Weekly Blog: Eating Disorder

Frolich's syndrome is the condition of the lateral hypothalamus that actually increases appetite. Through research, not wikipedia, I found that it not only affects your metabolism but it affects your sexual characteristics, which I didn't expect at all. This disorder will cause absence of genitals! How does that even happen? How does a hypothalamus disorder affect your genital growth?
Flolich's syndrome was associated with tumors of the hypothalamus which also depresses secretion of gonadotropin. Another interesting fact is that it was only boys who receive this disorder. I'm sure that girls, when they destroy the lateral hypothalamus, will receive this disorder.

Definition

Odgren case

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=5&did=2011390341&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1271872783&clientId=14507
The article I found off of ProQuest was very interesting. It was about a special needs child who convicted violent crimes in his high school as an act to novels. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. According to the article John Odgren suffered from multiple mental disorders and decided to act upon stories and books he had read previously. This attack took place at Lincoln-Sudbury High School and attacked pretty much everyone. He apparently killed a 15 year old band participant by stabbing him and penetrating his heart. He stabbed a boy named Alenson with a 16 inch knife and left him to die in the bathroom. He suffered from bipolar, hyperactivity, Aspenger's disorder, and a form of autism. John was set free.

Weekly Blog; Psych Disorders

The DSM-IV in my opinion is completely correct. We read an article today that completely demolished the idea of even having this DSM-IV. Having a book that defines psychological disorders is only beneficial to the people who sincerely believe they have something wrong with them. Having experts who specialize and diagnose these disorders only helps eliminate false diagnosis.
Even though I agree with the DSM-IV, the new psychological disorders going into the new DSM-V in 2013 are a bit absurd. a binge eating disorder? Hypersexuality? Are they serious? This book needs to become serious and literal. I believe that the disorders they are adding to the book are repetitive and are just branching off of each other. I want to know what everyone else thinks. Do you think that these are legit disorders and they should be treated or if they are just explanations for the problems people bring to themselves?

Weekly Blog/ Sleep Problems

Today we talked about the sleep talking man. I looked at a couple pages about him and the stuff he says is hilarious. I chose to write about him because I have been told I talk in my sleep. No one could ever tell what I was saying or anything but they said I could hold conversations with myself. I also had problems where I would wake up crying, or having mild night terrors. I would wake up crying and shaking only in some nights. It wouldn't happen every night but my mom would wake me up and I would be completely in tears. One night, though, it got bad. I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and my hand were covered in blood. Whether something happened in my sleep or it was just a bloody nose I didn't know because I couldn't remember anything. It was scary. I also have experienced times where I was told that I would twitch. I don't know what it is but I have been told that I do it all the time.

An article about Adam and his wife...some of the things he says.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6983170/Woman-keeps-blog-of-sleep-talking-husbands-funniest-comments.html

Adam Lennard Quotes
http://gregwhit.blogspot.com/2010/01/adam-lennard-quotes_22.html