Analyzing Psychological Disorders Research Paper
Analyzing Psychological Disorders
Your Name
July 9, 2011
PSY 240
Final Paper
I just wanted to thank you for considering me for the position of a psychologist. It was a pleasure meeting with you today. As a psychologist, we are expected to know all of the disorders that are out there and know how to help the people who have these disorders. With this in mind, I would like to discuss the disorder of schizophrenia in the first part of this paper. I will discuss what area of the brain is affected by this disorder, what the causal factors, the associated symptoms of this disorder, the neural basis, and finally about what drugs could help treat this disorder. In the second part of this paper, I will discuss the two case studies …show more content…
This disorder usually strikes people in their late adolescence or early adulthood, even though this disorder could hit anyone at anytime. Schizophrenia can trigger many different symptoms in a person. Some of these symptoms would include paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, and the lack of motivation. The major problem with schizophrenia is that if this disorder is left untreated then it could affect the ability to interact with other people, to think clearly, and to manage one’s emotions. A person is diagnosed with schizophrenia if they have a persistent combination of any type of function impairment and that symptoms have being occurring for a period of six months (American Psychiatric Association, …show more content…
The first case study that I would like to discuss would have to be the one dealing with Anorexia. In this case study, we find out that Beth was raised as a normal child in a well-balanced home. The problem though started during her teenage years, where she started to experience an overwhelming fear of gaining weight and becoming fat although her weight was normal for her height and age. This is very common among girls during this period because they are starting middle or high school and what you look like will help you get into different social clubs and make you fit in better during that person’s school life. The problem with Beth though is that with this weight loss, that she experienced, helped her to become thin but it still did not help her with her self-image, no matter how much she lost she continued to believe that she was still
Your Name
July 9, 2011
PSY 240
Final Paper
I just wanted to thank you for considering me for the position of a psychologist. It was a pleasure meeting with you today. As a psychologist, we are expected to know all of the disorders that are out there and know how to help the people who have these disorders. With this in mind, I would like to discuss the disorder of schizophrenia in the first part of this paper. I will discuss what area of the brain is affected by this disorder, what the causal factors, the associated symptoms of this disorder, the neural basis, and finally about what drugs could help treat this disorder. In the second part of this paper, I will discuss the two case studies …show more content…
This disorder usually strikes people in their late adolescence or early adulthood, even though this disorder could hit anyone at anytime. Schizophrenia can trigger many different symptoms in a person. Some of these symptoms would include paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, and the lack of motivation. The major problem with schizophrenia is that if this disorder is left untreated then it could affect the ability to interact with other people, to think clearly, and to manage one’s emotions. A person is diagnosed with schizophrenia if they have a persistent combination of any type of function impairment and that symptoms have being occurring for a period of six months (American Psychiatric Association, …show more content…
The first case study that I would like to discuss would have to be the one dealing with Anorexia. In this case study, we find out that Beth was raised as a normal child in a well-balanced home. The problem though started during her teenage years, where she started to experience an overwhelming fear of gaining weight and becoming fat although her weight was normal for her height and age. This is very common among girls during this period because they are starting middle or high school and what you look like will help you get into different social clubs and make you fit in better during that person’s school life. The problem with Beth though is that with this weight loss, that she experienced, helped her to become thin but it still did not help her with her self-image, no matter how much she lost she continued to believe that she was still