Emotional Health: dealing with stress Many people take their health for granted; their physical health as well as their emotional health and they often times won’t do anything about it until problems appear. Maintaining physical health requires a lot of work sometimes and so it is with emotional health. Even though you might not always see the consequences of not being emotionally healthy right away‚ your body is reacting to the way you feel. Whenever I am stressed‚ my body is alert and is very
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you think of laughter therapy? The elation you feel when you laugh is a great way of combating the physical effects of stress‚ and can help you to cope with and survive a stressful lifestyle. When we laugh‚ our body relaxes and endorphins are released into the blood stream. For years‚ the use of humor has been used in medicine. Surgeons used humor to distract patients from pain as early as the 13th century. Later‚ in the 20th century‚ came the scientific study of the effect of humor on physical wellness
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Women and substance abuse The Abuse of Alcohol Substance use disorders are complicated illnesses that present unique threats to women ’s health. Medical research is showing that women who abuse alcohol‚ tobacco and other drugs may develop addictions and substance-related health problems faster than men. Alcohol consumption is most common among women between the ages of 26 and 34 and women who are divorced or separated. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines a light drinker
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Terrell Joseph Professor Filbel CMST 2060 - 36 15 February 2012 Emotional Suppression Have you ever had a really intense thought or feeling that you could not get rid of? Did you try find yourself using a lot of energy to push that emotion out of your head or simply not think about it at all? This is called emotional suppression‚ and research shows that not only is it incapable of erasing these thoughts and images but it may even cause your greater problems. Thoughts‚ feelings‚ and desires
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Effects Of Child Abuse Child abuse has many effects on children. It doesn ’t have the same effects on every person. Effects of abuse can vary by age. I. Millions of children abused. A. Kinds of abuse 1. Mental 2. Emotional 3. Sexual 4. Neglect II. Every case is different A. Different ways of dealing with abuse. B. Common effects 1. Nightmares 2. Difficulty sleeping 3. Low self-esteem C. Feelings D. Children play by themselves III. Children are most likely abused
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Forgiveness “I’m never speaking to you again!” is a phrase that people use to hurt someone. A long time ago‚ when I was little and did not understand my mischievous ways back then because my mother and I were fighting on October 15‚ 2002. It was about going out hunting with a friend. After the disagreement I said “I wished I was never been born”. Over the years‚ I was looking back to the horrible things said to my mother. I asked my mother for forgiveness on January 5‚ 2006. My mother said‚ “I forgive
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middle age women‚ what is the first thing you think of? Most people would probably say menopause or bottles of wine. But does the word depression ever come to mind? High depression rates in women aged 45 to 55 has remained steady for years. Why is this? It may be because depression and menopause share a common link. Depression‚ according to the American Psychiatric Association‚ is a “serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel‚ the way you think‚ and how you act.” Depression is a result
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Substance Abuse is the number one health problem in the United States according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Worley‚ Conners‚ Crone‚ Williams and Bokony‚ 105). Research from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health reports that 3% of pregnant women used illicit drugs and 3% reported binging on alcohol and after giving birth these numbers increased to 9% and 15% respectively (105). Substance Abuse has plagued human society from time in memorial. Humans have used intoxicants for reasons
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The field of PNI is not without controversy. One of the debatable topics is the causal relationship between stress‚ depression and immune response. Depression has been implicated in causing behavioral changes in people with major depressive disorder. Some of these lifestyle changes can be profound‚ such as‚ not eating‚ drug abuse‚ or disturbed sleep patterns. Some argue that it really is these "lifestyles" which is the culprit in reduced immune functioning. Having bad nutritional habits could starve
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Individual Treatment in Group Process Practice Psychoeducational Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for Divorced Women Experiencing Anxiety and Depression Amy Danowski CNSL/561 August 20‚ 2012 Donna Clark Assessment: Clinical interview Diagnosis: Axis I 300.02 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 296.23 Major Depressive Disorder‚ Single Episode‚ Severe without Psychotic Features Axis II V71.09 No diagnosis Axis III None Axis IV Problems with primary support group
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