1. Diagnostic criteria: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a disorder in which the individual has “persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect” in their appearance (Anxiety and Depression Association of America‚ 2014). DSM-5 classifies BDD in the section of “Obsessive – Compulsive and Related Disorders” and the diagnostic criteria is as follows (Katharine Phillips‚ n.d.): • Appearance preoccupations for at least an hour a day: the individual must be preoccupied with
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Biographical Case Study and Personality Study of Sarah Palin Jessica Cardoso Colorado Technical University Online Phase III Individual Project June 6‚ 2011 Biographical Case study of Sarah Palin Part A: Development The person that I have chosen to be the subject of my analysis is Sarah Palin. The following paragraphs will include her background‚ education‚ her key experiences‚ career story‚ and her personal and family life and what made her famous. Sarah Palin was born as Sarah Louise Heath
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your friend is showing symptoms Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). You might be thinking is someone with this problem possessed? What causes it? Am I at risk? But most importantly‚ does Multiple Personality Disorder really exist? Multiple Personality Disorder is one of the most controversial of all psychiatric diagnoses and has had doctors and the public alike buzzing about its almost unrealistic symptoms. I believe that MPD is not a legit disorder and I will explain why in the following
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Medication or Therapy: Treating Psychotic Disorders The history of the concept of psychosis is traced from the time it was coined in 1845 to the present day. Originally‚ psychosis included the category of mental handicap‚ as well as certain other serious mental disorders. But within a year‚ this changed; psychiatric disorders became included under its umbrella heading amidst a confusing array of terminology. The term psychosis stems from the Greek ψύχωσις (psychosis)‚ "a giving soul or life to
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that fuel fear‚ leading to increased anxiety and eventual compulsive reactions. Both adults and children that suffer with OCD‚ are often aware that their thoughts and behaviors are irrational‚ however‚ the impulse to perform the compulsive ritual to relieve the anxiety of the obsessive thought‚ is too powerful for them to ignore. The cycle of anxiety‚ obsessive thoughts‚ and compulsive reactions‚ becomes
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and in disproportion to the magnitude of the cause. In many cases‚ these feelings persist with no external cue at all. Beyond this‚ a more severe type of depression often needing professional intervention is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚ 2015)‚ over 16 million U.S. adults over the age of 18 experienced at least one major depressive episode annually.2 As with many psychological disorders‚ Major depression tends to be highly variable and inconsistent
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Social anxiety disorder‚ SAD‚ is a fairly common psychiatric condition in the United States. It is defined by excessive fear of judgment in social and performance situations. SAD is defined by emotional biases in addition to distorted and unrealistic negative self-beliefs. Patients diagnosed with SAD are plagued by internal cues‚ such as negative thoughts about one’s self‚ and external cues‚ such as other’s facial expressions (Goldin & Gross‚ 2010). Adults with SAD display abnormal attentional processes
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Reflective Notes This case was interesting and led to learning about how to address gastrointestinal disorders. From this experience‚ I learned about the influence of personal and family history on gastrointestinal disease development. C. C’s personal life revealed significant risk factors for IBS‚ anxiety‚ and tobacco dependency. Her family history included the presence of smoking‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and bowel disease. All of these conditions are interrelated. C. C. presented with a predetermined
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Griffin‚ Golden and Canter‚ 2008). This inability to attach to others can also severely impact the child’s developmental and school life. (Floyd et al.‚ 2008). Attachment disorders manifest themselves in different ways and with different labels‚ however; arguably the most severe of all the disorders is reactive attachment disorder (RAD). It is important for teachers at all levels to be able
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is diagnosed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as 299.00 (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder has various criteria. Criteria A discusses the deficits in social communication and social interaction in the person’s life. Examples of lack of communication are abnormal social approach‚ back and forth speech‚ poor eye contact. Abnormal social interaction can be difficulty sharing imaginary play and difficulty developing
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