When it is said that an individual is suffering from depression‚ this is a general term that is typically used to describe the feelings of sadness or hopelessness that some individuals may experience on a regular basis‚ however‚ when an individual is diagnosed with depression they are typically diagnosed with one of several specific forms recognized within the field of psychiatry and medicine. The most common forms of depression that are diagnosed are called "major depressive disorder" and "dysthymic
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Maus and the Psychological Effects of the Holocaust The Maus books are award-winning comics written by Art Spiegelman. They are the non-fictional stories of Art and his father‚ Vladek. In the book‚ Art Spiegelman is a writer‚ planning to portray Vladek’s life as a Jewish man during WWII Europe in comic book form. While Art gathers information for his story through visits to his father’s house‚ much is learned about their relationship and individual personalities. Through this analysis‚ Maus becomes
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Madison Area Technical College Clinical Case Study: Combat PTSD Rachel Dillon Case Study project Abnormal Psychology Professor Dyszelski 24 April 2013 HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS A 30-year-old married‚ Caucasian female‚ who served three tours of duty in Iraq‚ presented to a Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Madison‚ Wisconsin. On intake to primary care‚ she screened positive for PTSD and was referred for specialty services to the posttraumatic stress clinical team for experiencing
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http://www.nacbt.org/whycbt.htm http://www.depression-guide.com/cognitive-therapy.htm (Van Oppen et al‚ 1995) and (DeRubeis and Crits-Cristoph‚ 1998). Combining CBT and medication to threat OCD Despite the effectiveness of CBT and medication as therapies for OCD. Some studies indicate that receiving these methods alone are only mildly to moderately effective in treating OCD. Some individuals with OCD may also benefit from combining CBT treatment with one or more medications A recent
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Chrissy Hernandez 01/27/2014 PSY-100 Lori Eyre The two scenarios that I chose are as followed: John- Anxiety Disorder- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 1. As his friend‚ what recommendations could you make in helping him reduce his anxiety? I would suggest that he not make such a demanding schedule and to not put a time limit on the chores that he does every morning. I would help him realize that things do not always happen as one plans and it is not possible to stay on a pattern
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Chris Walczak 5-11-14 Movie Review Paper Aviator is a movie about Howard Hughes. In this movie‚ Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Howard Hughes. The movie centers on his life from the 1920’s to the late 1940’s. The movie focuses on what he did for aviation and movie producing. In the beginning of the movie‚ he gets an interest in aviation and film producing. The first movie that Hughes produces is Hells Angels‚ which took several years to complete and during the shooting he decided to add sound to
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy used to treat panic disorder that reduces the stress. Several studies illustrate the effectiveness and the drawbacks of this physiotherapy. The first of these studies that the essay will discuss is‚ called the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Treatment for Panic Disorder with a controlled outcome and partial dismantling. In 1997‚ Feske et al. conducted a research on the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
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Behavioral Theory The behavioral theory suggests that people with OCD associate certain objects or situations with fear‚ and that they learn to avoid the things they fear or to perform rituals that help reduce the fear. This pattern of fear and avoidance/ritual may begin when people are under periods of high emotional stress‚ such as starting a new job or ending a relationship. At such times‚ we are more vulnerable to fear and anxiety. Often things once regarded as "neutral" may begin to bring
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Student Professor Mary Curby PSYC 325-DL 1 14 February 2016 Case Study: Anxiety on Jasmine Jasmine comes in today to discuss her anxiety issues and if she potentially could be diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Jasmine is a middle-aged mother of two‚ married‚ and has a stable job. . She has a good relationship with her parents as well as her sister. She has a family history of moderate anxiety from her mother and her uncle had a history of panic. As a child she had already shown
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depression. From the scientific view point‚ the only way to treat depression is with medication. But in recent studies‚ the serotonin hypothesis says differently. The medication does not treat the disorder but only the symptoms. The serotonin hypothesis dates back to the 1960s. Depression is associated with a reduction in serotonin uptake sites and an increase in some classes of serotonin receptors. It’s a major depressive disorder. Used to be thought of an illness of the soul but currently as a disorder
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