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The Psychological Peculiarities of Diabetes Mellitus

ARGUMENT.3
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK5

1. DIABETES.5
1.1. Diabetes mellitus : definition, general characterization and classifications.5
1.2. Causes and symptoms of diabetes. 7
1.3. Secondary diabetes mellitus – General. 8
1.4. Gestational diabetes or gestational diabetes – Definition and causes.9
1.4.1. Physiopathological mechanism and risk factors . 10
1.4.2. Diagnosis, symptoms and investigations 11
1.5. Prediabetes, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemias .13
1.6. Non-insulin-dependent diabetes – Definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.16
1.7. Insulin-dependent diabetes – Definition, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. 17

2. ACUTE AND LATE COMPLICATIONS 19
2.1. Acute complications 19
2.1.1. Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia20
2.1.2. Diabetic ketoacidosis ( Ketoacidotic coma) .2. 3
2.1.3. Hyperosmolar coma..25
2.2. Chronic complications. .27
2.2.1. Diabetes mellitus and eye diseases – Diabetic retinopathy .27
2.2.2. Complications and risk factors. 28
2.3. Diabetes mellitus and kidney diseases – Diabetic nephropathy 31
2.4. Diabetes mellitus and diabetic neuropathy. 32
2.5. Diabetes and foot care . 34
2.6. Diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases .37
2.6.1. Arterial hypertension in patients with diabetes.38
2.7. Diabetes and erectile dysfunction – Definition and treatment. .39
2.8. Liver damage in diabetes and obesity. 41

3. THE TREATMENT OF THE DIABETES PATIENT AND ITS FOOD43
3.1. Treatment and medication. 43
3.2. Nutrition and diet of the diabetic patient 46

4. NON-INSULINE-DEPENDENT DIABETES (TYPE II) IN CHILDREN50
4.1. Generalities, causes and symptoms. .50
4.2. Risk factors, investigations and treatment 52
4.3. History of diabetes and statistics. 56

5. AGGRESSIVENESS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 59.
5.1. General approach – conceptual clarifications .59
5.2. Psychological theories on aggression. 65
5.2.1. Instinctual theories of aggression .66
5.2.2. Reactive theories on aggressive behavior.74
5.3. Types of aggression. .79

6. DEPRESSION. . 83

7. ANXIETY. .89
7.1. Definition and etymology.89
7.2. Theories of anxiety.89
7.2.1. Psychoanalytic interpretations of anxiety90
7.2.2. Interpersonal theories of anxiety..91
7.2.3. Cognitive theories of anxiety91
7.2.4. Theories of personality in anxiety.92
7.3. Normal anxiety and pathological anxiety.92
7.4. Somatic reactions of the anxiety crisis.93
7.5. Anxiety as a state and anxiety as a trait94
7.6. Anxiety and stress95

8. METHODOLOGY.97
8.1. Objectives..97
8.1. Assumptions98
8.3. Sampling.99
8.4. Psychological tools used. 99
8.5. Data analysis .104
8.6. Conducting the research.105

9. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS .105
9.1. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of the results for the research
hypotheses.105
9.1.1. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 1105
9.1.2. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 2.109
9.1.3. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 3112
9.1.4. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 4115
9.1.5. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 5118
9.1.6. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 6121
9.1.7. Qualitative analysis and interpretation of results for hypothesis number 7124

CONCLUSIONS. . .132
LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH. 136
POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS . 137
BIBLIOGRAPHY138
APPENDICES.141

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