My research project focuses on a growing disease called Body Dysmorphic Disorder or BDD. Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a psychological perception of a perceived flaw. This disorder comes with serious damage and is rapidly growing worldwide. Individuals diagnosed with BDD are constantly aware of their appearance. They obsess with their reflection in front of the mirror for hours and some refuse to go outside or be seen by anyone but themselves. I will mainly focus on the different types of treatment offered to those who suffer from BDD. However, I will use the other aspects such as causes, who it affects, and other issues as background information. I hope to accomplish various things with this paper. First off, my main goal is to obviously inform. I want to bring attention to this disorder because it is becoming mainstream. However, by being more informed my audience will be better equipped to deal with this disease whether because of their suffrage or a loved ones. It is becoming a widely known disease that needs to bring awareness. An uneducated individual may believe this disease isn't life threatening but it is controlling and detrimental enough that over 50% of individuals diagnosed with BDD commit or attempt suicide. I want to certainly point out the several different treatment options, entailing that there is hope when dealing with this disorder. The two most common treatment options are antidepressants and cognitive behavior therapy. SSRI's (selective seritonin ruptake inhibitors) help the effects of this disease by decreasing anxiety and alleviating other symptoms of BDD. Another treatment option is cognitive behavior therapy. This is a verbal therapy session that identifies the perceived flaw or parts of obsession and other destructive behaviors and replaces those thoughts and actions with positivity. This treatment emphasizes that only the diagnosed individual can change they way they think and act so they must learn to manage and cope with BDD first in order to get better. CBT also encourages for the patient to spend less time in front of the mirror and more time outside socializing. I also want to touch on the causes of BDD and who is more likely to be affected by it. I mainly want my audience to be informed and aware. As well as to realize this disease is not a form of selfishness or vanity.
Here is a link that shows the battle several teens face when dealing with this disorder:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iAuc2xAM7-8&feature=related
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
My Research Topic & Source URL's
For my research paper, I will be focusing on the different aspects of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/peacelovehope/bdd.html
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3124.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/body-dysmorphic-disorder/DS00559/DSECTION=3
http://westsuffolkpsych.homestead.com/bdd.html
http://www.ocdla.com/bodydysmorphicdisorder.html
http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Eating_Disorders/peacelovehope/bdd.html
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3124.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/body-dysmorphic-disorder/DS00559/DSECTION=3
http://westsuffolkpsych.homestead.com/bdd.html
http://www.ocdla.com/bodydysmorphicdisorder.html
House of Cards Summary and Critique
One major factor in last week's stock market drop is the concern that the subprime mortgage market's problems will spread.
Several subprime lenders have shut down or experienced plumating stocks. Real estate prices have dropped with a free fall appreciation rate.
Easy money was the weak foundation built for the housing boom. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates as a response to the 2001 recession.
Rising home prices and cheap money increased demand and pushed home prices higher. The demand by investors for mortgage backed securities was another major factor that created a credit bubble.
Loans are standard practice that are given to borrowers with unstable credit history, no down payment, and no income verification. It is estimated that one in five subprime loans given in the past two years will end in foreclosure.
Risky lending practices began in the Alt-A-Market which is between subprime and prime borrowers. With a combined rate from consumer markets and Alt-A loans, 40% of 2006 mortgages were risky.
An immediate increase in demand promoted by unstable mortgages was key in the increase of home prices. It presently costs half as much to rent as to own which proves the market price of real estate is disconnected with its value.
Banks are beginning to tightentheir underwriting standards as well as lending standards. Due to pressure from Congress, they are tightening standards on subprime loans.
The demand for housing will be reduced when risky loans are hard to get and credit conditions are tightened. The boom of real estate is how reversing and is becoming "vicious" with increased foreclosures, lower home prices, etc.
The worst of the "housing slump" is believed to be ahead of us. The big issue is how decreasing home prices and increasing "delinquencies" will affect and possibly destroy economic growth.
As foreclosures increase, questions of blame and questios of possible solutions arise.
Politicians won't blame consumers but those speculators, borrowers, and exchangers knew they were taking a risk.
Risks of these loan products are often misrepresented. The mortgage brokers, banks, and Wall Street firms who "securitized" credit rating agencies and mortgages that increased their worthiness of credit will make obvious political targets.
