theories included‚ biological and psychological theories‚ theories about the structure of the society‚ cultural theories‚ interactioinist theories‚ functionalist theories‚ differentiation theory‚ control theory‚ feminist theory‚ and constructionist theories. First I will briefly explain these theories‚ then I want to dive into the biological and psychological theories that peaked my interest. Biological and psychological theories believed that crime was related to "people’s biological abnormalities or
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Psychological Disorders Part A. What is schizophrenia‚ people may ask‚ It is a brain disease that is chronic and very severe‚ that “more than two Million Americans” (schizophrenia.com‚ 2004)‚ are having to deal with each day. Understanding the causes and treatments of schizophrenia is the first thing that needs to be done when taking a look at the causes and the treatments of this disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is in a person’s genetics‚ or DNA as the professionals would say
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overtime they should be able to adjust to the loss and their grieving will subside. But‚ there are some people whose grief will never let up and actually gets worse as time goes on. They suffer from a psychological disorder commonly known as Complicated Greif. This condition is a debilitating disorder and is extremely painful to live with. Fortunately‚ even though Complicated Grief is a fairly new diagnosis and there is still much to be learned about it‚ several successful ways have been found
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Introduction to Generalized Anxiety Disorders and Treatments in Adults This treatment paper offers to acquaint the reader with information regarding the significance‚ impact and treatments of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults. Among one of the most prevalent disorders in the United States‚ GAD has the propensity to severely hinder one’s everyday style of living and is listed within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association [APA]‚ 2013)
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“Anxiety is the signal of danger which mobilizes the human organism’s resources at all levels of functioning in the interests of conservation‚ defense‚ and self- preservation.” (Anxiety 1) If a person suffers from anxiety there is a major loss of control and then an attempt to regain that control because of a fear that they have. Anxiety disorders are one of the most frequently occurring mental disorders in the United States. However‚ anxiety disorders are not only found in the United States. They
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PART A I am going to explain the different psychological approaches in health and social care practice. Firstly I am going to explain the psychological approach of the application of the behaviourist perspective which involves changing and shaping behaviour. By using positive and negative reinforcement‚ Skinner believed he could change/train any animal or human to change behavior patterns and this is achieved by changing or shaping behavior. Shaping behavior is achieved by writing a plan. There
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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� Social Anxiety Disorder RUNNING HEAD: SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER RESEARCH PROPOSAL Social Anxiety Disorder Research Proposal May 16‚ 2011 � ABSTRACT Social anxiety disorder is an illness in which those affected are excessively self-conscious and overwhelmingly anxious in everyday social situations. According to American Psychiatric Association (2000‚ p. 456)‚ the diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder is defined as a "marked and persistent fear of one or more social
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mood disorder characterised by the presence of at least one major depressive episode in the absence of manic episodes and other disorders that may better account for presenting symptoms (e.g. schizoaffective disorder). A major depressive episode is defined as the presence of at least five of the following symptoms; depressed mood‚ loss of interest or pleasure‚ significant weight loss or gain‚ insomnia or hypersomnia‚ psychomotor agitation or retardation‚ fatigue
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Bipolar 1 Bipolar 1 disorder‚ also referred to as manic depression is a mental illness where patients affected experience the manic episode at least once in their lives. A manic episode can be defined as abnormal behavior accompanied by high energy and abnormally an elevated mood that disrupts life for a given period. Additionally‚ people affected by bipolar 1 disorder can experience depressive episodes. Mostly‚ there is a pattern cycle which alternates between depressive and manic episodes;
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Throughout the years psychological disorders have been characterized in an erroneous way. The constant stereotyping of individuals with mental illnesses as well as the treatment that they receive from others‚ may seem like a reason for people to keep quiet. Due to the fear of being criticized and ostracized drives various individuals with psychological disorders to keep their illness a secret. Individuals constant fear of being treated differently would be great reason to remove the illness from
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