can take on many definitions. However‚ generalized anxiety disorder focuses on the events in everyday life. When someone like James in our case study‚ worries excessively about day to day events over a period of six months or more‚ they should seek treatment right away before the symptoms worsen. Researchers have still yet to find a cure for GAD. In this particular case study I will point out how the environment influences this disorder. These influences will include family‚ social class‚ interpersonal
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment: By Diane Roger-Arroya Psy124 unit 9 Assignment June 18‚ 2013 A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client
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Processing disorder is an umbrella term. Children who suffer with processing disorder can fit into various subsets such as‚ auditory processing disorder‚ visual processing disorder‚ and sensory processing disorder. Auditory processing disorder is when an individual is unable to process‚ interpret‚ and retain sounds all of which lead to difficulty in task completion‚ both at home and at school. Visual processing disorder is when an individual is unable to properly interpret what the eyes see. For
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder‚ according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ is a recurrent pattern of negativistic‚ defiant‚ disobedient‚ and hostile behavior toward authority figures that persists for at least 6 months and is characterized by the frequent occurrence of at least four of the following behaviors: losing temper‚ arguing with adults‚ actively defying or refusing to comply with the requests or rules of adults‚ deliberately doing things that will
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Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder is a pattern of instable moods‚ relationships‚ and a sense of identity. The Borderline Personality Disorder is usually found in the Axis I of the DSM-IV‚ it is can be qualified as a mood disorder because of the disturbance in mood and most Borderlines tend to have substance abuse problems‚ which is also found in Axis I. But Borderline Personality Disorder can also be categorized in the Axis II‚ because it is a personality disorder. People who
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Genetic Disorders: Schizophrenia April 18‚2011 Background Genetic Disorders occur when there is a change or mutation in the information contained in the genes. When cells get older or they have been exposed to something harmful disorders can occur. Genetic disorders can be caused by a mutation in one gene called monogenic disorder‚ by mutations in multiple genes called multifactorial inheritance disorder‚ by a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors‚ or by damage to chromosomes
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Psychological Disorders and Misdiagnosis Do you suffer from any of the following symptoms: inattention‚ hyperactivity‚ impulsiveness‚ mood swings‚ irritability‚ or feelings of sadness or grandeur? How about aggressive behavior‚ sleep pattern difficulties‚ weight changes‚ negativity. Is it possible that you have poor judgment‚ loss of interest‚ or have a shortened sense of the future? Well if you think you have any of these symptoms‚ then odds are that you are suffering from one or more of the
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Sleep disorders/disturbances can cause your sleep to be disturbed. Disturbed sleep includes the inability to fall asleep‚ the inability to go back to sleep‚ and frequent waking up during the night. Sleep disorders can make you feel tired‚ fatigued‚ and irritable‚ making it difficult for you to concentrate during the day. Sleep is a behavioral state that is a natural part of every individual’s life. We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. Nonetheless‚ people generally know
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References American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.). Washington‚ DC: Author. Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders‚ Inc. (1998). ANRED: Males with Eating Disorders. Retrieved November 18‚ 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.anred.com/males.html Carlat‚ D.J.‚ Camargo‚ C.A. Jr.‚ & Herzog‚ D.B. (1997). Eating Disorders in Males: A Report on 135 Patients. American Journal of Psychiatry. 154‚ 1127-1131. Crosscope-Happel
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What is Multiple Personality Disorder? Multiple personality disorder‚ also known as dissociative identity disorder‚ is a mental illness‚ which is a common effect of severe trauma during early childhood. It is usually something extreme‚ repetitive physical‚ sexual‚ and or emotional abuse. MPD is a disorder involving a disturbance of identity in which two or more separate and distinct personalities control a person’s behavior at different times. The dissociative aspect is said to be a coping mechanism
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