Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorders affect many people throughout the country. They can‚ in a sense‚ cripple the attitude that a person has towards the outside world. Sometimes a social anxiety disorder can be though of as just being shy‚ but it never goes away or lessens. As time goes on‚ the person will get worse and worse if no treatment is administered. They could possibly confine themselves to their own home‚ and never set foot outside unless it is absolutely necessary.
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A Case Study of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Some Diagnostic Considerations INTROD UCTION Prior to 1984‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was considered a rare disorder and one difficult to treat (I ) . In 1984 the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) initial survey results became available for the first time‚ and OC D prevalence figures showed that 2.5 % of the population m et diagnostic criteria for OCD (2‚3) . Final survey results published in 1988 (4) confirmed these earlier reports
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PERSONALITIES 12/2/2013 Behishta Hamid Words: 668 Abstract In this study I want to have a peek on the psychology of personality a wide-ranging topic which many researchers have had explorations‚ personality is the vibrant union of a person’s psychological and physical systems that expresses that person’s actions‚ thoughts and feelings. One of the earliest applications of quality based personality assessment was the prediction of academic performance‚ researches by Webb and others
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Determinants of Personality Following are the factors which help in shaping one’s personality: 1. Heredity - Heredity refers to factors that are determined once an individual is born. An individual’s physique‚ attractiveness‚ body type‚ complexion‚ body weight depend on his/her parents biological makeup. 2. Environment - The environment to which an individual is subjected to during his growing years plays an important role in determining his/her personality. The varied cultures in which we are
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders PSY 240 August 11‚ 2013 Marie Dube ’ Analyzing Psychological Disorders Today I will be discussing schizophrenia‚ the associated symptoms‚ the areas of the brain that it affects‚ the neurological basis of the disorder and the various treatment options that are available. Afterwards I will be reviewing two separate case studies‚ the first will be of a 33 year old man has been through a variety of inpatient treatment facilities for his alcoholism‚ and
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discourse and their environment. The movie Paranoid Park‚ by Gus Van Sant exemplifies the accurate embodiment that real life has to offer. In the movie‚ the main character Alex must confront real life problems and surpass them. The most compelling part of the film was the idea of being or staying “buoyant;” the desire to maintain composure and overcome distress. One of the most exceptional examples of buoyancy in the film is the skate-park‚ paranoid park‚ itself. Handfuls of rejected children
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PERSONALITY 1. The study of personality is concerned with generalities about people (human nature) as well as with individual differences. Personality is understood in terms of what characteristics individuals have‚ how they became that way (the determinants of personality)‚ and why they behave the way they do (motivation). 2. There are several perspectives or approaches that one can use to understand a person’s personality: A. Psychodynamic Perspective: Early life experiences‚ particularly
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& Assessment Axis 1: Clinical Syndrome: Dissociative Identity Disorder Sherry has recently been given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder or formally known as multiple personality disorder. She has had multiple hospitalizations over the last several years‚ and has been given multiple different diagnoses ranging from schizophrenia (disorganized type)‚ bipolar disorder‚ major depression‚ and borderline personality disorder. She has been placed on several different types of medications
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alcohol often times have a few too many‚ which may lead to problems down the road. Some of these problems include mental disorders classified not to long ago as alcohol
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The word personality originates from the Latin word “persona” which means mask. From the modern meaning of mask‚ it means a cover used for disguise. However from the ancient Latin-speaking world‚ the word is used not to conceal something but to typify or represent a character in theater plays. Thus‚ personality is what differentiates or distinguishes a person. It is a mask that sets an individual apart from others. For a more detailed description of personality‚ it is defined as the sum total
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