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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discussing the issue of eating disorders and how they affect nearly eight million people in the U.S. alone. Out of any other psychological disease‚ eating disorders have the highest mortality rate. This is becoming a much bigger problem than anyone might have anticipated‚ due to the constant references from the media about how being thin is so important. It has also become harder to combat‚ because of the fast food industry. Despite what is common knowledge‚ eating disorders are curable and there are
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or better known as Disco Di‚ has had a history of episodes which led to concerns on the nature of her mental stability. She has been hospitalized on numerous occasions‚ and had been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder as well as Borderline Personality Disorder. Both disorders are ultimately life changing and ensue learned helplessness‚ a theory introduced by Martin Seligman (1975).
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Schizophrenia Definition Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that generally appears in late adolescence or early adulthood - however‚ it can emerge at any time in life. It is one of many brain diseases that may include delusions‚ loss of personality (flat affect)‚ confusion‚ agitation‚ social withdrawal‚ psychosis‚ and bizarre behavior. Individuals with schizophrenia may hear voices that are not there. Some may be convinced that others are reading their minds‚ controlling how they think‚ or plotting
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In the USA alone‚ up to 30 million people suffer from an eating disorder. That’s probably around 70 million worldwide. Eating disorders are serious and often deadly illnesses that greatly affect a person’s eating behaviors. The most common eating disorders include anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia nervosa‚ and binge-eating disorder. Today I’m going to be talking about these disorders‚ more specifically‚ what they are‚ the symptoms‚ the causes‚ the effects they have on the mind and body‚ and the recovery
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This week’s Charlie Rose’s video dealt with neurological disorders and can be seen as a continuation from the previous video on psychiatric disorders. Charlies wanted to discuss neurological disorders and how they differ from psychiatric disorders. To differential between psychiatric neurological disorder the program states that psychiatric disorders deals with enhancements of our everyday lives whereas neurological disorders are fragmentation of symptoms and the appearance of behaviors that we don’t
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Eating Disorders in Adolescent Girls Eating disorders are a group of mental disorders that interfere with normal food consumption. They may lead to serious health problems and‚ in the case of both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa‚ even death. The major recognized eating disorders are anorexia nervosa‚ bulimia‚ and binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a serious psychological condition. The sufferer is obsessed with food‚ diet and often body image to the point where their quality of
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Throughout the years psychological disorders have been characterized in an erroneous way. The constant stereotyping of individuals with mental illnesses as well as the treatment that they receive from others‚ may seem like a reason for people to keep quiet. Due to the fear of being criticized and ostracized drives various individuals with psychological disorders to keep their illness a secret. Individuals constant fear of being treated differently would be great reason to remove the illness from
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stereotypes surrounding the disorders. a. Almost half of people in the United States personally know someone with an eating disorder‚ that half of the people in the class room know someone that has an eating disorder. b. Packing lunch ‚ choosing restaurants wisely and keeping nutritious snacks on hand are just a few of the ways you can still manage to eat something and stay healthy at the same time. c. I would like to tell you more about healthy eating and what eating disorders and the effects are
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Comparison of Schizoaffective disorder and a brief psychotic disorder. Both schizoaffective disorder and a diagnosis of brief psychotic disorder include symptoms of disorganized speech and behavior in addition to hallucinations and delusions. It is important to keep in mind that even though schizoaffective disorder and brief psychotic disorder share some of the same symptoms‚ they are not interchangeable (Carlat‚ 2005). The break from reality and cognitive processing are seen in many psychiatric
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