In Real People, Real Disorders, the case of Andrea Yates is presented. She is the mother who drowned her five children while suffering from postpartum psychosis.
According to your authors, the risk for postpartum psychosis is higher among women who
A) experience difficult pregnancies and births.
B) have been diagnosed before pregnancy as having schizoaffective disorder.
C) have a preexisting psychological disorder and/or experience a stressful life event.
D) experience a highly stressful life event just before delivery.
Question 2
As early as the 19th century, Lasegue identified social and psychological factors associated with anorexia nervosa.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Adolescent females who participate in activities such as ballet are at risk for eating disorders
Mask of an iyoba (queen mother), probably Idia, Court of Benin, Nigeria.
Democracy (or “democratization”) is a global social movement. People all over the world yearn ...
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, AP
Out of Many: A History of the American People
Eating Disorders and Body Image (1 of 2)