Psychological Disorders Analysis UOPX PSY/270 February 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Renee Green The world of abnormal psychology is filled with many different types of disorders‚ symptoms‚ and treatment options. Today‚ I will be working with Roger‚ a middle-aged accountant living in San Francisco‚ California who experienced a car wreck a few months ago. He has been experiencing shakiness‚ breathlessness‚ heat flashes‚ and nightmares. He has been trying to cope with the symptoms that he is experiencing
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The Vietnam War was not short of its share of controversies and opposition; However‚ March 16‚ 1968 marked a particularly dark moment for both Vietnam and the U.S. military. The barbaric torture‚ rape‚ and murder of around 400 unarmed civilians by Charlie Company in ‘Pinkville’‚ though initially covered up‚ left an extensive paper trail gathered at length and compiled by James S. Olson and Randy Roberts in My Lai: A Brief History with Documents. Olson and Roberts include testimonies from the tardy
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Courtly Love and Trans Critique: An Extended Review of “Courtly and Queer” by Charlie Samuelson In "Courtly and Queer‚" Charlie Samuelson confronts assumptions about courtly literature‚ complicitly constructing patriarchal hegemony by unearthing the inherent deconstructive queerness at its core. His interdisciplinary approach integrates literary‚ medieval‚ and queer studies by juxtaposing modern queer theory with high medieval French verse romances (romans) and late medieval French dits about courtly
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The Major Psychological Perspectives Behaviorism is a highly deterministic view that declares there is no free will‚ defines psychology as the science of behavior. Pavlov‚ Watson‚ Thorndike and Skinner are the four major psychologists that help develop and enhance this view. They studied behavioral responses and the ways those responses are influenced by stimuli in the environment. . The psychoanalytic view largely focuses on the unconscious influencing human behavior. Developed by Sigmund Freud
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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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Discuss psychological therapies for schizophrenia In schizophrenia‚ the person may believe that somebody or something else is controlling their behaviour. Delusions are thought to result from faulty interpretations of events. CBT is used to hep the patient identify and correct these. During CBT patients are encouraged to: trace the origins of their symptoms to see how they might have developed. Evaluate the content of any delusions or voices and consider ways in which they might test validity
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A Psychological Analysis of the Simpsons ADHD‚ also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurological disorder. It is usually present from childhood and causes symptoms such as hyperactivity‚ poor impulse control‚ forgetfulness and distractibility. Bart Simpson‚ the eldest of the Simpsons’ family displayed signs of ADHD. His symptoms were shown though out the episode‚ especially in the starting. First evidence was shown when principle Skinner is telling Bart about the firefighting
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Behaviourism Psychological Theories Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning is a type of learning which is modified due to the consequences of something that happens. This learning theory is based around a theory created by Skinner. Skinner invented a chamber where he kept pigeons and rats. In order for his theory to be successful the animals had to perform simple responses‚ Skinner recorded their responses by a graph monitor‚ the details that he recorded were how many times they responded correctly
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Conformity Student Name: Student Number: Course Code: Instructor: 16th March‚ 2013 The psychological concept of conformity refers to a shift in thought or character due to external influence - real or imagined. More often than not‚ people find themselves believing that since more people are doing some things‚ then they also should. This may not necessarily be good‚ but a lot of times‚ we find it hard to resist flowing with the crowd. In other
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment November 21‚ 2012 ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a psychological disorder that in large is considered to be an excuse for a child’s bad behavior. In reality‚ ADHD is a disorder that is very real and has many levels of severity. It can range from very mild to extremely dangerous. Most children that suffer from it have symptoms that range from lack of attention‚ impulsiveness‚ seems to bounce around from
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