Analyzing Psychological Disorders Lynn Bible PSY/240 December 2, 2012 Pam Stoelzel Analyzing Psychological Disorders Schizophrenia, drug abuse, and anxiety are all complex psychological disorders. When helping someone that suffers from these disorders, you must understand how and why they work the way that they do. All three disorders come with symptoms that can cause people not blend in with society and live a normal life. The right kinds of treatment can help people
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INTELLECTUAL ABILITY IN CHILDREN WITH ANXIETY: A REPLICATION AND EXPLORATION OF THE DIFFERENCES A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In The Department of Psychology by Melissa Munson B.S., University of Florida, 2004 May 2009 i Table of Contents List of Tables……………………………………………………………….. iii Abstract……………………………………………………………………... iv
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Anxiety (Symptoms of anxiety and the appropriate treatments): Anxiety Vs Phobia Phobia is a kind of anxiety What is anxiety? It refers to several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. In particular, it arises when something is out of a person's expectation in certain situation. * very common * mild (give rise to slight unsettling)
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school age children, differentiate between different disorders, and predict disorders that may arise in children. The mental disorders, as described in the article, that have the greatest impact on children are separation anxiety, social phobia, and panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, specific phobia, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Throughout the article the authors referenced two types of screenings, the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders and the Anxiety Disorder Interview
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the past year Mrs. Easter has had a problem with unsteady hands and palpitations in her heart. She was seen in the emergency room one month ago due to what she felt was a possible heart attack at the time. The emergency room physician diagnosed a panic attack and possible Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She has also had recent episodes of blurred vision along with sharp headaches in the back of her head. The pain is usually moderate and lasts about 20-30 seconds. The patient reports being diagnosed
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exist in individual’s and today’s society. The overwhelming burden of work, school, children, responsibilities, and other commitments often contribute to a general diagnosis of anxiety by a medical professional. People may be identified as having panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, phobias, social anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder. The scale created for this assignment measures the general anxiety level in both males and females, with a determining
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The CEO Can't Afford to Panic As life goes by on a daily basis there are so many things that can happen and do come to fruition. In the article the CEO can’t afford to panic is one that highlights a company that is going through a disaster. It is safe to say that disasters can happen in the blink of an eye, and crisis is that turning point in which if you’re not prepared can be detrimental. It is only through careful planning, practice and implementation of a plan for an individual and an emergency
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Anxiety, Mood/Affective and Dissociative/Somatoform Disorders Laura Jackson PSY/410 June 21, 2012 Angela Wall Anxiety, Mood/Affective and Dissociative/Somatoform Disorders Anxiety, mood and dissociative and somatoform disorders take way from individuals the capacity for normal social and expected daily functioning. The biological, emotional, behavioral and cognitive components do vary even though each component has
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder: What it is, how it works, and what treatments are available My mother is the only person who always understands how I’m feeling, and she knows just what to say to ease my suffering. As a kid it seemed like I was just a little more sensitive and cautious than the other kids, but either way I still would tend to feel like I didn’t belong some days. When I was fourteen I visited a psychiatrist who diagnosed me with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD); at the time I had
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"anxiety disorders" did not exist. In fact, most anxiety disorders were recognized as phobias (Anxiety and Depression Association of American, 2010 -2016). Information about anxiety disorders began to surface when researchers found a connection between panic attacks and irregular blood flow in the brain. In addition to their findings, the researchers discovered that anxiety disorders are in fact linked to most common social and health issues. As a result, the researchers found and tested different therapies
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