Abnormal psychology

Post traumatic stress disorder is one of the least researched psychiatric diseases(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010). This mental health condition can be developed by anyone, have a severe impact on the brain, and has minimal treatment methods. PTSD is a disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, and this can ruin their life forever. Even though the disease itself is not a killer, the effects it has on the body can be fatal. PTSD is caused by a…

Post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD, is a mental illness that is developed after seeing or experiencing a traumatic event. It was first introduced and recognized as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. “In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) added PTSD to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) nosologic classification scheme (2) ( Friedman, M. J., MD, 2016)”. PTSD was a very…

Hypothesis: Self-oriented perfectionism leads to the development of eating disorders. My Initial Hypothesis Nobody is perfect, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t strive to attain this unreachable standard in today’s society. It should seem admirable and praised for individuals to hold high standards and then work tirelessly to achieve those goals, but this mindset should not be one that replaces basic biological needs, such as nourishment, due to the relentless mental exhaustion from…

Introduction The case study that will be discussed in this paper refers to Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis. In the case study Toni Abbott was identified as a consumer. At that time she was 18 year old. She lives at home with her mother and step-father. Toni has just completed her Year 12 schooling. She has been enrolled in her first semester as a student at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), where she will complete a Certificate III in Childcare. In the case study, Toni…

Analysis of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) was designed to be utilized as an assessment tool for clinical syndromes and personality disorders. Over the years, the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI) has had revisions following changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The MCMI-III was in response to the DSM-IV revision. With the DSM now in the 5th edition, it is worth mentioning…

Depersonalization/derealization disorder is a very unusual type of disorder. Those with this disorder have an unnatural feeling that they themselves and the things around them are not real. people may have the feeling that they are seeing themselves from a third person view or just feel like they are in a dream. Almost everybody has had this feeling once or twice in their life. However, even though most people have experienced this feeling, the ones who cannot get rid of it are the ones with…

Throughout his life, Tennessee Williams, had many encounters with mental illness in his family. In his play A Streetcar Named Desire, he projected many of these disorders he encountered in his life onto his characters that he created in the play. The play implies that these characters could have some of these mental illnesses, particularly the main character of the play, Blanche DuBois. Signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are shown in her…

Holden Caulfield’s environmental factors have caused the unhinging of his mental stability and interactions with other individuals. Holden has been expelled from Pencey Prep, an extremely prestigious educational institution, however, he does not see the importance or concern with his conduct toward schooling. The patient seems to be resentful of practically every adult, he has been associated with, calling them “phonies”. (Page 15, Chapter 2) Phoebe Caulfield, the patient 's younger sister, is…

This intervention is directed at promoting and preventing depression in New Zealand adolescents. In order to achieve better mental health for adolescences, the target group for my intervention will be focused on small children, those aged from kindergarten to primary school. The purpose of the intervention is to provide children with the necessary resilience and barriers against depression during their future adolescence years. Dunnachie (2007) defines depression in adolescence as “a diagnosis…

own experiences dealing with his mental condition to create a codependent relationship between sick character of Roderick Usher and his sister Madeline Usher in “The Fall of the House of Usher.” As a result of today 's advancement in science and psychology we are all well informed about mental illnesses and their symptoms to be able to easily recognize them. Having been raised by a mother with bipolar disorder I find myself in a position where I can sympathize with the narrator of the story in a…