Tourette syndrome is the overarching component that ties all of this information together; it helps to understand the biological forces that are behind this neurological disorder. The damage or abnormality of the basal ganglia is believed to be the cause of Tourette syndrome. Another important component to understand is the basic definition of Tourette syndrome, which is the surge of involuntary movements and vocal outbursts. Tourette syndrome’s cause is unknown; it is believed due to current
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Psychological Disorders May 8, 2011 Heather O’Connell Axia College of university of Phoenix People every day suffer from a variety of psychological disorders; there are a wide range of disorders along with drugs that can help to lessen the effects of the disorders. This paper will discuss Schizophrenia, Depression, Mania, Anxiety disorder, and Tourette syndrome. Let us begin with Schizophrenia; this disorder is where a person’s psychic functions are spilt. It is hard for someone
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Westen, 2011) Abnormal psychology is the study of behaviors found to be outside the scope of the norm, and is generally found in people that exhibit psychological disorders. There are a number of disorders that may fit this criterion; schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or unipolar disorder is just a few that may be diagnosed as abnormal behaviors. In abnormal psychology there are different fields of thought, or perspectives; cognitive, behavioral, and
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in the OCD Child and Adolescent Center in 2010 and again in 2015. I was moved by the compassion and understanding everyone had. That is the kind of environment I want to be a part of. I was diagnosed with severe Tourette Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I was eight. As the years went on, it continued to get worse. I couldn’t eat, bathe,do my schooling, or even leave the house. I was trapped. In 2009 I went to The Center for the Study and Treatment of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania
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In the article “Fragility of Healing,” authors Cheryl Mattingly and Mary Lawlor conduct a thorough ethnographic study of a Los Angeles-based pediatric rehabilitation center. In their findings, it is shown that physical impairments/injuries have a larger amount of symbolic value (i.e. “the immaterial value attributed to an object or an idea” [Ekström]) to the center’s clinicians than behavioral/emotional complications have. This prioritization of corporeal disabilities has treacherous consequences
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Depression and Psychotropic Medication PD Psychopharmacology CHMC 640 Depression and Psychotropic Medication Depression is often defined as a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest that impacts the way a person thinks, acts, and feels and can have an impact on one’s physical and mental well-being. It is estimated that depression affects 1 out of 10 Americans and that 80% of people exhibiting symptoms re not receiving any form of treatment (http://www
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Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse Control and Personality Disorders Paper and Matrix Kristen Brown Psy 410 February 7, 2010 Kristi Lane Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse Control and Personality Disorders Paper and Matrix Biological Eating Disorder Eating disorders have been linked to many biological components such as genetic factors, hormonal and neurotransmitter abnormalities, and damage or abnormalities to certain structures in the brain. Research
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dysfunctions; sexual desire disorder, sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic disorder, and sexual pain disorder. All of these sexual disorders are in some way connected on psychological levels which cause these dysfunctions. The orgasmic disorder is split into two categories. The first category is the female orgasmic disorder. This disorder causes women a challenge to achieve orgasm if they can achieve it, but this does not always count for masturbation. Women with this disorder usually do not receive
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Name: Course: Lecturer: Date: Mental Disorders Mental disorders have become remarkably common in the modern day world. They have become common to the extent that some people fail to know that they have mental disorders. Other people tend to cover it up, when they understand that they have mental disorders. Mental disorders have existed in the world for many years. However, the understanding of mental disorders has been improving as new medical technologies, diagnosis, testing and interventions
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It is usually associated with distress, disease, response to a particular event, or limited to social relations (Chikomo, 2011). Mental health knowledge is the capacity to identify specific disorders, knowing how to seek mental health information knowledge of risk factors and causes, of self-treatments, and of attitudes that promote recognition and appropriate help-seeking. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
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