and screaming during the day at the sound of horse’s feet‚ and mass amounts of people with sleep disturbances in late evening hours. However‚ it was not until 1980‚ in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III)‚ that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) recognized PTSD as an official disorder (Ezra‚ 2001). Upon its introduction‚ many controversies followed‚ and yet‚ today people have benefitted tremendously from PTSD research that continued to follow
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Ken Wilson’s Case Adapted from Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology 9th ed.‚ by Oltmanns‚ Martin‚ Neale & Davidson‚ 2012. Case History: Ken Wilson is a 7-year-old‚ first-grader who has been referred by his mother to a child psychology clinic. She explained that Ken was having trouble at school‚ both academically and socially. Ken’s parents had been married for 12 years. His father was a business manager‚ and his mother‚ a homemaker. Ken was the middle of three children; his older sister
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“adaptive and executive functioning” (p.1) through EAT. For a participant to be included in the study they had to have an IQ 70 or above and had diagnoses of ASD that was in accordance to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)- IV-TR (Borgi et al.‚ 2016). The study had a total of 28 participants ages six to twelve years old‚ that received one 60 to 70 minute session a week for 6 months‚ which equals to 25 sessions total per participant (Borgi et al.‚ 2016). The session involved
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Mary’s Case Study Unit 5 Lence Lazoroski PS520-01: Neuropsychology March 4‚ 2012 Case Study Summary Mary S. is a 17-year-old Latina High School Junior who is popular amongst her peers and performs academically in the top quarter of her class. One day‚ while at a party‚ she was dared by her friends to dive off a second floor balcony in the swimming pool. When she dove head first‚ she slipped and experienced a sharp blow to her head on the side of the pool. She was unconscious
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Autism can be described in many words; medically it is a neurological disorder which can affect the brain from trying to properly function normally. Autism has many symptoms Such as mentally retardation and lack of communication plus more. (DSM pp.70) describes “Autistic disorder is the presence of markely abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and markedly restricted repertoire of activity and interests.” In other words Autism takes control of the brain causing it to malfunction
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Maggie Halverson Abnormal Psychology 4/20/2014 Media Project: Shutter Island In the movie “Shutter Island”‚ the main character‚ Andrew Laeddis struggles with recognizing reality because he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. The movie is set in 1954 at Ash Cliff‚ a treatment facility on Shutter Island for the “criminally insane”. Laeddis believes he is a U.S. Marshall who has come to the island with his partner‚ Chuck‚ to investigate the disappearance of one of the patients. As Laeddis continues
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acknowledge his delusions for what they are. The movie relates to our class in that the main character suffers from Paranoid Schizophrenia‚ a mental disorder that falls under the category of abnormal psychology. Several of the symptoms cited in the DSM IV are present‚ including
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Case Study Patients name: John Nash Diagnosis and Assessment Axis I: Undifferentiated Type Using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR) John Nash has been given the primary diagnosis of being undifferentiated. Plus abnormalities of the brain structure and function‚ disorganized speech and behavior‚ delusions‚ and hallucinations. Nash often has panic attacks‚ withdrawal from social activities‚ and loss of attention to personal hygiene and grooming‚ and
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Impulse Control Disorder General Psychology 11:00-12:15 T/H 11/29/13 What is impulse control disorder? Impulse control disorder is more than just acting on a whim. People with an impulse control disorder‚ a newer form of personality disorders‚ can’t resist the urge to do something harmful to themselves or others (Ploskin‚ 2007). People with these disorders may or may not plan the acts‚ but the acts generally fulfill their immediate‚ conscious wishes. Most people‚ however‚ find their
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is unknown‚ it ranges anywhere from 0-3 years. He does not have an occupation‚ and no information is given on his family. The psychological disorder that Piglet possibly has is Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Symptoms of this disorder‚ from the DSM-IV-TR‚ include “excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation)‚ occurring more days than not for at least 6 months‚ about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).” Piglet often worries about things such
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