Bio psychological Disorders Schizophrenia PSY/240 Schizophrenia affects about one percent of the human population‚ and can be genetic. If one parent has it then their children run the risk of having this disorder. There is no known cause of this disorder it can be genetic or environmental. There is no clear answer as to why if it runs in a family it can skip generations then pop up out of the blue.
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Medication used to treat psychiatric conditions are abused by those who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders Why is this so common? Non-medical prescription use and prescription drug disorders are also associated with increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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Running head: HUMOR AND ITS EFFECTS ON ANXIETY DISORDERS 1 Humor and Its Effects on Anxiety Disorders The University of Vermont Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate humor as an alternative treatment for anxiety disorders. The hypothesis was that the continuous
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Everybody worries from time to time‚ but it does not stop them from being able to relax and enjoy life. However‚ Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) leaves people in constant worry‚ stopping them from living life. The variety of symptoms GAD presents develops for many reasons and can be treated in different ways. Most of the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder affect the emotions of the individual. The most telling symptom of GAD is the constant worrying‚ which often feels uncontrollable (Mayo
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Biological Approach Bipolar Disorder “The biological approach looks for its roots of mental disorders in the brain’s circuitry.” (Kowalski‚ R.‚ & Westen‚ D.) When using the biological approach the mental health professional is looking for problem with how a person brain is functioning. It is their belief that it is more of a medical cause for a person’s problems. The brain is studied to see if it is functioning proper and if it is not what the possible causes may be. It is known that different
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder‚ Adult Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder. People with this condition constantly worry about everyday events. Unlike normal anxiety‚ worry related to GAD is not triggered by a specific event. These worries also do not fade or get better with time. GAD interferes with life functions‚ including relationships and school. GAD can vary from mild to severe. People with severe GAD can have intense waves of anxiety with physical symptoms (panic attacks)
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explain the use Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to discuss the extent to which growth needs influence personality formation‚ also describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality. Examine the relationship of biological factors to Maslow’s theory of personality‚ explained the basic aspect of humanistic theory that are incompatible with biological explanations of personality. Abraham Maslow developed the hierarchy of needs theory still remain valid today for understanding human
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Psychological and Mental Disorders PSY 240 August 4‚ 2013 Marie Dube ’ Psychological and Mental Disorders A psychological disorder or mental disorder is a pattern of psychological or behavioral symptoms that can and usually do impact various areas of the life and/or create distress of a person that experiences symptoms. Schizophrenia‚ Depression‚ Mania‚ Anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette syndrome are all types of these disorders. Schizophrenia‚ a psychotic disorder characterized by loss
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this essay I ’m going to describe and evaluate the core theoretical perspectives in counselling‚ behavioural‚ cognitive behavioural‚ humanistic and psychodynamic theories‚ the view of the person in therapy‚ the blocks to functioning of the person in therapy and the goals and techniques of each theory. I will compare and contrast the approaches looking at the similarities and differences between the counselling perspectives and how the counsellor in each theory differ in their techniques to counselling
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