A psychological disorder is defined as a disorder of the mind involving thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function‚ meet personal needs on their own‚ or are a danger to themselves or others.( Brogaard ). There are a number of ways in which psychological disorders can be treated‚ they treatments range from insight‚ behavior‚ cognitive‚ group and biological therapies. Within my case study‚
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Axia College Material Appendix D Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. • Re-experiencing traumatic events; recurring nightmares‚ dreams‚ or memories connected to a traumatic event. • Avoidance towards activities that bring memories of the traumatic event. • Lack of responsiveness
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Maggie Halverson Abnormal Psychology 4/20/2014 Media Project: Shutter Island In the movie “Shutter Island”‚ the main character‚ Andrew Laeddis struggles with recognizing reality because he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. The movie is set in 1954 at Ash Cliff‚ a treatment facility on Shutter Island for the “criminally insane”. Laeddis believes he is a U.S. Marshall who has come to the island with his partner‚ Chuck‚ to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients. As Laeddis continues
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DYSTHYMIC DISORDER & BRIEF THERAPY DEPRESSION  Mild‚ chronic depression has probably existed as long as the human condition‚ although it has been referred to by various different names. The DSM-III replaced the term "neurotic depression" with dysthymic disorder--which literally means ill-humored’-and it was added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ 1980  Dysthymic disorder‚ also called dysthymia‚ is a type of depression involving long-term chronic symptoms
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hyperactivity‚ while others complain of exhaustion and illness. Many times these symptoms are thought to be just a phase ’ in their children‚ and observed as signs of depression. Children of all ages from infancy through adolescence can suffer from a disorder mood. The symptoms change‚ with the child ’s level of development. Depression in infants is often expressed as a failure to thrive‚ grow physically and act unresponsively. It is rarely seen in babies‚ but it is often a disturbance between the
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causes‚ and treatment process of a disorder • -provides a means of universal communication regarding abnormal behavior • -the product of human invention-disorders can be “constructs” • -reliability is the ability of a measuring device to produce the same result each time. • -validity is when a measurement actually measures what it is supposed to measure. 5 Axes of DSM-IV-TR o Axis I: the clinical syndromes or conditions o Axis II: personality disorders and MR o Axis III: general medical
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Following the referral letter and based on the description of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ((DSM-IV‚ 1994)‚ Mrs Tan is diagnosed with clinical depression. She suffers from insomnia‚ feelings of worthlessness and inappropriate guilt. Thus‚ the most suitable therapy for her is Cognitive-behavioural therapy. Aaron Beck’s ‘Cognitive Therapy’ (CT) is one main stream of source for Cognitive-behavioural theory. An obvious characteristic of depression is when a subject continuously
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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are also used to treat chronic pain‚ anxiety‚ panic disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder and even eating disorders (Parker 2005). The symptoms for depression are a depressed mood‚ taking less pleasure in life‚ lack of energy‚ changes in appetite‚ restless habits‚ feeling worthless and guilty‚ and suicidal thoughts (American Psychiatric
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West Sussex: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Grohol‚ J. M. (2014‚ March 16). Depression. Retrieved from Psych Central: http://psychcentral.com/disorders/depression/ Hansen‚ H.‚ Christensen‚ E.‚ Dam‚ H.‚ Gluud‚ C.‚ Wetterslev‚ J.‚ & Kessing‚ L. (2012). The Effects of Centralized and Specialized Intervention in the Early Course of Severe Unipolar Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Plos ONE‚ 7(3)‚ 1-9. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032950 Moller‚ H.-J. &. Bottlender‚ R: (2006). Severe mental illness
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