NameCharaKekona

Period1
Date7/9/15
ALightWithoutaSwitch
I.

Introduction
A. AttentionGetterRHETORICALQUESTIONSHowmanyofyou
knowwhatabehavioraldisorderis?Doanyofyouknowanyone
diagnosedwithone?Dotheygettreatedorlookedatdifferently?
B. TransitionLinktoThesisIfyouwalkeduptosomeonewitha
behavioraldisordersuchasObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder,orADHD
youmightcrackajokeaboutit,orjusttreatthemalittledifferent.Forthis
speechwehavebeenaskedtoidentifyhowourchosentopicaffectsour
societytoday,buthereswhatIthink.
C. ThesisStatementIdontthinkitssomuchasbehavioraldisordersthat
affectsocieties,butsocietiesthataffectpeoplewithbehavioraldisorders.
D. PreviewofPointsWiththatbeingsaidtodayIwillbetalkingtoyou
aboutwhatbehavioraldisordersare,howpeoplediagnosedwith
behavioraldisordersareaffectedbyoursocietytoday,andwhatwecould
dotopossiblybemoreunderstandingpeople.
E. Transition:SignpostNow,letsbegin.

II.

Body
A. MainPoint1So,whatexactlyisabehavioraldisorder?
a. Subpoint1Behavioraldisorderscanrangefromeating
disorders,drugabuseandOCDorObsessiveCompulsive
Disorder,toPTSD,alsoknownasPostTraumaticStress
DisorderandevenAlzheimers.
1. FactsAccordingtotheMcGrawHillConciseDictionary
ofModernMedicine,abehavioraldisorderisdefinedasa
disordercharacterizedbydisplayedbehaviorsoveralong
periodoftimewhichsignificantlydeviatefromsocially
acceptablenormsforapersonsageandsituation.(Gerdes,
14)
b. Subpoint2Manythinkthatbehavioraldisordersareveryrare,
andthatnotmanypeopleareaffected,whichgoestoshowjust
howlittleweallknowaboutthetopic.
1. StatisticsAccordingtotheSubstanceAbuseandMedical
HealthServicesAdministration,thereisanestimated4.1%
ofadultsage1844thatarediagnosedwithADHD.The
NationalInstituteofMedicalHealthsays2.2millionadults
haveOCD,and7.7millionadultshavePTSD.SADor

SocialAnxietyDisorderaffectsasmanyas15million
americans.
2. ExampleForexample,somepeoplethatalotofyoumay
knowhavebehavioraldisorders.RyanHigaalsoknownas
NigaHigaonyoutube.BornandraisedinHawaiiand
alsodiagnosedwithADHD.ZoeSugg,alsoknownas
Zoellaonyoutube.Makeupguru,Britishyoutuber,and
alsoknowntohaveSocialAnxietyDisorder.KianLawley,
youtuberandupcomingactor,affectedbyAnxietyaswell.
Alyx,mainlyreferredtoasayydubsonyoutube,
diagnosedwithOCD.Lastbutnotleast,everyonesfavorite
gayyoutuberfromMichigan,TylerOakley.Sufferedwith
aneatingdisorderinhisearlychildhood.
c. Transition:ReviewPreviewNowthatIhaveexplainedalittle
aboutwhatbehavioraldisordersare,letscontinue.
B. MainPoint2Ibelievethatinthismoderndaysociety,weoftendont
understandwhatsomanyotherpeopledealwith.Sometimes,webelieve
thatthingsjusthappen,butreallyweasahumanracemightbebehindit
allaswell.
a. Subpoint1Forexample,therearemanyveteranswhocome
backfromfightinginthewar,tobegintheirownbattlewith
PTSD.
1. ComparisonBecauseofallthekilling,andthedeathof
theircolleagues,manypeoplewhohaveservedourcountry
inthemilitarydealwithPostTraumaticStressDisorder.
PTSDisdefinedasapsychiatricdisorderthatcanoccur
afterexperienceorwitnessingneardeathexperiencesmuch
likewar,andforsomeevenrape.Manypeoplesufferfrom
PTSDbyrelivingthelifethreateningmomentin
nightmaresandflashbacks.Theyalsoexperiencedifficulty
sleeping.Nowyousee,becauseofalloftheviolencethat
oncesurroundedtheseveterans,theysufferwithtryingto
getoversuchtraumaticexperiences.Itisoursociety,and
ourworldthathasdonethistothem.
b. Subpoint2PeoplewithSocialAnxietyDisorderarealso
affectedalotbyoursocietytoday.
1. ExampleAccordingtotheAnxietyDisorderAssociation
ofAmerica,peoplediagnosedwithSADfeelphysically
sickwithfearinsituationsthatpeoplewithoutthedisorder
wouldseeasnonthreatening.SADissaidtocausedand
developedinthreeways,butIwouldliketoselectonethat
standsout.YoucandevelopSADbylearningfromthe
anxiousactionsofothers.Peopleatsocialevents,could
makethemfeelanxiousandcausethemtofeelill.

c. Transition:InternalSummaryIhavenowinformedyouabout
howPTSDaswellasSADandotherbehavioraldisorderscanbe
affected,influencedandtriggeredbythepeopleandsociety
aroundus.Nowletsmoveon.
C. MainPoint3Thereisntanythingyoucandotoreallysolvethese
problemsifyouarentadoctororpsychiatrist,butletmetellyouofafew
optionsIthinkeveryonecoulddo.
a. Subpoint1Numberone,benicetothepeoplearoundyou,and
dontassumebeforeyouunderstandtheirstory.
1. NarrativeIthinkthatweareallguiltyofjudging
someonethatlooksoractsdifferent.Thetruthisthatwe
dontknowtheirstory,orwhattheyregoingthrough.By
beingnicertothepeoplearoundus,andnotjudgingbefore
hearingthefullstory,wecanhelpmakeeveryonesdaya
littlebiteasier.Thispersonyoumaybelookingatcouldbe
diagnosedwithabehavioraldisorder,andthisisaffecting
theminwaystheyprobablydontenjoy,beingalittlenicer
caneasilymaketheirdayalittlebrighter.
b. Subpoint2Numbertwo,bepatient.
1. TestimonyThosewithADHDmayexperiencetrouble
focusing,orevenmaintainingrelationships.People
diagnosedwithBiPolardisordermayhavemoodswings,
butseeingadoctororpsychiatristmayhelp.Peoplewith
SADmayhaveahardtimeopeningup,orgoingoutto
socialgatherings.Whattheyneed,isforyoutobepatient
withthemandstickwiththemthroughallofwhatwill
happen.Justlikeregularpeople,theyneedpeopletobe
thereforthemtoo.MysisterwhohasGADorGeneralized
AnxietyDisorder,founditsomucheasiertocopewith
anxietywhenshehadherfamilyaround.
c. Transition:SignpostNow,letswrapthisup.
III.

Conclusion
A. RestateThesisIdontthinkitssomuchasbehavioraldisordersthat
affectsocieties,butsocietiesthataffectpeoplewithbehavioraldisorders.
B. ReviewofPointsTodayIhavetalkedtoyouaboutwhatbehavioral
disordersare,howpeoplediagnosedwithbehavioraldisordersareaffected
byoursocietytoday,andwhatwecoulddotopossiblybemore
understandingpeople.
C. ClosingStatementRhetoricalQuestionYouhavenowbeen
educatedonbehavioraldisorders,willyoubethechangeinthewayour
societyseesandtreatsthosediagnosedwiththem?

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