individual is afflicted with a specified disorder. B. Critics agree that the DSM-IV-TR system of classification has successfully increased the reliability of diagnoses without necessarily increasing their validity. C. The DSM-IV-TR offers therapists a means of determining causal factors underlying a specific psychological disorder. D. Critics of DSM-IV-TR argue that the classification system overemphasizes physiological factors associated with specified disorders. 5. Xenophobia is to fear of strangers
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Jenessa Orpilla Summer Assignment AP Psychology Movies and Mental Disorders Running with Scissors is a film adaption of a memoir written by Augusten Burroughs. It takes place in the 1970s where young Augusten lives with a dysfunctional family; an alcoholic father and a delusional poet. After his parents’ divorce‚ his mother‚ Deidre Burroughs goes to see a psychiatrist named Dr. Finch. Incapable of raising Augusten‚ Deidre gives custody of her son to Dr. Finch‚ where he deals
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"Multi-phobic personality characterized by acute separation anxiety . . ." This is Dr. Leo Marvin’s diagnosis of Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob. But exactly what does this mean? We all seem to have a vague understanding of what a phobia is‚ whether is be from watching movies or our own personal experiences. But what exactly constitutes a phobia‚ and how does acute separation anxiety fit in to the diagnosis of this character? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth
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mental or behavioral disorders‚ diseases‚ illnesses‚ dysfunctions‚ abnormalities or problems. Deviance/Unusual – Impaired functioning with respect to expected performance (Danger to self and others) ELEMENTS OF ABNORMALITY Deviance Irrationality Distress Observer discomfort Danger Violation of moral and ideal standard HISTORICAL VIEWS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR * Pendulum between supernatural and natural (scientific) explanations GREEK AND ROMAN ERA Hippocrates – Mental disorders have biological
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Laura’s Resources for Mental Health Illnesses Mood Disorders Disorder Resources Depression http://allpsych.com/disorders/mood/index.html http://www.camh.net/education/Online_courses_webinars/mha101/index.html Signs and Symptoms: lack of energy; oversleeping/not sleeping; drop in grades; regress to childhood fears; self-harm; substance abuse; aggressive; accident prone/clumsy Strategies: connect; allow creative outlets (writing‚ drawing‚ doodling); help with memory and organization
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following DSM-IV-TR® mental disorders. Then‚ match the disorders to the case studies below. DSM-IV-TR® Mental Disorders Dependent Personality Disorder – pp. 418–420 “Dependent Personality Disorder” of Ch. 13 Dissociative Disorders – pp. 176–181 “Dissociative Disorders” through “Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)” of Ch. 6 Somatoform Disorders – pp. 164–170 “Somatoform Disorders” through “What are Preoccupation Somatoform Disorders?” of Ch. 6 CASE STUDY 3
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a general distaste for everything in his suburban neighborhood on Cordelia Street. At first glance‚ Paul appears to be suffering from the typical adolescent angst. However‚ his actions and frame of mind are better defined by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPR). Paul demonstrates several symptoms of this mental illness such as‚ “preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success‚ power‚ intelligence‚ beauty or love‚ the belief that he or she is “special” and unique‚ and can only be
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terrorized Chicago in the late 1800’s‚ yet he was a slave to his own mind and his own disorders. Herman‚ who is also famous as H. H. Holmes had two personality disorders that drove him to commit the actions that he committed. evidence shows that Holmes had personality disorders like narcissistic personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder. H. H Holmes shows signs of antisocial personality disorder in many ways. To begin with‚ Mudgett started at an early age torturing animals (CNN)
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She meets the required minimum of five criteria needed in order to be diagnosed with this disorder. One is uncomfortable in social situations‚ the second one is low self esteem‚ third instability‚ fourth irritable and antagonistic in her relationships‚ and fifth she is extremely impulsive. My rationale for this is clearly demonstrated in several
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The Histrionic Arrival During the course of King Arthur’s New Year’s celebration‚ a mysterious stranger- who oddly is entirely green- interrupts the festivity to challenge the King himself. The green‚ giant-like stranger is described by the poet to be of such openhanded civility; a man who should be paid with high respects. The narrator vindicates this claim in lines 18-20‚ declaring “So monstrous a mount‚ so mighty a man in the saddle/ Was never once encountered on all this earth/ till then;”(The
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