Abstract Antisocial describes someone who is unable‚ or chooses not‚ to spend time with other people‚ and sometimes expresses their feelings in an unkind or rude way. People with Antisocial Personality Disorder (sociopath‚ psychopath) try to get their way without being considerate of others. They show spontaneous behavior‚ which humiliates or harms other people. They do not lack any feeling for or understanding of norms‚ nor have they any feeling of guilt. They do not seem to be able to plan actions
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness that can damage relationships‚ career prospects‚ academic performance‚ and can even lead to suicidal tendencies and also causes people to have episodes of severe high and low moods. (Psychology Today) People who have this illness switch from feeling overly happy and energized to feeling very sad and vice versa. It is a chronically recurring condition of how you feel and act. Experts believe bipolar disorder is partly caused by an underlying problem with
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Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom‚ social alienation and apathy. Feelings of emptiness often accompanydysthymia‚[1] depression‚ loneliness‚ despair‚ or other mental/emotional disorders such as borderline personality disorder. A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief‚ as resulting of separation‚[disambiguation needed ] death of a loved one‚ or other significant changes. However‚ the particular meanings of “emptiness” vary with the particular context
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OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DI SORDER Oppositional Defiant Disorder - a psychiatric disorder characterized by aggressiveness and a tendency to purposefully annoy others. ODD and other conduct disorders are listed
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Living With Borderline Personality Disorder Madeline Anderson Argosy University ENG101 Composition I All therapists’ approaches to the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder are different. One form of treatment is DBT or Dialectical Behavior Therapy. DBT was created by Marsha Linehan‚ a psychologist at the University of Washington. It was developed from the structure of CBT‚ or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. CBT is a type of goal-oriented
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Antisocial Personality Disorder‚ also known as ASPD is a personality disorder that identifies individuals who are irritable and aggressive. Individuals diagnosed with ASPD are usually seen as “antisocial” hence the name.Antisocial personality is not synonymous with sociopath or psychopath. Many individuals who are diagnosed with ASPD often grow up in homes with parental conflict. Antisocial Personality Disorder can be recognized in individuals by certain behaviors. Individuals diagnosed with ASPD
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Carla Baker SCI-241 February 1‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Body Fat and Eating Disorders “Body composition is the term used to describe the different components that‚ when taken together‚ make up a person’s body weight. The human body is composed of a variety of different tissue types‚ including lean tissues (muscles‚ bones‚ and organs) that are metabolically active‚ and fat (adipose) tissues that are not” (www.about.com‚ 2015). Excess‚ or too much‚ body fat is more
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Questions and Suggested Answers 1. What behaviors does this client have that match the criteria for a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder? In order to meet the criteria for a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)‚ a person must have “excessive anxiety and worry” and “apprehensive expectation” occurring on more days than it does not occur for at least six months and involving a variety of worries about various events or activities. The person has to find it difficult to control
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is referred as clinical depression it’s a medical condition that can affect many aspects of your life. For example‚ it can impact mood‚ behavior‚ physical functions such as appetite and sleep. This disorder emerges at an early age and usually in the late twenties. It also states that using preventable medical treatment can alter people’s condition of MDD‚ but they are expensive. It also proposed a more affordable preventive measure such as nudges that can tackle three
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people these nightmares are a whole lot more than a bad dream. Usually nightmares are nothing to worry about‚ but if you began to have them consistently you might consider that you have Nightmare Disorder. Nightmare Disorder was formally known as Dream Anxiety Disorder. The main feature of this disorder is the repetitive occurrence of scary dreams that awake the dreamer from their sleep. These awakenings can cause great distress to the sleeper‚ and can also
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