Bipolar disorders fall into two categories‚ Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ “for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder‚ it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes” (p. 123). While a diagnosis for Bipolar II Disorder needs to meet the criteria for a current or past hypomanic episode and criteria for a current or past major depressive
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Psychological Disorder Paper XXXXX XXXX Psychology 450- Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Prof. X Psychological Disorder Paper Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as an anxiety disorder that most people acquire as a result of seeing or enduring dangerous events (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2013). Danger comes in many forms and in most cases‚ danger that cannot be detected such as an earthquake‚ a robbery or an accident. We are all equipped with the ability
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs PSY/240 January 9‚ 2011 Mary Jane Dugan Psychiatric Disorders‚ Disease‚ and Drugs A psychiatric disorder is defined as disorder of psychological function so severe that it requires treatment usually by psychiatrist or clinical psychologist. The abnormal behavior expressed by people suffering from psychiatric disorders prevent them from living normal lives some of these disorder include schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorder‚ and Tourette
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Introduction In this assignment‚ I shall be exploring two factors of sociology and linking them with two sociological perspectives. The two factors that will be discussed are family and crime‚ which will each be linked to Functionism and Marxism. This will offer a comparative and contrasting view‚ to highlight differences between sociological views. The factors and perspectives will be presented using past theories to support each aspect of this discussion. As a factor‚ family plays a crucial
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Delusional disorders account for one of the most common types of psychological disorders that exist in the world today. Studies suggest that this disorder accounts for 1% to 2% of admissions to inpatient mental health facilities in the world. Delusional disorders can be defined as the‚ “the presence of one or more non-bizarre delusions that persist for at least 1 month”. The non-bizarre delusions are considered to be plausible which means that the person’s theory could actually occur a small proportion
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Bringing along its criticisms with its advantages‚ the theoretical integration model is considered as a contemporary development in criminological theorizing (Tibbetts‚ 2012). As researcher development an understanding how criminological theory of crime behavior‚ they recognized the lack of input from various disciplines‚ which needed improvement of the empirical validity of traditional theories. Meaning‚ until more recently most criminal justice professionals doe have not work or book knowledge
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3:00A.M.. The bright light from my phone blinds me as I check to see the time. For the past 3 hours‚ I have been trying everything to fall asleep; counting sheep‚ listening to music‚ even just lying there. Nothing is working. In just twelve short hours‚ I will be on my way to Europe‚ and I couldn’t be more excited. There was no way I am going to be able to fall asleep when I have such an amazing day ahead. I decide to go through my checklist of everything that is going into my suitcase. “Tennis shoes…
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At the room-service station‚ the waiter debits the guest´s account. This takes 2 minutes. The waiter may wait to do the billing if he another order to prepare or deliver. a) Draw a process map for the room-service process. b) What is the theoretical flow time of the process? c) The average flow time of the process was measured to be 60 minutes.
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In addition to these symptoms‚ veterans develop post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may have extreme periods of sadness and irritability (Ragsdale‚ cite). PTSD is common among military service members. Veterans with PTSD and has a history of mTBI demonstrate more severe PTSD symptoms than veterans with PTSD without a
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Eating Disorders and weight loss has always been and will always be a challenge in the USA. Psychologists have been trying to motivate as well as encourage people to lose weight in all different ways. Focusing on dangerous methods that can be harmful to humans such as anorexia‚ and bulimia‚ can lead to many eating disorders which may then cause bodies to go into dimorphic disorders. This has been an epidemic in the media as well as in the societies where it has an on-going conception of being beautiful
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