Outline and Evaluate biological therapies for the treatment of abnormality Drug therapy is the main treatment for mental disorders and is based on the assumption that chemical imbalance is at the root of the problem. One type of drug is anti-anxiety drugs (e.g.‚ minor tranquillizers called BZs such as Valium. These have a calming effect by inhibiting the nervous system and causing muscles to relax. BZs work by enhancing the action of the chemical messenger GABA‚ which acts to calm brain activity
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The following is a summary of the prevalence and correlates of mental disorders among Native American women in primary care. This summary will include the objectives‚ the methods‚ the results‚ and the conclusions. American Indian and Alaska Native women who presented for primary care were examined the lifetime and the past-year prevalence and correlates of common mental disorder. Limited information exists about the prevalence of mental illness among American Indian women and Alaska Native women‚
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ethics/principles - nothing to memorize; mostly have to know/understand the principle/ethic in question (e.g.‚ sexual intimacies‚ gift giving‚ torture‚ boundaries) 4) 2 questions about In-treatment 5) Probably 17 questions about issues in the practice of therapy and related concepts like therapeutic relationship‚ cultural sensitivity‚ transference‚ & cases I’ve presented in class and what the issues are in those cases. 6) Probably 8 questions about the DSM (know axes & meaning of GAF ) -------------------------------------------------
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Autism is known as a complex developmental disorder that appears in the first three years of life. It affects the brain’s normal development of social and communication skills. People with autism have problems with non-verbal communication‚ social interactions‚ and activities that include elements of play. Symptoms of autism are usually first noticed by a parent or another caregiver sometime during the child’s first three years. Autism is a wide-spectrum disorder which means no two people with autism
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Mental health is the name given to somebody’s emotional‚ psychological and social well-being. It affects the way somebody thinks and acts‚ and it has a lot to do with how well one handles stress. It is believed that having a mental illness such as anxiety or depression can cause somebody to get physically sick‚ but why and how and still unknown to doctors. Recently scientists have been doing research into the links between the immune system and the mental health state. The research done has been
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an eating disorder that is characterized by self-starvation‚ excessive weight loss‚ a distorted idea of body weight‚ and fear of gaining weight. The exact cause of anorexia nervosa is unknown‚ but as with most mental disorders it is most likely influenced by a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and environmental factors. There may be genetic changes that make certain people more vulnerable to developing anorexia. Anorexia nervosa most commonly affects young women. Symptoms of Anorexia
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Depression is a very common mental illness that affects a person’s mood‚ how they feel‚ think‚ and handle everyday activities such as eating‚ sleeping and working. In nimh.nih.gov’s article‚ it is discussed that there are five major types of depression: persistent depressive disorder‚ perinatal depression‚ psychotic depression‚ seasonal affective disorder and bipolar disorder. These different types can develop under certain circumstances‚ but all cannot be diagnosed until the symptoms are present for at least
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Abnormal Psychology and Therapy If you have an infection‚ you go to the doctor. There are many different treatments for any number of physical illnesses and disorders‚ but what if the illness or disorder is in your mind? For psychology to have any validity as a science‚ research must show there is a common way to think‚ react‚ and feel amongst humans; uniform mental processes. So far‚ research has shown that one can study the behaviors of a small group and compare them to a larger population;
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East will continue to be a never-ending cycle. When we solve one issue‚ another one will pop up. Bacevich also states that the U.S. is the “physician unable to distinguish between symptom and disease.” In this case‚ ISIS is the symptom while the disease is the underlying problems of the Middle East. Curing one symptom does not cure the entire
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The article‚ “Study: Abortion increases rate of mental health disorders‚” discusses the controversy about if abortion increases the risk of mental health disorders. The article explains the pro-life argument that abortions increase the risk of women having psychological problems. Evidence shows that this conclusion is inconsistent because much of the data is scarce. The essay explains how researchers have not been able to reliably track the effects of abortion due to lack of termination reports in
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