better or worse‚ society’s understanding of mental illness is strongly influenced by media. Nonetheless‚ it allows for the study of disorders‚ their etiology‚ and their diagnosis. For this paper‚ you are to choose a character from a movie on the list below and write a case description that includes a multi-axial DSM-IV diagnosis. The paper should be 2-3 pages and include the following: a. Background: This can include information about the character’s family‚ social‚ medical‚ academic‚ and occupational
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DSM-IV Evaluation Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder “People with schizoid personality disorder persistently avoid and are removed from social relationships and demonstrate little in the way of emotion (APA‚ 2000)” (Comer‚ p. 398‚ 2005). Psychodynamic theorists believe schizoid personality disorder is caused by something that happened through a person’s childhood. They have been unaccepted by their parents or even abused as a young child‚ which causes a person to avoid all relationships
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DSM-IV Evaluation Sarah Blackerby Abnormal Psychology September 8‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Case Study 1 Josephine is a 47-year-old single woman. The hardest times of the year for Josephine ’s family are holidays and family gatherings; Josephine never seems to enjoy herself. She seldom smiles‚ laughs‚ or reacts to people and events around her. She remains detached and often goes into a room and plays video games or watches television
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Early-onset Alcohol Abuse and its Relationship with DSM-IV Disorders Research Methods & Program Evaluation Abstract According to the DSM-IV‚ antisocial personality disorder diagnosis requires conduct disorder to be presented before the age of 15. However‚ antisocial personality behavior is not diagnosable before the age of 18. Recent studies have suggested that early-onset alcohol abuse is found to be a relevant cause to the effects of conduct disorder and antisocial behavior. Adolescent alcohol
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with Melvin and encourages him to detest his love to Carol after she tells him that she no longer wants him to be a part of her life. Carol and Melvin eventually recognises the connection that they have with each other at the end of the movie. AXIS ONE: Melvin suffers from Obessive Compulsive Disorder which falls under the category of Anxiety Disorders. Melvin pschotherist disgnosed him with OCD because he avoids stepping on sidewalk cracks and touching other people‚ wears gloves all the time
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DSM-V Diagnosis Axis I 304.30 Cannabis Dependence‚ With Physiological Dependence‚ Early Full Remission – In a Controlled Environment 292.11 Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder‚ Cannabis‚ with Delusions with Onset during Intoxication 302.82 Voyeuristic Disorder 302.4 Exhibitionistic Disorder Axis II 301.83 Borderline Personality Disorder with Narcissistic features Axis III 71.09 None Axis IV is currently unemployment‚ history of substance abuse; familial history of mental illness
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A DSM-IV Diagnosis as applied to the portrayed character John Nash in the film "A Beautiful Mind" In the movie‚ "A Beautiful Mind"‚ John Nash displays classic positive symptoms of a schizophrenic. This movie does a fair job in portraying the personality and daily suffering of someone who is affected by the disease‚ although the film does not give a completely historically accurate account. In the film‚ John Nash would fall into the category of a paranoid schizophrenic‚ portraying all the symptoms
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Fight Club Reader Response The movie Fight Club is based around a concept articulated by Tyler Durden to a lost generation’ of men as‚ "You are not your job. You are not how much you have in the bank. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your khakis. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake". This ideology represents a counter-culture to the typical American pop culture and creed. As demonstrated throughout the movie‚ this revolution’ is a fight against the widely accepted
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Assignment-DSM-IV Evaluation Deborah L Higgins PSY 270 December 12‚ 2010 Miles Castle Assignment-DSM-IV Evaluation The purpose of this paper is to match the disorders in Appendix H to the appropriate case studies according to the DSM-IV. I will also discuss possible causes and treatments of the disorders that I successfully matched. There were five case studies and seven disorders so therefore there were two that were not used. The psychological disorders that were used were schizoid‚ narcissistic
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Anorexia Nervosa DSM-IV Criteria for Anorexia Nervosa A) Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height. Weight loss leading to maintenance of body weight less than 85% of that expected; or failure to make weight gain during period of growth leading to body weight less than 85% of that expected. B) Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat even though under -weight. C) Disturbance in the way one’s body weight or shape is experienced undue influence
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