A psychological disorder is defined as a disorder of the mind involving thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function‚ meet personal needs on their own‚ or are a danger to themselves or others.( Brogaard ). There are a number of ways in which psychological disorders can be treated‚ they treatments range from insight‚ behavior‚ cognitive‚ group and biological therapies. Within my case study‚
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Hejmadi Psychology 100 July 4‚ 2012 Abstract For this assignment‚ the movie “Wrecked” was reviewed and a psychological analysis was conducted. Man is a character in the film that is trapped in a vehicle with loss of memory of who he is and how he ended up in the accident. As the days go on‚ he is faced with psychological challenges that either makes or breaks him during his time down in the ravine. With a dog as his only companion‚ his survival mode kicks
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long-term problems that stem from abuse as children‚ such as depression‚ anxiety‚ eating disorders‚ and attempts at suicide‚ but this Extended Essay will investigate only the three most prominent‚ long-term psychological effects of child abuse‚ focusing specifically on the types of abuse that may lead to the following disorders: dissociation‚ multiple-personality disorder (as well as borderline personality disorder)‚ and post-traumatic stress disorder. Abuse is herewith defined as a methodic
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Psychological Disorder and Illnesses Delusional disorder is an uncommon psychological condition in that patients present with circumscribed symptoms of non-bizarre delusions‚ but with the absence of prominent hallucinations and no believed disorder‚ mood condition‚ or substantial flattening of impact. For that diagnosis to be made‚ auditory as well as visible hallucinations can’t be notable‚ though olfactory or responsive hallucinations associated with the information from the delusion may be existing
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head‚ Neck‚ Eyes‚ Ears‚ Nose‚ Mouth‚ Throat‚ Neurological System‚ and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin‚ Hair‚ Nails‚ Breasts‚ Peripheral Vascular System‚ Lymphatics‚ Thorax‚ Heart‚ Lungs‚ Musculoskeletal‚ Gastrointestinal‚ and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. Student Name: Date: Client/Patient
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. Methylphenidate‚ also commonly known as Ritalin‚ is classified as a central nervous system stimulant‚ which is used for the treatment of both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. This drug works by preventing the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine‚ which results in the increased activity of these two neurotransmitters within the synaptic space‚ which occurs by modulating the activity of the dopamine transporter and the norepinephrine transporter. The prefrontal cortex
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Physical Assessment in Health Care Carlos Arteta Florida National University Professor: Angel Cano April 2‚ 2016 Case Study # 1 A 35 years old electrical engineer presented to the office for a clinical evaluation. Her name is Mary. She is complaining of a face rash that has been present for one week. The rash is across her face and the bridge of her nose. The rash appeared after one week of hiking and camping in the Appalachians. Mary denies new soap‚ detergent‚ lotions‚ environmental exposures
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The benefits of a bespoke physical fitness program. An emergency organization such as the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service cannot‚ even for one second‚ fail in its sacred responsibilities to respond instantaneously and manage successfully the myriad risks that confront the citizenry. The general nature of the fire service demands a critical level of fitness to perform vast emergency functions and fire fighters must be physically and mentally prepared to meet the occupational challenges. This impeccable
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of my psychological analysis. We will go over the main points of his life thus far and try to look at him through the psychoanalytic point of view. To understand what Jack Dough has went through and how he has become the man he is today‚ I will attempt to look at how he was raised. How Jack has went through the various stages of life per the view point of Erik Erikson’s work on psychosocial development‚ Kohlberg’s work on moral reasoning as well as Maslow’s and McClelland’s theories of need and motivation
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Bryan O. Psychological Testing BS Psychology III -1 Professor Jessy J. Reyes Psychological Assessment Report #2 July 20‚ 2013 Jessa Pauline Janer Dineros is an 18 years and 3 months old female currently on her 3rd year college taking up Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. She was born on April 14‚ 1995 and is currently residing with her family at Sta. Ana‚ Manila. She was referred for a Psychological Evaluation scheduled
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