Abnormal psychology can be fascinating. What makes it so challenging however‚ is how to treat it. The first thing that will be focused on is the difference between normal and abnormal psychology. Next subject covered will be mental illnesses and mental disorders. The purpose of this is to explore two different mental illnesses and two different mental disorders. The paper will conclude with treatment theories. Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with psychopathology and abnormal
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Psychological Disorder Analysis PSY270 3-25-2012 Andrew Graham Psychological Disorder Analysis Abnormal behaviors have been the noted in most societies and cultures. Because of the affect these behaviors have on the afflicted‚ there has been a great effort to organize and treat these disorders. In the scenario given‚ Marla is experiencing symptoms of abnormal behaviors. Her lack of ability to concentrate and general anxiety are affecting her in more than one aspect of her life. She
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Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity (Second Edition) by David N. Entwistle provides an insightful overview of worldview issues‚ philosophical foundations‚ and a comprehensive view of five models of integration. The author focused on psychology and Christianity and the integration of psychology and theology based on a biblical worldview. How do Christians relate and navigate the two worlds of Christianity and science collectively or as a whole? The first three sections delve into
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Evaluating the Psychological Therapies & Biological therapies PART B: OTHER MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS By Konstantinos Geros THE BIOMEDICAL APPROACH Biomedical therapies seek to treat psychological disorders by changing the brain’s chemistry with drugs‚ its circuitry with surgery‚ or its patterns of activity with pulses of electricity or powerful magnetic fields Biomedical therapies assume an organic basis for mental illnesses and treats them as diseases
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Tammy Richards PSY/240 October 10‚ 2012 Rose Ann King‚ PhD Diagnosing psychiatric diseases or disorders can be very difficult. Because of this‚ diagnosis is usually done by determining the symptoms of each patient and comparing them to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association‚ DSM-IV-TR. Schizophrenia is one of those disorders. The areas of the brain that are affected by this disorder are the forebrain‚ hindbrain and
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Discuss psychological therapies for schizophrenia In schizophrenia‚ the person may believe that somebody or something else is controlling their behaviour. Delusions are thought to result from faulty interpretations of events. CBT is used to hep the patient identify and correct these. During CBT patients are encouraged to: trace the origins of their symptoms to see how they might have developed. Evaluate the content of any delusions or voices and consider ways in which they might test validity
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and contrast the key elements of the three of the main approaches to counselling; psychodinamic‚ person centred and behavioral and discuss how they are similar or different. I shall also describe how counselling theory underpins the use of counselling skills. The first thing to consider is that the three approaches believe is important that the therapists build a trusting relationship with their clients. However‚ the main different is that centred person therapy believes the relationship between the
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Psychological Disorder Analysis University of Phoenix 9/4/2011   Marla is a 42 year old female who suffers from Dysthymic Disorder. Her symptoms have been trouble sleeping during the night‚ feeling “Jumpy†and having difficulty concentrating. Her symptoms are vague and could fit several many mental psychological disorders such as post traumatic stress or anxiety. My suspicion however‚ based on her difficulty concentrating‚points me towards Dysthymic disorder. I suspect
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Module 1 Definition of Psychology What do phycologist study? Psychology The systematic‚ scientific study of behaviors and mental processes Behaviors Observable actions or responses in both human and animals Mental Processes Not directly observable; refer to a world wide range of complex mental processes‚ such as thinking‚ imagining‚ studying‚ and dreaming Goals of Psychology Describe First goal of psychology is to describe the different ways that organisms behave Explain Second goal
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(Andrew) has dissociative amnesia caused from the repressed memory of his wife killing their three kids and then teddy killing her. Teddy (Andrew) also has dissociative identify disorder. The evidence for this would be that he is not only Teddy‚ the U.S. Marshal‚ but he is also Andrew‚ the man who killed his wife because she killed their kids. Andrew’s wife suffered from bipolar disorder. Teddy has a phobic disorder towards water. Evidence for this is Teddy getting sick on the boat and the quote from
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