Title Recognizing Addictive Behaviors in the Workplace Background The organization that we are working for is called Live. Laugh. Hope. The organization was founded in 2014 by and was a dream of theirs for many years. They both share a passion for educating and assisting people in becoming free of unhealthy addiction. Based on personal experiences‚ we determined there was a need for this in our community as we have both been touched by addictive diseases. The main focus of the organization is
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A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder University of Southern Queensland Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repeated obsessions: continual thoughts or ideas‚ and compulsions: stereotyped acts performed in response to an obsession (Burton‚ Westen & Kowalski‚ 2012). Patients with OCD can be any age and there have been reports of patients suffering from the condition for over forty years. (Burton
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder that affects various people throughout the world‚ and is one the main categories that psychological disorders are split into. According to Hyman and DuFrene (2008)‚ “OCD [Obsessive-compulsive disorder] is a complex condition with a wide variety of symptoms…there are two elements common to all forms of OCD... these two elements are called obsessions and compulsions” (2008‚ pg. 3). This disorder impacts about an estimated 3%
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are many brilliant writers that can capture and enhance the personality of a character. Some of those characters share an intense amount of mental traits that can be shared amongst us as readers. Some of those mental traits could lead to psychopathy. Psychopathy is a mental illness in which an individual does not feel love‚ guilt or empathy for their actions. Love‚ though an emotion can also become a physiological and psychological illness. The novella "Princess Mary” is the longest novella within
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Obsessive–compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness and is characterized by obsessions or reoccurring thoughts (e.g. making sure things are always symmetrical) and compulsions in which a person does tasks repeatedly (e.g. repetitive and excessive cleaning of a certain area). About 2.3 to 2.4 percent of the U.S. population has OCD in a given year‚ according to government statistics. That translates into 1 in 43 Americans or about 6.3 million total people in any given year. (Grohol‚ 2015)
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Treatment has gave off an impression of being effective in the typical criminal‚ however not with sociopaths‚ for instance‚ Bundy. There is truly a chance that mental cases who are high part 1 may fall apart with treatment in light of the fact that rather than getting some answers concerning themselves‚ they take in additional
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The movie‚ “As Good as It Gets‚” describes a person who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is an anxiety disorder and it contains a group of conditions that share similar characteristics. Anxiety disorders all typically become aroused when a person experiences apprehension over an anticipated problem. There are physical‚ cognitive‚ and emotional symptoms which are elicited from the apprehension. Physical symptoms may include increased heart rate‚ accelerated respiration‚ sweating
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in the Western societies will be diagnosable with any anxiety disorder in their lifetime (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2005). In this essay will simply declare obsessive compulsive disorder which is the main anxiety disorder. Afterwards‚ compare and contrast two aetiology theories of OCD. The obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized either by obsessions or by compulsions. Obsessions are intrusive and recurring thoughts or images that individual finds disturbing and
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ECT TREATMENT REFLECTION PAPER Today I was able to familiarize myself with indication‚ contraindications and nursing care of ECT patient before‚ during and after the procedures. ECT is a medical treatment for severe mental illness in which a small‚ carefully controlled amount of electricity is introduced into the brain. This electrical stimulation‚ used in conjunction with anesthesia like propofol and muscle relaxant medications like saxicoline‚ produces a mild generalized seizure or convulsion
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Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal drug. It was first made in 1898 by the German drug company and sold as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction‚ but it proved to be even more addictive than morphine. By the late 1990s‚ the mortality rate of heroin addicts was estimated to be as high as 20 times greater than the rest of the population. The first time it’s used‚ the drug creates a sensation of being high. A person can feel extroverted‚ able to communicate easily
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