Mr. Draher PTSD Research Paper 1/13/14 Introduction: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) is a disorder that occurs in people who have suffered through a traumatic event. Such as sexual abuse‚ natural disasters‚ war‚ etc. These people then go through three different types of symptoms; the first is called re-experiencing where they relive the event through nightmares‚ flashbacks and bad thoughts. Then there’s the second set of symptoms which are called avoidance symptoms where they do things like
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from “A” to “E‚” the guidelines label several PTSD treatments as “A” treatments based on their high degree of empirical support. They include: Prolonged-exposure therapy‚ Cognitive-processing therapy‚ Stress-inoculation training‚ Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing‚ or EMDR‚ or Medications. 2.) Which treatments make the “A” list? The VA consider two of the "A" treatments-prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive-processing therapy-that it is doing national rollouts of them within the
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The nAChR is unusual among receptors in that agonist-induced desensitization leads to an up-regulation of the receptor. Ligand interactions occur with various discrete forms of the receptor as originally proposed in 1958 by Katz and Thesleff‚ e.g.‚ open‚ resting‚ and desensitized states that are in equilibrium (Lena and Changeux‚ 1993). In addition to the acetylcholine (ACh) binding site‚ the nAChR‚ like other LGICs‚ e.g.‚ GABAA(benzodiazepine‚ neurosteroid‚ and barbiturate) andN-methyl-D-aspartate
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Phobias and Addictions 2 Phobias and Addictions as related to Classical and Operant Conditioning Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning Classical conditioning is one of the major theories of human behavior. It involves a natural stimulus in relation to the response; thus a previously neutral response creates the response even without the presence of the natural stimulus
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Interpersonal Communication and Communication Apprehension One of the major fears that people have is the fear of communication. The fear of speaking is a real issue that everyone needs to recognize. It does exist and will continue to exist without the proper education against it. Have you ever had a hard time talking in a certain situation? Have you ever tried to give a speech and just froze? Have you ever felt discomfort‚ pressure‚ nervousness‚ pain or stress towards
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Public Speaking: Crash and Burn‚ or Speak and Learn There are a number of "creative" tips that are taught to people who are nervous to speak in public. These creative bits of advice designed to help you get over being scared are not only stupid‚ but will likely hurt you and make you feel worse. Picture the Audience naked. This seemingly pornographic advice refers to imagining your audience in some position that lowers their perceived power. Other variations on this theme include‚ "Picture
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Individual differences – Psychopathology Definitions of Abnormality- 1. DEVIATION FROM SOCIAL NORMS: Deviation refers to dominant behaviour – ‘Behaviour which is considered undesirable by the majority’ – For example; Talking to yourself in public LIMITATIONS: The definition is susceptible to abuse: Diagnosing someone with a mental illness could just be a way to exclude non conformists from society For example‚ homosexuality was considered a ‘mental disorder’ in the USA until 1970s also
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Patients dealing with a Social Phobia have a deep fear of social interactions and performance situations they usually feel anxious‚ nervous‚ embarassed‚ judged‚ or fearful of offending other people. Whereas‚ agoraphobia cause patients to fear an indefinite situation‚ like taking public
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Assignment 1 Critically evaluate some of the central themes within psychology Behaviourism VS Cognitive This assignment will critically analyse two of the core approaches in psychology- Behaviourism versus the Cognitive approach. Behaviourists believe that all behaviours are gained through conditioning; conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. Behaviourists say our responses to environmental stimuli shape our behaviour. If the environment surrounding us is altered- our
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Week 7 – Body Paragraphs - Assignment Each year‚ children are spending less time outdoors playing and more time indoors watching television. With all the time spent indoors‚ physical activity and exercise is greatly lacking in children today‚ which is contributing to the rise of childhood obesity. Instead of riding bikes with friends or playing sports in the street‚ children are sitting slumped on the couch‚ staring at the television‚ with no motivation to stimulate activity. This is in part to
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