For the final project‚ I have chosen to use a character from the movie Girl‚ Interrupted. Susanna 18-month stay at a mental institution opening scence- in restraints‚ injection of valium “you should check my hands‚ no bones in it” wrists all brusied Dr called her wrist banger. “sometimes its hard for me to stay in one place. psychiatrist asked her how she picked up the aspirin if she had no bones in her hand “by then they came back” truly believes this when doctor asked her to explain
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She meets the required minimum of five criteria needed in order to be diagnosed with this disorder. One is uncomfortable in social situations‚ the second one is low self esteem‚ third instability‚ fourth irritable and antagonistic in her relationships‚ and fifth she is extremely impulsive. My rationale for this is clearly demonstrated in several
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Orphan Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra I. Summary The story of the movie entitled “ORPHAN” is all about a 33 year old woman who has a condition called Hypopituitarism‚ which is a condition that stunned her physical appearance that made her‚ looked like a 9 year old girl. The story begins when Kate Coleman lose her third child‚ she was so depressed because of what happened to her child. Kate and John decided to adopt a child from an orphanage; they chose a 9 year old girl named Esther because
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are 5 subcategories or axes in the DSM and each axis relates to a different part of the mental health disorder realm. Axis I is the top-level diagnosis that usually represents the acute symptoms that need treatment. Axis 1 diagnoses are the most familiar and widely recognized such as; major depressive‚ schizophrenia‚ panic attacks‚ and so forth. Axis II is the assessment of personality disorders and intellectual
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tension that occurs when a persons simultaneously holds two cognitions that are psychologically inconsistant‚ or when the person’s belief is incongruent with his or her behavior.(Page 238‚ Chapter 7)(See also‚ exagerating and minimizing Page 234) Personality: A distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior‚ thoughts‚ motives‚ and emotions that characterizes an individual.(Page 44 Chapter
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Clinical Assessment | Marcia Brandon | Professor Ferguson PSY270 August 4‚ 2013 | Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is
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the compulsive liar‚ lying feels safe and this fuels the desire to lie even more. Making matters even more complicated‚ compulsive lying is often a symptom of a much larger personality disorder‚ which only makes the problem more difficult to resolve (see‚ narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder[->4]). Unfortunately‚ compulsive lying is hard for the person involved to see‚ but it hurts those who are around it. Compulsive lying‚ if not addressed‚ can easily ruin a relationship
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Difficulties building therapeutic relationship with people with borderline personality disorder. Spanish patients suffering borderline‚ sharing first common language‚ relationship. Experience from Spanish speakers nurses working at NHS hospitals. 1 Abstract 2 Introduction of the study/Topic 3 Background‚ purpose and justification of the study. 4 Literature search 5 Literature review (a)- Use five articles to establish your research question into context (b)- Justify and rationalise your research
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axis? You are not asked to enter a diagnosis‚ only describe the kind of information that would be entered in each axis. In axis I‚ Clara would receive a mood disorder. If clinician judged that Clara also displayed a life history of dependent behavior. She might then also receive an Axis II diagnosis of dependent personality disorder. The remaining axes of DSM-IV guide diagnosticians in reporting other factors. Axis III asks for information concerning relevant medical conditions from which the
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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. According to Dr. Steven Phillipson‚ a person with OCPD is comfortable with their high standards and rigid mindset. In fact‚ a person with OCPD will justify their actions instead of admitting any sort of problem‚ which they blame on the environment or external circumstances. A person with this personality disorder has symptoms
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