Abnormal psychology

Loranger with the main purpose of measuring normal and abnormal personality traits. This test is a shorter version of the OMNI and is computer based, but it can also be administered with paper and pencil. The OMNI-IV assesses an individual by asking 375 questions with measures of 25 personality traits and 10…

Causes of Eating Disorders In the United States today “nearly 24 million people” (Hills Foundation) suffer from eating disorders, and the number in constantly increasing. These disorders include anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders. While eating disorders affect all age groups the age group with highest number of cases is ages from 12-25. This age range accounts for “95 percent of those who have eating disorders” (Hills foundation). The scary thing is the problem can start at an even…

The History of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder The majority of the research and current information on the theories and techniques utilized in working with individuals with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD) focus on the use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). I recently became interested in the history of OCD and decided it would be beneficial to examine past theories and techniques to better understand the transition from early…

occur in the course of children’s attempts to master the developmental tasks they face. (Achenbach, 1974, p. 3). The main goal is to prove that children are not just “little adults”. Normal developmental psychopathology informs our understanding of abnormal processes. We must first understand why children and adolescents develop mental health disorder, whereas other children develop normally considering the number of factors that come into play and that foster a healthy adjustment. In any…

This paper focuses on the psychological factors of personality and behavior changes in elite athletes. The difference in gender is that males have more of a sense of perfectionism where as have the tendency to woman communicate more. In individual sports the athlete is used to depending on oneself and those in team sports focus on group success. There are different expectations from coaches of independent and team sports. In individual sports there is more support and personalized instruction…

Sigmund Freud was an influential psychiatrist and clinical psychologist. He developed the psychoanalytic/ dynamic perspective. This theory states that personality is shaped by thoughts and actions towards unconscious motives and conflicts. These unconscious motives and conflicts, Freud believed, were largely made up of unacceptable feelings and thoughts. The parts of the psychoanalytic theory include the unconscious mind, the psycho sexual stages, and defense mechanisms. Freud viewed the mind’s…

Inside Out displays five out of the seven universal emotions. The movie left out surprised and contempt. The five emotions work in Riley’s head in a place known as “headquarters,” which is also Riley’s emotional control center. “Headquarters” does actually somewhat exist in our minds. It is known as the limbic system. The limbic system is run by our emotions and is our real version of headquarters. In the movie, Riley’s emotions have all the power; however, this is not how the brain actually…

John shows physical development because physically he is alright, but the way he talks doesn’t really attract people. John is socially not normal. When John was a child his dad could have been the man that talked to women really rudely which lead to him doing this now, like in the bar when the girl slaps him because he tells her the only reason he wants her. Also in the move is he throws a desk out the window which shows his physical strength. This could relate to his childhood because when he…

In this society, we all need help with life in some way. We can’t always do it on our own. I believe when having a certain disorder causes problems in a person’s life that’s when they need the help the most. Treatment for a psychological disorder depends on the disorder. Focusing on a few psychological disorders such as anxiety, childhood, and personality disorders may vary between receiving treatment through group therapy and individual therapy. First, anxiety disorders could be shared in a…

The history of abnormal behaviors and mental illness has been a very controversial topic filled with trials and tribulations. According to the references of abnormal behaviors in the early writings, the Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese and Hebrews often attributed it to demons or gods who had taken possession of a person. The individual’s symptoms would determine whether they would be perceived as being possessed by evil or good forces. If the individual displayed behaviors gravitating towards a…