Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what causes it‚ the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and the treatments for Obsessive -Compulsive Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s daily lives. Introduction Do you constantly check to see if you turned the stove off? Do you have to wash your hands a certain
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Kurdish Iranians Mehdi Ghazinour1‚ Naser Mofidi1‚ Nader Esmail-Nasab2‚ Jörg Richter3 1 Department of Clinical Sciences‚ Division of Psychiatry‚ Umeå University‚ S-90187 Umeå‚ Sweden 2 Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences‚ Sanandaj‚ Iran 3 Centre of Child and Adolescent Mental Health‚ Regions South and East‚ P.O.Box 23 Tåsen‚ N-0801 Oslo‚ Norway Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Jörg Richter Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health‚ Eastern
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Psychological Disorder Analysis PSY/270 July 18‚ 2010 Aubrey Noble Psychological Disorder Analysis Psychological disorders can be very debilitating for those who suffer from them. Psychological disorders affect a person’s ability to function normally in their daily lives. In the following case study‚ you will be introduces to Marla‚ a Hispanic female who is suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder. There are many different possible causes that are leading to Marla’s
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Separation Anxiety Abstract This report delves into the connection between childhood separation anxiety disorder and the long-term implications that it may have. To understand the connections I preformed secondary research through “Academic Search Complete”. I found that childhood separation anxiety disorder is connected with serious mental disorders‚ such as anorexia‚ bulimia‚ social phobias‚ depression‚ and behavior disorders. Many studies have shown that childhood separation anxiety disorder is linked
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Pharmacological Treatment of Medical Disorder Student’s Name Institution’s Name Introduction Mental disorder is an illness of the mind that is characterized by disorganization and confusion in the mind. Mental disorder is by far not realizable early enough‚ for early realization occurs in very minimal instances. In a survey by Harding‚ De Arango‚ Baltazar‚ Climent‚ Ibrahim ‚ Ladrido-Ignacio‚ and Wig (2009)‚ the existence of the ailment
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Ngoc (Lily) Le Abnormal Psychology Case Study #3 – Mood Disorders 29 May 2014 1. The different mood disorders that we explored together as a class are as following: depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. (I didn’t factor suicide into this.) Going into further detail‚ depressive disorders are the clarified grouping of individuals who have been identified to have unipolar depression. Having unipolar depression is when that same individual is in a mental state of depression without having shown
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Fluency disorder is a communication disorder that involves speech with many disfluencies‚ which interrupts the flow of communication. To have this disorder means that you have some trouble speaking fluently. Some symptoms of a fluency disorder are pauses‚ interjections‚ and revisions. Primary features of a fluency disorder are part-word repetitions‚ sound prolongations‚ and blocks. Secondary features are lip tremors‚ tensing‚ eye blinking‚ negative feelings‚ head jerking‚ and fist clenching. (Kurth)
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Two main categories of treating psychological disorders Psychotherapy– is treatment in which a trained professional therapist‚ uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders‚ resolve problems in living‚ or bringing about a personal growth. They do this through discussions and interactions with the therapist. Biomedical Therapy– relies on drugs‚ medications‚ and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning. Therapies Brochure BY:
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Case study of pre-competition anxiety and psychological interventions The Problem Approximately 12 months ago I was contacted by Alice‚ a 17-year-old elite swimmer‚ who thought that she might benefit from some psychological help with regards to her pre-competition anxiety. She said that recently she has not been able to achieve her personal best times in high level competition‚ in which she is a favourite to win. We agreed to meet to discuss possibilities. At the first meeting
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In order to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder‚ one must also show pathological personality traits – negative affectivity and disinhibition. Negative affectivity is characterized by four traits: emotional liability‚ anxiousness‚ separation insecurity‚ and depressivity. Emotional liability involves unstable emotions‚ frequent mood changes‚ and emotions that are easily aroused‚ intense‚ and/or out of proportion to the circumstances and events. Anxiousness is an intense feeling of nervousness
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