Panic disorder is a real illness that can be successfully treated. It is characterize by sudden attacks of terror‚ usually accompanied by a pounding heart‚ sweatiness‚ weakness‚ faintness‚ or dizziness. Panic attacks usually produce a sense of unreality‚ a fear of impending doom‚ or a fear of loosing control. Have had a panic attack before. For me‚ a panic attack was almost a violent experience. I felt disconnected from reality. I felt like I had lost control. My heart pounded very hard and I felt
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Specific Learning disorder refers to academic performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age‚ IQ score‚ and education. In the article “Psychoactive Medication and Learning Disabilities”‚ it focuses on the academicals and social behavioral effects of Ritalin and Dexedrine‚ which are psychoactive medications. It is a case study on David‚ a seven years old boy who showed characteristics of ADHD and learning disabilities. His IQ score was 62 according to the Stanford-Binet
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The biological or medical model approach examines psychological disorders as a type of illness and assumes it is a physical issue. The approach believes that factors such as genes‚ bio-chemistry‚ neuro-anatomy and germs are the causes of psychological disorders‚ and use treatments such as drugs and psychosurgery to rectify them. (Saul McLeod‚ 2008/2014) Anxiolytic drugs such as benzodiazepines are commonly used in the treatment of somebody with depression or bipolar as they increase activity in the
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs PSY/240 January 9‚ 2011 Mary Jane Dugan Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs A psychiatric disorder is defined as disorder of psychological function so severe that it requires treatment usually by psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. The abnormal behavior expressed by people suffering from psychiatric disorders prevent them from living normal lives some of these disorder include schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette
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Social Media’s Effect on Anxiety Disorders The average American teen is more likely to develop an anxiety disorder than ever before. Social media has caused a spike in anxiety disorders in teens. Although is it is only one of many more reasons that anxiety cases are on the rise‚ social media makes one of the largest impacts on the adolescent brain. Social anxiety‚ generalized anxiety‚ and panic disorder are caused by chemical imbalances in the human brain that cause the individual to feel worried
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Seminar Eating disorders Janet Treasure‚ Angélica M Claudino‚ Nancy Zucker This Seminar adds to the previous Lancet Seminar about eating disorders‚ published in 2003‚ with an emphasis on the biological contributions to illness onset and maintenance. The diagnostic criteria are in the process of review‚ and the probable four new categories are: anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ binge eating disorder‚ and eating disorder not otherwise specified. These categories will also be broader than they
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However‚ it is important to note that fear and anxiety are inextricably linked‚ and the differences between them are not always clear. For instance‚ high anxiety levels lead to more pronounced fear responses in children who have undergone fear conditioning ( Jovanovich et al‚ 2014). This limitation of discriminability becomes very apparent when discussing the conscious experience of fear. Can fear and anxiety be experienced simultaneously? Are fear and anxiety different constructs altogether or do they
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Case Study: Martin and Sue Fredman‚ Monson‚ and Adair (2011) conducted a case study of a 27-year-old Iraq War veteran‚ suffering from PTSD and relationship dissatisfaction‚ named Martin. Martin suffered from PTSD symptoms and became estranged with his wife‚ Sue. The purpose of this case study was to use cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy (CBCT) to decrease Martins symptoms of PTSD and increase Martin and Sue’s marital relationship satisfaction (Fredman‚ Monson‚ & Adair‚ 2011). PTSD has been
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Alexandra “Alex” Forrest is a 35 year old single woman who is a book editor that is working on a case with a law firm. Where at a book launch party met Dan Gallagher‚ a lawyer at said firm. She had met with him two weeks later during a meeting at the firm where afterwards they went to lunch. After lunch‚ Dan stated that his wife and young daughter were out of town visiting his in-laws and their soon to be new house. Alex had taken a liking to Mr. Gallagher at the party so she took advantage of their
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Psychological Disorder Analysis Psychological Disorder Analysis This psychological analysis is about Maria a 42 year old Hispanic female who comes into the mental health clinic complaining of feeling jumpy all of the time‚ she has trouble sleeping and is enable to concentrate on her work as an accountant. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work. There can be many causes for her symptoms but to get to the root of her issue a clinical assessment‚ diagnoses‚ and proper treatment for
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