Running Head: FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER 1 A Common Sexual Dysfunction in Women: Female Orgasmic Disorder Corneisha Rivers General Psychology 201-60 Jasmin Searcy March 27‚ 2014 Running Head: FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER 2 Abstract My research paper will be introducing a common sexual dysfunction founded in women in the United States. Female orgasmic disorder is the incapability to have an orgasm while dwelling in sexual intercourse. Women who have reached the age of menopause suffer
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that specialize in gotcha snapshots of schleppy-looking celebs also feature Cameron Diaz wrapped in a $15‚000 couture gown and glowing with youth‚ money and star power. We’re left hanging—and we want more. It’s easy to blame the media for this cognitive whiplash. But the real celebrity spinmeister is our own mind‚ which tricks us into believing the stars are our lovers and our social intimates. Celebrity culture plays to all of our innate tendencies: We’re
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Reactive Attachment Disorder April Powell-Dodge Keystone College PSYC 314-01: Psychopathology Rick Shillabeer‚ Psy.D. To help us to identify what reactive attachment disorder is we will first need to define what attachment is. For the purpose of this paper‚ attachment will be defined as the reciprocal relationship between a child and caregiver (Robertson‚ 2000). The development of this relationship is dependent on the caregiver’s response to the child’s needs (Robertson‚ 2000). In order
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Psychological Disorder Analysis October 30‚ 2011 PSY/270 Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling “jumpy all of the time‚” and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms cause problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. As a psychiatrist I would need to diagnose Marla with the proper disorder‚ explain information about the diagnosis‚ and discuss possible treatments with her. It would
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The purpose of this paper is to convey the psychology behind eating disorders like what causes individuals to obtain these disorders. Research shows that eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have been linked to low self-esteem‚ stress‚ conflicts‚ and depression. Eating disorders can be addressed with a behavioral perspective‚ psychodynamic perspective‚ and with a cognitive perspective. Psychology of Eating Disorders “To eat or not to eat‚ that is the addiction”
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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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Paranoid Personality Disorder Definition The word personality describes deeply ingrained patterns of behavior and the manner in which individuals perceive‚ relate to‚ and think about themselves and their world. Personality traits are conspicuous features of personality and are not necessarily pathological‚ although certain styles of personality traits may cause interpersonal problems. Personality disorders are enduring patterns of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the
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Paranoid Personality Disorders Paranoid Personality Disorder is a disorder commonly mistaken for schizophrenic personality disorders. Schizophrenia‚ a psychosis‚ is when a person is has an image of a world and its transpiring events‚ and he/she is"living" it. Paranoid Personality Disorder‚ however‚ is a neurosis where an individual is living in the real world. This disorder‚ though not as draining as other disorders‚ but can still devastate someone’s life. Individuals with this disorder always assume that
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Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder that often puzzles professionals in how to define and or categorize. There has been this back and forth debate amongst professionals on whether to categorize this disorder as either a mood or personality disorder hence its title “borderline” making it a unique disorder in that it trails on the outskirts of both. This disorder marks a pattern of ongoing symptoms in unstable mood swings‚ behaviors‚ self-imaging
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Neurocognitive Disorder Research: Autism Psychology November‚ 09‚ 2010 "Autism is a lifelong developmental disability. It is part of the autism spectrum and is sometimes referred to as an autism spectrum disorder‚ or an ASD. The word ’spectrum ’ is used because‚ while all people with autism share three main areas of difficulty‚ their condition will affect them in very different ways. Some are able to live relatively ’everyday ’ lives; others will require a lifetime of specialist
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