Depression is a disorder that is indicated by a depressed mood or less of interest or pleasure in usual activities. Depression is also defined as an illness; the feelings of depression persist and interfere with a child or adults ability to function. Depression is a term that has been used to describe unstable feelings, a psychological disorder, and a health problem that’s described by a group of related symptoms. Depression can be hard and painful experience that affects not only the individual
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many ways to relate the information to so much in my everyday life both personal and professional. The most interesting topics to me were in regards to memory and mood disorders to be the most intriguing. Both of these topics are very essential in both my professional and personal life. As I had mentioned previously I am a Bipolar Manic Depressive. From the time of my diagnosis to now my doctors have did more to keep me functioning like a normal person than they have to actually educate me on my
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Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Adolescents Before the 1990s, it was believed that children under the age of eighteen would have been rarely diagnoses with bipolar disorder. This all changed in the mid-1990s when there were 800,000 children labeled with bipolar disease and an astonishing number were under the age of five (Carmichael, 2008). The controversial findings have alerted psychiatrists and psychologists that the disease is much more common than originally thought (Carmichael, 2008). Psychiatrists
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an anti-epileptic medication; also called an anticonvulsant. Lamictal is used either alone or in combination with other medication to treat epileptic seizures in adults and children. Lamictal is also used to delay mood episodes in adults with bipolar disorder (manic -depression).lamictal may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. Lamotrigine side effect: * Mood or behavior changes, depression, anxiety, or if you feel agitated, hostile, restless, and hyperactive (mentally and
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than 1 disorder know that disorders have a complexity of causes, not just one (i.e., depression can be situational, biological, cultural, etc.), know that we focus on behaviors/mood/etc. being HARMFUL, not DIFFERENT Anxiety: Which factors predict GAD (stress, etc.), physiological factors in GAD- chronic, chaos, excessive worries, psychological factors, preparedness theory-develop phobia bc they are scary/have scared us-adaptive, psychological factors, how people experience panic disorder initially
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PSY 6669 ESSAY I ACTIVITY: 1. List the various substances mentioned in the DSM section on Substance-Related Disorders and explain co-occurring psychological and medical disorders in relationship to at least one substance-related disorder. (A.6;K.3) • Alcohol • Caffeine • Cannabis • Hallucinogen • Inhalant • Opioid • Sedative • Hypnotic or Anxiolytic • Stimulant • Tobacco If an individual uses opioids their routine urine toxicology test results are often positive for the drug. The results
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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 The Biological Perspective seeks to determine the psychological aspects of human behavior looking at evidence from genetic and neurological studies as well as studies of the immune system. Learning Perspective Learning Perspective explores how we learn
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Depression Treatment: The Natural Way There is a lot of controversy about appropriate treatments for depression. Today antidepressants are among the most prescribed medications in the world. Despite their popularity, research has suggested that antidepressant medications may not be as successful as people had imagined in counteracting depression (Johnson & Kirsch, 2008, p. 1). Extensive research and studies show that natural remedies are better than antidepressants for treating depression because
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Depression is not only a state of being sad, it is a disease that conquers the ability to feel emotion, whether good or bad, whatsoever. Depression not only involves the mind, it also involves the body and thoughts. In different cultures some complain of excessive headaches and extreme pain and this is identified as depression, moderate or otherwise. This disease can be passed down through genes or can follow external events or can be caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Depression affects
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Depression There are many people all over the world who suffer with serious symptoms and issues that are caused from depression. One of the most surprising elements of depression is that it is not only a condition that affects a person mentally; however, it also affects a person physically. There are a significant amount of symptoms for people who are experiencing depression. Some of the most common symptoms for depression include feeling sad about something in particular, becoming tired and fatigued
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