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    Mood Disorders (ICD-10 F30/39 DSM-5): A disorder where there is a disturbance in the persons mood i.e. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) also known as clinical depression and moods that swing between ‘feeling high’ or ‘feeling low’ which can be categorised as Bipolar Depression. The onset of such ‘mood swings’ can be very rapid. Personality Disorders (ICD-10 F60 DSM-5): A disorder whereby the person will exhibit behaviour that will differ from the expected norms. This disorder can present itself in

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    LeyvaAP Psychology 12 December 2013 Histrionic Personality Disorder One of the many personality disorders in Axis II in the DSM-IV TR is histrionic. Individuals with this disorder display excessive attention-seeking and sexual behaviors. They are charming‚ seductive‚ emotional‚ and manipulative. HPD is classified as a Cluster B personality disorder (dramatic and emotional). Patients diagnosed with Histrionic personality disorder often focus on physical appearance. They may dress proactively

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    Eating disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society. This type of mental illness is most common in young women who are struggling with their self-esteem. There can be severe health effects of an eating disorder going untreated. Pressures by the outside world are likely to trigger an eating disorder. Empowering those who feel powerless is of utmost importance when countess eating disorders are caused from psychological factors. When America makes eating disorders a serious issue

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    common than you might think. This fear is called an “anxiety disorder”. However‚ a lot of people who suffer from this feel that they are alone and not a lot of people suffer from the same thing. Since “18% of the US population suffers from various anxiety disorders” and “only 1/3 of these people get treatment” (www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics)‚ there needs to be more talk and awareness for these disorders. Anxiety disorders are “chronic conditions characterized by an excessive and

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    Evynn McGinn Star Gibson Psychology 17 November 2013 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder It is normal to go back and make sure you turned the curling iron off‚ or double check the doors to make sure they’re locked. But when a person suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ when you think you forget these regular‚ simple tasks it can run your whole day. Upon picking this topic and taking this class‚ I didn’t know about any of the diseases. OCD stuck out to me the most‚ and so I felt like it would

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    Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) or Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was first recognized in the 1700’s but was not understood so therefore it was forgotten. Many cases show up in medical records through the years‚ but in 1905‚ Dr. Morton Prince wrote a book about MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER that is a foundation for the disorder. A few years after it was published Sigmund Freud dismissed the disorder and this dropped it from being discussed at any credible mental health meetings. Since then

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    Aspect of Susan Smith: Dependent Personality Disorder On October 25‚ 1994‚ Susan Smith drowned her two sons‚ Michael and Alex‚ in the John D. Long Lake in Union County‚ South Carolina. For nine days she lied about knowing where the boys were. On November 3‚ she confessed to the killings and would soon go to trial. Susan’s defense team hired a psychiatrist to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of her. She was diagnosed as having dependent personality disorder. He described her as a person who "feels

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    Personality Disorders in the Workplace INTRODUCTION People with personality disorders characteristic tend to have chronic inflexible styles of perceiving themselves‚ and interacting with others varies. (Ward‚ 2004) Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat‚ because they are part of an individual and their self-perception. Treatment according to Ward‚ (2004)‚ most often focuses on increasing coping skills‚ and interpersonal relationship skills

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    Joshua Hammer Jessica Worthington PSY 101-232 21 June‚ 2013 Sleeping Disorder A sleeping disorder that was discussed in Module 7 was Narcolepsy. Many people around the world are affected by this disorder a person with such disorder may go an entire day feeling the urge to sleep and always feeling fatigued. Narcolepsy is defined as a “Chronic disorder that is marked by excessive sleepiness‚ usually in the form of sleep attacks or short periods of sleep throughout the day. The sleep attacks

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    Chapter 16 — Personality Disorders Slides‚ handouts‚ and answers keys created by Karen Clay Rhines‚ Ph.D.‚ Seton Hall University Handout 2: What is Psychological Abnormality? What is personality? Personality is a unique and long-term pattern of inner experience and outward behavior Personality tends to be consistent and is often described in terms of “traits” These traits may be inherited‚ learned‚ or both Personality is also flexible

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