What Is Bipolar Disorder? I.Writebol COMM/156 5/25/2012 M.Clark “What a creature of strange moods [Winston Churchill] is - always at the top of the wheel of confidence or at the bottom of an intense depression‚” once said William Maxwell "Max" Aitken. Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain that has yet to be unraveled; it causes many mood swings that can happen at a moment’s notice without a word. With many mental illnesses in order to diagnose them it takes time
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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toxic someone really is when you care about them. People always say “Can’t you see what they’re doing to you?” or “They did/said that to you?”. You see this person with rose coloured glasses‚ or you only see the best parts about them. Not only do you not see the damage that’s being inflicting on you by that person‚ you don’t see the damage you’re inflicting on yourself by involving yourself with them. This is what happened to me. I spent so much of my time and energy on people who were so degrading
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Psychological Disorders’ Presentation “Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Many people battle different kinds of disorders ranging from anxiety‚ dissociative‚ somatoform‚ moodiness‚ schizophrenia‚ personality‚ and many other disorders (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). Some are so mild that people do not recognize when they have it‚ and some are so severe that they become a
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Dissociative Disorder I. What is dissociation? * Can be defined as a condition that involves disruptions or breakdowns of memory‚ awareness‚ identity or perception. * What causes dissociative disorder? * Psychological trauma * Sexual abuse * Stressful events * What are the effects of a dissociative disorder? * Automatic switching of personalities during moments of stress * Losing time‚ or dissociative amnesia
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Major Psychological Disorders Psychological disorders affect a person’s everyday life‚ as well as the lives of the people around them. “Psychologist typically define abnormal behavior broadly‚ considering it to be behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevent them from functioning in their daily lives” (Feldman‚ 2009‚ p.518). In order to diagnose psychological disorders we need to be able to judge what normal and abnormal behavior is. In this essay I will address the topic of
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The Case Study of Mary The case study reflects a woman named Mary‚ who has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Mary looks at everything in life as a stressor and a worry‚ from schoolwork to family dinners (Laureate Education‚ 2012). After conversing with Mary‚ it is evident she has low self-esteem and very critical of herself. She believes others scrutinize everything about her and are just as critical as she is of herself (Laureate Education‚ 2012). This paper will discuss
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Chapter 7--Mood Disorders and Suicide Key 1. Prior to the DSM-IIIR‚ conditions that are currently characterized as mood disorders were referred to by several different names‚ including all of the following EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. 2. depressive disorders affective disorders psychotic episodes depressive neuroses One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia‚ which means: A. a feeling of worthlessness B. an altered pattern of sleep C. indecisiveness D. an inability to experience pleasure
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Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity
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University of Phoenix Material Psychological Disorders Etiology of Psychological Disorders Describe the following perspectives on the etiology of psychological disorders: Perspective Description of Perspective Biological Perspective Born with the disorder because of a person’s genes. Learning Perspective This is a behavior that is learnt through time. Cognitive Factors The way a person thinks controls the disorder. Diathesis-Stress Model Brought on by a life event. Personality
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