Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially disabling condition that can persist throughout a person ’s life. An individual who suffers from OCD becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are irrational and upsetting but extremely difficult to overcome. OCD occurs in a spectrum from mild to severe‚ but if a severe case goes untreated‚ it can destroy a person ’s ability to function at work‚ school‚ or even in the home. In OCD‚ it is as though the brain gets
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Dissociative identity disorder is defined as‚ “...condition wherein a person’s identity is fragmented into two or more distinct personalities.” (Handbook of Psychology) Dissociative identity disorder‚ or DID‚ is considered rare amongst the psychological community and patients are often victims are various forms of abuse or extreme trauma. DID has several aspects of other dissociative disorders‚ but will vary from patient to patient due to the intricacies of the human mind. One common aspect in DID
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Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Running Head: Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Family-Focused Treatment vs. Individual Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Amber Reddy Ivy Tech Community College Abstract Over a nine month period‚ recently hospitalized bipolar‚ manic patients were assigned at random to participate in family-focused psycho-educational therapy or individually focused patient treatment. Along
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Bipolar Disorder Everyone has ups and downs in their mood; such as happiness‚ sadness‚ and anger that are normal emotions and an essential part of everyday life. In contrast‚ Bipolar Disorder is a medical condition in which people have mood swings out of proportion‚ or totally unrelated‚ to things going on in their lives. These swings affect thoughts‚ feelings‚ physical health‚ behavior‚ and functioning. Those who have children know it is rough enough at times to keep one’s composure‚ but could
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Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and can actually be beneficial in some situations. Anxiety is also a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious‚ or nervous‚ when faced with a problem at work‚ before taking a test‚ or making an important decision. For some people‚ however‚ anxiety can become excessive. While the person suffering may realize their anxiety is too much‚ they may also have difficulty controlling it and it may negatively
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Anxiety Disorders An anxiety disorder does not develop over night; it develops slowly and could get worse if not treated by a physician when symptoms first occur. Feeling anxious is normal. People may feel anxious anxiety could worsen. An exam- during finals week‚ an individual anxiety level is high because more stress is increase. Doing activities that alleviates stress helps an individual’s anxiety decrease- going to the pool or going out to eat with friends- getting away from the “toxic”
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There are many types of eating disorders. We are most familiar with the three major disorders Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder. However‚ there are many minor disorders effecting millions of people like Prader–Willi Syndrome and Night Eating Syndrome. Anorexia Nervosa: A potentially dangerous and life threatening disease characterized by a person’s fear of gaining weight therefore resorting to self–starvation and excessive weight loss. Anorexia typical appears in girls
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BLOOD DISORDERS Pamela Butler Axia University of Phoenix Health & Diseases Blood disorders can affect one ’s life and health in many ways. Blood disorders come in many types and have many symptoms and treatments. However‚ with proper knowledge of symptoms‚ lifestyle factors‚ and family history one can prevent and treat these disorders before becoming life threatening. After reviewing each scenario provided it is established that each individual is suffering from a different
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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physiological disorder By Jessica Duffy What is a physiological disorder? • A psychological disorder‚ also known as a mental disorder‚ is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms. Anxiety Disorders Types of anxiety disorders include: • Generalized anxiety disorder • Agoraphobia • Social anxiety disorder • Phobias • Panic disorder • Post-traumatic stress disorder • Separation anxiety General
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