Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just turned
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment: By Diane Roger-Arroya Psy124 unit 9 Assignment June 18‚ 2013 A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client
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looked in the mirror. Each of his massive‚ sweat-covered‚ vascular‚ steroid-built biceps‚ measuring 21 inches in diameter‚ gleamed under the light in his bathroom. After a few moments he un-flexed them‚ allowing them to fall back down to his sides and he mumbled to himself “still not big enough Mark”. This‚ of course‚ is a ludicrous statement. How could a man with such large‚ muscular arms think that they were “not big enough”? The fact is Mark suffers from a mental disorder called Muscle dysmorphia
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety disorder characterized
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Andrew McClarren November 17‚ 2014 HPA 057‚ Section 001 Panic Disorder Essay Panic Disorder is classified as a heightened version of anxiety. With this disorder‚ a person will have severe episodes in which they feel a sense of being threatened and lose control of their thoughts and extreme bodily responses take over. An attack could occur at any time without a trigger and without warning. In most cases‚ the situation the person experiencing the attack is in does not in any way call for a response
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are multiple types of narcissism but‚ the basic idea of each type is the same. In general‚ people with narcissistic personality disorder are not as they first appear. Typically‚ they are appealing at first‚ charming‚ but their true self always comes out eventually. This causes problems for long lasting relationships for narcissistic persons. Narcissism effects the ability to create and maintain effective long-term relationships. There are two primary types of narcissism: grandiose and vulnerable.
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Gas Transport Page 1. Introduction The blood transports oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and other tissues throughout the body. These gases are carried in several different forms 1. dissolved in the plasma 2. chemically combined with hemoglobin 3. converted into a different molecule Page 2. Goals To explore how oxygen is transported in the blood. To explore how carbon dioxide is transported in the blood. To understand the effect of variables‚ such as PO2 and PCO2‚ on oxygen and
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gestures” (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017‚ p. 288). Lastly‚ deficits in creating and maintaining relationships‚ such as difficulty in imaginative play and lack of interest in acquaintances (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). The DSM-5 also states that there must be at least two “restricted‚ repetitive patterns of behaviors‚ interests or activities” present for Criteria B (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017‚ p. 288). Repetitive patterns in motor movements‚ objects or speech (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). Such as like lining up objects‚ echolalia
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Nowadays‚ there are numerous eating disorders and pica is one of them. Pica is a type of disorder where the victim will start eating materials that aren’t actually food. The cause of this strange disorder is unknown‚ but it was first mentioned in a medical book in about 1563. There are a lot of conditions that will increase the chance of getting pica. These include : pregnancy‚ mental health conditions‚ dieting‚ food deprivation (often children in poverty) and also a few other conditions. Symptoms
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1.What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The GCS is an objective assessment that defines the level of consciousness by giving it a numeric value 2.What is a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? A stroke resulting from intracranial bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid–filled space between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes on the surface of the brain 3.What are the causes of an SAH? rupture of a cerebral aneurysm (congenital or acquired weakness and ballooning of vessels).
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