Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Shaaraim K. Jamier Liberty University Author Note This paper was prepared for Psychology 430-B04‚ LOU taught by Professor Cooper. Abstract Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) was once considered to be a disease that was uncommon and even rare in the psychological field. Since more studies have been conducted on the disorder‚ the previous belief of rarity has been revoked and it is now considered to be grouped into the top ten disabling disease as characterized
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Reflective Notes This case was interesting and led to learning about how to address gastrointestinal disorders. From this experience‚ I learned about the influence of personal and family history on gastrointestinal disease development. C. C’s personal life revealed significant risk factors for IBS‚ anxiety‚ and tobacco dependency. Her family history included the presence of smoking‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and bowel disease. All of these conditions are interrelated. C. C. presented with a predetermined
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alternative treatment to antidepressant drugs. Individuals with depression‚ a mood disorder‚ are found to have low levels of neurotransmitters (Schildkraut‚ Green & Mooney‚ 1985) and were traditionally treated with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). According to NHS statistics‚ SSRIs were prescribed more than ten million times in 2000‚ the most popular being Prozac and Seroxat. As these medicines were proving so successful‚ why should being able to talk to someone about the way we
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Wounded Veterans English 101 Effective Essay Writing October 7‚ 2012 Shawna Rand Wounded Veterans As of December 2009‚ over 3.3 million American troops have been sent overseas into Iraq and Afghanistan alone; 793‚000 of them have been deployed more than once. (Tan‚ 2009) Sadly‚ not all of our troops return home alive and many that do face many challenges ahead. Physical wounds surly do not go unnoticed. They are fairly common in war time situations and are even shown in war movies. They show
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Depression and Pregnancy Audrey Luck Psychology for Midwives 11/16/10 Depression and Pregnancy 2 For most women the period of growing bellies and growing anticipations is a joyful and exciting time and for others this time may harbor doubt‚ fear‚ and depression. “As many as 1 out of 5 women have symptoms of depression during pregnancy. For some women‚ those symptoms are severe. In pregnancy‚ women who have been depressed before are at higher risk of depression than other
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What are antidepressants? Antidepressants are generally all the name says‚ drugs used to treat depression.The antidepressants are drugs that minimizes the symptoms that are related to depression. It’s a perfect balance of chemicals that are often called trigger drugs. The medicine treats the symptoms by using chemical imbalances of the neurotransmitters located in the brain to send correcting signals. To completely understand how antidepressants work you must understand the reason of why they
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just
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Nursing Research Paper Body Dysmorphic Disorder or “Imagined Ugliness” is a mental disorder that is chronic with . This disorder mainly affects the individual by amplifying a minor flaw or defect to the person. So much so that they spend hours upon hours wondering if they should isolate themselves indoors or going outside at the risk someone might look upon their flaw. The individuals affected by BDD see themselves as ugly or unattractive‚ some even try to improve their appearance through plastic
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Critical Thinking Paper In the world of psychology there are many different forms of psychological disorders. Many of these disorders are portrayed in movies‚ television‚ music‚ and in literature. The portrayals of these disorders can be effective in showing the true colors of psychological disorders‚ or they can leave the audience with a false impression. The pop culture event that I studied was the film As Good as it Gets. The film did a good job depicting the disorder of obsessive compulsive
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A Review of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety based disorder that can be developed after witnessing or experiencing a dangerous event associated with serious personal injury or death. PTSD is a relatively new term that was first described in 1980 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders vol. 3 (DSM III) for what had widely been known as “shell shock”. The term shell shock was coined during World War
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