Severe 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
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Therapy • Therapy - treatment methods aimed at making people feel better and function more effectively. • Psychotherapy - therapy for mental disorders in which a person with a problem talks with a psychological professional. • Insight therapies - psychotherapies in which the main goal is helping people to gain insight with respect to their behavior‚ thoughts‚ and feelings. • Action therapy - psychotherapy in which the main goal is to change disordered or inappropriate behavior directly. •
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When one thinks of the placebo effect‚ what comes to mind? Many might associate it with something negative. Some might believe it only involves being fooled or tricked‚ and immediately dismiss it. While there is still much that we do not know about how the placebo works‚ it is still important to view it open and objectively. I believe the positive effects from the placebo response‚ vastly outweigh the negative‚ and one even has the potential to harness the power of the placebo for their own personal
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The client is a 29-year-old male who was referred by his girlfriend due to being “moody.” Since the age of 14‚ the client has experienced repeated cycles of highs and lows and fits the description of Cyclothymic disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ edition 5‚ (DSM-5)‚ the criteria for cyclothymic disorder is periods involving milder hypomanic symptoms alternating with milder depression for at least 2 years (with no more than 2 months symptom-free) and
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stigma. In older generations I also think there needs to be more awareness for physicians. I think a lot of our problems are from providers not fulling understanding the physical‚ mental‚ emotion‚ spiritual‚ process of aging. We are handing out antidepressants to older adults who may not need them‚ what they need is a change in their environments and lives‚ and a correct diagnosis. A lot of illnesses that can come with age can have depressive like symptoms but that doesn’t mean that depression is the
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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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References: Hill‚ M. N.‚ Carrier‚ E. J.‚ McLaughlin‚ R. J.‚ Morrish‚ A. C.‚ Meier‚ S. E.‚ Hillard‚ C. J.‚ & Gorzalka‚ B. B. (2008). Regional alterations in the endocannabinoid system in an animal model of depression: effects of concurrent antidepressant treatment. Journal Of Neurochemistry‚106(6)‚ 2322-2336. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05567.x
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Of the psychostimulants‚ methylphenidate (Ritalin) is most commonly prescribed‚ although dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) can also be used. Antidepressants may be considered even if there is no clinical depression when the fatigue does not respond to non-pharmacologic interventions‚ corticosteroids or psychostimulants. In addition to elevating mood‚ antidepressants (particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) can have an energizing
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GENERIC NAME:LABETALOL - ORAL (luh-BET-uh-lol) BRAND NAMES: Normodyne‚ Trandate DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Labetalol is a drug that is used for treating high blood pressure. Nerves from the adrenergic nervous system travel from the spinal cord to arteries where they release norepinephrine. Norepinephrine attaches to adrenergic receptors on arteries and causes the arteries to contract‚ narrowing the arteries‚ and increasing blood pressure. Labetalol blocks receptors of the adrenergic nervous system
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lot of drugs that works with dopamine system in the human body. That’s why most of the drugs says ’’may cause nausea and vomiting’’ on their prospectus. This effect is mostly found on antidepressants and attention - enchancing drugs. They do a slight nausea. So again‚ because of this cross correlation antidepressant s
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