Psychological Disorder and Illnesses Delusional disorder is an uncommon psychological condition in that patients present with circumscribed symptoms of non-bizarre delusions‚ but with the absence of prominent hallucinations and no believed disorder‚ mood condition‚ or substantial flattening of impact. For that diagnosis to be made‚ auditory as well as visible hallucinations can’t be notable‚ though olfactory or responsive hallucinations associated with the information from the delusion may be existing
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Nursing Diagnosis Potential risk for hemorrhage r/t labor and delivery Supporting Data: Objective: delivered 0741 am 3/1/07. Objective: Vaginal delivery. Objective: gravida 2 Goal & Goal Criteria Goal: Patient will show no s/s of hemorrhage in 48 h post delivery. 1. V/S will remain in wnml: T: up to 100.4 F P: 60-90 bpm R: 12-20 brpm BP :120/70 Pulse OX: 95-100% 2. Hct & hgb will remain WNML. HCT=>33% HGB= 10.5g/dl 3. Fundus will be midline & firm. 4. IV Fluids infusing
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The top three criteria for determining psychological disorders are deviance‚ maladaptive behavior‚ and personal distress. How one defines normal depends on the society one lives in. Although every Culture has ideals of what they consider normal behavior‚ these ideals vary from one Culture to another . When someone deviates from their respective cultures ideal of normal ‚ They may be labeled mentally ill. The book gives the example of transvestic fetishism‚ where A man
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from algophobia tries to reason with himself that his fear is irrational or not based on any prior experience it still can overcome his life. Algophobia is a self-destructive or cycling phobia. A person suffering from algophobia will feel psychological pain from the phobia or fear‚ which again triggers the phobia and causes more pain‚ and so on in a destructive cycle. The fear is excessive‚ beyond that which is expected under the circumstances‚ producing an anxiety reaction. Etymology (origin)
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Psychological Disorder Paper Psy/450 University of Phoenix Amanda Kettinger 3 July 2010 Psychological Disorder Many mental disorders vary from person to person and in its on severity. All disorders have both a physical and psychological components. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define. Behavior may also be evaluated by whether it conforms to social rules and cultural norms‚ an approach that avoids reproachful nonconformists as irregular for behavior that‚ although strange‚ may
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Diagnosis and Management of Alagille Syndrome The first documentation of Alagille Syndrome was by a pediatric doctor named Daniel Alagille‚ in France of 1969. Later in 1973‚ Doctor Watson and Doctor Miller noted that the same disease also runs dominantly within a family‚ suggesting that it might be an inherited condition. By 1975 the specific symptoms and conditions were laid out and thus named Alagille Syndrome‚ also referred to as Alagille-Watson or Watson-Miller syndrome. The primary characteristic
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Diagnosis is the procedure of determining whether the particular problems afflicting an individual meet all the criteria for a psychological disorder‚ as set by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000). In contrast‚ ‘formulation’ is a process that draws up on psychological theory in order to create a working hypothesis or ‘best guess’ about the reasons and nature of the difficulties of the client‚ in the light of their relationships
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Even before the death of her husband she was suffering from the DSM-IV TR symptoms of depressed mood and a decreased interest and pleasure‚ which had greatly affected her marriage. But it is her subsequent actions that make us seek another diagnosis. As Tiffany opens up to Pat we learn that she has a history of extreme emotional reactions‚ unstable interpersonal relationships‚ difficulty controlling anger‚ and impulsive sexual activity. These are DSM-IV criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder
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that it is unrealistic where things are made of candy and alienating yourself from the outside world plays a big role. People who have dissociative disorders often use dissociation as a defense mechanism involuntarily‚ more than likely caused by psychological trauma. We use defense mechanisms to protect ourselves from guilt or feelings of anxiety which Mr. Wonka also clearly suffers from. Whenever we feel threatened( by the children attacking his lifestyle choices) our “id or superego” becomes overpowering
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the impact of complex mental health needs on an individual; it talks about the impact on mental health services on an individual Dual diagnosis refers to a condition whereby an individual suffers from an enduring mental illness and at the same time struggles with a co-existing drug or alcohol dependency issues (DoH 2009). Rassool (2002) describes dual diagnosis as a complex mental health problem which is a broad expression characterized by the presence of two inter-reliant disorders. The substances
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