Schizophrenia Definition Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that generally appears in late adolescence or early adulthood - however‚ it can emerge at any time in life. It is one of many brain diseases that may include delusions‚ loss of personality (flat affect)‚ confusion‚ agitation‚ social withdrawal‚ psychosis‚ and bizarre behavior. Individuals with schizophrenia may hear voices that are not there. Some may be convinced that others are reading their minds‚ controlling how they think‚ or plotting
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Substance Related Disorders | By: Kendra Neeley | Substance related disorders are a very common form of disorder which causes severe medical‚ social and psychological problems with the individuals that abuse the substance as well as individuals involved with those individuals. In this paper‚ we will discuss history‚ symptoms‚ influences and treatment. | | Kendra Neeley Substance Related Disorders Substance related disorders are a very common form of disorder which causes severe medical
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Sustance Related Disorders Why do people take substances? People abuse substances for many different reasons. Some people take substances because of peer pressure and think that they might be immune‚ others do it because they are stressed and need something to keep them away from their problems. Some people‚ specially teenagers take them just for a thrill or curiosity. The truth is‚ for whatever the reason people start taking substances‚ the outcome will be that the user
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Schizophrenia During the 1950s‚ mentally disordered people who were harmful to society and themselves could be treated with medications and were able to return safely to their communities. During the 1980s‚ the cost of health care increased more than any other cost in our national economy. As a result‚ strategic planning has been made to reduce costs. "The political decision made to deinstitutionalize chronic mental patients started with the appearance of phenothiazine medications. Dramatically
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Schizophrenia and Psychosis and Life Span Development Paper Shanda Walton University of Phoenix October 20‚ 2008 Schizophrenia translates as split mind and the psychological changes can be so profound that the affected individual is thrust into a world that bears little resemblance to everyday experience. The person with schizophrenia lives in an internal world marked by thought processes that have gone awry; delusions‚ hallucinations‚ and generally disordered thinking become the norm
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Alexandra White October 20‚ 2012 HED 100-21 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Seasonal affective disorder is a form of depression that occurs at the same time every year. Symptoms begin in the fall and last through the winter months. The effects of the symptoms leave the persons moody and without energy. SAD may begin during the teen years or in adulthood. Like other forms of depression‚ it occurs more often in women than in men
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Individual Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative And Somatoform Disorders My Name PSY/410 Date Instructor Individual Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative Throughout this paper an explanation of terms used to describe mental states will be presented. Some of the mental states are real/physical‚ and some are only in the minds of the individual. To understand the disorders an explanation will be provided. For example‚ to understand what is an anxiety disorder an understanding of anxieties
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MOOD DISORDERS A 32-year old female Janice Butterfield‚ who came in at the insistence of her husband Jed Butterfield for a consultation concerning her suicidal attempt due to dysthymia. American Heritage Dictionary defines that dysthymia is a chronic disturbance of mood lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children‚ characterized by recurrent periods of mild depression and such symptoms. Although the symptoms of dysthymia may be less intense than those of depression‚ dysthymia
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------------------------------------------------- As many as 19 million Americans million are affected by mood disorders ( The two main types of mood disorders are bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder which are described as disturbances in mood‚ behavior and emotion.“ Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder in which the core feature is pathological disturbance in mood ranging from extreme elation‚ or mania‚ to severe depression usually accompanied by disturbances in thinking and behavior
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conclusion‚ based off analysis and evaluation of the resources used‚ it can be proven that the seasons do have an effect on one’s mental state. The effect that the seasons have on a person tend to be negative only‚ instead of positive feelings. This meaning that when the weather is changing due to the seasons and it starts to become cold and dark‚ it affects a person’s mental state in a negative way‚ allowing them to become sad and depressed. When the seasons cause negative feelings and mood changes‚ this
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