Schizophrenic disorder trends in diagnosis and treatment. Charles J. Varner II BEH/225 4/8/2012 Josie Shrader Schizophrenic disorder trends in diagnosis and treatment. Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that consists of four different classification types. These classifications types are disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia and undifferentiated schizophrenia. According to National Institute of Mental Health (1993), “60% of American adults have
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Assignment Week 8 Psychiatric Disorders, Diseases, and Drugs Christina Schwartz Schizophrenia disorder is a serious mental disorder that is easily misdiagnosed with other disorders that have similar symptoms. These symptoms usually occur around early adolescent ages and continue into adulthood. The symptoms of this disorder include hallucinations, delusions, goal directed behavior, and emotional expressions. (Andreasen, 1995) The symptoms can also be categorized into positive and
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December, 9, 2013 Psychological Disorders/ DSM Response Paper There are times when people are troubled with thoughts, behaviors or emotions that will prevent them from normal behavior. These are known as psychological disorders. These disorders come in many forms but all will have large effects on a person’s life. Many people suffer with different kinds of disorders like anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive- compulsive disorder, moodiness, schizophrenia,
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from within that’s hard to explain. It is my intention to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of Misophonia. Although there is increasing awareness of Misophonia in both the medical community and in the public, it is yet to be classified as its own disorder. Drs. Pawel and Margaret Jastreboff first coined the term misophonia or “hatred of sound” in 2001. (Neal) People who have misophonia are most commonly angered by specific sounds, such as slurping, throat-clearing, nail-clipping, chewing, tooth-brushing
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Bipolar Disorder Ray Bradbury once said, “insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage.” That statement could very well have been penned specifically for sufferers of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is known as a manic-depressive disorder and is a psychiatric diagnosis that covers a plethora of mood disorders. Bipolar is defined by the presence of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated moods, clinically referred to as mania or (if milder) hypomanias. Bipolar disorder
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scientists feel the condition must be linked to an existing condition that could be affecting mental health and daily functionality because it hinders the ability to function as a normal individual. Those that suffer from the condition experience thoughts and perform acts of a sexual nature that overshadow basic interests and needs (Hyde & DeLamater, 2017). Sex addiction, also known as hypersexual disorder, would differ from those who enjoy the frequency of sex because hypersexuality refers
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in Children | What is OCD? Clinically Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder, characterized by the inability to restrain obsessive thoughts for sustained periods. In extremis, sufferers obsess identical thoughts for years, in an endlessly exhausting cycle. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) usually begins in adolescence or young adulthood and is seen in as many as 1 in 200 children and adolescents. OCD is characterized by recurrent
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Serial Killer Psychology By Anna Davis Criminal psychology refers to the study of the mental and behavioral characteristics of people who break laws established by local, state, national or international governments. Some criminal, or forensic, psychologists focus their research on serial killers -- men and women who murder a large number of people over an extended period of time — typically months or years. What constitutes a serial killer is open to interpretation. In the United States
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Histrionic Personality Disorder This paper describes the characteristics, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of an individual with Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD). These individuals display a pervasive pattern of excessive emotionality and attention-seeking behavior. The exact cause of this disorder is not known, but it has been linked to learned and inherited behavior. Diagnosing HPD can be difficult because it is similar to other personality disorders. Part of the focus of treatment
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track marks or as noticeably threatening as a drunk-driving accident. The concept of addiction isn’t just abstract to the layperson. It’s been controversial within the mental health community as well. The most widely-used reference in the medical mental health community, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), is due to be published by the American Psychological Association in its fifth revision in April 2013. Its purpose is to create a common language between practitioners
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