what all the terms mean. However for some it is not so easy to be flippant. Such is the case with an 'obsessive compulsive disorder.' Examination of the 1997 Academy Award winning film, 'As Good As it Gets,' whose major character in an obsessive compulsive, allows us to see what that disorder 'looks like.' Bibliography lists 1 source.
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