Major Abnormal Behavior Theories of Psychology Luciano Lara PSY 303 William Ross‚ Ph.D. July 13‚ 2009 Major Abnormal Behavior Theories of Psychology Abnormal behavior has been witnessed by humans throughout the age of modern man. From the pre-industrialized societies of the past that correlated abnormal behavior to evil spirits and supernatural and magical forces to be cast out by spiritual healers or magician with magical spells and holy ritualistic incantations‚ to the purveyors of
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personality disorder is a disorder that sounds like many people could have. However just like other disorders there are some requirement that each person must meet in order to diagnose them with this disorder. Social workers should be able to differentiate this disorder from other disorder by ensuring that the client meets all of the criteria for this disorder as well as ensuring that they are familiar with the DSM. Some symptoms for this disorder that are different from other disorder is that the
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In order to develop an effective approach to treating PAS‚ Gardner states that a professional needs to examine the severity of the PAS in the child. Gardner suggest that the disorder has there subtypes—mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. In cases of mild PAS‚ where the child visits the alienated parent voluntarily‚ Gardner states court orders are not necessary and “recommend[s] that the alienating parent still retain primary custodial status because that parent has usually been the primary caretaker throughout
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criteria with Major Depressive Disorder because of her depressed mood‚ lack of interest or pleasure in her life‚ increasing lethargy and low energy‚ and feelings of worthlessness. However‚ it was ruled out from her diagnoses because it was insufficient to meet at least five of the symptoms of MDD. For example‚ it was not reported that her ability to think or concentrate is diminished and she also denied any suicide attempt or self-harm.
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Cluster C consists of personality disorders in which nervous and fearful comportment is dominant. People with these personality disorders are often viewed as antisocial and reserved. Cluster C personality disorders are made up of the following: Dependent personality disorder Avoidant personality disorder Anankastic (Obsessive-Compulsive) personality disorder. Dependent Personality Disorder is a mental disorder where the sufferers exhibits an excessive need to be taken care of‚ submissive‚ needy
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This case pertains to a 14-year-old female called Lady MacBeth of undisclosed ethnicity who has been undergoing treatment in an inpatient facility for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The client reported that her symptoms began during the year prior to her admission into the facility. Her treatment seems to have progressed successfully. Diagnosis In order to be diagnosed with OCD‚ an individual has to have symptoms of either obsessions or compulsions (or both) which consume more than one
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Case Study A: Anna. O Bertha Pappenheim‚ who was given the pseudonym‚ "Anna O.‚" is a perfect example of a case study dealing with somatoform disorder. Specifically‚ she suffered from conversion disorder‚ which is a set of "neurological symptoms such as weakness‚ sensory disturbance and attacks that look like epilepsy but which cannot be attributed to a known neurological disease." (Wikipedia.org‚ 2006) Pappenheim suffered from epilepsy‚ she lost control over half of her body including paralysis
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1. Describe the role media may have in the development of eating disorders. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use‚ a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops. On a typical day‚ 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours. Most of this time is spent watching television‚ though children play video
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Dependent Personality Disorder Definition Most common long-term condition formerly known as asthenic personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people. Clients who have been diagnosed with Dependent Personality disorder depend on other people to meet their emotional and physical needs‚ with only a minority achieving normal levels of independence. Cause The cause for Dependent Personality Disorder is unknown but usually begins in childhood. Contributing
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Treating Autistic Disorders‚ a Randomized Double Blind Clinical Trial citation rationale subjects measures results Outcomes/ conclusions Ghanizadeh‚ A.‚ Sahraeizadeh‚ A.‚ & Berk‚ M. (2014). A head-to-head comparison of aripiprazole and risperidone for safety and treating autistic disorders‚ a randomized double blind clinical trial. Child Psychiatry and Human Development‚ 45(2)‚ 185-92. doi:http://dx.doi.org.ccbcmd.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10578-013-0390-x • “Autism spectrum disorders are a group of neuropsychiatric
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