regularly taking the prescription medication Zoloft. Zoloft is an antidepressant medication in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or (SSRIs). Zoloft is used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, anxiety disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. In the ensuing trial the question will arise as to whether young Christopher acted on his own accord or was somehow influenced by an external force that he could not control. In this situation the
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Parisa Shirazian Professor Dr. x CPSY 218 10 January 2014 What I believe About Human Nature The path culminating in the knowledge of human nature necessarily passes through the realm of “self-knowledge”. I believe that self is a two-dimensional being like an organism. To know this “self” or organism, we first have to know what it is, and from which source it originates. This self is not only a psycho-organism but is a kind of psycho-spiritual organism that comes into existence
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Dependent Personality Disorder in Women Kimberly L. Johnson Abstract This paper will examine the DSM disorder of Dependent Personality Disorder in Women. The focus of this paper will be to highlight the differentiation, diagnosis and treatment of this specific pathological personality disorder. According to the DSM, Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) is characterized by a pervasive and excessive need to be cared for by others that usually lead to clingy and fears of separation. In professional
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Patients with Panic Disorder I. Statement of the Problem The study aims to investigate structural abnormalities of the midbrain using magnetic resonance imaging and to determine if there is a clinical correlation between midbrain volume and clinical measurements in patients with Panic Disorder. II. Findings Relative midbrain volume was larger in the Panic Disorder group than in the Healthy Controls group. The relative volume of the dorsal midbrain was larger in the Panic Disorder group, while
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Types of Eating Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Anorexia Nervosa is characterized by the refusal to eat. It can affect anyone of any gender or age but disproportionately affects young women in their late teens and early twenties. There are four criteria that must be present to achieve a diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa. First a person must refuse to maintain body weight over a minimal normal weight for age and height or have a failure to make expected weight gain during a defined period of growth
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corroborate the veracity of what the offender discusses in sessions. (Jenuwine, Simmons, Sweis 2003) Meeting not just with a therapist but a psychiatrist to prescribe medication is crucial for these offenders. Most of these offenders suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder and ADHD and with proper care and medication their deviance can be maintained. Large amount of these sexual offenders are victims themselves and never got the help that they needed to cope with the stress of the offense. Now that times
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716 Index major depressive disorder, brain imaging studies, 70–71 malignant catatonia, 333 malingering, 530–531 ‘manic depressive insanity’, 45 manic states, 250, 253 abnormal beliefs and perceptions, 254 amphetamines and, 266 course and outcome, 274 delusional, 16 in HIV patients, 345 in ICD-10, 42 in old age aetiology, 369 clinical features, 370 treatment, 370 in old age, 369–370 mixed state with depression, 255 sensations in, 6 stroke and, 344 stupor in, 31 manic states
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individual to require the substance more frequently and in higher dosages to achieve the same effect. Capuzzi & Stauffer (2012) felt that in focusing on the behavioral aspects that it captured the tone that addiction has a “chronic, relapsing, and compulsive nature (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2012).” The cycle of abuse tends to cause the abusers to suffer a decline in their performances within the home, their job, and their role within the family. Types of Substances Capuzzi & Stauffer (2012) examined
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Psychological Disorder Paper “Subjective experience, idioms of distress, and outcomes of treatment necessary for diagnosis of psychopathological symptoms can be assessed by judgments about at least three types of symptoms: physical, behavioral, and psychological” (2010, p. 223). This paper will examine a psychological disorder and discuss the relationship between human development and socialization of this psychological disorder. People tend to be reluctant or afraid of behaviors that do not
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1.|According to the two-factor theory, the two basic components of emotions are ________ and ________.| A)|facial expressions; a cognitive label| B)|emotion-arousing events; physical arousal| C)|physical arousal; overt behavior| D)|a cognitive label; physical arousal| 2.|People who become blind eventually experience ________ levels of day-to-day happiness. Those who become paralyzed eventually experience ________ levels of day-to-day happiness.| A)|above-normal; below-normal| B)|below-normal;
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