Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative/Somatoform Paper University of Phoenix PSY 410 Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative/Somatoform Paper When we behave in a way that is accepted by the majority of others around us‚ then this is called normal behavior‚ but when we behave in a way that is not considered the norm this is considered abnormal. When an individual suffers from something in which it disrupts their daily lives this specific problem is called a disorder. Many disorders can
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Individual Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative And Somatoform Disorders My Name PSY/410 Date Instructor Individual Anxiety‚ Mood/Affective‚ Dissociative Throughout this paper an explanation of terms used to describe mental states will be presented. Some of the mental states are real/physical‚ and some are only in the minds of the individual. To understand the disorders an explanation will be provided. For example‚ to understand what is an anxiety disorder an understanding of anxieties two
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Anxiety‚ Mood‚ Dissociative‚ Somatoform Disorders The DSM-IV-TR presents diagnostic categories and classifications for the use of identifying and diagnosing mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). This paper will look at the areas of anxiety disorders‚ mood and affective disorders‚ dissociative disorders‚ and somatoform disorders. The probable classifications and symptoms under these categories will also be discussed. In addition‚ an in depth look at a disorder from each category will be dissected
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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Jillian Kaman October 27‚ 2011 Writing Assignment 6 Gregory Bovasso Somatoform Disorders Somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders are issues that look like medical problems but are actually psychosocially induced. Somatoform disorders are psychological issues being shown mostly as a physical problem. When asked to compare and contrast a few of the main Somatoform disorders I can strongly say that what I found in my studies was quite interesting. In a few short paragraphs below I
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Somatoform Disorders PSY/410 Somatoform Disorders “Somatoform disorders are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms or concerns that are not due to a medical disorder” (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008‚ p. 224). Individuals who suffer from somatoform disorders experience symptoms of physical disease or defect when there is nothing wrong with their bodies medically. Factitious disorders are similar to somatoform disorder in that individual’s fake bodily symptoms to give others the perception
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Somatoform Disorder Somatoform disorders deal with people who show symptoms of a somatic or bodily disorder‚ even though there is no physical cause for it. This psychological disorder takes a somatic/bodily form‚ thus it is called a somatoform disorder. There are mainly five types of this disorder: Undifferentiated Somatoform Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder‚ Pain Disorder‚ Hypochondriasis‚ Body Dysmorphic Disorder‚ and Somatoform Disorder not Otherwise Specified (NOS). One example of this
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Dissociative Disorder I. What is dissociation? * Can be defined as a condition that involves disruptions or breakdowns of memory‚ awareness‚ identity or perception. * What causes dissociative disorder? * Psychological trauma * Sexual abuse * Stressful events * What are the effects of a dissociative disorder? * Automatic switching of personalities during moments of stress * Losing time‚ or dissociative amnesia
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Anxiety Anxiety is a term used to describe a normal feeling people experience when faced with threat‚ anger‚ or when stressed; when people become anxious‚ they feel upset‚ uncomfortable‚ and tense (National Mental Health Strategy [NMHS]‚ 2007). Anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone experiences from time to time. It is when you feel scared and worried a lot of the time and sometimes you are not even sure why is that happening to you; other words for anxiety are ‘feeling tense’ and ‘feeling
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The Study of Cognitive & Affective Bases of Psychology Cognitive and affective psychology is the empirical branch of psychology‚ which aims to answer all questions regarding human activities‚ related to knowledge and emotions‚ such as‚ how we think‚ learn‚ and remember. It is grounded on the theory that thoughts and emotions affect our behavior; furthermore‚ behavior can be changed through a modification of our thoughts or emotions. Cognitive psychologists examine how our minds obtain
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