will be discussing Bipolar Disorder. It will cover some of today’s diagnosis methods and treatment. The treatments covered will involve psychotherapy and antidepressant drugs. Bipolar Disorder Many refer to Bipolar Disorder as manic-depressive disorder. This disorder causes people to swing from very low depressive states to extreme highs of “mania.” When people are depressed they may feel sad‚ hopeless and lose interest in everyday activities. However‚ when their mood shifts in the other direction
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"About 44 million people 18 and over suffer from a mental disorder " (Barbara L. Kass-Bartelmes‚ 2004). Mental illness and disorders affects many people in the world. One of the most challenging and can be difficult is to properly treat and diagnose an individual who is suffering from a mental disorder or abnormal behavior. Abnormal behavior can occur or be defined as abnormal due to many different characteristics. These characteristics can be identified as abnormal due to what is consider as
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but what happens when the child is born with a neurological disorder? Neurological disorders in infants are a major concern in today’s society and methods of treatment need to be developed further. This paper will discuss some of the most common neurological disorders in newborns as well as touch on some of the rarer‚ but just as important disorders. Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is one of the most common neurological disorders in newborns. It is characterized by bleeding inside or
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Gender Identity Disorder/Gender Dysphoria Gender identity disorder (GID) or transsexualism is defined by strong‚ persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s own assigned sex. (“Psychology Today”) Due to a recent change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM‚ “Gender Identity Disorder” will be replaced with “Gender Dysphoria”. For the purpose of this paper those two terms will be interchangeable. This paper will explore
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MTV Essay Bodily Dismorphic Disorder: Pamela and Mandie’s story Mia Professor Benson Psychology 1010 Fall 2012 Mon/Wed 7:30 pm Due: 12/03/12 Bodily Dismorphic Disorder: Pamela and Mandie’s story BDD‚ also known as Bodily Dismorphic Disorder is a mental condition in which the affected person obsesses endlessly about perceived defects of their physical features. In the MTV True Life episode “I Hate My Face” 26yr. olds Pamela and Mandie‚ both suffer from this debilitating
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Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disorder also known as manic depression. It is described as a category of mood disorders. Mood disorders are defined by the presence of one or more episodes known as mania and hypomania. Bipolar disorder affects about five million Americans‚ about 3 out of every 100 adults. This disorder had been found equally in men and women. The signs and symptoms of major depressive episode are feelings of sadness‚ anxiety‚ guilt‚ anger‚ isolation
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Psyc101 Psychological Disorders Schizotypal Personality Disorder The cluster A disorder‚ schizotypal personality disorder‚ is not to be confused with Schizophrenia. It is on the milder end of the spectrum but can still have extreme effects on one’s life and relationships. The disorder‚ which affects nearly 3% of the population‚ can be defined by several different behaviors and has many symptoms. Unlike schizophrenia‚ the people with this disorder can acknowledge their behavior but still
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Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable highs and lows. Bipolar disorder was first accurately described by Jean-Pierre Farlett as foile circulaire (circular insanity) and by Julles Baillarger as foile à double forme (double form insanity) in 1984 (Marneros and Angst‚ pg 8-9). In 1952‚ bipolar disorder was officially added to the DSM‚ referred to as manic depression. There are three different levels of bipolar disorder Bipolar I‚ Bipolar II‚ and Cyclothymia
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Sleep Disorders Dr. M. Zain Yousuf MBBS‚ MCPS (Resident) SMO & In-charge In-patient Dept. A. Q. Khan Institute Sleep Disorders Classification (ICD-10):1. Nonorganic insomnia 2. Nonorganic hypersomnia 3. Nonorganic disorder of sleep-wake schedule 4. Sleepwalking [somnambulism] 5. Sleep terrors [night terrors] 6. Nightmares Nonorganic Insomnia Diagnostic guidelines:1. The complaint is either of difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep‚ or of poor quality of sleep; 2. The sleep disturbance
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Mental illnesses such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder are not diseases they are disorders. Although there are many different types of mental illnesses three of the ones most people hear about are depression‚ anxiety‚ and bipolar disorder. Some people will say a lot of these disorders are in people’s head but they are very serious disorders. A mental illness can affect a person’s way of thinking and/ or living‚ normally it is a negative effect but there might be a positive effect depending
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