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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Anorexia Nervosa
2,576 wordsThesis Statement: Anorexia Nervosa, a disturbing disease of denial, consisting of self -imposed starvation and the intense fear of gaining weight, is becoming an epidemic among many teenage girls due to the environment, biochemistry, and personality of the individual. I. The immediate environment, friends and family, directly influence the development of anorexia. A. Anorexics tend to come from families placing strong emphasis on food and the family may have used food for purposes other than nou...
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Cuckoo Nest Electro Shock Therapy
1,047 wordsThe role of the hero in Ken Kesey? s novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo? s Nest, is played by Randle P. Mc Murphy, a wrongly committed mental patient with a lust for life. The qualities that garner Mc Murphy respect and admiration from his fellow patients are also responsible for his tragic downfall. These qualities include his temper, which leads to his being deemed disturbed, his stubbornness, which results in his receiving numerous painful disciplinary treatments, and finally his free spirit, wh...
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