Essays about: "compulsive disorder"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words compulsive disorder.

  1. 11. Association of inflammation markers in young adult patients with Obsessive-compulsive disorder

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Rodrigo Navarro Trujillo; [2018]
    Keywords : OCD; Psychiatry; Inflammation;

    Abstract : Background: Previous studies have shown that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have elevated interleukin and chemokine levels in plasma. The purpose of this study was to investigate and validate whether a group of cytokines and chemokines are elevated in a cohort of young adult OCD patients. READ MORE

  3. 12. Anxiety, obsessions, compulsions and depression in postpartum women: effects on parental stress and quality of life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Johan Thiséus; [2018]
    Keywords : postpartum women; anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder; intrusive thoughts; acceptance and committed action; perceived social support; parenting stress; health-related quality of life; regression analysis; parallel mediation analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder among women in the postpartum period are understudied and their impact upon maternal functioning is poorly understood. There is evidence that individuals with greater levels of psychological flexibility (the ability to persist in valued domains of living despite the presence of negative emotions/thoughts/sensations) and higher levels of social support may moderate the effects of emotional and physical disorders on overall functioning and quality of life (QoL). READ MORE

  4. 13. Avvikande repetitiva beteenden hos hund : bakomliggande orsaker och konsekvenser

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Karin Rantén; [2015]
    Keywords : hund; stereotypi; tvångsbeteende; flanksugning; filtsugning; svansjakt; slickdermatit; dog; stereotypy; compulsive disorder; flank sucking; blanket sucking; tail-chasing; acral lick dermatitis;

    Abstract : Stereotypier och tvångsbeteenden är relativt vanligt förekommande hos hundar. Exempel på några av dessa beteenden är flanksugning, filtsugning, slickdermatit, bita i luften, svansjakt och att stå som fastfrusen. Det finns oenigheter inom litteraturen om vad en stereotypi respektive ett tvångsbeteende är. READ MORE

  5. 14. Invisible weaving

    University essay from Textil

    Author : Brynja Helga Kjartánsdottir; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Invisible weaving is constructed of my previous works, a definition of textile that allows our day-to-day action and routine patterns to be included as invisible textile, discussion on my works in relation to other artists and an overview of my final piece. The essay sets out to take a comprehensive look at obsessive-compulsive disorder, that I used as an aspiration for my masters work, where I try to portray that condition into a physical form. READ MORE

  6. 15. Toxoplasma gondiis roll vid beteendeförändringar hos djur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Lena Rubin; [2011]
    Keywords : Toxoplasma gondii; beteendeförändringar; råttor; möss; människor; hund;

    Abstract : På senare tid har man sett att gnagare, så som råttor och möss, kan drabbas av förändringar i beteendet när de blir infekterade med parasiten Toxoplasma gondii. Beteendeförändringarna verkar skapa förutsättningar för att parasiten lättare ska kunna fullborda sin livscykel, genom att infekterade gnagare blir lättare byten för huvudvärden, katten. READ MORE