Homosexuality is not a psychological disorder… In the past‚ homosexuality was considered to be a psychological disorder‚ up until the APA removed it from its list of mental illnesses. This was due to the fact that homosexuality causes no form of impairment on the individual’s judgment‚ stability‚ reliability‚ or general social and or vocational abilities. This decision made over 30 years ago‚ has caused a lot of criticism‚ many believe that the APA’s decision was made due to the amount of influence
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the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the experience of obsessions and/or compulsion. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ urges or impulses that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted. This obsessions generally cause the feelings of anxiety. As a result patient applies compulsions‚ repetitive behaviors or mental acts‚ to neutralize the anxiety that comes
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Genetic Disorders: Schizophrenia April 18‚2011 Background Genetic Disorders occur when there is a change or mutation in the information contained in the genes. When cells get older or they have been exposed to something harmful disorders can occur. Genetic disorders can be caused by a mutation in one gene called monogenic disorder‚ by mutations in multiple genes called multifactorial inheritance disorder‚ by a combination of gene mutations and environmental factors‚ or by damage to chromosomes
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Mental Health Disorders in Parents: The Affects on Children and Youth Introduction It has been reported that 21-23 percent of children have or have had atleast one parent with a mental health disorder. These statistics raise concern about the wellbeing of children with parents who possess a server mental illness and the resources not just for the parent‚ but the child or children affected. Children require numerous amounts of needs from their caregivers and an issue with parents who carry a severe
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hotel during the winter. During this time Jack began to developed schizophrenia among many other personality and mood disorders and attempts to murder his own family. After reviewing this film it became apparent that there was a mixture of accuracy and exaggeration of the development of schizophrenia. Jack had this disorder‚ but also had symptoms of other personality and mood disorders. For the sake of Hollywood the film did take schizophrenia to entirely new levels. Some of this hype was generated
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Mental State Examination Appearance • Jonathon Doeman‚36 yrs old Caucasian male attended interview with casual cloths and sunglasses on. • Lightly tattoos on both arms. • Rubbing arms‚ eyes and face and stretching cloths while having conversation‚ slightly anxious at the start of the interview. • Poor eyes contact‚ Grazing hair and unshaven. • Overweight and looks older than his actual age. • Bright clothing and wearing appropriate with the weather. Behaviour • Co-operative with the assessor. (Nurse)
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SPE 558 October 28‚ 2013 Emotional and Behavioral Disorders “An Emotional Disorder refers to those psychological disorders that appear to affect the emotions (e.g. anxiety disorders or depressive disorders).” (Right Diagnosis‚ 2013) Emotional Disorders are considered a disability for many reasons. It is considered this because it alters the way a person acts and responds to different things. A person with an Emotional Disorder experience many things that are not common in most people without
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conjunction with external team members such as administrators‚ specialists and family members has always been a vital component for success. This especially holds true when working with students who have been classified with emotional and/or behavior disorders (EBD). This paper will examine a group of educational team members for a student with EBD and the challenges they face in regards to diagnostic concerns in conjunction with the way EBD is defined‚ and their ability to provide appropriate instruction
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Alcohol use disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and rank high as a cause of disability burden in most regions of the world. (Grant et al.‚ 2006)The following paper discusses the recent research findings and essential features based on the content of diagnosis‚ assessment and treatment. Diagnosis The DSM-IV-TR classifies drug disorders into substance use disorders (substance dependence and abuse) and substance-induced disorders (substance intoxication‚ substance withdrawal
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Gender Identity Disorder/Gender Dysphoria Gender identity disorder (GID) or transsexualism is defined by strong‚ persistent feelings of identification with the opposite gender and discomfort with one’s own assigned sex. (“Psychology Today”) Due to a recent change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ or DSM‚ “Gender Identity Disorder” will be replaced with “Gender Dysphoria”. For the purpose of this paper those two terms will be interchangeable. This paper will explore
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