Name Course Instructor Date of Submission Mental Health Mental disorders are among the common conditions threatening health care today. Most people with mental disorders can‚ however‚ lead productive lives if proper medication is provided. Mental disorders affect the way individuals think‚ feel or act. Just like other illnesses‚ mental disorders have biological and psychological roots (Gazzaniga and Heatherton 23). Many mental disorders such as‚ Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ panic disorder
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Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what causes it‚ the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and the treatments for Obsessive -Compulsive Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s daily lives. Introduction Do you constantly check to see if you turned the stove off? Do you have to wash your hands a certain
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Overview of Anxiety Disorders 1) Who among us have studied for a test without some anxiety? 2) Anxiety is defined as an uneasiness stemming from anticipation of danger 3) Fear and Anxiety are normal part of life 4) For instance‚ have you ever feared or developed some type of anxiety‚ if you ever had to walk down a dark street in a high crime area 5) Well‚ it’s our normal anxiety that keeps us alert‚ and helps us to make the decision of not walking down that dark street 6) As mental health professionals
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Because of the internal nature of mental health as well as the negative stigma attached to those who suffer with mental health issues‚ the public may not realize how serious the problem really is. Over one in every five children and adolescents suffers from some kind of mental health disorder (Taras & Young). This is an astounding amount of children who affected by these issues. Given the significant effects these disorders can have on people‚ it is necessary that those with mental health issues
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neurotransmitters to activate these neurons. This slows down neural activity‚ having a calming effect on the person. BZ’s have a greater effect of calming a person down‚ as it allows for more chloride ions to reduce the neural activity. It explicitly targets serotonin‚ which has an excitatory
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1. Characteristics of the following: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – the client has intrusive thoughts of unrealistic obsessions and tries to control these thoughts with compulsive behaviors. · Clients who engage in constant ritualistic behaviors may have difficulty meeting self-care needs (i.e. personal hygiene‚ grooming‚ nutrition‚ fluid intake‚ elimination and sleep) · If rituals include constant handwashing or cleaning‚ skin damage and infection
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common mental illness in which people feel burdened by unwanted thoughts or forced to repeat troublesome actions. This disorder can become evident during adulthood‚ but is most common to appear during adolescence. When this disorder appears during those stages of life it is known as Pediatric OCD and it usually manifests itself between the ages of 7-12‚ through the obsession‚ compulsion‚ and it slowly disables a person’s life until they get treatment. I will take
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life‚ yet there is not enough treatment or awareness in today’s society. There are many different types of anxiety disorders that affect children including; selective mutism‚ separation anxiety‚ social anxiety‚ panic disorder‚ generalized anxiety‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ posttraumatic stress disorder‚ and specific phobias. Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder that makes the child incapable of talking in certain situations‚ such as school or social activities‚ due to
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As humans it is just normal that we experience things that we cannot control such as death. Often‚ we forget that our brains are something we are still trying to understand and that we have to take care of them as if they were the last diamond on the planet. The human mind is so intricately wired that with the flip of a switch our mental health can distort it eventually leading into various amounts of diseases and disorders. Mental health is described as the ability to cope with transitions‚ losses
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The Implications of Anti-Depressants on Todays Society November‚ 20th/2013 PSYC-1200-015 The Implications of Anti-Depressants on Todays Society Depression is a mental/mood disorder or now known as a biological disease‚ which is widely described as a persistent low mood behavior‚ and is usually accompanied by low self-esteem and or by a loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities. So why are doctors prescribing medication that enables the same
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