Depressive Disorder Jane a 29 year old lady has reported cases of feeling sad all day‚ accompanied by daily crying spells in her day. She also reported cases of distressed and disturbed sleeping patterns where she would experience insomnia in some days. Her sleeping patterns included cases of difficulty in falling asleep where she would spend several hours trying to fall asleep. Other times Jane could not fall asleep at all‚ and if she did‚ it was only for very few hours. All this time was spent
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Psychological Disorder‚ Causes and Treatments In the UK about one quarter of the population will experience some kind of psychological disorder in the course of a year. These disorders include‚ but are not limited to Anorexia‚ Social Phobia‚ Agoraphobia‚ Schizophrenia‚ Amnesia and Depression. Many of these disorders have therapies developed from psychological theories to treat the disorders. A number of factors can influence whether a person develops a disorder‚ it could be due to heredity factors
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According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)‚ researchers disagree “whether SAD is a distinct mental illness or a specific type of major depressive disorder” (Duckworth and Freedman). There are two types of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)‚ a winter and summer version. Researchers conclude that only about five percent of adults in America have the winter variant of SAD‚ and less than one percent have the summer variant (Khazan). NAMI defines the classic winter form of SAD as “recurrent
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WHAT IS MENTAL DISORDER? Distinguishing "normal" from "abnormal" is no simple task. Three classic symptoms suggest severe mental disorder: hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and extreme affective disturbances. Hallucinations are false sensory experiences‚ such as hearing nonexistent voices. Delusions are extreme disorders of thinking that involve persistent false beliefs. If you think you are the President of the United States (and you are not)‚ you have a symptom of psychopathology. Similarly‚ those whose
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Schizoid personality disorder has an interesting effect on one’s emotions. SPD is a disorder in the group “Cluster A‚” or eccentric personality disorders. Schizoid disorder‚ like every other mental illness‚ has a very interesting past. The word “schizoid” was coined by Eugen Bleuler in 1908. He used it to designate a tendency in some humans to give more attention to one’s inner life and less to the external world. When there was an exaggeration of this tendency‚ Bleuler labeled it the “schizoid
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MDD Intro Major depressive disorder (MDD)‚ more commonly known as depression‚ is a mental disorder characterized by a consistent and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities. Two of the most common symptoms include sadness and loss of interest in daily activities. Social‚ occupational‚ educational or other important functioning must also be negatively impaired by the change in mood. For instance‚ a person who
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and Less Common Psychological Disorders Many people often confuse normal and abnormal psychology because a lot of people know only about the abnormal behaviors. Everyone has psychology whether it is normal or abnormal. The abnormal form of psychology consists of disturbances‚ disorders‚ and destructive behaviors. There are several common psychological disorders‚ much more than the less common. One of the top common mental illnesses is Anxiety Disorders. These disorders are those that individuals respond
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The estimated prevalence of Separation Anxiety Disorder is 4-5%‚ making it one of the most common childhood psychiatric disorders. In the United States‚ recent research has shown that 1.6% of the population‚ approximately 4 million people‚ are diagnosed with Borderline Personality disorder. Childhood Disintegrative Disorder‚ while rare‚ is also a threat‚ and only 1.7 per 100‚000 children is diagnosed with it. In "Painted Rain"‚ it is shown that healthy relationships with other children and adults
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symptoms for this disorder are compulsive hoarding‚ meaningless repetition of your own words‚ and repeatedly going over things constantly. Generalized Anxiety Disorder also known as GAD interferes with people with this disorder daily lives. This type of anxiety can be treated and cured unlike some of the other anxieties. Some of the symptoms for this disorder are‚ restlessness‚ constant worry‚ and trouble concentrating. Social Anxiety is a fear of social interactions. This disorder makes interacting
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symptoms to this disorder including general pain‚ headaches‚ constipation‚ sleep less‚ and eat less prior to the disorder. The DSM-5 is an episode described to be two or more weeks that have five symptoms of depression. The DSM- 5 lists different types of depression such as depressive disorder‚ dysthymic disorder‚ and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (Comer pg. 171). The major depressive disorder is at least two years and dysthymic disorder is less than that. The premenstrual dysphoric disorder is in women
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