Psychological Disorder: A syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition‚ emotion regulation‚ or behavior. Consider the definition above‚ explain what is meant by clinically significant. Break the definition into smaller parts for your explanation. Disturbance: Disturbed‚ or even dysfunctional behaviors of this disorder is maladaptive; meaning they often interfere with a normal day to day life. This clinical significance of thought and emotion is also used as
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Anxiety & Fear Anxiety and fear are both emotional reactions to danger‚ yet there is a difference between the two. Fear is a reaction that is proportionate to real danger; anxiety is a disproportionate reaction to danger or even a reaction to imaginary danger. Anxiety is feeling unrealistic fear‚ worry‚ uneasiness‚ and being unfocused. People who have anxiety also tend to feel restless‚ have fatigue‚ problems in concentration‚ and muscular tension. Fear is the ability to recognize danger leading
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STEPS IN PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING 1. BRIEF SUMMARY OF CASE STUDY – KEY FACTORS 2. STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVE / PROBLEMS 3. SITUATION ANALYSIS SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths: These are the internal strengths of the business: what resources or other advantages does it have that can be used to advantage in this situation? Example: experienced and dedicated employee; a high-quality product. Weaknesses: These are internal areas of weakness that could hinder the business in dealing with the
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Patient’s Psychiatric Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder‚ Attention deficit/ Hyperactivity Patient’s Medical Diagnosis: N/A Describe the patient’s appearance: I talked with Ms. Samantha. She was wearing a pink shirt with blue jeans. She was playing in the gym with her friends in the group. She has no body odor‚ hygiene maintained. Describe the patient’s behavior: The Patient was cooperative and pleasant to talk. She maintained direct eye contact and looked calm. Describe the patient’s communication:
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Chapter 1 – Evaluating Shyness and Social Anxieties “Shyness is just egoism out of its depth.” — Dame Penelope Keith‚ English actor John Donne’s timeless adage‚ “no man is an island‚” defines humanity’s existence. By default setting‚ by instinct‚ and by nature‚ humans are social animals. We are pieces and parts of the entire existentialisms of the universe. We are oriented naturally toward our fellowmen— that man needs one another to thrive and survive‚ and that‚ man inclines to be ready perpetually
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Running Head: Depression and Anxiety Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety amongst College Students Presented in partial fulfillment for Research Methods Florida Gulf Coast University College of Health Professions Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety amongst College Students College represents a form of higher learning. For many‚ it is also a time for personal growth as we transition into adulthood. This in itself is a stressful situation as one must make drastic adjustments to a new role‚ environment
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levels of anxiety or depression. The currently used cut-off score of eight gives a specificity of 0.78 and a sensitivity of 0.90 for anxiety sub-scale‚ and a specificity of 0.79 and a sensitivity 0.83 for depression sub-scale (Bjelland et al.‚ 2002). In the present study‚ Cronbach’s alpha was 0.86 for depression and 0.84 for anxiety. The Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) is 18-item questionnaire measuring clinical and non-clinical health anxiety. Each item is scored from 0 to 3. The first fourteen
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Stress and Anxiety Stress: Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. It can be caused by both good and bad experiences. When people feel stressed by something going on around them‚ their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood. These chemicals give people more energy and strength‚ which can be a good thing if their stress is caused by physical danger. But this can also be a bad thing‚ if their stress is in response to something emotional and there is no outlet for
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helps to justify the suggested diagnosis. Suzy notes she is having intrusive memories‚ flashbacks‚ along with nightmares about the traumatic event. The consistency and accuracy of these feelings can be justified as intrusion symptoms. Acute Stress Disorder criteria suggest that the individual
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Homework 3: Diana Huerta PSY 101 Introductory Psychology Oakton Community College Social anxiety is a fear of speaking in public‚ fear of interacting with people‚ and intense nervousness at being the center of attention. It is also a disorder in which a person is afraid that he or she will make mistakes‚ be embarrassed or humiliated by others. Social anxiety is very common since many people struggle with these fears but the situations that trigger these symptoms can be different
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