Hypochondriasis (Illness Anxiety Disorder) Definition Also known as hypochondria‚ hypochondriasis is a disorder that leads an individual to believe they are very ill when nothing is wrong. Even when medical exams show no serious illness is present‚ the individual still continues to believe they have a life threatening illness. Causes • Bellieved to be caused by deficient neurotransmitters and decreased tolerance for physical pain Risk factors • Extreme stress • Severe symptom that could threaten
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Childlike behavior − Loss of interest in well being‚ surroundings − Destroys permanently basic aspects of personality Intellectual and emotional flatness Era of lobotomy came to a close at the 1950s with the rise of antipsychotic drug therapies The only kind still done is the “split-brain” operation BRAIN-STIMULATION THERAPIES Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) − Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) − Treatment induces a convulsion by applying
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nonexistent social functioning. Macbeth shows the lack of emotion and poor or nonexistent social functioning. And for this profound case of schizophrenia I would diagnose him with clozapine. Clozapine is often significantly cheaper than other antipsychotic medications. He would be given a mandatory minimum of 3 years with psychiatric help with to break him free of any problems to do with his schizophrenia disorder. And he would be judged before released in to the society to converse and interact
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A Beautiful Mind: Paranoid Schizophrenia “A Beautiful Mind” is a movie that was based off a true story of the Nobel Prize winner John Nash‚ who suffered with schizophrenia upon entering Princeton University. Schizophrenia is not a personality disorder‚ but the splitting of the mind‚ which can cause people to hear voices‚ but will not change into multiple personalities. Nash’s symptoms went unnoticed during his college career‚ which promoted the disease to worsen over time because of the lack of
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Psychological Disorder‚ Causes and Treatments In the UK about one quarter of the population will experience some kind of psychological disorder in the course of a year. These disorders include‚ but are not limited to Anorexia‚ Social Phobia‚ Agoraphobia‚ Schizophrenia‚ Amnesia and Depression. Many of these disorders have therapies developed from psychological theories to treat the disorders. A number of factors can influence whether a person develops a disorder‚ it could be due to heredity factors
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the paparazzi. However‚ an 18 month long investigation by the French jurisdiction revealed that the driver of the Mercedes that Diana was in‚ Henri Paul‚ was under the influence of alcohol. Along with the alcohol‚ traces of Antidepressants and Antipsychotics were found in his body. As a result of this investigation‚ it was concluded Henri Paul caused the car to crash. Also‚ the paparazzi were not near the Mercedes when it crashed. Negligence by the driver is what caused Diana’s
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Abnormal Psychology 152 Section 23(Shelly) Ellen Kuo Fighting the Greatest Battle of All According to Elyn Saks’ autobiography‚ she was born in Miami during the 1950’s. She grew up in a happy family where she had very loving middle-class parents and two younger brothers (Saks‚ 2007). Because she was the oldest child‚ Elyn wanted to excel at everything‚ be the perfect model for her brothers‚ and make parents proud. She started having OCD tendencies when she was eight years old‚ which later
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Case Study: Homeless/Schizophrenia Charla Green ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Instructor Shannon Tromp February 5‚ 2012 I. Introduction a. Goals of paper b. Topic of paper II. Micro a. Consider the personality‚ emotions‚ beliefs‚ behaviors
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ANOVA Article Critique Charity McGough PSY 325: Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Science Instructor: Jeral Kerwan January 26‚ 2015 Autism is a disorder that consist of a group of developmental disabilities which can cause children social‚ behavioral‚ and communication challenges in children. The article "Cognitive Effects of Risperidone in Children with Autism and Irritable Behavior‚" that shows the outcome of the research that was done showing the results on the effects
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Practitioners and Provisions There are a number of practitioners and provisions that are available for people with schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder. These practitioners and provisions have different routes of access; this includes professional referral‚ self referral and third party referral. Professional referral means when a professional such as a general practitioner (G.P) refers you to a specialist or to another service which would benefit the patient more for the condition. Self
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