BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE Module I: Stress Meaning & Nature Characteristics Types of stress Meaning Stress may be defined as "a state of psychological and / or physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individual’s ability and / or motivation to meet those demands." Dr. Hans Selye‚ one of the leading authorities on the concept of stress‚ described stress as "the rate of all wear and tear caused by life." Stress can be positive or negative. Stress
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ENG. 112 03 7 November 2013 Self- Harm and Suicide in Teens Do you know that one in twelve teenagers self-harm and ten out of a hundred thousand commit suicide? According to psychologists at Mayo Clinic self-harm is the act of deliberately harming your own body‚ such as cutting or burning yourself. Typically not meant as a suicide attempt‚ self- harm is an unhealthy way to cope with emotional pain‚ intense anger and frustration (mayo). Psychologists at Mayo Clinic define suicide as taking your
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Life isn’t always easy‚ and sometimes it can get you down. Feeling sad is normal‚ but what do you do when negative emotions don’t go away? Persistent sadness‚ fatigue‚ and loss of interest in life are signs of depression. The pharmacists at Westland – Health Mart Pharmacy in De Soto‚ MO‚ want you to know these feelings aren’t “all in your head.” Clinical depression is a common but serious medical condition that can be treated with specialty medications. Depression is a mood disorder that causes prolonged
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Bipolar Disorder remains both a foreign concept and one all too close. In my family‚ my maternal Aunt was diagnosed with rapid cycling Bipolar Disorder (BD) following a car crash and my father’s ex-wife and mother of my half-sister and brothers was diagnosed with Narcissistic BD at the age of thirty. While I did not have a particularly close relationship with either of these women‚ they both inadvertently affected my life and others within my family. Therefore‚ reading A Hidden Madness was a mixed
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context of the environment. 10. Medical Model- A system of treatment that suggests that mental disorders are diseases of illness‚ that impair an individual’s ability. 11. Mood Stabilizers-Psychotropic medications primarily used in the treatment of bipolar disorders. 12. Neurosis- A disorder of the mind or emotions. 13. Patient- Recipient of services in the medical model. 14. Prevention- A component of the public health model to improve the present and future quality of life and to alleviate health
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Two main categories of treating psychological disorders Psychotherapy– is treatment in which a trained professional therapist‚ uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders‚ resolve problems in living‚ or bringing about a personal growth. They do this through discussions and interactions with the therapist. Biomedical Therapy– relies on drugs‚ medications‚ and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning. Therapies Brochure BY:
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DSM-IV-TR Abnormal Psychology Abnormality Maladaptive dysfunctional – non productive Normal Adaptive able to produce positive outcomes Ability to change behavior to meet demands of environment or situation‚ Able to protect‚ Learning what works and what doesn’t‚ taking responsibility Statistics Population‚ Social norms‚ cultural Irrational behavior – unpredictable Cohort – groups experiencing things in the same time frame Psychological – covers behaviors (suicide‚ compulsions‚ emotions
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(escitalopram)‚ Paxil (paroxetine)‚ Prozac (fluoxetine)‚ and Zoloft (sertraline.) Anxiety disorder. A chronic condition that causes anxiety so severe it interferes with your life. Some people with depression also have overlapping anxiety disorders. Bipolar disorder. A type of depression that causes sometimes extreme mood swings between depression and mania (or hypomania.) This condition used to be called manic depression. Dysthymia. A type of chronic depression that is less severe than major depression
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In social work profession‚ the most common problems seen in clients are anxiety and mood disorders. There are different types of mood disorders such as unipolar depressive disorder‚ bipolar and related disorder that are related to the terms depression and mania. Depression normally involves loss of interest in activities causing an interruption in daily life. Depression can be described as feelings of extraordinary sadness and dejection. Mania is characterized by periods of great excitement‚ delusions
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Psychology Classical Conditioning ( John B Watson) 1.) Conditioned Emotional Response: (CER) Classical conditioning of emotional psychology E. Classical Behaviorism Watson & Rayner CER in infants (little albert B.) A.) UCS= loud noise (strike hammer one steel bar) B.) UCR= fear C.) CS= White rat (neutral stimulus) Operant Conditions A.) Psychology strengthened or weakened on the consequences that follow it B.) B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) C.) Basic components in operant conditioning
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