Introduction Anorexia Nervosa is a serious and often fatal eating disorder in which the individual deliberately restricts themselves of food due to an obsession with thinness and weight loss. I chose to focus on Anorexia because it is both a serious and growing public health concern within Canada. This paper will focus on the characteristics‚ prevalence‚ and treatment for Anorexia Nervosa as well as how this applies to social work practice. As Anorexia is such a fatal condition‚ understanding
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Personality Disorders in the Workplace INTRODUCTION People with personality disorders characteristic tend to have chronic inflexible styles of perceiving themselves‚ and interacting with others varies. (Ward‚ 2004) Personality disorders are typically some of the most challenging mental disorders to treat‚ because they are part of an individual and their self-perception. Treatment according to Ward‚ (2004)‚ most often focuses on increasing coping skills‚ and interpersonal relationship skills
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Paranoid Personality Disorder Paranoid Personality disorder (PPD) can be defined as possessing an inherent trait of high suspiciousness‚ and a disposition to mistrust people‚ or perceiving them as purposely malicious with ill intent. There are many instances where individuals sometimes out of instinct may not trust another individual or even become suspicious of a person. It may even often appear that people are a little apprehensive or just simply being cautious before they are receptive and
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Nero Key Personality Traits Nero’s reign started off with compassion for his subjects. As insecurities and burdens controlled him‚ he made drastic new decisions. Nero has the Introverted‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ Perceptive (ISFP) personality type. Those with this personality type are often referred to as the “artisan” or the “adventurer.” Nero is an ambitious but rather weak and restless character during his youth. Nero regrets signing his first death warrant and banned bloodshed in arenas – signs of
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A Personality Assessment of the character Felix Unger in the Movie The Odd Couple Argosy University Abstract This paper analyzes and assesses the personality of the character Felix Unger (played by Jack Lemmon) in the movie‚ The Odd Couple. The paper starts by offering a synopsis of the movie‚ which is followed by a description of Mr. Unger‚ his presenting problem‚ a mental status examination of him‚ and a history of Mr. Unger’s background. Next the paper offers a five-axis diagnostic impression
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FACTITIOUS DISORDER Facticious means artificial or unnatural‚ a definition that could not be more appropriate. People who suffer from factitious disorder (FD) “are great con men or con women‚ although what they obtain through their conning most people would far rather not have”[1]. The earliest accounts of factitious disorders are recorded in the times of Galen‚ a Roman physician in the second century A.D. The term ‘factitious’ itself‚ is derived from a book‚ published in 1843 by Gavin‚
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The estimated prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder is 4-5%‚ making it one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. In the United States‚ recent research has shown that 1.6% of the population‚ approximately 4 million people‚ are diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ while rare‚ is also a threat‚ and only 1.7 per 100‚000 children is diagnosed with it. In "Painted Rain"‚ it is shown that healthy relationships with other children and adults
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Conduct Disorder Running Head: CONDUCT DISORDER IN CHILDREN Conduct Disorder: The Symptoms and Possible Causes Pamela Lawson Psychology 101-03 Prof. Jake-Matthews 10:00 am Class April 7‚ 2006 Conduct Disorder Conduct Disorder: The Symptoms and Possible Causes Violent behavior among young children and adolescents is a very troubling situation. And there is a growing concern about the increasing rate of violence
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Antisocial Personality Behavior When we define abnormal behavior we must keep in mind that “normal” differs from culture to culture. What it is normal for a person from India is completely strange for a person from Europe‚ Colombia or Japan. To determine whether a person’s behavior is abnormal psychologist use three basic criteria as follows: Deviation from statistical norms and social norms‚ maladaptive behavior‚ and personal distress. If the individual’s behavior is considered “abnormal”‚ mental
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He is called the serial bully and displays behavior which qualifies him with numerous of the diagnostic criteria for Narcissistic Personality Problem. Known as having a pervasive pattern of grandiosity and self-value‚ lack of empathy‚ and the require for admiration‚ people with narcissistic personality condition overestimate what they are capable of and heighten up their accomplishments‚ frequently appearing boastful and pretentious. They do underestimate and devalue the achievements and accomplishments
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