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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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS Psychological Disorder Analysis Amy Verhagen Axia College of University of Phoenix The diagnosis given to Maria is Dysthymic Disorder. Maria has been having trouble sleeping at night‚ feeling ‘jumpy’‚ and not able to concentrate. I suspect this has been going on for a while and possibly co-occurs with other psychological symptoms. Further questioning Maria about her past and present symptom onset will help in confirming this diagnosis to help treat her appropriately
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Major Depressive Disorder What is major depressive disorder? According to the DSM library‚ the symptoms of major depressive disorder can include: a depressed mood more often than not (this mood can include hopelessness‚ emptiness‚ etc.)‚ diminishes pleasure or interest in daily activity‚ unintended weight loss or weight gain‚ fatigue‚ insomnia or hypersomnia‚ and thoughts of death. Risk factors for major depressive disorder can include: a neurotic attitude‚ difficult childhood experiences‚ genetic
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Background Information Schizotypal Personailty Disorder is a Cluster A Personality Disorder according to the DSM-V. The personality disorders classified under Cluster A are deemed as “odd or eccentric” (Biedel 394). Case Study History for Ben reveals multiple symptoms that match certain deficits of Schizotypal Personality Disorder which includes: odd beliefs or magical thinking that influences behavior and is inconsistent with subculture norms‚ unusual perceptual experiences‚ odd thinking and speech
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Borderline personality disorder "is defined in the DSM IV‚ a manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose all mental disorders‚ as an AXIS II disorder which has symptoms of impulsively and emotional dysregulation" (Livesley 146). A person with BPD have feelings of abandonment and emptiness‚ and have "frantic efforts to avoid abandonment‚ going to extremes to keep someone from leaving" (Burger 300). He or she is emotionally unstable and forms intense but unstable interpersonal relationships. They show
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ever imagined of that feeling and being able to feel it all day every day? That’s what happens when you have Paranoid Personality Disorder. It’s not that they feel like a monster might get them‚ its ordinary people like you and me. What exactly is Paranoid Personality Disorder‚ you ask? Paranoid Personality Disorder‚ or PPD for short‚ is a type of an anxiety disorder. PPD makes a person believe that everyone they know and don’t know is out to get them just like that monster in the horror movie
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Shared Psychotic Disorder SYMPTOMS The essential feature of Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie à Deux) is a delusion that develops in an individual who is involved in a close relationship with another person (sometimes termed the "inducer" or "the primary case") who already has a Psychotic Disorder with prominent delusions. The content of the shared delusional beliefs may be dependent on the diagnosis of the primary case and can include relatively bizarre delusions (e.g.‚ that radiation is being
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description for each of the following conditions (use the back of the page if necessary): a. Anxiety Disorders- This condition is when the person would worry more than the average person. b. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- This condition is when the person will do several actions repeatedly caused by unreasonable thoughts and fears. c. ADHD- This condition is a mental disorder that cause problems such as; hyperactivity‚impulsive
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder that usually begins by early childhood. It that affects the way you feel and think about yourself and about others. This in turn can get in the way of functiong and living through a normal everyday life. It produces unstable relationships‚ intense emotions‚ frequent mood swings‚ and inappropriate anger. An individual suffering from BPD has an intense feeling of instability. The condition seems to be worse in young adulthood and may
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This paper illustrates a clinical case about a woman with PTSD and depressive symptoms-NOS. The case presents the assessment of client including the detailed description‚ presenting issues‚ and history‚ and the use of potential evidenced-based interventions as her treatment. Assessment Presenting Issues and History Cecilia Valle‚ a 45-year-old divorced‚ unemployed‚ Catholic‚ and white woman‚ is diagnosed with PTSD and depressive symptoms-NOS by an intake therapist. Cecilia meets the DSM-5 criteria
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