04/28/2016 Steffen Fuller, PH. D. Neuropsychological and Personality Assessment. CASE 1#: * 33 years old female, Master’s degree-level education. * She and husband in process of divorcing; have 2 small children * Pt. report increased anxiety in recent month, manifesting in interrupted sleep, worry over possible custody battle with husband, and paranoid thoughts that husband is stalking her. * Pt. also reports that she has new boyfriend, is attracted to other men and feels guilty
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Angelina Arroyo Mod 5 Essay April 11th, 2016 English Diagnosis Inflation: The age of the Cry Babies At one point or another in our lives we have over heard someone say something like “I’m like so OCD”. At some point in the past several decades the harmless play on phrases related to mental illness has definitely increased, but how much of it is actually harmless. We live in a day and age where not everyone diagnosed is actually biologically mentally ill. Allen J Francis is a world renowned
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In the novel Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, I believe Holden suffers from several psychological mood disorders, because of this, Holden’s decisions and thoughts affect himself, and everyone around him. He seems to think that all adults around him are considered phonies, and he continues to push them away to protect himself. Holden is deemed to be an outsider to everyone else; Salinger captures the whole story of an undeveloped teenager living in the big scary world. Because of his perception
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, commonly known as PTSD, is a debilitating anxiety disorder experienced by many people who have been exposed to traumatic events. Some traumatic events include warfare, genocide, rape, or even a car accident. Results of witnessing or being a part of these incidents can result in flashbacks, emotional numbing, and hypervigilance. In the Civil War, it was referred to as “Da Costa’s Syndrome,” named after the Civil War doctor who described the symptoms. During WWI, PTSD
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into pieces that is alive and breathing. Murder is said not to be allowed, but an abortion is murder. Many women have medical problems later in their lives because of the abortion. After having an abortion many women suffer from minor infections, abnormal pain and intestinal disturbances. These are only a few complications woman have. Medical problems happen to woman just because the scar from the abortion kills the body. Abortion causes stress and psychological pain, abortion is murder and many
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Book Review Gladys Johnson Anxiety is discussed as it is related to fear. Anxiety and fear are not the same. Two factors in youths that have been studied are anxious youth’s autonomic arousal and tension, and apprehension and worry. Fear occurs when there is threat. Fear is activated by the sympathetic nervous system, which some of the signs are dilated eyes, pounding heart rate, and sweating. Research has been done that reveals amygdala has an important role in fear. Fear occurs when the
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Final Assignment Week 9 I would like to start off by thanking you for your time and consideration and giving me the opportunity to meet with you. I would love the opportunity to work with you in your clinic and continue to gain knowledge and learn. Again, I appreciate the opportunity to present to you my knowledge on this particular disorder, schizophrenia as well as the chance to review the two case studies that you have allowed me to review. I am sure I
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Section 1: Borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. Because some people with severe borderline personality disorder have brief psychotic episodes, experts originally thought of this illness as atypical, or borderline, versions of other mental disorders. While mental health experts now generally agree that the name "borderline personality disorder" is misleading, a more accurate term does not exist yet. The symptoms of borderline
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Introduction Although kleptomania, the irresistible impulse to steal objects not needed for personal use or for their monetary value, is currently classified in psychiatric nomenclature as an impulse control disorder, research suggests it is, rather, a variant of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The principle effects of the theft are repetitive, unwanted intrusions of thoughts, and an inability to avoid the compulsion to perform the theft, and the relief of tension following the act (Dannon, 2002)
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TOPIC 1: MENTAL DISORDERS AND CRIME 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO MENTAL DISORDER A mental disorder is depicted as a significant behavioral or psychological pattern, which leads to distress or impairment in important areas of functioning or a higher risk of suffering from pain, disability, loss of freedom and death (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Mental disorder affects a person’s mood, thinking and also behavior. The general types of mental disorders include mood disorder, anxiety disorders
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