and 51 percent of patients who have had surgery will experience delirium. Patients that have had cardiac surgery are especially at high risk (Butcher‚ 2014). When delirium is present it is not a prognostic sign and is correlated with cognitive decline. Death is the outcome in 25 percent of elderly patients diagnosed with delirium within six months (Butcher‚ 2014). Patients suffering from cancer‚ AIDS‚ or are in a terminal state‚ and had undergone surgery for bone marrow transplantation and other
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society‚ social discomfort‚ irrationality‚ and unpredictability” (Butcher‚ 2010‚ Pg. 4). Jim shows no sign of physical suffering‚ but he is suffering from lack of social ineptness. Jim understands that he may be a bit socially awkward but does not seem to care. “Although suffering is an element of abnormality in many cases‚ it is neither a sufficient condition nor even a necessary condition for us to consider something as abnormal” (Butcher‚ 2010‚ Pg. 4). Jim unquestionably suffers from a bit of maladaptivness
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What is the likely role of genetic transmission in schizophrenia? Schizophrenia has been defined as a “significant loss of contact with reality‚ often referred to as psychosis” (Butcher‚ Mineka‚ Hooley & Carson 2004 p.458). Although schizophrenia is termed as one illness‚ it is more likely that it is a combination of disorders with “a variety of etiologies‚ courses and outcomes’ (American Psychiatric Association 1997 p.49). The symptoms of the illness include hearing voices and a conviction that
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psychology is the in-depth study of all humans that cannot develop and function under normal circumstances. What causes abnormal behaviors in individuals‚ it varies form: genetics‚ physical conditioning‚ social interactions‚ learning‚ and reasoning (Butcher‚ 2010). The origins of abnormal behavior dates back well over a half million years ago and was practiced by Stone Age cave dwellers‚ who recognized that there was something transpiring in the brain of those individuals who complained of severe
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pertinent information as it relates to their particular field. In the mental health branch of science‚ epidemiology is the study‚ in a given population‚ of the distribution of mental health disorders‚ diseases or other health-related behaviors (Butcher & Hooley‚ 2013‚ p. 12). Rather than being geared towards individuals‚ epidemiology focuses on groups and the number of reoccurrences of mental disorders within a given population. The occurrences and distributions of diseases are recognized in epidemiology
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Prehistoric Times to the Present. New York City: harper and Row‚ Publishers‚ 1966 MacDonald‚ Michael. Mystical Bedlam: Madness‚ Anxiety‚ and Healing in Seventeenth-Century England. New York City: Cambridge University Press‚ 1981. Butcher‚ James N.‚ Susan Mineka‚ and Jill M. Hooley. Abnormal Psychology. Ed. Susan Hartman. 13th ed. Boston: Pearson Education‚ Inc. ‚ 2007. "Timeline: Treatments for Mental Illness." American Experience - A Brilliant Madness: Timeline. 1992-2002. PBS. 6 Nov. 2007
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References: Butcher‚ JN‚ Mineka‚ S‚ & Hooley‚ JM. (2011). Abnormal psychology core concepts. Boston‚ Ma: Allyn & Bacon. Ciccarelli‚ SK‚ & White‚ JN. (2006). Psychology. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Gay‚ Katrina‚ & Duckworth‚ Ken. (n.d.). Schizophrenia: public attitudes
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Daisy Buchanan‚ a sweet‚ foolish‚ ditsy‚ gullible woman or is she simply just a smart tease‚ malicious‚ man-eater? What ever the case may be‚ Daisy seems to go through many different personalities through out The Great Gatsby and its kind of hard to miss. She seems to contradict herself with what she says or feels with what she actually does. As we read we see that her actions speak louder then her words. So because she seems to struggle with her feelings and emotions through out the book‚ one can
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Running head: Binge Eating Disorder Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Binge Eating Disorder February 21‚ 2014 Abnormal Psychology Dr. Jean Nyland Spring‚ 2014 Abstract This paper is a review of the current literature in DSM-5 for how it relates to the diagnosis and treatment of “Binge Eating Disorder” (BED). In the United States BED affects approximately 3.5% of the female‚ and 2% of the male population. This equivocates to a substantial amount of children
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References: Butcher‚ J. N.‚ Mineka‚ S.‚ & Hooley‚ J. M. (2010). Abnormal Psychology. Boston‚ MA: Pearson‚ Allyn‚ & Bacon. Slade‚ J. A. (1929 Jan). Abnormal Psychology and the History. The Journal of Abnormal Psychology‚ 23(4)‚ 513-514. Rothman‚ D. J. (1990). The Discovery of
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