Week 1 - Webliography Assignment Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) This assignment is worth up to 50 points and involves researching and writing an entry for the Webliography section of our course. The assignment references the following TCOs: * TCO1 as it applies to cause-and-effect research in social psychology * TCO 3 as it applies to the effects of a psychological disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is caused by a person’s experiencing
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Outstanding American author Marya Hornbacher stated in her book‚ Madness: A Bipolar Life that “When you are mad‚ mad like this‚ you don’t know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts‚ departing from anyone else’s reality‚ it’s still reality to you.” In my short seventeen years of life‚ I have experienced the “mad” feeling Hornbacher describes. I have faced a rougher side of life and survived. To date‚ I have overcome depression and anxiety‚ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ and Obsessive
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Psychological Disorders and Treatment: By Diane Roger-Arroya Psy124 unit 9 Assignment June 18‚ 2013 A psychological disorder is also known as a mental disorder. A pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life areas and/or create distress for the person experiencing these symptoms is what psychological disorder. Examples of psychological disorder are bipolar disorder‚ obsessive compulsive disorder‚ and Schizophrenia are some to name. With the proper diagnosis a client
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“Treatment of depression within the health care system is done mainly by primary care providers (PCPs) rather than in the specialty care area of mental health” (Van Voorhees‚ 2003). Medication treatment is not bad but it can cure the symptoms‚ but mostly is does not cure depression‚ it is not suitable for long term use. There are so many ways to treat depression and the purpose of this assignment is to come up with the most effective treatments for depression and not just rely on just one method
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Part of brain affected; how disease is diagnosed Anxiety affects both sides of the brain depending on how it is expressed. Those with worried thoughts showed more left brain activity when nervous. Those with physical symptoms experienced more right brain activity. To be diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder‚ you must meet criteria spelled out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Also‚ your doctor may ask detailed questions about your symptoms and medical history
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Holden Caulfield Diagnosis Holden Caulfield is seventeen year old caucasian male from New York City who recently has flunked out of another private boarding school then ran away and spent a weekend alone in the New York City drinking heavily. Caulfield describes himself during this week as being fed up and done with all people. From a rational perspective‚ nothing Caulfield did or thought during this week were the actions of a lucid person. Because of Caulfield’s impulsive scattered thinking he
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Black Snake Moan and PTSD Gervante Campbell National Park College Department of Psychology Black Snake Moan and PTSD Life can be filled with unexpected trials and tribulations‚ some being minor and others traumatizing. It is these trials and tribulations that can make and break a person. Furthermore‚ it is the more traumatizing life events that creates a more damaging effect on a person’s psychological well-being. This damaging effect is called PTSD. This essay will explain in detail
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Mental Illness Awareness Assignment Literature Review HSP3U Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is factor that affects the daily lives of many‚ especially in the twenty-first century. Through a questionnaire aimed to evaluate the true awareness of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder in the modern day high-school‚ society may finally be able to take a look into how educated in mental illnesses today’s children truly are. Such research is essential‚ through these statistics it will help society analyze
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Voice: Informal Audience: OCD patents/ OCD caretakers By: Christopher Chukwura OCD Imagine being constantly worried about catching a serious illness such as Malaria. Although you know it’s difficult to contract the disease‚ you’re always worried. At first washing your hands after contacts with other person is regular. Soon your fear gets worse‚ causing the urge to wash your hands every opportunity open‚ to the point where avoiding parks and public places is a must. This is a struggle that
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Do you know what these drugs are? Temazepam Temazepam is used to treat insomnia. Nitrazepam Nitrazepam is a hyponotic drug of the benzodiazepine class. This is used for the short term relief of severe‚ disabling anxiety and insomnia. Serequal serequal is used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia‚ bi-polar disorder and major depressive disorders. Bisoprolol Bisoprolol is a drug belonging to he group of beta blockers. These are primarily used in Cardiovascular diseases. Diazepam Diazepan is commonly
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