Hoarding disorder‚ also known as compulsive hoarding‚ is a chronic behavioral syndrome that is characterized by difficulty discarding possessions‚ regardless of their value. The hoarding condition exists along a continuum from normal collecting to a serious psychological condition that interferes not only with the quality and safety of life of the individual‚ but their family members‚ or others closely associated with them as well. Hoarding disorder used to be considered a symptom of other disabilities
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COMPULSIVE HOARDING BY RACHEL DILLIE THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE Hoarding 2 While some people believe it is not‚ hoarding is a mental disorder that is difficult to treat and is often judged as a personal problem rather than a mental disorder. The new appearance of television shows that are specific to this mental disorder‚ place this disease in the spotlight. Compulsive hoarding has become something that is looked down upon and that the person whom it is affecting is just messy and disgusting
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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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Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms By Keanne Louise S. Ariola English 1‚ RTA Professor October 11‚ 2013 Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms People get anxious in their everyday life just by worrying what to eat‚ how to earn money‚ how to finish a work before its deadline‚ how to pass their job interview‚ etc. Anxiety is among the second most common psychiatric disorders among children‚ adolescents and adults. Anxiety disorders are
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This Essay will discuss Anxiety disorders and its prevalent diagnosis within society with a focus on patients who choose to self-medicate‚ exploring the reasons behind why they choose to do so and the inherent social and health dangers associated with this behaviour. I will discuss why anxiety disorders are almost at epidemic proportions in all sections of society today with a majority still undiagnosed. The possible failure in diagnosis and treatment of this condition and discuss reasons as to
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Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents General Psychology Fall 2013 For those dealing with an anxiety disorder getting help can be difficult for multiple reasons. First‚ distinguishing between normal and abnormal worries and reactions can be difficult for a person. Once a person has realized they need help they face the reality that mental illness is often stigmatized‚ causing those suffering to feel ashamed and embarrassed and scared to reach out for help. They worry
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Paranoid personality disorder is a psychological disorder characterized by paranoia and‚ is always suspiciousness and not trusting of others. Schizophrenia‚ paranoid type or Paranoid schizophrenia also a psychological Disorders‚ and is the most common type of schizophrenia. Many people with both either of the personality disorder are often oversensitive‚ very quick-tempered. A person with Schizophrenia is not in touch with reality‚ the clinical description of Schizophrenia is they are often paranoid
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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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Pica Eating Disorder What is Pica? Pica eating disorder is defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive items for at least one month at an age for which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate. This does not include culturally sanctioned eating practices (An Update on Pica n.d.). Some items that pica sufferers eat are but not limited to: • Soap • Buttons • Clay • Hair • Cigarette Butts • Paint • Glue • Sand/Dirt • Plaster • Laundry Starch • Coffee Grounds • Paper • Toothpaste • Chalk
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder Body dysmorphic disorder is a body-image disorder characterized by chronic and invasive preoccupations with an imagined or sight defect in one’s appearance. To a person with body dysmorphia‚ their flaws are highly significant and prominent. They are capable of disliking any part of their body. However‚ it is most likely that they will find an issue with their skin‚ nose‚ chest‚ stomach‚ or hair. There is no evidence on whether they view these flaws realistically. There is
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