Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Memory Deficit Miriam Perez Duarte Nova Southeastern University Professor Weylin Stemglanz Introduction to Psychology Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mentally crippling anxiety disorder‚ which is defined by obsessive thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that persist regardless of the person’s endeavors to defeat them (Gerrig & Zimbardo‚ 2010). Some common OCD experiences are: extreme checking‚ extreme cleaning‚ and any habit that is taken to the extreme;
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Effects of parental favoritism happen every single day. Studies show that siblings who sensed that their parents consistently favored or rejected one child over another were more likely to exhibit depression‚ unloved‚ unwanted‚ distant and behavioral changes in middle age. Every child deserves to be loved and cherished by their parents‚ feeling safe and comfortable to speak to them about all that’s on their mind. These “unfavorable” children don’t have the trust nor courage within themselves to speak
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Eating disorders are not a fad diet or an experiment to lose weight‚ but they are serious complex disorders that can take many years to recover from. Eating disorders affect five percent of women and one percent of men in the United States. The South Carolina Mental Health Department reports that five to ten percent of girls with eating disorders will die within ten years of having the disease. ("Statstics Eating" INT) Teenagers need to be aware of the warning signs‚ risk factors‚ and long and short
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Some scientists believe that synesthesia results from "crossed-wiring" in the brain. They hypothesize that in synesthetes‚ neurons and synapses that are "supposed" to be contained within one sensory system cross to another sensory system. It is unclear why this might happen but some researchers believe that these crossed connections are present in everyone at birth‚ and only later are the connections untangled. Some studies show that infants respond to sensory stimuli in a way that researchers think
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Carver and Scheier (1994) stated that the coping strategies an individual uses might be relative to the stages‚ or phases‚ of a stressful situation. The researchers stated that a more solution focused coping strategy could be used in the beginning stage of a stressful situation followed by a more emotional coping strategy (Carver & Scheier‚ 1994). Carver and Scheier also identified the use of more negative coping strategies like denial‚ disengagement from the stressor‚ and the use of alcohol (Carver
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Case Study of H.M. The Case study of H.M.‚ Henry Molaison‚ is about a man who struggled from a very severe case of amnesia. He has been one of the main subjects for researchers today and has provided scientists much more knowledge about the human brain and memory (Newhouse‚ 2007). “The early studies of H.M. provide a basis for modern neuropsychology‚ and the findings of those who have studied him are today a cornerstone in memory research” (Costandi‚ 2007). H.M. was born in Hartford
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Everyday approximately two hundred and seventy five adults endure their first session of electroconvulsive therapy because they’ve been told by doctors that it’ll make them happier. However‚ the doctors often fail to mention that they themselves don’t even understand how or why electroconvulsive therapy ¨works¨‚ they only assume that it resets your brain’s functions but this hasn’t been proven. What good could possibly come from an electrically induced seizure? Some people firmly believe that electroconvulsive
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When I think of biofeedback I think about meditation and yoga‚ this is a technique that you can use to learn to control your body and your mind. It can help you to stay focused and relaxed in a stressful or non-stressful situation. This type of feedback can help you make subtle changes in your life such as reducing pain. It also gives you the power to use your imagination to control your body‚ and can often help with your physical performances and any health issues that you may have. There are many
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Mutism Mutism‚ also called muteness‚ is from the latin word mutus meaning “silent”. Most common in humans‚ muteness is the inability to speak. It is caused by five main factors including physical impairment‚ akinesia‚ autism‚ deafness‚ and selectivity. Although people can be born into mutism‚ most develop it. Mutism caused by physical impairment is when something internally has gone wrong. The larynx‚ or voice box‚ is a hollow organ which holds together vocal cords in humans. When damaged
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Sadness‚ worthless‚ loneliness‚ and the loss interest are the most common signs of depression. Depression can have a severe impact on one’s daily life activities. Symptoms and levels of depression vary from mild to severe. Depression‚ on average‚ is most likely to appear in late teens years to mid-20s. Also‚ women have a much higher possibility to experience depression than men. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a psychological therapy used to help with the relapse of depression. It
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