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Maureen a 49 year old female demonstrates signs and symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder. GAD is common in female than in males. There is a level of anxiety that can be experienced by everyone at some point in life.( McGrandles & McCaig 2010) Anxiety becomes a disorder if the anxiety and worry continuous for at least six months, uncontrollable and debilitating (McGrandles & Duffy (2011).Anxiety can be described as an emotional state of fear or uncomfortable expectation with physical,…

Chemical restraints also called antipsychotics are medications given to a patient to control brain function. Claiming them down and helping them to relax. Unlike physical restraints they do not cause the patient mental distress of being tied down, something common in those who are physically…

However, it is manageable with certain treatments. Those with severe delusions or hallucinations may require hospitalization. Antipsychotic drugs are used to reduce schizophrenia’s symptoms. These drugs relieve the positive symptoms through impacting brain’s neurotransmitters. Cognitive and behavioral therapy can then help the brain once the patient’s symptoms are reduced. These approaches…

Schizophrenia What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that requires treatment and medications. Schizophrenia is common in ages 18-35. People confuse Schizophrenia with split-personality disorder which is not correct. People who suffer from Schizophrenia do not suffer from split personality disorder, but from not being able to distinguish reality to what is not realistic. They may see things or objects that are not physically there. People that suffer from this disorder hear…

I. Introduction What is anti-social personality disorders or sociopathic disorders? A sociopath is defined as someone suffering from a type of chronic mental condition in which a person 's way of thinking, perceiving situations and relating to others are dysfunctional and destructive. A person with a sociopathic disorder is also someone that has been diagnosed with an antisocial personality disorder. Anti-social personality disorders or sociopathic disorder can have a lifetime effect on a…

Mental illnesses are commonly forgotten about by most people. However, there is often someone you will always know or come to meet that has one or more of them even if you don 't realize it. Today I 'm going to inform you about the mental illness schizophrenia. Within this essay you will find an overview of the mental illness, how someone with schizophrenia is diagnosed, symptoms and challenges of the disorder and treatment options. “Schizophrenia is considered one of the most disabling of…

Deinstitulization I this essay I will be talking about deinstitutlization of people with mental illness that took place in the United States in the 1960’s, and also talk about causes of this movement and its consequences. First I will talk about what Deinstitulization means, the definition for it is “Deinstitutionalization was a government policy that moved mental health patients out of state-run "insane asylums" into federally-funded community mental health centers. It began in the 1960s as a…

For bipolar disorder one could take medications, so they don't get so their moods swing so often. Some medications could be mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, anti-anxiety medication, antidepressants, etc. The Hatter could also go to psychotherapy and you could simply be helped by friends and family like the Hatter always gets help from Alice and she always tries to control his anger and anxiety. Some…

A 49 year-old divorced Iranian woman presented to an outpatient Manly Hospital in Sydney after a 3-year history of prolonged hospitalizations due to recurrent major depressive disorder with diagnosed psychotic features and chronic impulsive suicidality. Except for brief periods of partial recovery lasting less then 2 weeks, the patient reported several years of chronic sadness, anhedonia, tearfulness, psychomotor retardation, suicidality, guilty ruminations, decreased sleep and appetite,…

Pioneer of Science and Society “You can do right all your life and nobody says anything.but you go out and make one little mistake and everybody censures you” - Samuel P. Massie. Samuel P. Massie was a trailblazer in science and society. He was one of the few African American chemists to work on the Manhattan Project. He was the first African American professor to work at the US Naval Academy. Massie was a researcher in the field of antibacterial agents and finding cures for them. He pioneered…