Psychological Disorders Analysis UOPX PSY/270 February 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Renee Green The world of abnormal psychology is filled with many different types of disorders‚ symptoms‚ and treatment options. Today‚ I will be working with Roger‚ a middle-aged accountant living in San Francisco‚ California who experienced a car wreck a few months ago. He has been experiencing shakiness‚ breathlessness‚ heat flashes‚ and nightmares. He has been trying to cope with the symptoms that he is experiencing
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DISODERS: INTRODUCTION: A learning disorder can defined as a difficulty in an area of cognitive functioning. Learning disabilities are neurological differences in processing information that severely limit a person ’s ability to learn in a specific skill area. Learning disorders/disabilities are the result of actual differences in the way the brain processes‚ understands‚ and uses information. The term "learning disabilities" is used to describe a group of disorders characterized by inadequate development
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transition from School to Post-School Life Your Name School’s Name Author Note Your Name‚ Department of XXXXXX‚ School’s name This paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of Class name XXX. Correspondence concerning this research paper should be addressed to Your Name‚ Department of XXXXXX‚ School ’s Name‚ City‚ State‚ Zip Code‚ Email: XXXXXXXXX Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Transition from School to Post-School Life The development that one experience during
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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Traumatic Brain Injury Definition Traumatic brain injuries differ from other disabilities in that it’s an acquired condition‚ typically the result of a blow to the head or the head colliding with a solid object that causes the brain to impact the inside of the individual’s skull. This condition can also be the result of an object piercing the skull‚ eyes‚ or nose and entering the brain tissue. This type of injury can result in hematomas (ruptured blood vessels) and/or contusions (bruising of brain
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Managing stress enhances well-being This is an excerpt from Dimensions of Leisure for Life by Human Kinetics | The stressors in one’s life can be managed in three ways (Hood & Carruthers‚ 2002). First‚ people can target the thoughts or perceptions of threat that trigger the flight or fight response and the related feelings. Second‚ people can take action to address directly the environmental challenges. Third‚ people can pursue activities that reduce the physiological stress response. People
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The Effects of Stress on the Mind and Body For many people‚ stress is so common that it becomes a way of life. The hassles and frustrations of life can lead to a stress overload. Stress isn’t always a bad thing. In small amounts‚ it can help you. Stress helps with concentration and motivation for one to do their best‚ especially while under pressure. Stress is a normal‚ physical response to circumstances that upset your balance or make you feel vulnerable or threatened. When you sense any degree
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The Holden Commodore: A Cultural Analysis Figure 1 - First print advertisement for the new Holden Commodore‚ Wheels Magazine‚ December 1978 Introduction: There are few products in Australia that have such a cultural following as the Commodore‚ made by the American-owned General Motors-Holden. When Prime Minister Ben Chifley launched the first Holden in 1948‚ he exclaimed‚ “She’s a beauty!” This most Australian of introductions set the tone for the representation of Holden in the media as
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pressure that they cannot keep going. Work‚ school‚ children‚ taxes‚ are just a few examples of what surrounds a regular person that defines his whole situation as stress. It is defined as anything that challenges or threats our well-being. There are many causes of stress. The most important deal with financial problems‚ workplace stress‚ personal relationships‚ health and irritants. Financial problems have always been the common factor for almost every human being. Interests‚ taxes‚ quotes‚ government
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Running Head: STRESS COPING STRATEGIES IN YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN Stress coping strategies in young men and women Manahil Nauman Szabist University Abstract This study uses a qualitative method of design. It aims to find out the different coping strategies in men and women of ages 18-25. Brief Cope Self-Reporting Questionnaires were used and there was a total pf 166 participants (83 males and 83 females). The investigator collected the data in an excel sheet where the means for the 14 subscales
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