What is depression exactly? For most people who have felt sad or depressed at times‚ it might seem to be a normal reaction. This appears to a loss or struggles during hard times in any individual’s life. But when the feelings are severe and uncontrollable; feeling hopeless‚ worthless for weeks or even months is not normal. This disorder is called depression; it is defined by thoughts‚ behavior and feelings and has been difficult to understand because the synthons are invisible. Today I will be discussing
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act of harming oneself‚ known as self-harm. Numerous depression treatments are available. Medications and psychological counseling (psychotherapy) are very effective for most people. A common way to treat people with MDD is to give them antidepressants. Antidepressants work to balance some of the natural chemicals in our brains. It may take several weeks for them to help. Psychotherapy is a general term for treating mental health problems by talking with a psychiatrist‚ psychologist or other mental
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Analyzing Biopsychological Disorders Bonnie Montgomery Analyzing Biopsychological Disorders Part A Biopsychology is a biological approach to psychology. Historically‚ researchers believed that neuropsychological disorders were of the brain‚ and psychological disorders were of the mind. Now‚ psychologists understand that these distinctions do not exist. Biological approaches to psychological disorders direct psychologists to consider the active cause and effective treatments of major psychological
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ABSTRACT Bipolar disorder or manic depression causes serious shifts in mood‚ energy‚ thinking‚ and behavior—from the highs of mania on one extreme‚ to the lows of depression on the other. More than just a fleeting good or bad mood‚ the cycles of bipolar disorder last for days‚ weeks‚ or months. And unlike ordinary mood swings‚ the mood changes of bipolar disorder are so intense that they interfere with your ability to function. SYMPTOMS Bipolar Symptoms Bipolar disorder
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Posttraumatic stress disorder or more commonly known as PTSD is one of the most common mental health disorders. It mostly affects victims of sexual assault‚ war veterans or soldiers‚ people who sustained a serious injury or the threat of death in which they experienced intense fear‚ horror or powerlessness (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). In saying this‚ not everyone who has experienced a traumatic event develop PTSD. In New Zealand‚ there are 35.9% of people with severe PTSD‚ 36.9% of
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Anxiety is one of the most common disorders in the world. Roughly 40 million adults in the U.S. have anxiety disorders. In fact‚ it is so common that it can be self- diagnosed. This enormous number demonstrates that people often feel anxiety in our lives. Everyone experiences stress and anxiety occasionally. Anxiety is a part of life that comes and goes. Under certain circumstances it can even be helpful such as‚ wanting to do better in school and nerves right before an important event. However‚
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Nina Wells Michelle Cox Psychology 001 12 May 2015 Psychological Disorder: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ also known as PSTD‚ is a unique psychological disorder which may present itself within an individual anywhere between three months to even years after the date of the traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD can include‚ but is not limited to the following and is usually categorized in four basic symptoms. Intrusive Memories‚ Avoidance‚ Negative Changes in Mood and Behavior
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just
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1 INTRODUCTION Pain is a significant adaptive mechanism. International Association for the Study of Pain‚ cited in Hazelgrove and Price (2000‚ pp. 27)‚ defines pain as “an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage”‚ however it is worth to notice‚ that pain is a very complex phenomenon and it is therefore difficult to define or identify pain interchangeably. Hazelgrove and Price (2000) classify pain into two
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Addiction is a dependence on a substance in which the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs‚ alcohol‚ nicotine‚ and even to behaviors such as compulsive gambling and shopping. Our recent studies suggest that millions of Americans are addicted to food‚ as well. An average American is bombarded daily with random propaganda to try to sell what some would consider "perfection". Most American citizens try to emulate those fictional characters in celebrity
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