There are many mental health disorders and illnesses to which people suffer from. After reading several case studies and matching the correct diagnosis to the correct case study, now it is time to go over these case studies, diagnosis, causes and treatments. There are five case studies in total. The diagnoses to be covered are schizoid personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, somatoform disorder, dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia. The first case study was on a middle
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I Have the Right to Be Healthier Than Those Surrounding Me Growing up in an alcoholic home had a major impact on the person I am today, but it isn’t who I am today. I used to be scared of my own shadow, lacking confidence and self- esteem. This stemmed from a father who used to insult and criticize everything I ever did. Belittled every achievement I ever made. Nothing I ever did seemed to be good enough, I either made par or I constantly disappointed him. A small example of this was before graduation
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Its 9:00 at night and a 47 year old man has been washing his hands nonstop for the past two hours. A young woman touches her doorknob twenty two times before leaving for work each morning. A senior in high school rubs each desk before he can leave the classroom; he is always the last one to leave. People even have a persistent disturbing preoccupation; an obsession. They are controlled by this unwanted yet unavoidable urge to compete an objective. Unfortunately for them and many others like them
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Fernando Burga Criminology Doctor Watts September 18, 2015 It’s crazy to think that such a violent and horrible crime could occur in a small town such as Union, South Carolina. In matter of hours, the world was informed of Susan Smith’s tragic loss of her two beautiful boys. On October 25, 1994, Susan Smith reported to police that she was carjacked by a black man who drove off with both of her sons still in the back seat. For nine days, Susan stuck by her story and also made several TV appearances
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PSYC221 Week 6 Quiz 4 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/psyc221-week-6-quiz-4/ Personality Theories Question 1 of 32 1.0 Points Which of the following statements is correct? A.more females are born than males B.females are more susceptible to illnesses than males C.males and females are equally susceptible to illnesses D.male children are more susceptible to illnesses than female children Question 2 of 32 1.0 Points Males have been found to
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Eccentricity vs. Personality disorder While researching strong female women in New York City history, I found myself drawn to the character of Mrs. Henrietta Howland Robinson (Hetty Green). The more I researched the life of Hetty the more questioned her mental health or lack of it. Why was it so hard for her to spend money? How had money become her the must imported thing in her life. What made her need to kept her fortune so close and what keep her from enjoying the basic comforts of life she
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different disorders listed in the DSM-TR-IV and they have causes and treatments. When working in the psychology field it is important to be aware of different disorders their causes and treatment options. There are different theoretical approaches for each disorder. The four disorders that will be discussed in this paper are dependent personality disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, somatoform disorder, and schizoid personality disorder. Individuals that suffer from schizoid personality disorder
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Dyan Vaile Kellie Cannon ENG-112-06W June 3, 2015 A Sadistic Pleasure “The Tattooer” Junichiro Tanizaki The Story of “The Tattooer” by Junichiro Tanizaki is a colorful story enriched with non-sexual sadistic pleasure and is brought to life with his choice of words and the story line makes it not only sadistic but also extremely erotic and somewhat of a love story by the way he portrays pleasure in the form of sadism. This is all done through emotional and internal sensual gratification
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Goodbye” by Linwood Barclay are fundamentally flawed in one way or another. Cynthia, the main character of the book, has been diagnosed with extreme anxiety. Enid, Cynthia’s father’s wife suffers from borderline personality disorder and Cynthia’s friend Vince Fleming has intermittent explosive disorder. Cynthia Bigge is the main character of my book, at a young age of fourteen she woke up one day and her family was gone without a trace. The police never found out what had happened that night, the mystery
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hundreds of illnesses, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a recently discovered mental illness that was first listed as a diagnosable illness in 1980 and affects 1.6 percent of adults in the United States. This mental illness is thought to be produced by genetic and environmental factors which cause the victim to have symptoms like unstable moods, behavior, and relationships, which can be treated through therapy and medication. While Borderline Personality Disorder is still in its early stages
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