Psyc101 Psychological Disorders Schizotypal Personality Disorder The cluster A disorder‚ schizotypal personality disorder‚ is not to be confused with Schizophrenia. It is on the milder end of the spectrum but can still have extreme effects on one’s life and relationships. The disorder‚ which affects nearly 3% of the population‚ can be defined by several different behaviors and has many symptoms. Unlike schizophrenia‚ the people with this disorder can acknowledge their behavior but still
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ANALYSIS Psychological Disorder Analysis Your Name Your School Marla‚ a 42-year-old Hispanic female‚ came to the mental health clinic expressing complaints of feeling “jumpy” all the time‚ having trouble sleeping‚ and is experiencing problems with concentration. Marla states these symptoms are beginning to cause problems for her at her job. The limited information provided makes it difficult to analyze Marla’s disorder. However‚ the symptoms suggest that Marla
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People these days spend majority of their time online by surfing Facebook in their virtual community. Psychologists describe this scenario as ‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ (FAD). This disorder is seen as an addiction because the individual who is said to be addicted to Facebook actually confronts similar criteria as other addictive activities. One is said to be having FAD due to the increase in time spent on Facebook. Besides that‚ FAD also increases individualistic culture among its users. Moreover‚ egocentrism
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Avoidant personality disorder University of Wilmington Abstract This research report discusses the Avoidant Personality Disorder. It discusses the inciting incident that may have given birth to the very development of this disorder. Furthermore the effects of the incident will be overviewed showing the varying aspects of an individual’s life that are directly affected. I have included the various types of treatment and their effectiveness at attempting
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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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Introduction to Perception To understand perceptual distortions or perceptual errors it’s imperative that we first understand what Perception is. Let us start with the definition of perception. In the shortest form Perception can be defined as Intuitive understanding and insight. To make things more clear however‚ we can define perception as The ability to see‚ hear or become aware of something through the senses OR A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory
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Developmental Coordination Disorder Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is characterized by impairment in the development of motor coordination and it significantly interferes with the performance of daily activities. This impairment will interfere with both academic achievement and the skills needed for daily life. The failure to gain both fine and gross motor skills cannot be explained by a pervasive developmental disorder or general medical condition. DCD children will take longer to learn
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from reality‚ just mild like when we daydream‚ delve into a good book or become engrossed with a project. But then after that‚ we do still come back to reality. However‚ some people are diagnosed with a dissociative identity disorder or the popular multiple personality disorder (MPD). This differ from mild dissociation that all of us commonly experience. People who have this live a fairly complicated life. Sadly‚ people who have this experience traumatic physical‚ sexual or emotional abuse during
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Gender/Identity Disorder Have you ever woke up and felt like you were trapped in the wrong body? What if you appeared‚ to the rest of the world‚ as a certain “identity‚” while you felt completely different on the inside? You were classified as male or female by your anatomical sex while your gender may be identified as the opposite. This perplex state of mind has been labeled gender maps‚ by John Money‚ as “an entity‚ template‚ or schema within the mind and brain that codes masculinity and femininity
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Eating Disorders: Anorexia Each year millions of people in the United States are affected by serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders. The vast majority are adolescents and young adult women. Approximately one percent of adolescents girls develop anorexia nervosa‚ a dangerous condition in which they can literally starve themselves to death. Another two to three percent develop bulimia nervosa‚ a destructive pattern of excessive overeating followed by vomiting or other " purging
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