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Trichotillomania disorder

"Trichotillomania (trik-o-til-o-MAY-nee-uh), also called hair-pulling disorder, is a mental disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows, or other areas of your body, despite trying to stop. Hair pulling from the scalp often leaves patchy bald spots, which causes significant distress and can interfere with social or work functioning. People with trichotillomania may go to great lengths to disguise the loss of hair." (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditons/trichotillomania/).

• Describe the prevalence in society of the disorder I selected and researched.

"Many people who have trichotillomania also pick their skin, bite their nails, or chew their lips. Sometimes pulling hairs from pets or dolls or from materials, such as clothes or blankets, may be a sign. Most people with trichotillomania pull hair in private and generally try to hide the disorder from others. Signs and symptoms of trichotillomania often include: Repeatedly pulling your hair out, typically from your scalp, eyebrows or eyelashes, but sometimes from other body areas, and sites may vary over time such as an increasing sense of tension before pulling, or when you try to resist pulling; a sense of pleasure or relief after the hair is pulled; noticeable hair loss, such as shortened hair or thinned or bald areas on the scalp or other areas of your body, including sparse or missing eyelashes or eyebrows; preference for specific types of hair, rituals that accompany hair pulling or patterns of hair pulling biting, chewing or eating pulled-out hair; playing with pulled-out hair or rubbing it across your lips or face; repeatedly trying to stop pulling out your hair or trying to do it less often without success; significant distress or problems at work, school or in social situations related to pulling out your hair." (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditons/trichotillomania/Links to an external site.).

The symptom of this disorder has in my opinion caused the wig, weave, and fake hair industry to explode. Of course, some women and men do suffer from hair balding conditions such as alopecia and natural hair loss due to family patterned hair loss or balding- but the condition of trichotillomania seems more psychopathic or non-suicidal self-injury disorder. This is caused when a person may begin harming themselves in some way to help them cope with anxiety, depression, fear, or other stressful situations in their lives.

• Explain how a client's culture influences their understanding of the disorder.

Women and teenage girls in the African American cultures have begun the practice of wearing wigs or eyelashes - or using skin covering make-up to cover the damage they have because of this disorder. But it can truly affect any culture overall.

"Problems with social and work functioning; embarrassment because of hair loss may lead you to avoid social activities and job opportunities. People with trichotillomania may wear wigs, style their hair to disguise bald patches or wear false eyelashes. Some people may avoid intimacy for fear that their condition will be discovered. Those suffering from trichotillomania type skin and hair damage disorders, generally are constant hair pulling which can cause scarring and other damage, including infections, to the skin on your scalp or the specific area where hair is pulled and can permanently affect hair growth. Those with this disorder who are compulsively eating their hair may lead to a large, matted hairball (trichobezoar) in your digestive tract. Over a period of years, the hairball can cause weight loss, vomiting, intestinal obstruction and even death." (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditons/trichotillomania/Links to an external site.).