Autophagia is a disorder which affects many people on a regular basis, though most are mild cases. Understanding the complexity of what autophagia is and the variety of matters it holds is still a relatively new concept and not accepted by many. There are many factors associated with the disorder, which include schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and pica, making it difficult to acknowledge the basis for autophagia. There have been attempts to try to understand the basis of it through the experimentation on rats, though the results are insufficient in terms of support. Nevertheless, having conducted research should be expanded from privately to a more research funded entity. Therefore, in order to understand what autophagia is, a variety of cases and factors should be researched in order to eliminate the limitations of no acknowledgement and little information presented on the topic.
Deciphering Autophagia: The Background of Autophagia and Its Relationship to Other Disorders
Autophagia is eating the parts of one’s own body, having the cases range from very minor instances to very severely (Lo, Schreuder 2014; Hanson, 2014). It can also be considered from a biological standpoint, the body naturally consuming its own tissues (Hanson, 2014). Categorizing autophagia as a disorder depends on a person’s personal opinion, due to the variety of factors associated with the cause. As viewed by some, it is primarily the result of people with personality disorders whom are trying to rid themselves of associated negative aspects. (Yilmaz, Uyanik, Sengül, Yaylaci, Karciolju, Serinken, 2014). Therefore, it becomes seen as the symptom of other disorders, rather than a disorder. Autophagia is referred to in many different manners, su...
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...he need, or desire, to act. The experimentation preformed on the rats, supports the ideology of the necessity for an urge; they ate some their body parts when injuries and malnutrition were both present, creating a strong desire to consume themselves (Nash, 1940). These autophagic incidents have been ben found to range from a low 1% among undiagnosed individuals to 20% in adolescents with prior psychiatric diagnosis (Atai, Ahmed, & Pearce, 2010). Autophagia is researched on a smaller scale compared to other disorders, therefore it hinders the capability to understand all the aspects associated with it. As a result, the only manners available in which to treat the patients are the tending to the physical injuries, the evaluation of their psychiatric state in order to verify if they are a harm to themselves, and the treatment of other psychiatric disorders they have.
Imagine waking up every morning stiff, all your muscles in your body soar, extremely tired and on the verge of exhaustion. The simple task of taking a shower and getting dressed makes you need to lay down for just a few minutes and rest. Your legs ache from a short walk up the stairs last night on your way to bed, as if you ran a marathon in your sleep, and your skin literally hurts to the touch of your clothes as they rub against you. Your blood pressure is up and you can feel the pain emanating from every part of your body. You can’t, for the life of you, find your keys as they hang from the keychain in your hand, because the pain and agitation you are feeling all over has clouded your mind. You are finding it difficult to even concentrate. Never mind the rest of the day ahead of you, that has not even started yet. Now imagine this every day, all day. It almost seems impossible to fathom something of this nature on a daily basis, but that is exactly what most people with fibromyalgia describe as a daily feeling. Some are much worse than that. Fibromyalgia is real, it is pain, and it does exist. Although fibromyalgia awareness has progressed thru advertising there is much more that can, and needs to be done to bring this to the forefront of the medical field and other organizations as a real diagnosis. More research and Government funding is direly needed and demands significant action from our National health agencies and United States Government in the form of grants, research, trials and various drug interaction and testing.
In the result of her brother and father near death from a car wreck, my mother had to stay strong for all the siblings and family. The grief across the family was already bad enough and it wouldn’t have gotten better if it wasn’t for my mom getting mentally strong for everybody and keeping hope. It ended up her dad being fine but as for her brother it would've been a miracle if he lived due to the accident. After his rehabilitation and him getting better the family felt great but no one thought it could’ve gotten worse. Since the car was smashed her brothers head and left him with brain problems, Charles (her brother) forgot who the family was. The doctor and the whole family went through a long process of teaching Charles who they were. Eventually he remembered everything except for everything that had happened 2 years before the car crash. This was an experience that the family was not ready for at all and luckily my mom stayed strong for
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Bulimia Nervous, as defined by the National Eating Disorders Association, is a serious, potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by a cycle of bingeing and compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting. It affects 1 - 2 percent of the adolescents and young adults. About 80 percent of the people it affects are female. Many people struggling with Bulimia Nervous also struggle with depression and social phobias. The disorder is often shortened from Bulimia Nervosa to just Bulimia. Many people do not understand the severity of the Eating Disorder (ED) at hand. Many people will brush it off as if the sufferer is just wanting attention. What many people do not understand is that, the sufferer has a warped body image and they are suffering mentally and physically with this disorder. Having Bulimia, you binge, and eat your desired food, then you realize the mass of intake and you purge, either through vomiting, exercise, or laxatives. This vicious cycle is a sensation and becomes very addictive which leads the person to the severe disorder of Bulimia Ne...
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Due to the intense nature of the physical symptoms of PD and its impact of one’s life, various researchers has identified different contributory factors of this disorder. Some studies indicated hyperventilation, over activity in the noradrenergic neurotransmitter system, interceptive classical conditioning, anxiety sensitivity, catastrophic misinterpretation of bodily sensations and safety behaviors are potential factors of PD (Davey, 2014). While, other researchers have stated PD is possibly caused by genetic predisposition, abnormalities in serotonin, and early developmental factors (Sansone et al., 1998). As the etiology of PD remains unknown and further studies are being conducted, it is agreed upon the mental health community that biological, psychological and cognitive factors contribute to the etiology and maintenance of PD.
Eating Disorders (EDs) are a series of often life-threatening mental health disorders which are commonly used as coping mechanisms or as ways to mask one’s problems. The causes of these illnesses are still being researched, and the effects they have on a person’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing can often be as long as the sufferer’s life.
In civilized societies, there are continuous prizing of thinness than ever before. Occasionally, almost everyone is watchful of their weight. Individuals with an eating disorder take extreme measures to concern where they ultimately shift their mode of eating, this abnormal eating pattern threatens their lives and their well-being. According to Reel (2013), eating disorders are continually misapprehended as all about food and eating. However, there is more to that as the dysfunction bears from emotion concealing a flawed relationship with food, physical exercise and oneself. Persons with eating disorders convey fault-finding, poor self- esteem and intense body discontent. This can lead to extreme distress of gaining weight,
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An eating disorder is characterized when eating, exercise and body image become an obsession that preoccupies someone’s life. There are a variety of eating disorders that can affect a person and are associated with different characteristics and causes. Most cases can be linked to low self esteem and an attempt to, “deal with underlying psychological issues through an unhealthy relationship with food” (“Eating Disorders and Adolescence,” 2013). Eating disorders typically develop during adolescence or early adulthood, with females being most vulner...
Eating disorders are a group of conditions characterized by severe disturbances in eating behavior with either an extreme reduction or an extreme increase of food intake, which negatively affects the individual's mental and physical health. There are two main types of eating disorders – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. There is a third category of eating disorders called “eating disorders not otherwise specified”. Binge eating disorder is categorized under this. Eating disorders mainly appear during adolescence and early adulthood and affect women and girls much more than males. Eating disorders are not self-inflicted diseases, but real illnesses with biological and psychological causes. They often co-exist with other disorders such as depression and substance abuse and can lead to a number of other health complications such as kidney failure, heart problems and even death.
Since the first century, eating disorders have been believed to exist. Binging and purging was present in 700 B.C. by the Romans who ate extravagantly at banquets and then rid of the consumed food by forcing it out of their bodies, which would then allow them to continue eating. Another examp...
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