Trichotillomania by jada https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l AP PSYCH en-us 2018-03-12 14:28:34 UTC 2025-10-25 13:36:31 UTC hello@padlet.com MAJOR SYMPTOMS jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/240891107
  • Recurrent pulling out of one’s hair resulting in noticeable hair loss
  • An increasing sense of tension immediately before pulling out the hair or when resisting the behavior
  • Pleasure, gratification, or relief when pulling out the hair
  • The disturbance is not accounted for by another mental disorder and is not due to a general medical condition (i.e., dermatological condition)
  • Repeated attempts have been made to decrease or stop hair pulling
  • The disturbance causes significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. Distress may include feeling a loss of control, embarrassment, or shame and impairment may occur due to avoidance of work, school, or other public situations.
  • Hair pulling may be accompanied by a range of behaviors or rituals involving hair. For example, individuals may search for a particular kind of hair to pull or they may try to pull out hair in a specific way. Individuals might also visually examine or tactilely or orally manipulate the hair after it has been pulled (e.g., rolling the hair between the fingers, pulling the strand between the teeth, biting the hair into pieces, or swallowing the hair).

    • ]]>     2018-03-12 14:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/240891107     CAUSES OF TRICHOTILLOMANIA DISORDER jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241173083 Right now trichotillomania has no causes but it is seen as a mental illness. One theory on a biological level is that there is some disruption in the system involving one of the chemical messengers between the nerve cells in parts of the brain.  There can also be a combination of factors such as genetics or stress and circumstances , like any other mental illness. ]]> 2018-03-13 01:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241173083 PREVALENCE jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241179645 Trichotillomania affects 4% of the population. It occurs first in  adolescence but can affect young children and adults as old as 60 years old. It is much more common among men than women.  Trichotillomaniahas been known to affect individuals for a period of several months to more than 20 years. In many cases, symptoms may occur in cycles, with symptoms periodically lessening, then worsening, disappearing, and then recurring.

    ]]>     2018-03-13 01:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241179645     RELATION TO OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241180392 Although trichotillomania can be paired with anxiety in a lot of diagnosis. It is most closely related to OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).It shares many symptoms such as compulsive counting, checking, or washing. These two disorders commonly run in the same families and medications used to treat OCD can be helpful in treating trichotillomania. 

    ]]>     2018-03-13 02:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241180392     Trichotillomania: Why These Women Rip Out Their Own Hair jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241182968 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKX79KuDYyY]]> 2018-03-13 02:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241182968 LIVING WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241184891 2018-03-13 02:30:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241184891 LIVING WITH TRICHOTILLOMANIA jadamsn https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241185883 2018-03-13 02:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jadamsn/l5iz4obw668l/wish/241185883