PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Semen Analysis, Substance Abuse
5 Oct 2012
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Olympics: 1956: average height/weight 5"4 and 124 lb, 1992: 5"1 and 92. 18 lb. Recent research based on 2279 girls aged 10-14 at 42 ontario schools: 1/3 (31%) who had healthy weight thought they were too fat, 29% were dieting, 4% reported binge-eating, 1. 5% practiced self-induced vomiting (purging) Muscle dysmorphia desire to be muscular: steroids (shrinks their penis and less sperm count) Reasons for women going to see a doctor about depression. Men are conditioned to not show depressed emotions. We need stress because it keeps our blood circulating. Response is what counts (how do you deal with it) Borderline personality = had severe problems and do a lot of acting out. Medication depends whether you are men or women. Women receive more prescription for psycotropic medications. Ccrt = most of the problems people have are from conflicts whom they have relationship with. Most people go to therapy for depression / relational issues / abuse related.