However, Congress's hands are tied because they can't do much without worsening the problem. If Congress tries to help consumers out, they may worsen the problem by saving incentives such as lowering your mortgage payment. If the "bailout" is more about rebuilding debt it could bring down te downturn. Allowing consumers to go bankrupt and have a new beginning would probably have been a better solution.
When the Federal Reserve cut rates for extra cusion for the economy as a result, we are suffering from housing problems and mortgage markets. Home prices and financial distress will continue if consumers continue to take out risky loans.
Critique:
Laperriere does an exceptional job of explainging how risky loans are fueling economic instability and the housing boom. He thoroughly goes in-depth about every aspect of credit policies, mortgages, and payment options. The only thing I did not like about this article was the vocabulary. The vocabulary used was very difficult to comprehend. I wished he would have used smaller, easier words to explain risky loans and all that comes with it. I have had little experience and exposure to the topics he discusses and often found myself stumbling over several words and concepts.
Several subprime lenders have shut down or experienced plumating stocks. Real estate prices have dropped with a free fall appreciation rate.
Easy money was the weak foundation built for the housing boom. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates as a response to the 2001 recession.
Rising home prices and cheap money increased demand and pushed home prices higher. The demand by investors for mortgage backed securities was another major factor that created a credit bubble.
Loans are standard practice that are given to borrowers with unstable credit history, no down payment, and no income verification. It is estimated that one in five subprime loans given in the past two years will end in foreclosure.
Risky lending practices began in the Alt-A-Market which is between subprime and prime borrowers. With a combined rate from consumer markets and Alt-A loans, 40% of 2006 mortgages were risky.
An immediate increase in demand promoted by unstable mortgages was key in the increase of home prices. It presently costs half as much to rent as to own which proves the market price of real estate is disconnected with its value.
Banks are beginning to tightentheir underwriting standards as well as lending standards. Due to pressure from Congress, they are tightening standards on subprime loans.
The demand for housing will be reduced when risky loans are hard to get and credit conditions are tightened. The boom of real estate is how reversing and is becoming "vicious" with increased foreclosures, lower home prices, etc.
The worst of the "housing slump" is believed to be ahead of us. The big issue is how decreasing home prices and increasing "delinquencies" will affect and possibly destroy economic growth.
As foreclosures increase, questions of blame and questios of possible solutions arise.
Politicians won't blame consumers but those speculators, borrowers, and exchangers knew they were taking a risk.
Risks of these loan products are often misrepresented. The mortgage brokers, banks, and Wall Street firms who "securitized" credit rating agencies and mortgages that increased their worthiness of credit will make obvious political targets.
However, Congress's hands are tied because they can't do much without worsening the problem. If Congress tries to help consumers out, they may worsen the problem by saving incentives such as lowering your mortgage payment. If the "bailout" is more about rebuilding debt it could bring down te downturn. Allowing consumers to go bankrupt and have a new beginning would probably have been a better solution.
When the Federal Reserve cut rates for extra cusion for the economy as a result, we are suffering from housing problems and mortgage markets. Home prices and financial distress will continue if consumers continue to take out risky loans.
Critique:
Laperriere does an exceptional job of explainging how risky loans are fueling economic instability and the housing boom. He thoroughly goes in-depth about every aspect of credit policies, mortgages, and payment options. The only thing I did not like about this article was the vocabulary. The vocabulary used was very difficult to comprehend. I wished he would have used smaller, easier words to explain risky loans and all that comes with it. I have had little experience and exposure to the topics he discusses and often found myself stumbling over several words and concepts.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Final Wikipedia Stub
The idea of farming in Europe is considered to have begun about 15,000 years ago. Ice that covered much of Britain retreated
north and left a landscape of tundra and rock. This landscape formed a landbridge, establishing tracks and routes. Farming in Britain appeared ranging from seeds to marks of an ard (the first plough)about 6,000 years ago. Crops wre grown on new fields until yields dropped. Farmers then moved to clear off other forests. Farmers soon realized the importance of manure and allowed their worked fields to recover fertility. Settlements soon formed and fields began to be divided. Farming in the Middle East began in present day Turkey about 10,000 years ago. Settlements formed in Cutal Huyuk and
Jericho where farmers harvested wildgrass seeds. Jericho was located along a consistent water source and therefore flourished. Farmers began to understand the concept and importance of rich, fertilized soil.
