Bipolar disorder represents a serious medical condition with a high rate of patients and a high degree of mortality (Kring, Davison, Neale & Johnson, 2005). The DSM-5 recognised three forms of disorder: bipolar 1 disorder, bipolar 2 disorder and cyclothymic disorder (Kring et.al). Manic symptoms are the defining features of each of these disorders, with varying frequencies and intensity (Perlis, Miyahara, Marangell, Wisniewski, Ostacher, DelBello & STEP-BD Investigators, 2004). These disorders are labelled
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Definition and Types of Conduct Disorder Brian is 14 and has conduct disorder and depression. He lives with his Uncle and Aunt who have practically taken care of him since birth and who have adopted him. Occasionally his mom visits, but not regularly and she does not know who his father is. Brian’s uncle and aunt are the head of a “team” which cares for him, involving respite foster parents, Brian’s second Uncle and his grandparents or adoptive parents who have fixed weekends to have him stay with
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Psychological Analysis of Firearm Misuse and the Public Perspective of Firearm Violence Colin R. Moran Columbus State Community College, Ohio Abstract Every year, more and more people are subjected to the lifelong fear created by events of isolated firearm misuse. This paper will explore the psychological aspects of firearm misuse, question the means which the media uses to distribute information about the events, and apply published research from various reliable sources to conclude the problems
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nomological network of cognitive and perceptual speed abilities. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 131(4), 567-589. Ackerman, P., Beier, M.E., & Boyle, M.O. (2005). Working memory and intelligence: the same or different constructs? Psychological Bulletin, 131(1),30-60. Alameda & Cuetos, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 Alameda, J. R. y Cuetos, F. (1995). Diccionario de frecuencia de las unidades lingüísticas del castellano. Oviedo: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Oviedo
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to participate. The children within the program vary in disorders with the majority of the kids diagnosed with either Down Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Seven years later, I am still assistant coaching and more than ever I want to learn more about the disorder. After learning that “as many as 1 in 110 people have autism, which is more common in guys than in girls” (Teenshealth) I wanted to learn a little bit more about the disorder that is becoming so common in today’s society. Autism has
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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common complication of childbearing estimated at affecting women cross-culturally ranging from 7-20% (Donaldson-Myles, 2011; Fitelson, Kim, Baker, & Leight, 2011). There are many risk factors attributed to the development of PPD such as history of depression during pregnancy, history of anxiety during pregnancy, stressful life events, lack of social or partner support, low socioeconomic status, low oxytocin levels, as well as the use of formula for infant feeding
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Running head: BIOLOGICAL AND HUMANISTIC THEORIES Biological and Humanistic Theories Victor Bell University Of Phoenix Psychology of Personality Psy 250 Byron Pettit, M.A. Due July 29, 2009 Biological and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Understanding the wide range and the development of personalities within our culture has been an ongoing challenge for hundreds of years. Within this document we will consider why people have completely different personalities even in the case of
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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a controversial subject that has persisted since its existence. DID is defined as the “the presence of two or more personality states or distinct identities that repeatedly take control of an individual’s behaviour so that he or she has an inability to recall certain memories or important personal information.” (Reed-Gavish, M., 2013). The person’s many identities may have names, different life stories and differences in mannerisms (Mayo Clinic). Psychologists
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school shooters and going over their track record to find their past diagnosis, for example the Virginia Tech school shooter Seung-Hui Cho was diagnosed with multiple disease’s a couple being schizophrenia, depression, and narcissistic personality disorder. Being able to get their hands on this information helps lead to the use of personality assessments and vectorial semantics which then helps the authors
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2015 Critically discuss how people who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia are able to live positively with their disorder Student No: 47851449 Due date: June 17th 2015 Assignment 3 PYC4802 Psychopathology Fatima-H TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction.............................................................................................. 3 2. Definition of Schizophrenia...................................................................... 3 3. Diagnostic criteria
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