Outline and evaluate biological therapies as treatments of depression. There many forms of treatment to cure depression‚ many of which are biological. These target the physical and chemical side of the body. Anti-depressants and other drugs are the most common forms of treating depression. They work by boosting levels of insufficient neurotransmitters such as serotonin and nor-adrenaline. They will either reduce the amount of re-absorption or block the enzyme that is trying to break down neurotransmitters
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According to the list of psychiatric disorders provided in the DSM-IV-TR PowerPoint material‚ a Mood Disorder is diagnosed on: A.Axis II B.Axis VI C.Axis IV D.Axis I Answer Key: D Question 5 of 18 2.0 Points The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM-IV-TR is authored by: A.American Psychological Association B.American Philosophial Association C.National Alliance for Mental Illness D.American Psychiatric
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entirely personal‚ are educational in nature and are emotional personally. My stepmother was diagnosed‚ after many misdiagnoses‚ with PD about a year ago. Before her final PD diagnosis a great deal of degeneration in her functioning with debilitating symptoms over a period of about two years manifested. She suffered from a frequent chronic dry‚ hacking cough that lasted minutes at a time‚ her speech became so slurred that it was difficult to understand what she was saying. Her balance was impeded and
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influences] that affect crime [particularly violent crime]is mental disorder. Several studies have been carried out that investigate this link‚ which have uncovered much important information. These studies [as with most studies] however‚ are not without bias. Things such as definition of mental disorder or abnormality are often questionable‚ as are sample distributions. There are also individual factors‚ such as type of mental disorder and previous criminal records of subjects‚ which can influence
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Disorder Paper: ADHD PSYCH 575 November 5‚ 2012 Dr. Rex Philpot PhD. ADHD During‚ childhood one of the most common neuropsychological and behavioral disorders affecting behaviors emerges in children and adults pertains to ADHD (Psychiatric Association‚ 1994‚ pp. 64-65). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder disrupts the process of learning in children as well as others in the classroom‚ home‚ and the workplace. Often‚ children demonstrating these behaviors are impetuous and reckless thereby
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Biological Psychology Biology is the study of all living things whereas psychology deals with the way these living things behave and react to external and internal stimuli. Biological psychology is the study of how a person’s psyche or behavioral characteristics are influenced by biological reasons found inside the brain or central nervous system. Understanding of this field relies on extensive knowledge of the functioning of the brain and nervous system and of difference psychological disorders
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diagnose a bipolar disorder however‚ adult criteria must be met. There are no set criteria for a child in The Diagnostic and Statistic Manual IV (DSM-IV)‚ which is the model used when diagnosing bipolar disorder. While the DSM-IV manual requires a distinct period of persistently elevated‚ expansive‚ or irritable moods lasting through at least four days‚ around seventy percent of children with bipolar disorder have mood swings several times a day (About Pediatric Bipolar Disorder). While it is difficult
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Interpersonal therapy in the treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder The World Health Organization (2007) reported 14% of all people aged 16 to 85 years experienced a form of anxiety disorder. In Australia alone‚ 2.3 million Australian was diagnosed with 12-month anxiety disorder and the annual cost of anxiety disorders and other mental illness was estimated at 20 billion dollars (Australian Bureau of Statistics‚ 2008). Given its prevalence‚ development for an effective psychotherapy treatment
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"Emotional and mental disorder is widespread in human societies" (Ingham‚ 1996: 142). Vulnerability to emotional and mental disorder is inherent in the psychological characteristics of human beings because‚ like personality‚ disorder is a response to life events and particular social circumstances. Social experience and cultural settings are pertinent in the observation of the origins of disorder‚ as they affect both the inner experience of disorder and its outer manifestations. More important is
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Various efforts are being done to raise awareness about mental health disorders in celebration of "Mental Health Awareness Month"‚ especially with Hollywood stars slowly admitting them publicly. With increased awareness‚ the community hopes it will hopefully end the stigma surrounding the disease. ’Girls Approach’ In Discussing Mental Health Disorders An article from TIME discussed one way on how to end the stigma of mental health disorders. According to Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas
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