personality disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods‚ behavior‚ and relationships. Because some people with severe borderline personality disorder have brief psychotic episodes‚ experts originally thought of this illness as atypical‚ or borderline‚ versions of other mental disorders. While mental health experts now generally agree that the name "borderline personality disorder" is misleading‚ a more accurate term does not exist yet. The symptoms of borderline disorder were first
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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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Eating disorder is a disorder that is influenced by culture‚ mind and body shape. Female has a higher rate of suffering eating disorder than that of male. In the modern city‚ people promote the ‘perfect body shape’. This is accompanied with the impact with the psychological matters. Without the correct treatment of the disorder‚ a life-threatening situation to individual is resulted. For anorexia nervosa‚ the person eats nothing beyond minimal amount of food‚ so body weight drops sharply‚ while bulimia
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Psychology 2 10 May 2014 Eating Disorders Many men and women suffer from eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge eating disorder are three common types of eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is when a person has a compulsion to lose weight even though they are severely underweight. A person that is bulimic has a compulsion to eat a great amount of food‚ then vomit or take laxatives to get rid of the food. Binge-eating disorder is when a person has a compulsion to binge‚
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common than you might think. This fear is called an “anxiety disorder”. However‚ a lot of people who suffer from this feel that they are alone and not a lot of people suffer from the same thing. Since “18% of the US population suffers from various anxiety disorders” and “only 1/3 of these people get treatment” (www.adaa.org/about-adaa/press-room/facts-statistics)‚ there needs to be more talk and awareness for these disorders. Anxiety disorders are “chronic conditions characterized by an excessive and
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DELUSIONAL DISORDER AND SHARED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER Discuss the Delusional and Shared Psychotic Disorder A delusion develops in an individual in the context of a close relationship with another person(s)‚ who has an already-established delusion. The delusion is similar in content to that of the person who already has the established delusion. The disturbance is not better accounted for by another psychotic disorder (e.g.‚ schizophrenia) or a mood disorder with psychotic features and is not due to
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS Psychological Disorder Analysis Your Name Your School Marla‚ a 42-year-old Hispanic female‚ came to the mental health clinic expressing complaints of feeling “jumpy” all the time‚ having trouble sleeping‚ and is experiencing problems with concentration. Marla states these symptoms are beginning to cause problems for her at her job. The limited information provided makes it difficult to analyze Marla’s disorder. However‚ the symptoms suggest that Marla
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sensations‚ 10. hot or cold flashes‚ 11. chest pain‚ 12. fear of dying‚ and 13. fear of going crazy or losing control." (Kernodle‚ pg 10). Before being treated for a panic disorder‚ you need to rule out all other possible conditions that are commonly mistaken for as a panic attack. "Anxiety becomes a problem‚ and a disorder should be considered when: · It is of greater intensity and duration than expected‚ · It leads to impairment or disability in occupational‚ social‚ or interpersonal functioning
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York Etiology and Treatment of Anxiety in Children.Although generalized anxiety may seem to be a normal part of an individual’s life‚ it is actually one of the most prevalent disorders among children and adolescents. For most of the studies and research constructed by experts throughout the years in psychopathology‚ this disorder was bypassed and taken into mild concern. The reason this condition was over looked so easily was because the majority of people‚ especially children‚ experienced symptoms
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Antisocial personality Disorder vs. Schizoid Personality Disorder Patients with antisocial personality disorder (often referred to as psychopaths) are frequently in conflict with social‚ moral‚ or legal norms. They may also demonstrate behaviours that show disregard towards others‚ such as lying‚ manipulating and breaking the law. Additionally these people are often reckless‚ irresponsible‚ lack a sense of personal responsibility and show little to no remorse. Therefore they mostly blame other people
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