Final Project: Psychological Disorder Analysis PSY/270 December 2‚ 2012 Miles Castle Marla is a 42 year old Hispanic female accountant‚ that has complaints of trouble sleeping‚ feeling jumpy all the time‚ and unable to concentrate. With these symptoms it is causing her issues at work. There are several disorders that Marla could be suffering from but‚ it seems to be that one stands out from the rest. Post-Traumatic Disorder also known as PTSD‚ this is caused when a person experiences something
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Americans suffering from a psychological disorder? ___a. 10 percent ___c. 50 percent ___b. 30 percent ___d. There is no way to make such an estimate. 2. Which words‚ terms‚ or concepts are NOT included in your textbook’s definition of abnormality? ___a. maladaptive ___c. distress or discomfort ___b. bizarre or strange ___d. affect‚ behavior‚ and/or cognition 3. Which of the following is TRUE concerning people with psychological disorders? ___a. They
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theory‚ research‚ and clinical guidelines. New York: Wiley. [11] Butler‚ R. (1974). Successful aging and the role of life review. Journal of the American Geriatric Society‚ 22‚ 529-535. [12] Hirschfeld‚ R. M. (2001). The comorbidity of major depression and anxiety disorders: Recognition and management in primary care. 3(6)‚ 244-254. [15] The Global Deterioration scale for assessment of primary degenerative dementia. American Journal of Psychiatry‚ 139 1136-1139. 1982. Copyright 1982. The American Psychiatric
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY 3 MAJOR DEPRESSION 1. Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been linked to many causes‚ including biologic and genetic‚ cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and social and interpersonal factors. Which factors do you believe are the most important to the development of MDD? In addition to their roles as causal factors‚ having MDD can lead to substantial changes in these same domains. How does having MDD affect a person’s thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and social interactions? What effects
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the movie tells the story of Mike Birbiglia and how suffers from rapid eye movement behavior disorder (REM)‚ which is a sleep disorder that involves abnormal behavior during the sleep period. The person often walks‚ talks and interacts while dreaming‚ the client will often act out his or her dreams‚ and in some cases‚ this disorder can result in injury to self or to others. One of the causes of this disorder is feelings of anxiety that go unexpressed‚ and that is the case with Mike‚ he is a unsuccessful
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more troubled than one would expect of the creator of a vibrant and hopeful fantasy world. A sufferer of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ Rowling used her traumatic and distressing past as inspiration for some of the darkest aspects of the Harry Potter series‚ creating happiness from sorrow. Major Depressive Disorder‚ otherwise known as clinical depression‚ is one of the most common mood disorders. The
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briefly summarize your activities since your previous application: 4. If you took time off from your undergraduate studies‚ please briefly summarize your reasons for doing so. (250 words) 5. In what collegiate extracurriculars did you engage? (250 words) 6. Did you work for compensation during college during the year or the summer? YesNo If so‚ what did you do? How many hours a week did you work? (250 words) 7. If you have graduated from college‚ please briefly summarize what you have
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Alcoholic abuse and mental disorder does not just happened to individual’s alcoholism adversely affect the entire family dynamic. The persons who suffers are often hurt the most by an alcoholic is the family; role confusion‚ problem solve‚ physical and emotional safety‚ and psychological. The alcoholic choosing the substance over the family-is essentially abandoning the family. Such is the case in the film‚ When a Man Loves a Woman‚ is about an alcoholic who had to hit rock-bottom to see the effects
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Clinical Features Introduction There are two main types of mental disorders; Psychoses and neurosis. Psychoses is a type of mental illness that interferes with the persons understanding and appreciation of what is happening around there whereas Neuroses is where a behaviour pattern is occurring when someone feels continuously threatened by stress and is unable to cope. Anxiety falls under the Neuroses mental disorder for people who have been diagnosed with anxiety can still fit in
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Psychology of personality. Different types of personality disorders. One of the most common asked questions by people nowadays is “What is psychology?” Misconceptions created by popular media as well as the diverse careers paths of those holding psychology degrees have contributed this confusion. There are a lot of different definitions of psychology but the most seen is that: psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks
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