Analyzing Psychological Disorders Becca Marlin/ PSY240 August 12‚ 2012 L. Renee Foster Herrmann Analyzing Psycholgical Disorders Page 1 I’m glad that I don’t live in the 1800’s. Did you know that back in the 1800’s when doctors were just beginning to understand psychological disorders‚ that if you were thought to suffer from a psychological disorder you could have holes drilled into your head or you could be put on any number of experimental drugs that could in fact make the condition
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Major Depressive Disorder or MDD is a very common clinical condition that affects millions of people every year. According to the Agency for Health Care Policy & Research‚ " depression is under diagnosed & untreated by most medical doctors‚ despite the fact that it can almost always be treated successfully. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition (DSM-IV); A person who suffers from this disorder must have a depressed mood‚ or have lost interest in
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Psychological Disorder Paper XXXXX XXXX Psychology 450- Diversity and Cultural Factors in Psychology Prof. X Psychological Disorder Paper Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as an anxiety disorder that most people acquire as a result of seeing or enduring dangerous events (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2013). Danger comes in many forms and in most cases‚ danger that cannot be detected such as an earthquake‚ a robbery or an accident. We are all equipped with the ability
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Bio psychological Disorders Schizophrenia PSY/240 Schizophrenia affects about one percent of the human population‚ and can be genetic. If one parent has it then their children run the risk of having this disorder. There is no known cause of this disorder it can be genetic or environmental. There is no clear answer as to why if it runs in a family it can skip generations then pop up out of the blue.
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Psychological Disorders Analysis UOPX PSY/270 February 2‚ 2013 Instructor: Renee Green The world of abnormal psychology is filled with many different types of disorders‚ symptoms‚ and treatment options. Today‚ I will be working with Roger‚ a middle-aged accountant living in San Francisco‚ California who experienced a car wreck a few months ago. He has been experiencing shakiness‚ breathlessness‚ heat flashes‚ and nightmares. He has been trying to cope with the symptoms that he is experiencing
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The Major Psychological Perspectives Behaviorism is a highly deterministic view that declares there is no free will‚ defines psychology as the science of behavior. Pavlov‚ Watson‚ Thorndike and Skinner are the four major psychologists that help develop and enhance this view. They studied behavioral responses and the ways those responses are influenced by stimuli in the environment. . The psychoanalytic view largely focuses on the unconscious influencing human behavior. Developed by Sigmund Freud
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Psychological Disorder Analysis October 30‚ 2011 PSY/270 Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling “jumpy all of the time‚” and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms cause problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. As a psychiatrist I would need to diagnose Marla with the proper disorder‚ explain information about the diagnosis‚ and discuss possible treatments with her. It would
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Psychological Disorder Paper Marvin Arnold University of Phoenix PSY/450 Shally Vaid February 28‚ 2011 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is caused by a traumatic event. PTSD can be developed when an individual experience‚ or observe an event that caused intense fear‚ helplessness and horror (Mayo Clinic‚ n.d.). Post-traumatic stress disorder has identifiable symptoms‚ specific therapeutic interventions‚ and affects all segments of the population. PTSD is
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Forecast 6. The Base 7. The Middle 8. The Top II. Body A. Depression is a medical condition that causes and affect a person’s ability‚ 1. According to the website www.nimh.nih.gov‚ depression is a mood disorder that makes you feel unhappy‚ non motivated‚ or hopeless for a period of time. Depression can have a significant impact on the enjoyment of your life‚ your work‚ your health and the people who care about you. Not everyone experiences depression in
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Psychological Disorder Analysis University of Phoenix 9/4/2011   Marla is a 42 year old female who suffers from Dysthymic Disorder. Her symptoms have been trouble sleeping during the night‚ feeling “Jumpy†and having difficulty concentrating. Her symptoms are vague and could fit several many mental psychological disorders such as post traumatic stress or anxiety. My suspicion however‚ based on her difficulty concentrating‚points me towards Dysthymic disorder. I suspect
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