Career Opportunities in Psychology A graduate degree in psychology can open the door to a much wider range of career opportunities. Because of the huge range of degree options and specialty areas‚ picking the one that right for you can feel overwhelming. Spending some time researching different career paths can help you decide which career path is suited to your needs‚ interests‚ and educational background. Mental Health and Social Services Clinical Psychologists Clinical psychologists assess
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old with developmental delays and that her family is experiencing added financial stress. Patient Medical/Surgical History: Mood disorder/Depression‚ Substance Abuse‚ Anxiety‚ Cluster B Personality Trait‚ Asthma‚ Smoking Addiction‚ Peripheral Vascular Disease‚ UTI. I. Diagnosis: Depression Definition: ▪ Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. Depression is
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His Fists Are Up and His Guard Is Down. Retrieved March 02‚ 2012‚ from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30rourke-t.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault‚ P. (2009‚ April 04). What is Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)? Retrieved March 10‚ 2012‚ from About.com: http://bpd.about.com/od/understandingbpd/a/whatisbpd.htm Mickey Rourke‚ Why is he Famous? (2012). Retrieved March 02‚ 2012‚ from Ask Men.com: http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/mickey-rourke/
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Guides‚ Lesson Plans‚ and More.. eNotes‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . "Narcissists‚ narcissistic personality disorder and the serial bully." Bully OnLine: bullying in the workplace‚ school‚ family and community‚ action you can take‚ stress‚ psychiatric injury‚ PTSD‚ resources‚ case histories‚ news and contact the media. N.p.‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . Saari‚ Rob. " EBSCOhost: ’Paul ’s Case ’: A Narcissistic Personality Disorder‚ 301.81." EBSCO Publishing Service Selection Page. N.p.‚ n.d. 16 Apr. 2012. . Wasserman
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a general distaste for everything in his suburban neighborhood on Cordelia Street. At first glance‚ Paul appears to be suffering from the typical adolescent angst. However‚ his actions and frame of mind are better defined by Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPR). Paul demonstrates several symptoms of this mental illness such as‚ “preoccupation with fantasies that focus on unlimited success‚ power‚ intelligence‚ beauty or love‚ the belief that he or she is “special” and unique‚ and can only be
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abilities‚ traits‚ moods‚ or efforts. Situational attributions- external attributions‚ refer to outside events‚ such as the weather‚ accidents‚ or people’s actions Fundamental attribution error- we tend to overemphasize the importance of personality traits and underestimate the importance or enviromental reasons of situation. Ex. Women fighting to board train Explain and give examples of causes of interpersonal attraction‚ including proximity‚ familiarity‚ similarity‚ reciprocity‚ arousal
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Speech 101 10/22/2010 Informative Speech The Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech‚ my audience will know more about the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a disorder which involves an obsession with perfection‚ rules‚ and organization‚ which leads to routines and rules for ways of doing things. Organization Pattern: Topical Introduction
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used in a clinical setting. Instead‚ these pathologies fall under a condition called anti-social personality disorder. A sociopath is traditionally defined as a person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme‚ and often criminal‚ antisocial attitudes and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience (n/a. 1914). Anti-social personality disorder is a personality disorder in which people are callous‚
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Narcissistic We all love ourselves. That seems to be such a true statement that we do not bother to look it as a possible disorder. A person who loves himself is one thing but one who loves his reflection is another. A healthy person will love himself and his accomplishments. That person is all around happy and satisfied with himself. On the other hand one who is in love with his reflection is cause for narcissism. One who depends on the existence of a reflection to produce the emotion of self-love
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Final Study Guide The Final is on Tuesday‚ 05/01 at 5pm in our normal class room Test 1 1) One reason consumers should be cautious with respect to information that is available on the World Wide Web is that A) one often cannot tell if the source is legitimate. 2) A theory is defined as an organized set of concepts that explains a phenomenon or set of phenomena. - True 3) Scientists who have studied pain mechanisms have discovered that C) pain signals are sent to the central nervous system
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