Phenomenological Perspective on the causes of Non-suicidal Self-injury in Borderline Personality Disorder Brett Hoffman Bradley University ENC602 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction The emphasis of Chapter 2 will be a review of the literature pertaining to emotional dysregulation and the cognitive processes that are involved in Borderline Personality Disorder. Relevant models will be examined to set the framework for emotional dysregulation leading to behavioral dysregulation. Common
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Pica Eating Disorder What is Pica? Pica eating disorder is defined as the persistent ingestion of non-nutritive items for at least one month at an age for which this behavior is developmentally inappropriate. This does not include culturally sanctioned eating practices (An Update on Pica n.d.). Some items that pica sufferers eat are but not limited to: • Soap • Buttons • Clay • Hair • Cigarette Butts • Paint • Glue • Sand/Dirt • Plaster • Laundry Starch • Coffee Grounds • Paper • Toothpaste • Chalk
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overview of the controversy surrounding the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I will start looking at the diagnostic criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. For the purpose of this essay I will just refer to children even though I am aware of the disorder in adults. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common behavioural disorder amongst school aged children. In the Centres for disease and prevention publication (2002)
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be a major catalyst for disrupt behavior and unusual patterns of actions which are sometimes difficult to justify. Many are suffering through mild phases of sadness brought up from the loss of a family member‚ a relationship break up‚ a job loss‚ or simply from hereditary components. In fact‚ more severe conditions can lead to clinical depression that can affect individuals psychologically‚ biologically‚ emotionally‚ and socially. A more particular approach of Joseph Wesbecker ’s case of major depression
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Specific Learning disorder refers to academic performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age‚ IQ score‚ and education. In the article “Psychoactive Medication and Learning Disabilities”‚ it focuses on the academicals and social behavioral effects of Ritalin and Dexedrine‚ which are psychoactive medications. It is a case study on David‚ a seven years old boy who showed characteristics of ADHD and learning disabilities. His IQ score was 62 according to the Stanford-Binet
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Antisocial Personality Disorder William Weiss 11/15/2015 Abstract Antisocial personality disorder‚ also known as (ASPD)‚ is a chronic disorder in which those who suffer have very little to no respect for the best wishes‚ safety or feelings of others. Those who suffer from ASPD tend to have wit and charm in which they use to manipulate or use others. Another symptom may include huge amounts of substance abuse which would make the symptoms of ASPD much worst‚ and highly uncontrollable. ASPD
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screening tools to determine the symptoms of bipolar disorder in teenagers . The dissertation will review the risk factors which may contribute to the development of bipolar affective disorder. In the following dissertation‚ I will explore the effective and protective factors that may reduce the likelihood of occurrence of the bipolar disorder in the first instance thereby responding to the behavioural problems efficiently as bipolar disorder is becoming common across the globe . I will provide
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Social anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders with half being diagnosed with generalized anxiety and the other half report fear of public speaking and performance situations (Schneier‚ 2006). Stacey’s social anxiety seems to be specific with difficulties in public speaking and fears of being
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African American male who is showing symptomology of a personality disorder from the Cluster B group which is described as the “dramatic‚ erratic and emotional group” (Biedel 2014). Tony describes that much of his life has been chaotic which has led to him experience emotional dysregulation and behavior impulsivity (Biedel 2014). For Tony to be able to have the Antisocial Personality Disorder he would have needed to have a conduct disorder diagnosis during his childhood and additional symptomology (Biedel
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series Crash Course‚ states in the video titled “Psychological Disorders: Crash Course Psychology #28”‚ “Mental health clinicians define psychological disorders as deviant‚ distressful‚ and dysfunctional patterns of thought‚ feelings‚ or behavior.” For further understanding he goes on to explain that‚ to be deviant is “thoughts and behavior that are different from most of the rest of [ones] cultural context . . . to be classified as a disorder‚ that deviant behavior‚
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