Depression Paper Mark Miles Psy/270 4/3/2011 Ratonya Bennett Depression Paper Unipolar and Bipolar Disorder Many people go through a normal day and have their emotions fluctuate due to some sort of stimuli. It is quite normal for people to feel emotions like depression or elation because of certain situations or circumstances. It is when moods like depression or mania that affect people for a longer than normal period of time or when they constantly fluctuate between depression and
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Case Study How would you rate Mike and Marty on the Big Five personality traits? I think Mike and Marty are complete opposites from each other. On the personality traits I rate them for the same traits but opposite sides. For example both have neuroticism‚ but Marty is stable‚ calm but insecure when Mike is tense‚ anxious but secure. I would also rate them both for conscientiousness Marty being careful‚ disciplined and organized but Mike being the opposite‚ careless‚ impulsive and disorganized
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The victim was a nineteen-year-old catatonic schizophrenic who was attending a religious practical training school called Oak Haven. While there‚ he was subject to disciplinary processes when he did not respond to treatments. The defendant‚ Daniel Thomas‚ was it work coordinator at Oak Haven and had been given permission from the victim’s parents to discipline their son‚ if necessary. When the victim failed to respond to normal treatments‚ Thomas took him to the edge of campus where he pulled the
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Schizophrenia and Nursing Interventions Schizophrenia‚ a chronic and immobilizing condition defined as a psychiatric disease affects approximately 1% of the world’s population (Harris‚ Nagy & Vargaaxis‚ 2011). It is known to decrease the standard life expectancy by ten years due to its dire effects on morbidity and mortality‚ ranking it to be among the ‘top ten causes of disability adjusted life years” (Zigmond‚ Rowland & Coyle‚ 2015). The disease presents itself most commonly in young adults‚ and
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Substance abuse Eunice Armstrong Psy 270 Axia College University of Phoenix The sociocultural theory states that people use substance abuse because of stress and the environmental factors due to the fact that socioeconomics and unemployment are evident. Thus‚ they use drugs as a means to relief themselves from stress. In addition‚ the
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explanations of abnormal behavior Pathogen/disease Genetic flaw (chromosomal abnormality v. genetic mutation) Diathesis-stress model Explain and give an example of each pathway to mental illness Review – Exam 1 Behavioral Genetics What does it aim to study? (Hint: heritability) Identify and explain the basic research methods. ○ Twin
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I would perform psychodynamic testing to look for “any unconscious conflicts she may be experiencing” (Chapter 3‚ page 68). This could help in getting to know what she may have experienced in the past and how to make her feel less traumatized by getting to the root of her personal conflicts. Chapter 3‚ page 68‚ also states that “Behavior and Cognitive assessment methods could help reveal specific dysfunctional behavior and cognitions.” Even though we have been told that she acts out in certain
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He would not be forced to medication that brought adverse effects on his mind. Schizophrenia is a brain disease and an antipsychotic medication is considered critical as a medication‚ but in Nash’s case he overcame the disease by dealing with it rationally after he stopped taking the medicine. Therefore a patient desire not to take the medicine should be respected. He was forced and that is
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Schizophrenia affects thought and emotion and the person being affected loses contact with reality. It is often confused with DID‚ which is multiple personalities. Schizophrenia is better described as one personality that is broken up. It affects people’s levels of functioning and over half of the people affected have serious disabilities. However‚ today many people with schizophrenia are able to function in the world and may need to only go to the hospital periodically for treatment. Most researches
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Psychology Week 4 Assignment Men and woman have different ways when it comes to help someone. “Men are more impulsive and physically active‚ while women are more nurturing and supportive.” Four situational factors and examples that increases one’s likelihood to offer help to others. Evolutionary Factor– Helping others may have inherited to our parents and it can passed along to the future generations. We help specially to those in the family or relatives or close by us. This they called “kin selection
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