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    universe‚ is known as the "Good Guy". A Sith is the enemy of the Jedis‚ and they use the dark side of the force‚ and want to have control over the universe. Anakin Skywalker suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorder (DSM IV-TR). Nevid (2008) "states that people with Narcissistic Personality Disorder have an inflated or grandiose sense of

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    Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders in which a person have a pattern of behaving‚ thinking and perceiving to situations. Individuals may also experience difficulties in cognition and impulse control. . Nearly one in ten individuals in the community (Samuels J. Personality disorders: epidemiology and public health issues. Int Rev Psychiatry 2011;23:223–33)and 30–50% of psychiatric patients [ Melartin TK‚ Rytsa¨la¨ HJ‚ Leskela¨ US‚ Lestela¨-Mielonen PS‚ Sokero TP‚ Isometsa¨ ET. Current

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    The Two Common Sexual Disorders In Females Tiarra Stuart Centralia College Theorectical Background In women there are two different "sexual pain disorders" that are categorized. These are Vaginismus and dyspareunia. They were first categorized in the DSM-111-R(American Psychiatric Association‚1987). These were also put into three other books as a sexual pian disorder(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists‚1995; AmericanPsychiatric Association‚1994; and World

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    Ted Bundy is known to be the worst serial killer in U.S. History. In the 1970’s‚ Ted raped and murdered women in at least five different states. Bundy eventually confessed to thirty murders‚ although the actual total remains unknown. Theodore Robert Bundy was born on November 24th‚ 1946 in Burlington‚ Vermont to Eleanor Louise Cowell‚ a 22 year old single woman. Ted’s mom never told him much about his father other than that he was in the armed forces and that they never were really together.

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    and Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes a person to go back and forth in a positive or negative mood and depression. This kind of mood swing can occur very quickly‚ like an “on” and “off” switch. Although there is no knowledge on the direct cause of bipolar disorder‚ it is quite evident that it is passed on through genetics. Bipolar disorder usually begins somewhere between the ages of 15-25 and can affect both men and women. Bipolar Disorder can be categorized

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    There are many mental disorders that we as humans see in others and there are some that you cannot see with the naked eye. You would just notice them by behavioral actions. These disorders have been studied for years; some are new and some have been around for a very long time. Nearly half of Americans do have a risk of some sort of mental disorder in their lifetime. We all have at least met someone or know of someone that has had some sort of psychiatric condition. It is serious and it is very

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    First discovered in 1906 when‚ a German neurologist‚ Dr. Alois Alzheimer‚ noticed unusual changes in the brain tissue of a woman who passed away due to a mental illness. Alzheimer’s is a neurological disorder in which the progressive death of brain cells causes irreversible memory loss‚ dementia and abnormal behavior. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United states (About Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment). According to

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    “Antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of socially irresponsible‚ exploitative‚ and guiltless behavior. Rates of natural and unnatural death (suicide‚ homicide‚ and accidents) are excessive. ASPD is a predictor of poor treatment response”(Black). Over 3.5 percent of people suffer from antisocial personality disorder today; they have a disregard for right and wrong and a lack of empathy about harming others

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    kleptomaniac in a new film. Kleptomania affects mostly women and is hard to distinguish from plain criminal shoplifting. But frequently these petty thieves have underlying depression and have suffered from eating disorders - bulimia or anorexia nervosa. None of that may be picked up when they are hauled off to the police station or brought to stand in the dock months later. So it is more than likely that many women with this psychological disorder - it gives them a marked sense of relief as they scurry

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    Running head: TWO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS FROM THE MOVIE “A BEAUTIFUL MIND”: SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Two Psychological Disorders from the Movie “A Beautiful Mind”: Schizophrenia and Paranoid Personality Disorder Your Name Your School Name‚ State (Country) “A Beautiful Mind‚” which is based on the novel by Sylvia Nasar‚ is the story about the mathematic genius called John Nash. He enters Princeton University in the 1940s to start his studies in the fields of calculus

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