alone‚ one topic that resonated with me is the topic about psychological disorders. I didn’t really know a lot of the disorders that this topic talk is about but after the course and the topic‚ I was able to understand different kinds of disorders that affects one and what one can do to prevent all those disorders. For instance‚ obsessive-compulsive disorders were one of the disorders that resonated me because learning this disorder enabled me to understand more how people get stressed. In the book‚ psychology
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Substance Use Disorders Definition and Criteria The DSM 5 defines substance use disorders as a “cluster of cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the substance despite significant substance-related problems” (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013‚ p. 483). Within the broad category of substance use disorders are listed disorders for each of the following substances: alcohol‚ cannabis‚ inhalants‚ sedatives‚ hypnotics‚ anxiolytics‚ tobacco
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monstrosities such as depriving others of their lives? Society considers this behavior abnormal. They assume this type of conduct is caused by mental disorders‚ or mental illness. Sue‚ Sue‚ Sue‚ and Sue (2014) wrote in their book that professionals are shifting
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know‚ college can be stressful. People deal with anxiety in all different aspects of life‚ but most students have a hard time having to go to college. Students can easily get anxious trying to juggle school‚ work‚ friends‚ and family while trying to figure out the rest of their lives. A majority of students can bounce back‚ but intense‚ uncontrollable and frequent feelings of anxiety that affect their daily routines may be a sign of an anxiety disorder that’s developed over time of dealing with so much
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BDD: A PLASTIC SURGEON’S FAVOURITE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER Of all the known classified disorders in the DSM IV‚ Body Dysmorphic disorder is probably the least researched and less prevalent than all Somatoform disorders. So much so‚ that a lot of psychology students have either never even heard of it‚ or else are unaware of it being a Somatoform disorder‚ until they start studying clinical psychology. If this is the case‚ then we cannot really blame the multitude of ignorance‚ which have had no experience
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with an anxiety disorder and are meant to show my progress over time. This story is seen from my point of view‚ describing a struggle that is a part of who I am‚ but not defining who I am. I count to three‚ take a deep breath‚ and walk through the doors of the Lehighton Mental Health Center. I expected to be diagnosed‚ treated‚ and better‚ all within one day. But after the first day of therapy‚ I was just as confused as I was before. All my therapist gave me was a name‚ Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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A variety of methods are utilized to assess and treat eating disorders. The primary methods used are; interviews‚ self-report questionnaires‚ self-monitoring ‚ and physical assessment. Interviews are frequently used to ascertain information such as current height and weight‚ thought and physical feelings about eating‚ thoughts and feelings about body shape and image‚ behaviors that prevent weight gain‚ and how to reach long-term goals. All of this information is important
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Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 11 Scenario: The time is 1900 hours. You are working in a small‚ rural hospital. It has been snowing heavily all day‚ and the medical helicopters at the large regional medical center‚ 4 hours away by car (in good weather)‚ have been grounded by the weather until morning. The roads are barely passable. WR.‚ a 48 year old construction worker with a 36 pack year smoking history‚ is admitted to your floor with a diagnosis of rule out myocardial infarction (R/O
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As a future social worker‚ I will use the information and knowledge I have gained from this documentary to help my clients understand and acquire treatment for their diagnosis of bipolar disorder. It is clear to me helping my future clients diagnosed with bipolar disorder grasp the importance of treatment and then guiding them down the dirt road to treatment is not going to be an easy task‚ I would refer the client to an integrated service team led by a physician‚ most commonly‚ a psychiatrist. Then
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Module Five Essay: "Discuss the relationship between stress‚ anxiety‚ habits and phobias and describe how you would treat these with hypnotherapy" When you sense danger—whether it’s real or imagined—the body ’s defences kick into high gear in a rapid‚ automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight-or-freeze” reaction‚ or the stress response. The nervous system responds to threat by releasing a flood of stress hormones‚ including adrenaline‚ adenosine triphosphate and cortisol. These hormones rouse
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