Is Possible." Contemporary Issues Companion: Eating Disorders. San Diego: Greenhaven Press. Received December 2nd‚ 2008 from the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database. Stunkard‚ Albert‚ Allison‚ Kelly‚ Lundgren‚ Jennifer. (2008) “Issues for DSM-V: Night Eating Syndrome”. Arlington: American Psychiatric Association. Received on November 28th‚ 2008 from the American Psychiatric Association website: http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/165/4/424 Tharp-Taylor‚ Shannah. (2005)"Anorexia
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Vulnerable Populations Kathleen King- Materio BSHS/302 10/01/2012 Maryann Sorrell Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill‚ the generation and culture must be taken
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and the Michael Lauder case. Also‚ I will later discuss the stigmas attached to schizophrenia and my opinion to the suggested solutions to address these stigmas. Michael Laudor is an individual who suffers from schizophrenia. According to the DSM-IV-TR‚ schizophrenia is identified as‚ “a disorder that lasts for at least 6 months and includes at least 1 month of active- phase symptoms: delusions‚ hallucinations‚ disorganized speech‚ grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior‚ negative symptoms”
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Bipolar Disorder By Elliott Subervi Bipolar Disorder “Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people experience abnormally elevated (manic or hypomanic) and abnormally depressed states for short‚ or significant periods of time; in a way that interferes with functioning .(web‚Md) Bipolar disorder has been estimated to affect more than 5 million Americans—about 3 out of every 100 adults. [2] It affects people without regard to age‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ education or occupation. Not everyone
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References: American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV TR (4th ed.) Bagley‚ R (2003). Trauma and traumatic stress among missionaries. Journal of Psychology and Theology Barnett‚ K‚ Duvall‚ N‚ Edwards‚ K‚ & Hall‚ M (2005). Psychology and spiritual predictors of domains of functioning and effectiveness
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project. “The feeling of sexual excitement resulting from administering pain‚ suffering‚ or humiliation to another person”(Fahmy‚ n.d.). The pain is real whether it is physical or psychological in nature. Sexual Sadism has been defined ambiguously in the DSM; it includes both sadistic sexual fantasies and the acting out of such fantasies (with the resultant harm or death to the victims). Sexual Sadism is a mental disorder; it is one of several paraphilias. “A paraphilia is a condition in which a person’s
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trembling in Parkinson’s disease‚ or exhibiting abnormal eating behavior as in anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa‚ the fear associated with social phobia is unrelated to it. The symptom duration if the patient is under the age of 18 is over 6 months (DSM-IV-TR 456). Physical exam: An exam is generally not helpful in diagnosing social phobia. The
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(McDermott‚ 2004). Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed axis-1 anxiety disorders. The DSM-IV characterizes GAD by two main symptom clusters‚ the first of which is excessive and uncontrollable worry about a number of events and activities. The second cluster consists of six somatic symptoms (also referred to as associated symptoms in the DSM-IV)‚ the six somatic symptoms include: restlessness‚ feeling on edge‚ easily fatigued‚ difficulty concentrating irritability
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PSYCHIATRIC NURSING MAJOR PLAN OF CARE ASSIGNMENT Guidelines: 1. This assignment is much like a Case Study and is intended to be a comprehensive learning experience that synthesizes essential psychiatric and medical/surgical nursing theory. Your finished product will demonstrate mastery of principles needed for nurses working with mentally impaired patients. 2. It is similar to other Major Plans of Care with face sheet‚ lab sheets‚ TACTIS‚ assessment forms‚ and etc.‚ but will be different in that
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Essays – should be really well written with clear understanding of DSM criteria. 1. Refer to a character from a book or movie that portrays some sort of mental illness. Describe how the disorder would be diagnosed in real life. Were there problems with the accuracy in the portrayal mental illness of the fictional character? What were they? Mental Disorders 1. Which of the following statements is true? According to the diathesis-stress model of mental disorder‚ __________. a. genes play
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