Psychological Disorder 1 Psychological Disorder Paper Sonya Surber Nichols PSY450: Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Rockel Etienne September 24‚ 2012 Psychological Disorder 2 In medicine‚ an individual’s physical health is typically classified
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Shelby has struggled with eating since she was 22 years old and in college. She has had a history of this when under stress and dealing with sadness. Now‚ she regularly exercises and is said to be living a “healthy” lifestyle. Then Shelby had a similar recurring event when she went home for her sister’s wedding. During the wedding rehearsal‚ she became so overwhelmed being surrounded by so many people that she snuck away to a dark place by herself where she consumed a large plate of food‚ more than
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Guideline Notes for Assignment 1 Essay: Critically analyse one concept of Organisational Behaviour and its various aspects in the context of individual behaviour. Being critical is not about merely making black and white decisions. It means using your judgement on matters that are different shades of grey. This implies that criteria need to be used in ascertaining what it is you want to say about whatever it is that is being adjudicated upon. Assignment 1 is a critical analysis of a concept and
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experiences nightmares and horrible memories. William also feels confused‚ agitated and full of frustration. Problem: William’s problems are the following; PTSD‚ with anxiety disorder‚ major depressive disorders‚ stimulant use disorder‚ unspecified cannabis-related disorder‚ other specified disruptive impulse-control and conduct disorder‚ and unspecified
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Griffin‚ Golden and Canter‚ 2008). This inability to attach to others can also severely impact the child’s developmental and school life. (Floyd et al.‚ 2008). Attachment disorders manifest themselves in different ways and with different labels‚ however; arguably the most severe of all the disorders is reactive attachment disorder (RAD). It is important for teachers at all levels to be able
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lectured the class about cognitive-communication disorders. She presented several video clips that demonstrated her techniques when working with patients facing a cognitive-communication disorder‚ in a clinical setting. The goals for each therapy session included restoring the patient’s function and compensating for their deficits‚ so they can eventually process and communicate normally. Ms. Moss began the class by stating a cognitive-communicate disorder results from problems with any feature of communication
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In order to develop an effective approach to treating PAS‚ Gardner states that a professional needs to examine the severity of the PAS in the child. Gardner suggest that the disorder has there subtypes—mild‚ moderate‚ and severe. In cases of mild PAS‚ where the child visits the alienated parent voluntarily‚ Gardner states court orders are not necessary and “recommend[s] that the alienating parent still retain primary custodial status because that parent has usually been the primary caretaker throughout
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one of the five core personality traits described in the big five theory of personality. This trait is characterized by sociability‚ assertiveness‚ emotional expressiveness and excitability. People who are high in this trait are often described as being outgoing ad talkative‚ while those low in this trait are described as quiet and reserved. An extroverted disposition ; concern with what is outside the self rather what is inside. Introversion is one of the major personality traits identified in
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1. Describe the role media may have in the development of eating disorders. Over 80% of Americans watch television daily. On average‚ these people watch over three hours per day. American children engage in increasing amounts of media use‚ a trend fueled largely by the growing availability of internet access through phones and laptops. On a typical day‚ 8 – 18-year-olds are engaged with some form of media about 7.5 hours. Most of this time is spent watching television‚ though children play video
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This case pertains to a 14-year-old female called Lady MacBeth of undisclosed ethnicity who has been undergoing treatment in an inpatient facility for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The client reported that her symptoms began during the year prior to her admission into the facility. Her treatment seems to have progressed successfully. Diagnosis In order to be diagnosed with OCD‚ an individual has to have symptoms of either obsessions or compulsions (or both) which consume more than one
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