A psychological disorder diagnios and treatment Assignment: Diagnosis and Treatment Student: Theresa Gaskin January 23‚ 2011 BEH/225 KAHRNA WASHINGTON Assignment: Diagnosis and Treatment of Mood Disorders A psychological disorder that has been relevant force at certain times in my life came in the way of depression‚ which is known as a mood disorder. Life experiences have been the cause for many
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opportunity to address how they feel and so the individual suffering with narcissistic behavior affects others around them. 5. Medications Classifications of Medications Examples What they do Side effects of the drugs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) • Citalopram (Celexa) • Fluoxetine (Prozac) Increases serotonin levels in the brain. Nausea‚ vomiting‚ dizziness‚ Headache‚ weight gain/loss‚ and dry mouth. Anti-psychotics • Risperidone (Resperidal) Interferes with the production of certain
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Support use of the medication. 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care settings. The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH‚ the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990)‚ the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation. 2. Outline the legal classification system
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Depression is not only a state of being sad‚ it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion‚ whether good or bad‚ whatsoever. Depression not only involves the mind‚ it also involves the body and thoughts. In different cultures some complain of excessive headaches and extreme pain and this is identified as depression‚ moderate or otherwise. This disease can be passed down through genes or can follow external events or can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression affects
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Bulimia nervosa is defined as two or more episodes of binge eating (rapid consumption of a large amount of food‚ up to 5‚000 calories) every week for at least three months. The binges are sometimes followed by vomiting or purging and may alternate with compulsive exercise and fasting. The symptoms can develop at any age from early adolescence to 40‚ but usually become clinically serious in late adolescence. Bulimia is not as dangerous to health as anorexia‚ but it has many unpleasant physical
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about the origin of neurochemical imbalances. (Tohda et al.‚ 2006) There are different approaches to raise serotonin levels in the brain to normal levels. The most commonly prescribed antidepressants are classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs. SSRIs regulate the serotonin transporter‚ SERT‚ which slows the reuptake of the neurotransmitter into the presynpatic terminals. While new‚ more effective drugs with fewer side effects are being deliberated there have been newer ways to
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a disease that affects the lives of countless people daily. Each case is different and yet significantly important regarding ultimately finding the most effective treatment and cures for the survivors of these life changing ordeals. The movie Saving Private Ryan depicts this PTSD and its causes in a very graphically detailing way. Through this explicit portrayal‚ the audience was given a glimpse of what goes on in the minds of survivors‚ as well as why some people
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As Good As It Gets Before further investigation‚ I thought that As Good As It Gets was about a man‚ Melvin‚ with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. At first glance‚ this seemed like the obvious diagnosis; he portrayed both obsessions and compulsions. Melvin was very careful not to touch things that may have been germ ridden‚ such as door handles‚ borrowed jackets‚ and coughing children; he even brought his own dining utensils out to eat with him. He also engaged in some compulsions‚ such as when
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Introduction: Eli Lilly and company is a pharmaceutical company that was established in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly‚ who had served in the union army during the Civil War. One of the products the company developed includes the antidepressant drug Prozac‚ which has been a legendary product for the company and has generated billions of dollars since its launch. As Prozac’s patent expiration date approached‚ thereby allowing the sale of generic versions in the U.S.‚ the company decided to pursue a product
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Robert DeCooman Mr. Holcomb AP Psychology 16 May 2014 Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis also knows as‚ hypochondria is a type of mental illness. It is a type of somatoform disorder which causes bodily symptoms. It is an anxiety disorder in which people think they have a disease or are convinced that they do have a disease. Hypochondriacs still think they have a disease even though medical tests show that they are not sick. For example‚ if a hypochondriac has a headache‚ he may think that it
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