The movie As Good As It Gets is about a grouchy novelist‚ named Melvin Udall‚ who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. Melvin doesn’t like anybody. He is very cold-hearted and disrespectful to everyone he comes in contact with. He carries his own silverware into restaurants‚ locks his apartment door five times a night‚ and never steps on a sidewalk crack. Melvin is completely obsessed about making everything a routine. Every morning he goes to the same restaurant where he sits
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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive‚ uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry. This excessive worry often interferes with daily functioning‚ as individuals suffering GAD typically anticipate disaster‚ and are overly concerned about everyday matters such as health issues‚ money‚ death‚ family problems‚ friend problems‚ relationship problems or work difficulties.[1]
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amounts of support towards the anxious ones‚ but it’s mainly psychotherapy (Abdulrehman‚2015). According to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education of Research(2015)‚ “Several types of medications are used to treat social anxiety disorder. However‚ selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are often the first type of medication tried for persistent symptoms of social anxiety. The serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) venlafaxine (effexor XR) also may be an option for social anxiety
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Kleptomania Lauren R Renfrow May 6‚ 2015 Kleptomania is a mental illness that causes the constant urge to steal items that don’t belong to you and often have no significant value. It is classified as a type of impulse control disorder characterized by problems with emotional and behavioral self-control. Many of the people who suffer from kleptomania live lives of secret shame and will not seek treatment. There is no cure although treatment with medication and psychotherapy may help with
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gives the loved ones the opportunity to address how they feel and so the individual suffering with narcissistic behavior affects others around them. 5. Medications Classifications of Medications Examples What they do Side effects of the drugs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) • Citalopram (Celexa) • Fluoxetine (Prozac) Increases serotonin levels in the brain. Nausea‚ vomiting‚ dizziness‚ Headache‚ weight gain/loss‚ and dry mouth. Anti-psychotics • Risperidone (Resperidal) Interferes
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How would you feel if you had to wash your hands six times before you went to sleep‚ or touch every door handle before going for a drive‚ having to make sure everything is in complete order or you just couldn’t go out the rest of the day? These are common things Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ OCD‚ suffers’ go through every day. OCD is a disorder which causes an individual to have intrusive thoughts of a frightening or disturbing nature‚ which in turn may cause the person to do things repeatedly.
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(Levophed) 3. Levonordefrin (Neo-Cobefrin) 4. Dopamine (Intropin) 5. Ephedrine II. Direct stimulants of α receptors (α agonists) 1. Phenylephrine (Neo-synephrine) III. Direct stimulants of β receptors (β agonists) 1. Isoproterenol (Isuprel) 2. Selective stimulants of β2 receptors in the bronchi (for asthma) 2.a. Salbutanol (Ventolin) 2.b. Terbutaline (Bricanyl) Adrenergic Blocking Drugs (a.k.a. Sympatholytic Drugs [α and β blockers]) I. α Adrenergic blockers 1. Phentolamine (Rigitin) 2
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Agoraphobia is the fear of a situation or place. The common signs and symptoms are the fear of being in enclosed or public places for fear something might trigger an anxiety attack. Because of this they don’t tend to go out. This can lead to other complications. Treatment consists of psychotherapy and medications. The nurse should teach the patient other therapies such as relaxation methods. Agoraphobia Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder where you fear situations or places that may cause
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A Research Paper: Depression Depression is defined as a mental illness in which a person experiences deep‚ unshakable sadness and diminished interest in nearly all activities. The term depression is used to describe the temporary sadness‚ loneliness‚ or blues that everyone feels from time to time. Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. The illness affects all people‚ regardless of sex‚ race‚ ethnicity‚ or socioeconomic standing. Women are two to three times more likely
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reveal conclusive information about the origin of neurochemical imbalances. (Tohda et al.‚ 2006) There are different approaches to raise serotonin levels in the brain to normal levels. The most commonly prescribed antidepressants are classified as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs. SSRIs regulate the serotonin transporter‚ SERT‚ which slows the reuptake of the neurotransmitter into the presynpatic terminals. While new‚ more effective drugs with fewer side effects are being deliberated
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