Tony T. meets criteria for the diagnoses of F60.2 Antisocial Personality Disorder and F10.99 Unspecified Alcohol-Related Disorder. The criteria that Tony meets according to the DSM-V (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013) is the following: A. 1. Failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors‚ an example of this is that Tony has been arrested several times for felonies like armed robbery and kidnapping. 2. Impulsivity‚ he complained of a sudden impulse to stab other residents
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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Nowadays‚ there are numerous eating disorders and pica is one of them. Pica is a type of disorder where the victim will start eating materials that aren’t actually food. The cause of this strange disorder is unknown‚ but it was first mentioned in a medical book in about 1563. There are a lot of conditions that will increase the chance of getting pica. These include : pregnancy‚ mental health conditions‚ dieting‚ food deprivation (often children in poverty) and also a few other conditions. Symptoms
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Tammy Richards PSY/240 October 10‚ 2012 Rose Ann King‚ PhD Diagnosing psychiatric diseases or disorders can be very difficult. Because of this‚ diagnosis is usually done by determining the symptoms of each patient and comparing them to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association‚ DSM-IV-TR. Schizophrenia is one of those disorders. The areas of the brain that are affected by this disorder are the forebrain‚ hindbrain and
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The Notebook‚ by Nicholas Sparks is a touching story about true love but affected by a horrible disease. This story begins when Noah and Allie are in a nursing home‚ eighty years into their life. Noah goes back in time to tell the story of him and Allie‚ and how they came to be together. Their major conflict is when Noah and Allie grow older and diseases start to appear. The main conflict‚ in present time‚ is that the old lady‚ Allie has a disease called Alzheimer’s‚ in which she cannot remember
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Neurofibromatosis is a genetic disorder where tumors form on the brain and any other nerve tissue such as the spinal cord‚ nerves or any area on or under the skin. These can form cancer and symptoms other than tumors can include learning disability‚ hearing loss‚ heart problems‚ vision loss‚ high blood pressure‚ muscle loss‚ brown spots and chronic pain. This disease can be passed on from generation to generation and is caused by a variation or mutation in the genes. Neurofibromatosis is a non curable
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PSY110 Tues-Thurs PsychoPathology Paper Generalized anxiety disorder also known as (GAD) is a mood disorder that is the body’s natural response to danger‚ an automatic alarm that goes off when someone feels threatened‚ under pressure‚ or facing a stressful situation. (GAD) is a common disorder affecting millions of people and often under diagnosed.
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personality disorder is a disorder characterized by mistrust and suspicion. It is a very unusual disorder that has barely been researched; thus‚ it is not understood very well. However‚ it can sometimes be treated with psychotherapy. Paranoid personality disorder has been characterized by “Mr. Queeg”‚ who has had several complications regarding his disorder. People like Queeg are often regarded as “crazy” and “unacceptable” to people who don ’t understand. I think that this is an eye-opening disorder which
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Andrew McClarren November 17‚ 2014 HPA 057‚ Section 001 Panic Disorder Essay Panic Disorder is classified as a heightened version of anxiety. With this disorder‚ a person will have severe episodes in which they feel a sense of being threatened and lose control of their thoughts and extreme bodily responses take over. An attack could occur at any time without a trigger and without warning. In most cases‚ the situation the person experiencing the attack is in does not in any way call for a response
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Impulse Control Disorder General Psychology 11:00-12:15 T/H 11/29/13 What is impulse control disorder? Impulse control disorder is more than just acting on a whim. People with an impulse control disorder‚ a newer form of personality disorders‚ can’t resist the urge to do something harmful to themselves or others (Ploskin‚ 2007). People with these disorders may or may not plan the acts‚ but the acts generally fulfill their immediate‚ conscious wishes. Most people‚ however‚ find their
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