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    Outline and Evaluate the biological approach to abnormality The biological approach sees abnormality as a physical illness and removes psychological blame and responsibility for the behaviour form the patients. Biochemistry; which is where abnormal functioning in the brain can be caused by abnormal levels of neurotransmitters and hormones. Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that allow neurones to communicate with one another at synapses. Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted

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    Introduction Dementia is a public health problem currently affecting 24.3 million people worldwide and it is estimated that there will be about 81.1 million people diagnosed with dementia by 2040 as the number of older people increase globally (Ferri et al. 2005). This paper discusses the types‚ symptoms and causes of dementia‚ it also includes the methods of diagnosing and treating dementia with respect to their rights as individuals. Methods of easing burden of caregivers through drug therapy

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    Nash agreed to get help which led to insulin shock therapy. After multiple sessions Nash is given antipsychotic medication‚ and was released from the hospital. Nash didn’t like the side affects that the medication caused so he stopped taking the pills‚ causing a relapse. Alicia finds a secret office that Nash had been working on Parcher’s secret missions

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    Though at one point in time clinical scientists believed in only one model of abnormality‚ we now have six very different models. The original model of abnormality was‚ unfortunately‚ the product of cultural beliefs. But because no one model can be deemed complete on its own‚ competing models have since developed to strive for the comprehensive means for treatment. For example‚ the biological model and the psychodynamic model take very different approaches on understanding thoughts and emotions.

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    Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that breaks down nerve cells over time. The disease is not curable and can last years or a lifetime‚ although medication is available to help deal with the symptoms (Ferrara 247-248). Those who have this disease have a life expectancy of 10-15 years after they are diagnosed. It has a broad impact on a person’s functions such as movement‚ thinking‚ and psychiatric disorders (Staff). Most people develop these symptoms in their 30s or 40s‚ however those

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    Analyzing Psychological Disorders Your Name PSY 240 Axia College Instructor: Remember‚ that this is only a tutorial and you should NOT copy and paste this as your own work. It is only to help you with your own paper. Do not plagiarize as you will get into trouble with your school. Thanks and good luck! It is a pleasure and I thank you for

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    Schizophrenia A most rare and disturbing mental illness characterized as a disruption in cognition and emotion‚ which affects the way a person‚ analyzes him and society as a whole is known as schizophrenia. Many patients suffering from schizophrenia are emotionally disturbed‚ aggressive‚ and/or destructive to themselves‚ as well as others. In most cases schizophrenic disorders are severe conditions of disordered thoughts and communications‚ inappropriate emotions‚ and extremely bizarre behavior

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    Psych 265 [B]: Biopsychological Effects of Alcohol and Other Drugs Fall Semester 2014 ‚ MWF‚ 9:10-10am‚ Heald G3 COURSE INFORMATION Instructor: Dr. Raymond M. Quock Office: Johnson Tower 317 Office Hours: Th and F‚ 3-5pm (or by appointment) Telephone: 335-5956 E-mail: quockr@wsu.edu Teaching Assistant: Stevie Britch Office: Johnson Tower 201 Office Hours: M 12-2pm and T 1:30-3:30pm (or by appointment) E-mail: stevie.britch@email

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    animals. Also both studies do not take in to account the evolutionary approach to aggression. Dopamine also plays a role in aggression‚ although it is not as well established as the link between serotonin and aggression. Buitelaar 2003 claims that antipsychotics which reduce dopamine activity in the brain have been shown to reduce aggressive bahaviour in violent delinquents. However this is limited as a study shown by Coupiss and Kennedy 2008 who carried out research in mice and found that a reward pathway

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    Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is an umbrella term for two different diagnoses. It is a combination of both Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodys (1). Pathologically it is defined by the presence of alpha synuclein containing Lewy bodies in the brain‚ however their distribution differs from that in Parkinson’s Disease‚ affecting the limbic system and brainstem‚ in contrast to the nigrostriatal and brainstem predominant pattern seen in early Parkinson’s Disease (AA). Clinically‚ the

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