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Manic Depressive

The title manic depressive was changed about three decades ago but it is still referred to by this label. Today, it is called bipo...

Veterans and PTSD

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a condition that interferes with every aspect of life. It is the results of being exposed to a v...

All About Cognitive Therapy

This essay explains and discusses cognitive therapy from its inception. It includes references to empirical evidence for the inter...

Diagnostic Process for DSM IV TR

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at the process of diagnosing psychological disorders. The five axis diagnosis process i...

Autism Spectrum Disorder

This essay offers information about autism spectrum disorder and specifically autism. Age of onset, symptoms, and some bio-neurolo...

Setting Appropriate Goals for Children with Disabilities

reduce fluid retention in the brain and the ability to control for fluid retention (often resulting in the implantation of stents ...

Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and the Misuse of Mood Stabilizers

of Bipolar II are more likely to develop the disorder, and this hereditary component has become the center of genomic research int...

Different Topics in Psychology

share many of the prevalence characteristics of ASDs. As a result, the classification of Aspergers Syndrome as a PDD can have a n...

Anxiety Disorders and the Impacts on Adolescent Suicide

of risk and the impact for families. Research suggests that there is a need to consider the approaches for assessing suicide ri...

Factitious Disorder

a 35 year-old divorced woman, shows a pattern of extensive hospitalizations (20 within the last 5 years) and a long list of maladi...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A Literature-Based Review

effective. In order to gain such an understanding, it is crucial for professionals to engage in reviews of existing literature so ...

PTSD Group Therapy for Veterans

This research paper presents empirical information that the student can use to develop group therapy that addresses the needs of v...

Models of Counseling and Female Orgasmic Disorder

the process of building a developmentally based clinical intervention" (Geidner, 2009, pp. 370-371). Sexual history interview que...

An Overview of Thyroid Disorders

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at thyroid disorders. Topics covered, in the form of a Power Point presentation, includ...

Overview of PTSD and Trauma

world in which they live and these changes in cognition may lead to co-morbid conditions, such as alcohol or drug addiction (Willi...

Cognitive Therapy and Personality Disorder

hopelessness; he feels he is not good enough and not worthy. (2) affectivity (i.e., the range, intensity, liability, and appropri...

Abnormal Psychology Depression

This all contributed to a lack of stability in his life. He got a job at a printing company in 1960 and within a year, he married...

DSM-IV and Categories of Disorders

alcoholic may have full knowledge that the substance is disrupting his or her life in some dramatic way (such as the loss of a job...

Four Interventions for OCD

This essay briefly explains four clinical approaches to treating obsessive compulsive disorder. The philosophy and foundation of e...

Homosexuality, Shifting Societal Views

This essay draws on sources to describe the shift from viewing homosexuality as a criminal offense and a mental disorder to a more...

Somatoform Disorders and DSM-V

one-third of patients with major depression experience remission using the first medication prescribed. This leads the doctor will...

Borderline Personality Disorder, An Overview

Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) defines borderline personality disorder (BPD) by listing nine diagnostic criteria, which...

Fatal Attraction and Borderline Personality Disorder

(BPD) is subject to period of extreme emotional turmoil, as these individuals tend to see themselves in a distorted fashion, which...

Improving Self-Esteem by Removing Eating Disorders

therapy than other types of psychological disorders, and require a lengthy recovery period often lasting several years (Vanderlind...

Psychology Questions on Mental Disorders and Medication Use

practitioners with information to determine whether a patients symptoms can be explained organically as a result of an actual heal...

Research on Autism and A Proposal for an Autistic Disorder Workshop

up in practice, and learning about new modalities and new research from experts in the field, conference attendees will leave with...

Congenital Heart Disease and Blood Disorders

this disease impacts a much larger segment of the population than one might suspect. Congenital heart defects occur in approximat...

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Parenting Style and Delayed Gratification

The writer uses results from research conduced by the student with the aim of assessing whether or not there is a correlation betw...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Data

Post-traumatic stress disorder or what is more commonly referred to as PTSD has only been diagnosed using these terms since the la...

Proper Nutrition and Exorcise to Eliminate Eating Disorders

This paper contends that the measures that are needed to address obesity are the same as those needed to address binge eating, ano...