Clinical Diagnosis Robin presents with known diagnoses of Major Depressive Disorder‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Bulimia Nervosa; repeated suicide attempts and self-inflicted cuts and burn on multiple occasions are also present. Precipitating the suicide attempts are stressful confrontations with her husband‚ making her feel hopeless and unloved. Stress inducing encounters from other than her husband have led to a dissociative state‚ in which Robin will self-mutilate or attempt suicide without remembering
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multiple personality disorder suffer with multiple role inside of their mind. [Thesis] Despite some psychologists’ belief that multiple personality disorder (MPD) does not exist‚ and is a made-up disorder that is similar to already established disorders‚ the differences in the symptoms of MPD to other disorders as well as scientific studies and history of the disorder prove that multiple personality disorder‚ also known as dissociative identity disorder‚ is a valid disorder. [Statement
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psychology behind eating disorders like what causes individuals to obtain these disorders. Research shows that eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have been linked to low self-esteem‚ stress‚ conflicts‚ and depression. Eating disorders can be addressed with a behavioral perspective‚ psychodynamic perspective‚ and with a cognitive perspective. Psychology of Eating Disorders “To eat or not to eat‚ that is the addiction” (Voelker 2007). Eating disorders are real and destructive
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ which is formerly known as multiple personality disorder‚ is a severe form of dissociation‚ which is a mental process‚ producing a lack of connection in an individual’s thoughts‚ memories‚ feelings‚ actions‚ or sense of identity. The disease is where two or more personalities simultaneously existing within a person and take control of his/her behavior and activities. This creates abnormality and
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Borderline personality disorder is a condition in which people have long-term pattern of emotional instability; it includes feelings about themselves and others. This disorder is considered a reflection of a crucial aspect of a person’s character that influences his or her way of seeing and also of how they are being seen in the world. People who have been diagnosed with personality disorders are continuously struggling to cope with the world‚ their social and personal relationships‚ and their ability
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The Globalization of Eating Disorders Eating disorders are a huge problem across the nation. Some of these disorders include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia-nervosa‚ binge eating‚ and body dysmorphic disorder. Anorexia is a disorder in which subject obsesses about food and how much they eat‚ while a Bulimic person eats an excessive amount of food‚ then purges. People affected by these disorders are obsessed with food however; they do not want the calories‚ so they eat as much as they can‚ then throw it
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head: HUMOR AND ITS EFFECTS ON ANXIETY DISORDERS 1 Humor and Its Effects on Anxiety Disorders The University of Vermont Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate humor as an alternative treatment for anxiety disorders. The hypothesis was that the continuous
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An eating disorder is an illness that causes serious disturbances to your everyday diet‚ such as eating extremely small amounts of food or severely overeating. People with eating disorder may have started out just eating small or large amounts of food‚ but at some point‚ the urge to eat lessened or gained and spiraled out of control. Severe distress or concern about body weight or shape may also signal an eating disorder. ("Eating Disorders." NIMH RSS. Web. 5 Oct. 2015.) Eating disorders include extreme
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The term eating disorder is used to refer to the conditions‚ which are related to constant negative eating behaviors that cause negative influence on the health of an individual. These conditions also a person’s ability to operate normally and may alter the emotions of the individual. The disorders are known to stem from the efforts to maintain certain kind of food‚ body weight‚ and shape‚ making the person to adopt these dangerous practices. When an individual concentrate so much on achieving these
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Dissociative Identity Disorder Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities or personality states are present in‚ and alternately take control of an individual. People who suffer from DID often have no recollection of what they have done or said while under the influence of the alternate personalities. Friends‚ family‚ and the person with the disorder often have a hard time dealing with DID‚ because of the sporadic nature of the personalities
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