The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS): The study of Validity and Reliability Ahmet AKIN* Bayram ÇET‹N** Abstract This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). The sample of the study consisted of 590 university students‚ 121 English teachers and 136 emotionally disturbed individuals who sought treatment in various clinics and counseling centers. Factor loadings of the scale ranged from .39 to .88. Findings
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objective of this paper is to develop a thorough understanding of treatments available for mothers with postpartum depression and formulate a research question that can provide for future direction. Postpartum depression is universally recognized as a serious condition affecting 10-15% of women within a year of birth (O’Hara & Swain‚ 1992). The high prevalence of postpartum depression among mothers makes this an issue worth exploring the type of treatments available. A set of physical and psychological
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Causes of the Depression My three major points are The Dust Bowl‚ World War 1‚ and the Stock Market Crash. These three major points put millions of people in a sad place‚ A place nobody wanted to be at. Everyone wanted to believe it was a dream. Doing their best to raise their children. Caused a whole lot of damage to the crops‚ getting around to places‚ and especially losing loved ones. This was all happing in Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ Texas‚ and New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas. For eight years
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BIOMES LAB BIOL 120 `` A biome is a major complex of similar communities. It is the largest ecological unit we recognize. Different books vary in the number of biomes they list. Temperature and precipitation are the two key factors that determine the different type biomes. Some books consider marine ecosystems and freshwater systems as biomes. Others break out wetlands as a biome. We will look at 10 terrestrial biomes: 1. Tundra (Arctic and alpine) 2. Boreal forest or taiga
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References: Agenet‚ Inc. Depression In the Elderly (2003). Retrieved July 18‚ 2003 from AgeNet.Com: <http://www.AgeNet.Com>. American Psychiatric Association. Phobias . http:www.psych.org/public_info/eating.cfm American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and statistical
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1. CASE STUDY: ALICIA Alicia is a 28 year old female that has been referred for outpatient services after being admitted into an acute psychiatric ward for 5 days. Alicia complains of persistent numbness on the right side of her body‚ extending from her face down to her leg. Twice‚ Alicia was admitted into the hospital from the emergency room with a visible amount of paralysis on the right side of her face. After numerous tests‚ ruling out Bell’s Palsy and Parkinson’s disease‚ Alicia was sent
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in men than women. The main dysfunction is being able to focus. They might get anxious at time and express irritability. Other disorders that are connected are: Substance abuse‚ depression disorder and conduct disorder where hey
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Instructions: Provide a multiaxial diagnosis based on the DSM-IV-TR criteria for the case study presented below. Use the format that follows the case study and give a multiaxial diagnosis. Give a brief explanation for your decision on the different axes in 1-3 sentences in the respective boxes. You must provide information for each of the five axes. The diagnostic codes should be included with the diagnostic labels for Axis I and Axis II. Charlene (a pseudonym) is an African American female
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fits the description of Cyclothymic disorder. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ edition 5‚ (DSM-5)‚ the criteria for cyclothymic disorder is periods involving milder hypomanic symptoms alternating with milder depression for at least 2 years (with no more than 2 months symptom-free) and having symptoms that have never met the criteria for a hypomanic‚ manic‚ or major depressive episode. A hypomanic episode is described as involving a period in which there is a
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the children. Nutritional Issues Iron deficiency: Iron is important when it comes to the formation of healthy new red blood cells. Having a deficiency will give rise to hypothyroidism‚ symptoms are extreme fatigue‚ goiter‚ mental slowing‚ depression‚ weight gain‚ and low basal body temperatures. Protein deficiency: Protein is important for building and growing tissues and muscles. Some symptoms of a deficiency are developing gallstones‚ arthritis‚ muscle deterioration and most importantly
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