"Multi-phobic personality characterized by acute separation anxiety . . ." This is Dr. Leo Marvin’s diagnosis of Bob Wiley in the movie What About Bob. But exactly what does this mean? We all seem to have a vague understanding of what a phobia is‚ whether is be from watching movies or our own personal experiences. But what exactly constitutes a phobia‚ and how does acute separation anxiety fit in to the diagnosis of this character? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth
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1. What is the name of the movie you watched? For this assignment‚ I watched “Fatal Attraction.” 2. Describe the demographics of the character of “patient” that you are evaluating. Alex Forrest was the patient in this movie. She is a white female in her 40’s. She is single and works as an editor for a publishing company‚ however she is not shown working after the beginning of the movie. 3. Summarize the plot of the movie. As the movie begins‚ Dan and his wife‚ Beth‚ go to a company party
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was raised in a large dysfunctional family. He was the victim of a broken home torn apart by divorce in the late nine-teen sixties. It was evident he was battling emotional‚ psychological‚ and personality dysfunction by adolescent. He was diagnose with bipolar and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). As a teen he experimented with the drug craze of the seventies to control his emotions. It was only a matter of time before the unassuming attractive blond hair; blue eye teen would become
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Theory and Violent Crime The Latent Trait Theory is a developmental theory‚ which explains violent crime from a developmental perspective. This paper gives insight into the Latent Trait Theory‚ which states certain personality types and traits are the cause of criminal behavior. Personality traits‚ which lead to violent crime are inherited and acquired early in life through childhood experiences. In addition‚ this paper explains the origins of the Latent Trait Theory‚ and it suggests rehabilitation
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cause. However‚ there are a number of biological‚ psychological‚ and social factors‚ called risk factors‚ that can increase a person’s likelihood of developing a chemical abuse or chemical-dependency disorder. Depression‚ anxiety‚ bipolar disorder‚ personality disorders (antisocial personality disorder)‚ schizophrenia Alcohol abuse-low self-esteem‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ mood problems‚ or having parents with alcoholism D) Mental Illness- Mental illness itself occurs from the interaction of multiple
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mental or behavioral disorders‚ diseases‚ illnesses‚ dysfunctions‚ abnormalities or problems. Deviance/Unusual – Impaired functioning with respect to expected performance (Danger to self and others) ELEMENTS OF ABNORMALITY Deviance Irrationality Distress Observer discomfort Danger Violation of moral and ideal standard HISTORICAL VIEWS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR * Pendulum between supernatural and natural (scientific) explanations GREEK AND ROMAN ERA Hippocrates – Mental disorders have biological
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Laura’s Resources for Mental Health Illnesses Mood Disorders Disorder Resources Depression http://allpsych.com/disorders/mood/index.html http://www.camh.net/education/Online_courses_webinars/mha101/index.html Signs and Symptoms: lack of energy; oversleeping/not sleeping; drop in grades; regress to childhood fears; self-harm; substance abuse; aggressive; accident prone/clumsy Strategies: connect; allow creative outlets (writing‚ drawing‚ doodling); help with memory and organization
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her junior semester of school did she drop out and never come back. That also happened to be the year Cassie was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. So when reading Jenny’s case I really related it to Cassie’s story. This twenty-six year old is experiencing such outrageous irrational rage I believe she also suffers from borderline personality disorder. Jenny was brought to me after she was convinced to commit a felony to malicious property. She did this by taking her boyfriends SUV and
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Girl‚ Interrupted Girl‚ Interrupted is an autobiographical book written by Susana Kaysen which was turned in to a movie. Susana Kaysen expressed promiscuous behavior earlier in her life and was sent to the Claymore Mental Hospital to be analyzed. Throughout her development at Claymore‚ Susana formed bonds with a group of girls she would have never met until she was sent to Claymore. Claymore Hospital allowed these girls to become so close‚ and without this experience Susana would not be the girl
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Simply gaining a place in the study of psychology was no small feat. It took countless women‚ over the course of many decades‚ just to earn the right to discuss theories of their own psyche. Now that women had a voice in psychology‚ it was the goal of many female psychologists to demolish the weak and incapable social image of women that male psychologists had promoted for so many decades. Even before Sigmund Freud’s implication of his degrading theories towards women‚ men had the power to manipulate
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