In The Case Study of Catherine‚ the client is a 27 year old African American female diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The client lives at home with her husband and three children. Recently‚ she has been approved for Social Security Disability and receives $488.00 per month for a medical issue related to her hip and limited mobility. Other family income includes her husband‚ who is employed as a long-‐distance truck driver and often‚ away for short periods at a time. Catherine
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Why Study Psychology? Britannica Encyclopedia defines psychology as ?Scientific discipline that studies mental processes and behavior in humans and other animals.? It is one of the youngest sciences‚ since philosophers such as Socrates‚ Aristotle‚ and Plato have ?wondered about the mind and soul? for centuries (?Psychology?). They questioned the causes of mental illness‚ what motivates people‚ and what brings happiness. Part of psychology can also be traced back to physiology‚ the study of the human
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ASSIGNMENT: Oubada Alkowatli 2012M050 Objectives: Describe the stages of sleep and associated Disorders. Explain the treatment or interventions for these disorders. Stages of sleep: There are two types of sleep- Slow-wave sleep and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Slow Wave Sleep:- This sleep is exceedingly restful and is associated with decreases in both peripheral vascular tone and many other vegetative functions of the body. For instance there are 10-30 percent decreases in blood pressure‚ respiratory
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included those with severe‚ lifelong depression‚ people who misuse substances and those experiencing dementia with severe depression. BA has also been evaluated by several independent research groups for diverse problems‚ including post-traumatic stress disorder‚ depression associated with cancer‚ obesity‚ addiction (Kanter and Mulick 2007) and negative symptoms of psychosis (Mairs ef al 2011). BA has been used successfully with chents of different ages‚ religious and ethnic backgrounds‚ and across a variety
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psychological disorders (1.1) identify and evaluate key research in the study of these psychological disorders (2.1) Atypical Disorders - Psychological Disorders Within this essay i will be looking into four different types of psychological disorders and i will be looking into the credible research around each‚ exploring the different views that esteemed psychologists have expressed towards phobic disorder within anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders and obssessive compulsive disorders; aswell as fringing
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This paper will demonstrate the ubiquitous nature of abnormal behaviors/mental disorders in our society. I will touch on different perspectives of having abnormal behaviors and mental disorders. Abnormal behavior is a behavior that is consistent with the individual’s development‚ cultural‚ and societal norms‚ creates emotional distress‚ or interferes with daily functioning. A Mental Disorder is defined as psychological syndrome or behavioral pattern that is associated with subjective distress and/or
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Ngoc (Lily) Le Abnormal Psychology Case Study #3 – Mood Disorders 29 May 2014 1. The different mood disorders that we explored together as a class are as following: depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. (I didn’t factor suicide into this.) Going into further detail‚ depressive disorders are the clarified grouping of individuals who have been identified to have unipolar depression. Having unipolar depression is when that same individual is in a mental state of depression without having shown
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PSYC 3083- Exam 1 Seth Kunen 1) There are 5 clinical psychology/history overview questions 2) There are 4 questions involving specific theorists 3) There are about 14 questions about ethics/principles - nothing to memorize; mostly have to know/understand the principle/ethic in question (e.g.‚ sexual intimacies‚ gift giving‚ torture‚ boundaries) 4) 2 questions about In-treatment 5) Probably 17 questions about issues in the practice of therapy and related concepts like therapeutic relationship
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sociocultural factors influence abnormal behavior? • Biological • Genetic predisposition (e.g. depression‚ schizophrenia‚ anorexia nervosa) • Imbalance of neurotransmitters (anorexia nervosa and depression – serotonin‚ schizophrenia – depression • Hormones (anorexia nervosa: cortisol‚ orexin) • Cognitive • Cognitive theorists believe that abnormality is caused by unrealistic‚ distorted or irrational understanding‚ perceptions and thoughts about oneself‚ others or the environment. Abnormal behavior is also caused
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Depression: Clinical Psychology Angelice Szabo ABS 200 Instructor: Ruth Scott March 31‚ 2014 Applied Psychology is the application of knowledge‚ theories‚ principles‚ and techniques of psychology to real life settings. It refers to several branches of psychology‚ Clinical psychology is one of them. This paper is discussing severe depression and the role that clinical psychology has in the intervention and treatment of it. Clinical psychology is the branch of psychology that is responsible
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