him abandon some of his rituals‚ improve his social skills‚ and ultimately manage the anxiety and obsessions that cause his behavioral and interpersonal difficulties. Client name: Melvin Udall Psychiatric diagnosis: Obsessive–compulsive disorder DSM-IV-TR criteria: Client has either obsessions or compulsions: Obsessions: 1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ impulses‚ or images that‚ at some time during the disturbance‚ are intrusive and inappropriate and cause marked distress 2. The
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Running head: GRIEF AND HOMICIDE SURVIORS Study of Grief and How It Impacts Homicide Survivors Tina R. Workman Hillsborough Community College Bereavement‚ the loss of someone you care about‚ is a part of life for everyone. How one reacts to grief and how they move through the grieving process determines whether additional support or professional help is needed. People seek support from religious leaders‚ family and friends‚ or other social circles. Everyone who is experiencing
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something does not engage the person‚ there is very little chance of them being able to focus on it and get it done. ADHD is more of a matter of what the person focus’s on at individual period of time. For a diagnosis to be made based on current DSM-IV the symptoms must have been present in childhood. Symptoms of ADHD must be present by the age of 12 (Rist‚ Pedersen‚ Rist‚ 2013 ). This can make it hard to obtain a diagnosis once the person has reached adulthood. At that point diagnosis is forced
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Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Treatment Timeline Robin Webb CJA/394 April 20‚ 2015 Robert Greenwood Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Treatment Timeline 1900- Sigmund Freud publishes The Interpretation of Dreams. Sigmund Freud‚ a neuroscientist‚ is also known as the founding father of psychoanalysis‚ a method for treating mental illness and also a theory that explains human behavior. Psychoanalysis is used today as a method to treat mental disorders in patients by creating an environment
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Disorder I. Introduction Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes psychological and physical problems bad enough to affect everyday life - sometimes seriously. This disorder is also said to be one of the oldest disorders. According to the DSM-IV-TR‚ Bipolar Disorder‚ also known as Manic Depression or Bipolar Affect Disorder‚ is an extreme condition in which a person constantly changing moods‚ from a very good mood to a depressive state. A person diagnosed with this disorder can easily be
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different coping strategies the participants’ used. For Harrison and Cantor to accomplish their first goal they first had to decide how they would categorize the media stimuli’s. They turned to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). They
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and the seductive black swan. In Nina’s desire to reach this goal‚ she experiences a major transformation in herself that reflects the transition from the white and black swan in the ballet. This paper in particular will focus Nina’s diagnosis in the DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ the criterion that matches the diagnosis‚ psychosocial and environmental stressors‚ portrayal of treatment‚ recommended therapy‚ and possible improvement over the course of the film. According
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difficulties with self-concept. Professionals’ who diagnose ADHD are to follow the criteria set out in the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) or the ICD-10. (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Hyperkinetic disorders) It is worth noting that the US/Canada use the DSM-IV whereas other European countries tend to use the ICD-10. Both diagnostics criteria’s are very similar
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interaction‚ and behavior‚” (Dryden-Edwards‚ 2010). However‚ savant syndrome is a very rare form of autism that “occurs when a person with below normal intelligence displays a special talent or ability in a specific area‚” (Davidson‚ 2012). The criteria for DSM-IV is “organized into three categories of symptoms‚ conceptually approximating Wing and Gould’s (1979) triad of impairment: (a) impairment in social interactions‚ (b) impairment in communication‚ and (c) restricted‚ repetitive‚ and stereotyped patterns
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This case study pertains to a female named Andrea Simpson of undisclosed age and undisclosed race who appears to be suffering with a binge eating disorder. What is known about Andrea is that she is a divorced woman past her mid-20’s who has since childhood struggled on and off with habits of excessive eating that have directly affected her weight. During a ten-month period‚ for example‚ Andrea gained 90 pounds; this happened about two years before coming for therapy this time around. Over the years
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