Aja McBride WRI 121/ Clement Paper #2 2/13/13 Nature vs. Nurture Debate Ever since I can remember‚ I have always wondered about the cause of actions. Why do we behave the way we do? As a child I didn’t know much about how to answer it‚ but I still pondered this questioned. I wondered why my older brother was always angry‚ why my father was always sad‚ and why I was always happy. What caused these certain feelings? My aunt was a very different woman‚ which I hadn’t noticed at the time because
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Mental Illness HCA 240 Week 8 7-24-2011 CHRISTIE MC CULLUM-HILL There are many different mental illnesses that many people suffer from. I am going to discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I am going to talk about the history of PTSD‚ past and present treatment of PTSD‚ the signs and symptoms of PTSD‚ the neurotransmitters that are associated with PTSD‚ how PTSD is diagnosed‚ and how the patients environment promote or detract from successful treatment. Let’s go into the world of PTSD
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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder Abstract About a third of women experience some form of sexual disorder. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder is a particularly common one. It is linked most often to a psychological issue‚ although it can be medically caused. Using various journal articles and research‚ the causes and treatments of hypoactive sexual desire disorder are discussed‚ focusing on women. Passion‚ sensuality‚ amorousness‚ eroticism‚ and lust are all terms used for sexual desire
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Psychological Disorder Analysis Kevin Scott PSY/270 October 7‚ 2012 Colleen Donovan Psychological Disorder Analysis What is Dysthymia? Dysthymia also known as dysthimic disorder is a mild form of depression. The symptoms for Dysthymia differ from case to case‚ and can include feelings of sadness‚ hopelessness‚ fatigue‚ an inability to concentrate‚ and inconsistent sleep habits—oversleeping or not sleeping at all. In order for an individual to be properly diagnosed with Dysthymia the
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SHRI Anxiety: Causes and Management Richa Shri1 Anxiety disorders affect one-eighth of the total population worldwide‚ and have become a very important area of research interest in psychopharmacology. People with anxiety disorders can benefit from psychological treatments‚ pharmacotherapy or a combination of the two. Common limitations of conventional antianxiety therapy include co-morbid psychiatric disorders and increase in dose of drugs leading to intolerable side effects. These limitations
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Source: Dear PTSD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Letter of transmittal 2 II. Abstract 3 III. Introduction 4 IV. about ptsd 4-5 a. Re-experiencing 5-7 b. Arousal
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Would You Like Prozac With That? With all those strategically developed commercials for antidepressants such as Abilify‚ Cymbalta‚ and my personal favorite‚ Zoloft‚ it’s easy to see why one in 10 Americans over the age of 12 turns to these happy pills when they’re down. Since the late ‘90s‚ antidepressants have become very popular. So popular‚ in fact‚ that their usage has increased by 400% in the last two decades. Not only that‚ but many users don’t even need the pills. In 2011‚ the National
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES M2 I am going to look at how the humanistic and the biological approaches are used in health and social care practices and how they are applied to service provision‚ comparing the similarities and differences for each approach. The biological approach is being used in health care a lot more now we are more aware and knowledgeable on the brain and the nervous system. Scientists can now look at the brain through MRI and PET scans to see the effects of brain damage‚ disease
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Klepto‚ Kleptomaniac‚ Kleptomania‚ some are just punned names‚ typically used to describe anyone who steals‚ but Kleptomania is more than just stealing and is recognized as an Impulse Control Disorder. Kleptomania [Gr.‚=craze for stealing]‚ irresistible compulsion to steal‚ motivated by neurotic impulse rather than material need. No specific cause is known. The condition is considered generally as the result of some underlying emotional disturbance rather than as a form of neurosis in itself. Legally
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223.4 million U.S. citizens have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives. This is about 70% of adults in the USA. Today 31.1 million people are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Rosenthal). PTSD is defined as re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal‚ due to a traumatic event. The symptoms are either long lasting or have a delayed onset (Oltmanns & Emery‚ 2012). A traumatic event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or others
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