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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

become aware that something terribly wrong had happened in its sister tower; when the second plane struck the second tower, there ...

Intelligence and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

at any other time of his life. He always wanted to do well, but always seemed unable to perform to standard: My earliest recogni...

Arguing Against Ritalin Use for ADD

these conditions of hyperactivity have been throughout history? These are two of the most important questions that are not often d...

Gender Differences and ADD/ADHD

In this paper of seven pages the gender discrepancies as they relate to this disorder are examined and the assertion that girls ar...

Psychotic Discourse Framing Analysis

were a child answering her mother (Ribeiro 80). The great playwright William Shakespeare was a keen observer of human behavior, ...

BPD Difficlut to Diagnose

a relatively new mental illness category. Gunderson (2001) explained that borderline personality disorder "is layered between neur...

Bipolar Disorder

year 1650 when Richard Burton, a scientist, wrote "The Anatomy of Melancholia" which was a work that detailed depression. In fact,...

Issues in Psychology

A positive life leads to health in all areas, physically, mentally and spiritually. The negative side is a general lack of consist...

Psychological Evaluation of Hughes

age 70. He was a legend as well as a mystery throughout his lifetime. He was a millionaire several times over as soon as he inheri...

Autism and Treatment

that are characterized as "autism spectrum disorders." This paper lists these conditions and then, because it is a short essay, co...

Multi-Axial Categorization of Psychological Disorders

beliefs. Evans (2006, 37) notes, however, that "The factors that serve to perpetuate an eating disorder may have little to do wit...

Bulimia and rincess Diana

considered a condition influenced solely by psychological, physiological and environmental factors, researchers now believe there ...

BIPOLAR DISORDER AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT/SOCIALIZATION

bipolar disorder experiences either an overexcited or overjoyful state (manic episode) or a hopeless or extremely sad state (depre...

PTSD and its Effects Upon Soldiers' Lives

But all that stress accumulates" (McGirk, 2009, p. 40). With lengthy tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, PTSD is unfortunately...

Psychiatric Drugs

is excreted from the body. By the time the drug goes through membranes and organs, less than 100 percent of the drug is available ...

Psychotropic Medications

J. (2009, April 8). When to avoid antidepressants in bipolar patients. Psychiatric Times, 26(4), 5+ Loganathan, N., Lohano, K., Ro...

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Whole Word Instruction

is an abstract concept that can be interpreted many different ways. The whole word method stems from an understanding of literacy ...

ADHD as a Predictor of Social Development

academic performance is widely written about and accepted. Studies indicate conclusively that ADD is associated with poorer academ...

A Definition of Bipolar Disorder

In a paper of three pages, the author reflects on the difference between bipolar I and bipolar II and provides definitions of both...

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...

Bipolar Disorder Treatments

improvement, and 57% of those using psychosocial interventions showed no improvement (Keks, 2009). Clearly, the administration of ...

Developmental Disorders, Psychosis, and Schizophrenia

are considered "axis 2" disorders by the DSM IV-TR, suggesting their involvement in serving as a foundation for higher-level axis ...

Paraphilias, Learning Theory and the DSM

The learning theory perspective provides a basis for creating functional change when fetishism or paraphilias are particularly pro...

When Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder Attempt Suicide

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

Social Work: History and Application

large, multifaceted group that is its own entity in a sense. After all, we tend to prescribe certain qualities and judgments to so...

DSM-IV-TR Axis 1 Disorders

manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and many others who work in the mental health field. This manual is referred to simpl...

Cyber Bullying

properly! Schoolyard bullies have long made lives miserable for their victims who typically endure unrelenting taunting and phys...

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...