Abnormal Psychology | Unipolar and Bipolar Depression | Causes‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatment | Shawn M Best 10/16/2011 | Identifying the causes of unipolar and bipolar depression can be a complicated task because there are no known exact causes‚ just theories. These theories include chemical and hormonal imbalances within the brain‚ a misfiring of ion activity‚ and inherited genetics or biological abnormalities (Comer‚ 2005). Individuals who suffer with unipolar depression‚ which
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When it comes to psychology‚ this field is not an easy to learn. Diversity comes in many forms in psychology and it is always changing. When this field changes‚ individuals can find one individual theory to support the whole psychology field‚ that can break it down to learn better or faster. There seems to be a difference among psychology‚ and this allows psychologist to expand on different diagnosis and treatments within certain psychology disciplines. The paper in which is written will major
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Chapter 7--Mood Disorders and Suicide Key 1. Prior to the DSM-IIIR‚ conditions that are currently characterized as mood disorders were referred to by several different names‚ including all of the following EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. 2. depressive disorders affective disorders psychotic episodes depressive neuroses One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia‚ which means: A. a feeling of worthlessness B. an altered pattern of sleep C. indecisiveness D. an inability to experience pleasure
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Abnormal Psychology and Culture-Bound Syndromes As many of us know‚ there are unlimited differences in cultures around the world from religion to the way we communicate with one another. What many of us may not know‚ however‚ is that there are actually specific psychological disorders found only in certain areas of the world. There are several well known culture-bound disorders as well as variances in disorders and on theoretical reasons behind the disorders themselves that will be discussed
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Oula Miqbel Abnormal psychology Dr. Maloney May 1‚ 2014 According to the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ categorizes Narcissistic personality disorder as being more prevalent in males than females‚ and is thought to occur in up to 6.2 percent of the general population. A 1person that has Narcissistic Personality Disorder tends to have an
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Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior‚ emotion and thought‚ which may or may not be understood as precipitating a mental disorder. There is a long history of attempts to understand and control behavior deemed to be aberrant or deviant (statistically‚ morally or in some other sense)‚ and there is often cultural variation in the approach taken. The field of abnormal psychology identifies multiple different causes for different conditions‚ employing
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Abnormal psychology can be fascinating. What makes it so challenging however‚ is how to treat it. The first thing that will be focused on is the difference between normal and abnormal psychology. Next subject covered will be mental illnesses and mental disorders. The purpose of this is to explore two different mental illnesses and two different mental disorders. The paper will conclude with treatment theories. Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal
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Advantages of the use of the scientific method in psychology There are a number of advantages to using scientific methods in psychology. Firstly an important aspect of imperial data is that it is objective‚ i.e. not affected by expectations of the research. So‚ without objectivity we have no way of being certain that data collected is valid. An example of this is seen with Gardner & Gardner. When they observed Washoe they might have judged that Washoe was using real words because they wanted
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology Worksheet The purpose of this assignment is to examine the fundamental concepts of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Using the textbook‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answer the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1‚050-words in length. 1. Describe the evolution of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Industrial/organizational psychology has its roots
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy If you have an infection‚ you go to the doctor. There are many different treatments for any number of physical illnesses and disorders‚ but what if the illness or disorder is in your mind? For psychology to have any validity as a science‚ research must show there is a common way to think‚ react‚ and feel amongst humans; uniform mental processes. So far‚ research has shown that one can study the behaviors of a small group and compare them to a larger population;
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