unmentioned psychiatric condition—the dissociative identity disorder. “Dissociative identity disorder is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities‚ or personality states‚ are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual.” (“Psychology Today: Dissociative Identity Disorder‚” 2014). The condition is “characterized by a fragmentation‚ or splintering‚ of identity” (“Psychology Today: Dissociative Identity Disorder‚” 2014). “Usually‚ a primary identity carries the individual’s given
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Delusional Disorder Abstract This paper explains the mental illness of delusional disorder. It explains the different types of delusions that exist‚ what could cause them‚ and how they are possibly treated‚ though it’s often confused with schizophrenia‚ delusional disorder is quite common‚ especially in women. What does it mean to be delusional? What is a delusional disorder? This paper will include all information on delusional disorders and what could
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Borderline Personality Disorder Etiology: A history of abuse in the patient’s is very common. Some hypothesize that if‚ as a child‚ the patient was separated from their mother they are more likely to develop BPD‚ therefore developing intense anxiety‚ hypersensitivity to rejection‚ and feelings of abandonment. Medications: SSRIs are the preferred medication given to patients with BPD. Common SSRIs are Prozac‚ Zoloft‚ Lexapro‚ Paxil‚ Luvox. Antipsychotic agents and opiate receptor antagonists may
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Eating Disorders 1 Eating Disorders: The Different Types Introduction to Social Work Professor Moilanen December 2‚ 2008 Eating Disorders 2 Eating Disorders: The Different Types Over the last several decades many teenagers are extremely concerned about the way the look whether it’s to them or to the opposite sex. Those same teenagers are looking at celebrities bodies in magazines and are becoming self-conscious about the body image compared to those celebrities
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Social identity and national identity. The social identity approach assumes that social identity depends upon social groups and category membership. Tajfel (1972)‚ for example‚ described social identity as individual’s awareness of belonging to a group‚ together with the emotional and evaluative significance of that group membership. The strength of social identity is measured by asking individuals to assess cognitive and affective aspects of their group (for example‚ Brown‚ Condor‚ Mathews‚ Wade
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Some would suggest that borderline personality disorder is hereditary. There were five empirical studies conducted on children who had mothers with BPD. Three of the studies were based on a wide age range‚ while the other two studies were based on children of the same age in their infancy years‚ but from a developmental view. The research showed that children between the ages of four and eighteen with mothers who have BPD are more likely to experience changes in household composition and schools
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this who am I. Not that I didn’t know who I am‚ but who am I when I’m around different groups of people. Which identity am I portraying to my friends‚ family‚ or other groups of people which I associate myself with. Although one may not think about it much; I took time to reflect the multiple identities I present when around different people. While trying to figure out these multiple identities; I came across some of the ideas in which authors of assigned readings in my English class. They propose the
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Introduction Anorexia Nervosa is a serious and often fatal eating disorder in which the individual deliberately restricts themselves of food due to an obsession with thinness and weight loss. I chose to focus on Anorexia because it is both a serious and growing public health concern within Canada. This paper will focus on the characteristics‚ prevalence‚ and treatment for Anorexia Nervosa as well as how this applies to social work practice. As Anorexia is such a fatal condition‚ understanding
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ETHNIC IDENTITY IS AN INTERACTIONAL IDENTITY. The word “ethnic” that we use in our daily life sometimes can be related to foreign origins‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional‚ and has cultural relation. Actually‚ the word of ethnic came from the Greek word “ethnos” used by Homer in Iliad on 7-8th BC which indicates a group of people that is different from “us”. However‚ as the time move forward‚ the word “ethnic” has been understood as stated above (foreign‚ unusual‚ different‚ unique‚ traditional
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Borderline Personality Disorder What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness characterized by a repetitive pattern of disorganization and irresolution in self-conception‚ interpersonal relationships‚ mood‚ and demeanor. The instability associated with this disorder is often disruptive to the individual ’s personal and professional life‚ long term goals‚ and self identity. Webster ’s New World Medical Dictionary states‚ "Distortions in cognition
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