PROFESSORS NAME HERE October 16‚ 2007 Social Injustice and Stigma Regarding the Diagnosis and Compensation For Patients who Present with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe chronic mental illness associated with psychiatric distress‚ social maladjustment‚ poor quality of life‚ and medical comorbidity. Yet‚ for the past twenty years it has been a controversial mental illness diagnosis not only due to its subjectivity
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Patricia Dietz‚ a wife of a Vietnam veteran‚ has suffered along with her husband the effects of post traumatic stress disorder. She has stated that‚ "It has changed everything; it has affected the rest of his and her life." Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is when a person‚ in this case a veteran from Vietnam‚ is haunted by his memories of war and death so badly that it affects not only the rest of his life‚ but others close to him as well. Any time there is a traumatic event‚ physical danger‚ or
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sees him and tries yelling for him‚ but Charlie does not stop. Allen then seems like he knows that something is wrong with Charlie and wants to help. In this movie it is clear to see that Charlie is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is what would go on Axis 1 of the multi-axial system. For this diagnosis he needs to have 6 or more symptoms from 3 different areas. These areas are re-experiencing‚ avoidance‚ and arousal. He has been suffering for over 1 month and is severely
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theaters of combat. The list is long and can include; trying to find employment after service‚ transitioning from service‚ dealing with injuries sustained while in service as well as many mental health issues. Depression and substance abuse as well as PTSD are something many returning veterans deal with on a daily basis. The list of social issues facing many veterans could go on and on and many Americans do not know or understand why so many veterans have these problems following them after their time
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DSM-III. PTSD is very unique disorder because of the great important placed on the traumatic stressor‚ an etiological agent. PTSD was a psychological condition of Veterans who were unable to face their experiences on the battlefield. PTSD is an anxiety disorder where some people develop after living or seeing event that caused or threatened serious death of a person or serious harm. PTSD is related to changes in brain structure/function in which these changes provide clues to the origin of PTSD‚ treatment
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hPsychological Disorders and Approaches to Treatment APSS 111 Teaching Team What is Abnormal Behavior? • Some leading definitions about what is considered abnormal: • Deviance »Deviate from normative behaviors in our society / culture • Maladaptive Behavior »Impair the person’s normal functioning • Personal Distress • A continuum perspective to understanding abnormality Classification of Psychological Disorders • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 4th Ed. (Text Revision) (DSM IV‐TR)
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Literature review The experience of childhood trauma increases the likelihood that symptoms of PTSD will reoccur during adulthood (JAMA‚ 2008). The New England Journal of Medicine defines PTSD as a result of an events capacity to provoke fear‚ helplessness‚ or horror in response to the threat of injury or death (2002). A PTSD diagnoses will present symptoms of avoidance (to include person‚ place‚ or things)‚ flashbacks of the event‚ nightmares‚ insomnia‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ panic attacks‚ and somatic
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1. To what extent do biological‚ cognitive‚ and sociocultural factors influence abnormal behavior? • Biological • Genetic predisposition (e.g. depression‚ schizophrenia‚ anorexia nervosa) • Imbalance of neurotransmitters (anorexia nervosa and depression – serotonin‚ schizophrenia – depression • Hormones (anorexia nervosa: cortisol‚ orexin) • Cognitive • Cognitive theorists believe that abnormality is caused by unrealistic‚ distorted or irrational understanding‚ perceptions and thoughts about oneself
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PRESENTATION PREPARATION OUTLINE ACROPHOBIA Student’s Name : MOHD ZASHARUL ASRAF BIN MOHD JUSOH Faculty /Group : IM225 5A Lecture’s Name : MADAM FARIDAH JAA’FAR Title : ACROPHOBIA (FEAR OF HEIGHTS) Order : Topical Order General Purpose : To inform Specific purpose : To inform my audience what is acrophobia‚ the symptoms of acrophobia‚ the treatments and cure for acrophobia and how to overcome the acrophobia. Central idea : The fear of heights caused by
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1. Introduction to Anxiety Disorders Anxiety is a common and essential process of daily life. It is highly important‚ evolutionary speaking‚ as people typically experience anxiety when faced with environmental threats such as encountering a lion (not so common a concern in modern society for most people)‚ scarcity of food or other resources‚ or acceptance among one’s peers and society at large. This anxiety orients the individual toward anticipating dangers‚ motivates the person to act in order
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