included those with severe‚ lifelong depression‚ people who misuse substances and those experiencing dementia with severe depression. BA has also been evaluated by several independent research groups for diverse problems‚ including post-traumatic stress disorder‚ depression associated with cancer‚ obesity‚ addiction (Kanter and Mulick 2007) and negative symptoms of psychosis (Mairs ef al 2011). BA has been used successfully with chents of different ages‚ religious and ethnic backgrounds‚ and across a variety
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Bipolar junction Transistors 1. Introduction The Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) is one of the most important solid-state devices. It is a two-junction‚ three-terminal device‚ in which the current flow properties of one p-n junction can be modulated by another p-n junction. The structure can be either p-n-p or n-p-n. The three terminals are called emitter‚ base and collector. The circuit symbols of the two types of BJT are shown in Fig.1. The arrow on the emitter signifies the direction of
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Medication is the most important treatment for bipolar disorders. I will outline the medication listed in the textbook and state their potential side effects and limitations in point form. Drug: Lithium Lithium is the first choice of treatment for bipolar disorders and it is indicated that Lithium is effective in the alleviation of manic and depressive episodes. 75-80% of patients who take Lithium as directed show improvement. One patient‚ on page 177 of the textbook‚ states that Lithium prevents
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I. Bipolar Disorder A. Definition B. History 1. Origin C. Society and culture 1. Prejudice 2. Social Stigma II. Signs and Symptoms A. Episodes 1. Maniac Episode 2. Depressive Episode 3. Hypomaniac episode 4. Mixed Affective Episode III. Diagnosis A. Subtypes 1‚ Bipolar I & II 2. Cyclothymic disorder B. Treatment 1. Medications 2. Therapy Bipolar disorder which is also known as the maniac depressive disorder‚ it is a brain condition
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Case Study on Gender Identity Disorder I will give you a little background and a description of this family’s problem they said they have. The family came in and stated for some time they have had issues with having children. The couple said they have tried many things but nothing happened. The couple then attempted invitro fertilization over times with five miscarriages before they finally gave birth to fraternal twins a girl and a boy. They stated they knew the twins were different because the
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Bipolar and Narcissistic: A Study of Personality Disorders Extreme mood swings punctuated by periods of generally even-keeled behavior‚ is how bipolar disorder is defined as. Bipolar disorder symptoms usually do not show up until a person is in their mid-twenties and continues throughout their life. The disorder can be treated but without treatment it can cause major problems in that person’s life. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is a brain disorder that can cause
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Bipolar II disorder affects 5.7 million Americans over the age of 18. (Mary C. Townsend‚ 2015. pg.499) There is a stigma associated with this disorder but‚ what many don’t know is when properly diagnosed and treated‚ one can lead a fairly uninterrupted life. Bipolar II is often misdiagnosed as “major depression”. It is characterised by periodic runs of major depression with occasional manifestation of hypomania. Hypomania is the primary symptom that differentiates the diagnosis. In the following
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comes to mind. Entering the taboo world of mental illness‚ stigmatized as the crazy and psychotic by decades of misunderstanding‚ Marya Hornbacher takes a step towards reversing those damages by telling her own story in a memoir titled Madness: A Bipolar Life‚ in an attempt to shed some light and insight on the world of manic depression. She details her struggle with the disease that spawned multitudes of problems for her all throughout her life. To examine how she reconstructs her state of mind
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Antisocial personality disorder is a personality disorder marked by a general pattern of disregard for and the violation of other people’s rights. The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders classifies the Grinch having antisocial personality disorder by a pattern of disregard for others and the violation of other rights happening since age fifteen years old. The Grinch indicated
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ASSIGNMENT: Oubada Alkowatli 2012M050 Objectives: Describe the stages of sleep and associated Disorders. Explain the treatment or interventions for these disorders. Stages of sleep: There are two types of sleep- Slow-wave sleep and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Slow Wave Sleep:- This sleep is exceedingly restful and is associated with decreases in both peripheral vascular tone and many other vegetative functions of the body. For instance there are 10-30 percent decreases in blood pressure‚ respiratory
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