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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...

Temple Grandin and Autism Spectrum Disorders

In a paper of twelve pages, the writer looks at autism spectrum disorders. Insights from Temple Grandin are cited. Paper uses one ...

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...

Impulsivity and Bipolar Disorder

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at impulsivity and bipolar disorder. The two are explored in depth in the course of an...

Eating Disorders, Body Dissatisfaction and the Media

attempting to do now is to determine what "diverse factors" make these people susceptible to the impact of the media images, while...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

BPD Difficlut to Diagnose

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

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

with attention; hyperactive behaviors; and impulsivity. Children who have this condition have great trouble concentrating and payi...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bipolar Disorder Treatments

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

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 ...