The clinical picture of oppositional defiant disorder consists of a pattern of angry/irritable mood‚ vindictiveness and argumentative behavior that last up to 6 months (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Oppositional defiant disorder depicts angry or irritable mood as an individual losing their temper‚ touchy‚ and often angry. Furthermore‚ oppositional defiant disorder argumentative or defiant behavior includes an argument with an authority figure‚ refuses to comply with authority requests
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Dissociative identity disorder‚ more commonly known as multiple personality disorder‚ is one of the most intriguing and least understood of mental disorders. "Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by the presence of "...at least two separate ego states‚ or alters‚ different modes of being and feeling and acting that exist independently of each other‚ coming forth and being in control at different times" (Davison and Neale‚ pg180). "Each personality is fully integrated and a complex unit
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compulsive hoarding seems to be a severe mental health disorder‚ it is currently not categorized as a psychiatric disorder and not listed in the DSM-IV. In the DSM-IV however‚ one of the 8 criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is ‘the inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value’. There is currently a proposed revision for Hoarding in the DSM-V‚ with a push to include it as its own disorder; this includes an argument of whether or not it
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Hoarding Disorder Kandy Lind Independence Community College How Learning about Hoarding Helps The most current issue that is going on for me is hoarding. In the small town I live in that’s what people intend to do. In my own words and research I will explain why here everyone chooses to do it. Throughout the rest of my paper you will see that the information collected by psychologists and researchers to see how hoarders came to be and how they should get treated. Symptoms and behavior In this
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Cultural and Disease Paper Autistic Autism known as Autistic disorder is a neurological disorder that may occur during the first three years of life. The children with this disorder appears distance; living in their own world. The child does not show interest in interaction with other and lack of awareness to surroundings. Autistic children have problem communicating with others‚ poor eye contact‚ and shows limited attachment to others including parents. According to Choc Health (2012)‚ "Approximately
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Diagnosing Personality Disorders It is estimated that 30.8 million adults in the United States meet the criteria of having one or more personality disorders (Kessler‚ 2005). A good number of people do not seek medical attention. It is very dangerous to leave mental issues unchecked. People with personality disorders are often a risk to themselves and others (Yeandle‚ 2013). It is important for psychology majors to learn how to correctly diagnose personality disorders because treatment relies
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Wesley October 28‚ 2012 Annotated bibliography 1. Gaultney‚ J. (2010). The prevalence of sleep disorders in college students: impact on academic performance. Journal Of American College Health‚ 59(2)‚ 91-97. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.483708 This article is about college students experiencing a number of sleep problems‚ which may impact academic performance‚ health‚ and mood. A common sleep problem among college students is sleep deprivation and resulting excessive daytime sleepiness
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Asperger’s disorder is a developmental disorder‚ which not a lot of people are familiar with. It was previously lumped in with autism but now it is known that the two disorders are not the same. The Essentials of Abnormal Psychology defines Asperger’s disorder as a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social relationships and restricted or unusual behaviors but without the language delays seen in autism. Some researchers still think Asperger’s may be a milder form of autism as
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Bipolar Research paper Bipolar Disorder P. 1 Of the literal hundreds of mental disorders with which people must contend‚ few are as misrepresented as Bipolar Disorder. Fewer yet have such a social stigma bound to them. The actuality of the disorder seems to be lost somewhere between rushed diagnoses and an uniformed public. This is especially an issue as BPD knows no racial‚ social‚ or ethnic boundaries. Even those in high standing can be affected by BPD. One such case of this was Kurt Cobain’s
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Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs PSY/240 The Brain‚ the Body‚ and the Mind Psychiatric Disorders‚ Diseases‚ and Drugs There are five main psychiatric disorders and they are schizophrenia‚ depression‚ mania‚ anxiety disorders‚ and Tourette syndrome. Psychiatric disorders are “disorders of psychological function sufficiently sever to require treatment” Pinel‚ J. P. J. (2011). The main fact about these psychiatric disorders is that they are difficult to diagnose. They use the DSM-IV-TR
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