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    Definition of The Concept of “Mental Disorder” Jo Ann M. Cummins Baker College Abstract The Concept of Mental Disorder outlines the history of the term and discusses poorly constructed examples of early terminology. Valérie Aucouturier and Steeves Demazeux raise several provocative questions about authority and diagnosis which need further comparison to the contemporary attitudes toward diagnostic terminology. Aucouturier and Demazeux have done vast amounts of research in the philosophical and

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    According to the list of psychiatric disorders provided in the DSM-IV-TR PowerPoint material‚ a Mood Disorder is diagnosed on:  A.Axis II  B.Axis VI  C.Axis IV  D.Axis I Answer Key: D Question 5 of 18 2.0 Points The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM-IV-TR is authored by:  A.American Psychological Association  B.American Philosophial Association  C.National Alliance for Mental Illness  D.American Psychiatric

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    numerous studies have shown that mental disorders are among the strongest known predictors of suicide attempts and deaths. Most studies

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    of whom suffer from mental health problems. Many incarcerated persons suffering from mental illness become aware of such conditions only after unfortunate encounters with the legal system. While others undiagnosed individuals continue to be shuffled in and out of various facilities before being labeled as criminals. Depending on the magnitude of an individual’s mental health illness‚ it can severely compromise a person’s ability to function in society. Many of these disorders may be present before

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    been identified‚ it is not a recent phenomenon. The term paedophilia is officially added to the DSM-II (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- II) in 1952‚ it began to be viewed by experts as a mental disorder and a type of sexual deviation. In the DSM-III released in 1980‚ the term paedophile is given in full description (Haran‚ 2014). Paedophilia is also a psychiatric disorder in which sexual attraction some adults feel towards to prepubescent children that may lead to adult-children

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    Research Proposal: Stigmatization of Mental Disorders Introduction When picturing an individual with a mental disorder‚ what is the first image that pops into your head? I admit‚ for me‚ my first thoughts were of a violent out of control individual with a mission to kill. But then I thought‚ I have family members with mental disorders and I myself have been diagnosed with OCD‚ and this description was completely inaccurate in describing my family and me‚ which must also mean it is inaccurate in

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    Jacob Shatarang 5/22/13 Mental stability or mental health is the way humans react to‚ think about‚ and feel about what goes on in their everyday lives. It is a psychosomatic and emotional state of being. Throughout history‚ people with odd or dangerous behaviors were seen as witches or ones possessed by evil spirits. These people were thrown in prisons or institutions to isolate them from others. Not too long ago‚ in the 1950’s with a great deal of research and much more highly developed technology

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    MENTAL DISORDER AMONGST ADOLESCENTS Importance and relevance According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚2002)‚ mental health disorders are one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Three of the ten leading causes of disability in people between the ages of 15 and 44 are mental disorders‚ and the other causes are often associated with mental disorders. Both retrospective and prospective research has shown that most adulthood mental disorders begin in childhood and adolescence (Kessler

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    Mental Disorders Millions and millions of people have been‚ and are‚ plagued by some type of mental disorder. There are many types of disorders such as mood disorders‚ anxiety disorders‚ personality disorders‚ and substance-related disorders. The mental disorders can range from minor cases to very strong‚ extreme cases. Two mental disorders that deal with the shifting of a human’s personality and character are schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schizophrenia is a mental illness that is characterized

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    affected by a mental disorder at some stage in life‚ says the department of health (Dolye and Fimrite). B. “A Report of the Surgeon General defines mental disorders as “’health conditions that are characterized by alterations in thinking‚ mood‚ or behavior (or some combination thereof) associated with distress and/or impaired functioning’” (“Mental Disorders”). “The most serious problem of this illness today is still the stigma” (Thomas). “Scientists are not certain what causes mental disorders. Research

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