University of Phoenix Material Psychological Disorders Etiology of Psychological Disorders Describe the following perspectives on the etiology of psychological disorders: Perspective Description of Perspective Biological Perspective Born with the disorder because of a person’s genes. Learning Perspective This is a behavior that is learnt through time. Cognitive Factors The way a person thinks controls the disorder. Diathesis-Stress Model Brought on by a life event. Personality
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Psychological Disorders’ Presentation “Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Many people battle different kinds of disorders ranging from anxiety‚ dissociative‚ somatoform‚ moodiness‚ schizophrenia‚ personality‚ and many other disorders (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). Some are so mild that people do not recognize when they have it‚ and some are so severe that they become a
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Chapter 8- Psychological Disorders Neurosis: term used to describe disorders causing personal distress and impairment in functioning‚ but did not cause a person to lose contact with reality Psychosis: a serious disturbance that can cause people to lose touch with reality and to suffer from delusions and hallucinations 5 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 1. Biological Causes: a PD is a symptom of an underlying physical disorder cause by abnormalities in the brain by genetics‚ heredity
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North Carolina Women’s Hospital Mood Changes After Delivering a Baby What moods changes could I have after delivering my baby? During pregnancy and after the birth of your baby you may have many different mood changes and feelings. Being pregnant‚ going through labor and caring for a baby is all hard work. You may feel happy and excited one minute and feel worried and sad the next minute. These “highs” and “lows” are very common. They are called the “baby blues” and usually go away on their
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Major Psychological Disorders Psychological disorders affect a person’s everyday life‚ as well as the lives of the people around them. “Psychologist typically define abnormal behavior broadly‚ considering it to be behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevent them from functioning in their daily lives” (Feldman‚ 2009‚ p.518). In order to diagnose psychological disorders we need to be able to judge what normal and abnormal behavior is. In this essay I will address the topic of
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Running head: EXTREME TEMPERATURE AND MOOD 8 Extreme Temperatures Affect Our Mood Oualidslim Gharbi Community College of Aurora Extreme Temperatures Affect Our Mood The weather controls every aspect of our daily lives. It influences our choices and decisions on what to wear‚ what to eat‚ and what kind of activities we should do. Ancient civilizations feared and respected the power of the weather. They created and worshiped different weather gods. During extreme weather conditions such as during
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Criteria Conversion disorder is classified as a conversion disorder or a dissociative disorder depending on the diagnostic criteria used. The DSM-5 classifies conversion disorder as a somatoform disorder‚ whereas the 10th edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder. With the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013‚ the association between somatoform and dissociative disorders was acknowledged
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studies have been done to find the correlation between chocolates consumption and moods but the relationship between chocolates and moods were highly complex. However‚ the effectiveness of consuming chocolates on peoples’ mood remains unclear and the evidence in chocolate studies remains highly controversial. A questionnaire was used to collect data about student perceptions in consuming chocolates and its effects on their mood. The questionnaire provided consists of five questions about chocolates. The
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antithesis would result in the best theory of a phenomenon (Sternberg‚ 2003). Dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ formerly known as multiple personality disorder‚ is a dramatic condition in which two or more relatively independent personalities appear to exist in one person (Sue‚ Sue & Sue‚ 2003). Because of the complexity of the disorder‚ many theories have been developed to offer explanations for the cause of the disorder. As with most explanations for complex phenomena‚ these theories often clash
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Running head: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS PRESENTATION Psychological Disorders Presentation Debra Baker University of Phoenix Introduction to Behavioral Science BEH/225 Katherine Malish June 23‚ 2010 Psychological Disorders Presentation For many millennia psychological disorders‚ also called mental disorders have been misunderstood. Used to‚ people suffering from such disorders were thought to be demonically possessed or they were accused of being a witch. Many of these unfortunate
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