Treatments: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has no cure; however there are treatments used to help control the symptoms such as psychological therapy and Drug Therapy. Drug Therapy There are medicines available in the form of stimulant and non-stimulant medications. Stimulants are available in the form of pills‚ capsules‚ liquids or skin patches. Medications consists of varieties such as short-acting‚ long- acting or extended release. One of the many benefits that long-acting or
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A signs and symptoms of a Parkinson’s disease differ from each individual. At the beginning‚ a sign will be mild and unobserved. Normally‚ a sign starts from one side individual’s body and it stays bad even though when it affect both sides. A tremor is one of the main symptoms‚ it starts to shakes in a hand or arm beside a slow motion and stiffness. An individual may be aware of their backwards and forward of the thumb and forefinger which is known as a pill- rolling tremor. The slowness of the movement
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Researchers performed studies on rats with cocaine to study relapse and that “addiction is a maladaptive form of memory and learning” (Discover‚ 2015‚ para 42)‚ which further explains drug relapse and possibly leads to being able to prevent relapse. Specifically‚ one finding in the animal studies was the cravings for the cocaine were stronger as time continues rather than lessening over time. The motivation to quit a drug substance is managed in the primitive areas of the brain‚ amygdala and hippocampus
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So far‚ I have learned many new things about the effects of both ADHD and Ritalin on the human body as well as different forms of behavioral therapy. I have learned that ADHD affects the areas of the brain that control attention and self-control and that as a stimulant‚ Ritalin stimulates these areas of the brain to enhance them. I have also learned that there are three different types of the disorder‚ which are inattentive ADHD‚ hyperactive-impulsive ADHD‚ and combined ADHD. I have also learned
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Determining the circuitry operant in the brain responsible for development of fear and anxiety is key to developing suitable treatments for the wide range of human anxiety disorders. The extended amygdala is a macrostructure in the forebrain that includes three key players in fear and anxiety-like behaviors: the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala(BLA)‚ central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA)‚ and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). The BLA sends excitatory projections to both CeA and BNST
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The disease I chose to research is Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement. It is also causes people to have uncontrollable tremors. The genes that are mutated are the legs of the 4th and 6th chromosomes. Some symptoms of this disorder and uncontrollable shaking in hands‚ feet‚ legs‚ or arms. Trouble speaking clearly‚ lack of balance‚ sleep and memory difficulties are also symptoms. Diagnosing Parkinson’s can be difficult because
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Lars and the real girl portrayed many psychological disorders. Many of the symptoms points at schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects how someone thinks‚ feels‚ and acts. People get this disorder that is characterized by a loss of contact with reality. Lars has withdrawn or lack of social skills in the office. Lars talks to Margo in a completely awkward way. He doesn’t show affection to her and hides all his emotion by using Bianca to block them. He is not willing in his head to accept Margo
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Schizophrenia is a disabling‚ chronic psychiatric disorder that affects around 1-4 % of the worldwide population (Ho‚ Black &Andereasen‚ 2003) and is one of the mental disorders that least understood although it is one of the most researched disorder. Many researchers in this field neglect the fact that schizophrenia commonly begins at late adolescence as psychosis (Howard et al.‚ 2000). Poulton et al. (2002) study was the first in psychosis literature that found continuity between adolescence psychosis
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Mystery has shrouded the exact process of how hallucinogens impact the brain. As studies have become more commonplace in regards to how these elements can be used‚ scientists are also using more updated methods to determine how precisely they impact the mind and body. Carhart-Harris‚ Kaelen‚ and Nutt (2014) performed excellent and detailed research to bring clarity to this issue. In their process they discovered hallucinogens primarily act on the serotonin 2A receptors. This finding was reinforced
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A2 Psychology: Unit 4 Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations Schizophrenia: Behavioural explanations (part of the psychological explanations) Any behavioural explanation of schizophrenia has to incorporate fundamentals of conditioning (classical and operant) and/or social learning theory. Is it possible to make sense of the many and varied symptoms of this disorder within that behavioural framework? Basic Behavioural approach to explaining schizophrenia The behavioural explanation
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