Living with Bipolar Disorder Imagine a Sunday morning. A couple is sitting at the breakfast table discussing the upcoming days events. They discuss in detail what is planned for the day‚ what various activities they have planned for the week‚ and talk about work. This is a nice‚ pleasant conversation. Now envision the same morning events‚ except now one of them has bipolar disorder. Would there be any difference in the conversation? People with bipolar disorder suffer from severe mood swings. Two
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Avoidant personality disorder University of Wilmington Abstract This research report discusses the Avoidant Personality Disorder. It discusses the inciting incident that may have given birth to the very development of this disorder. Furthermore the effects of the incident will be overviewed showing the varying aspects of an individual’s life that are directly affected. I have included the various types of treatment and their effectiveness at attempting
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Bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depressive disorder) is a psychological disorder that makes a person’s mood‚ energy‚ and activity levels change constantly. Bipolar disorder is caused by genetics‚ hormones‚ neurotransmitters‚ and the environment. Mood shifts can occur from a few times a year to a few times a day (it depends on the person). Bipolar disorder can happen to anyone‚ from young to old. Types of bipolar disorder: • Bipolar I: Episodes from manic to depressive‚ usually lasts at least
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Timbre Bush DOP Final Paper 19 April 2011 Oppositional Defiant Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder‚ ODD‚ is often found in children who developed Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder‚ or ADHD‚ and usually develops into Conduct Disorder when no course of treatment is sought out. ODD is characterized in the DSM-IV as children who often lose their temper‚ often argues with adults‚ actively defies or refuses to comply with adults’ requests or rules‚ deliberately annoys people‚ they are
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BDD: A PLASTIC SURGEON’S FAVOURITE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER Of all the known classified disorders in the DSM IV‚ Body Dysmorphic disorder is probably the least researched and less prevalent than all Somatoform disorders. So much so‚ that a lot of psychology students have either never even heard of it‚ or else are unaware of it being a Somatoform disorder‚ until they start studying clinical psychology. If this is the case‚ then we cannot really blame the multitude of ignorance‚ which have had no experience
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Biology Unit 18- Assignment 4 Circulatory Disorders. Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Overview Deep Vein Thrombosis‚ also known as DVT is a preventable circulatory disorder which occurs when a blood clot is formed in a deep vein‚ they usually develop in the lower leg‚ thigh‚ or pelvis‚ but can also occur in the arms. DVT can cause pain and swelling and can lead to complications such as a pulmonary embolism‚ however DVT is preventable and if diagnosed early treatable. How DVT forms (leg
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Not All Paraphilias Are Mental Disorders KentP_A4_A2.doc PSY 381 By Parley Kent Not all paraphilias or lifestyle choices should be considered for changes in the next version of the DSM. How do you determine what
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Impulse control disorders are conditions in which the afflicted cannot control his or her actions. Examples of Impulse control disorders include Pyromania and Kleptomania‚ the uncontrollable urge to set fire to something and the urge to steal something usually invaluable for the sheer rush of stealing‚ respectively. Both these disorders sound like excuses to illegal activities but studies show that only 5% of shoplifters can be diagnosed with Kleptomania and less that 2% of people accused of arson
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment November 21‚ 2012 ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a psychological disorder that in large is considered to be an excuse for a child’s bad behavior. In reality‚ ADHD is a disorder that is very real and has many levels of severity. It can range from very mild to extremely dangerous. Most children that suffer from it have symptoms that range from lack of attention‚ impulsiveness‚ seems to bounce around from
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition many may not know about‚ but it has recently become an area of more interest between scientist and people today. OCD is mainly an anxiety disorder‚ which can be described as having persistent‚ reoccurring‚ and uncontrollable obsessions and compulsions that become time consuming. “Obsessions are intrusive‚ recurrent‚ and persistent unwanted thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that are experienced as unacceptable‚ upsetting‚ and uncontrollable‚ and they usually
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