Abnormal psychology

In 1980, PTSD was first added to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) by the American Psychiatric Association as stated by M.J. Friedman (2016). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a traumatic event and has many symptoms and forms of treatment. A traumatic event can be defined as a life-threatening event such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist…

Final Exam Reflection Paper Even though we covered quite a few topics in Psychology 2301, I have chosen chapter fifteen that covers Psychological and Personality Disorders because this chapter held the most meaning for me. The following five topics are the ones that I’ve chosen for their relevance in my life. In chapter fifteen we covered psychological disorders and we learned that anxiety disorders can come in a few different packages but share common characteristics such as experiencing…

Tobacco smoking as a risk factor for major depressive disorder: population-based study Tobacco smoking could be a major public health problem and a number of other preventive public health methods have been enforced. It is becoming clearer that smoking isn 't harmless to psychological state, and should even worsen mental illness or contribute to its origin. Participants The study resided among the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, analysis originally designed to analyze the medicine of osteoporosis in…

Mental Illness can be described as a wide range of conditions that affect mood, thinking, and behavior. Some of the different types of mental illnesses are bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. These mental illnesses are some of the most common types. Having these disorders can have major effects on how one may function in the real world and how they able to interact. Mental illness affects people’s ability to function in their everyday life. Mental illness is a disease that…

A world equivalent to hell: no friends, acquaintances, or inspiration. Nothing but the crumbling sanity of the brain, and the urge to backlash upon the world that deserted him into nothing but a struggling renegade. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, this problem is bestowed to sixteen-year old Holden Caulfield, who struggles with mental and social issues in New York after being kicked out of his school, Pencey Prep. Holden is suffering from something far more severe than a…

In recent events, the mistreatment of individuals with mental health issues has led to detrimental outcomes. In today’s society, there is a large negative stigma behind mental illnesses due to the lack of public knowledge and general stereotyping. When someone reveals some mental health issue like depression, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), they are treated differently. When an individual is suffering from food…

Review Bulimia Nervosa is a complex disorder for which there is not only one cause. Sónia Ferreira Gonçlaves, Bárbara César Machado, Carla Martins, and Paulo P.P. Machado devised a case control design study aimed to discover whether or not events that individuals faced in their pasts have a specific connection the development of Bulimia Nervosa, or if the past events are linked to the development of psychiatric/psychological disorders in general. By examining events that look place in women’s…

There is a plethora of theoretical and empirical evidence that suggests that the condition of mentally ill patients can be improved by relevant treatments (Kyrios, Hordern and Fassnacht, 2015; Knouse and Fleming, 2016). However, despite this, further research has shown that only one-in-four young people with a mental illness actually seek and receive treatment (Sawyer et al., 2001). A key contributor to this aversion to treatment is the stigma associated with mental illness that deters…

Background: University students are being diagnosed with more severe psychological problems as compared to the previous generations. These conditions include depression which can be have detrimental implications various aspects of students’ lives including their academic performances. It is essential to appreciate the role of predictor factors such as early life stressors and their impact on academic excellence. The predictor factors and their role in relation to students’ mental health and well…

309.21 Separation Anxiety Disorder V60.3 Problem related to living alone V62.3 Academic or educational problem V62.4 Social exclusion or rejection V62.82 Uncomplicated bereavement V71.01 Adult antisocial behavior V71.02 Child or adolescent antisocial behavior Justification of 309.21 - Separation Anxiety Disorder Robbie is extremely afraid and anxious of separating from his father and displays at least three of the symptoms required under criterion A. Robbie has become more anxious…