Rymer,E.(January 2004).Story of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 3, 2008, from<http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/story-of-farming.htm>
Wilkinson, J. History of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 3, 2008, from<http://www.keyshistory.co/farming.html>
Wroot, S. A Short History of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 15,2008, from<http://www.farm-direct.co.uk/farming/history/shorthist.html>
north and left a landscape of tundra and rock. This landscape formed a landbridge, establishing tracks and routes. Farming in Britain appeared ranging from seeds to marks of an ard (the first plough)about 6,000 years ago. Crops wre grown on new fields until yields dropped. Farmers then moved to clear off other forests. Farmers soon realized the importance of manure and allowed their worked fields to recover fertility. Settlements soon formed and fields began to be divided. Farming in the Middle East began in present day Turkey about 10,000 years ago. Settlements formed in Cutal Huyuk and
Jericho where farmers harvested wildgrass seeds. Jericho was located along a consistent water source and therefore flourished. Farmers began to understand the concept and importance of rich, fertilized soil.
Rymer,E.(January 2004).Story of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 3, 2008, from<http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/story-of-farming.htm>
Wilkinson, J. History of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 3, 2008, from<http://www.keyshistory.co/farming.html>
Wroot, S. A Short History of Farming. Retrieved Febuary 15,2008, from<http://www.farm-direct.co.uk/farming/history/shorthist.html>
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Farming Critique
My article over the history and methods of farming was simple to find as well as interesting and informative. As a reader, the author made the history of farming easy to comprehend as well as vivid. Methods have progressed dramatically over time and it is interesting to see how settlements farmed before industrialization. Although the article was informative, I would have liked it if the author went into more detail about the indrustrial revolution and how specific machinary improved the methods of farming.
Rymer, E. (January 2004). Story of Farming. Retreived Febuary 3, 2008, from http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4691249897382054262
Rymer, E. (January 2004). Story of Farming. Retreived Febuary 3, 2008, from http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=4691249897382054262
Friday, February 1, 2008
"The Story of Farming" (www.historylink101.com)
With the age of time, mankind was found newer and more productive means of farming. However, farming has come a long way and dates back to 6000 B.C.
Farming roots began in countries known today as Turkey and the Middle East about 10,000 years ago. Evidence has been found in early settlments such as Catal Huyuk and Jericho. In these settlements, people used seeds of wild grasses to plant for next seasons harvest, these seeds are now what makes up ceral.
Jericho's people who considered hunter-gathers who would eat edible plants as well as hunt wild animals. Jericho was one of the larger permenant settlements where man started to harvest and plant various types of seeds.
River systems also increased harvest supply for civilizations such as the Egyptians or the Chinese Empire. The river provided silt, which naturally fertilized the land and brought in new minerals as enrichment for the soil.
The 1700's started what was known as an aricultural revolution. The adoption of crops came in during this period and helped make the "new world" a more productive environment.
Around 1850, the industrial revolution stirred up the business of agriculture with the creation of mechanical methods. These new mechanized methods along with smarter farming help increase Europes crop yield.
A whole new type of farming was brought about when steam power and gas powered equipment began to develop.
Farming roots began in countries known today as Turkey and the Middle East about 10,000 years ago. Evidence has been found in early settlments such as Catal Huyuk and Jericho. In these settlements, people used seeds of wild grasses to plant for next seasons harvest, these seeds are now what makes up ceral.
Jericho's people who considered hunter-gathers who would eat edible plants as well as hunt wild animals. Jericho was one of the larger permenant settlements where man started to harvest and plant various types of seeds.
River systems also increased harvest supply for civilizations such as the Egyptians or the Chinese Empire. The river provided silt, which naturally fertilized the land and brought in new minerals as enrichment for the soil.
The 1700's started what was known as an aricultural revolution. The adoption of crops came in during this period and helped make the "new world" a more productive environment.
Around 1850, the industrial revolution stirred up the business of agriculture with the creation of mechanical methods. These new mechanized methods along with smarter farming help increase Europes crop yield.
A whole new type of farming was brought about when steam power and gas powered equipment began to develop.
My NEW Wikipedia Stub
So my original subject for my Wikipedia stub was trusses but now I have changed it to farming.
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