Borderline intellectual functioning

Hypermobility is a spectrum disorder group that has similar conditions to joint hypermobility. Hypermobility is referred to as HSD. HSD are meant to be classified after the other possibilities are removed, such as any of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes as well as hypermobile Ehler-Danlos syndromes. Hypermobile Ehler-Danlos is referred to as hypermobile EDS. Hypermobility syndrome is when your joints go beyond normal range. Usually joint hypermobility is influenced by inherited traits. Evidence of…

Hable con ella was released in 2002 and was Pedro Almodovars 14th film. The film won a number of awards including an Oscar for the best original screen play and a golden globe for best foreign language film. Hable con ella tells the story of two women in a coma as a result of their injuries and the men that are present in their lives during this time. The four main characters all play important roles in this film, but it is mainly centred around the life of Benigno. Benigno plays a huge part…

A Rose for Emily: Victim or Villain Love can make people do crazy things. And in some cases people don’t know how to handle rejection physically or mentally. Its Affects them to a point where they can’t handle their thoughts and have to act out in aggressive ways. However many blame these deaths on Domestic violence or simply as an accident. In the story A Rose for Emily she kills her significant other Homer Barron and due to this a question rises, is Emily a villain or victim. With…

Lori Schiller is a 26-year old Caucasian female who was referred to the hospital by her psychologist, Dr. Rockland and her parents, Marvin and Nancy Schiller. Lori’s symptoms began at age seventeen at summer camp where she first started hearing voices. Her symptoms developed to include hallucinations, very high positive moods, very low negative moods, agitation, aggression, lack of sleep, suicidal attempts. These symptoms have been occurring for almost ten years. The severity of Lori’s illness…

I am currently an Advanced Standing student who is attending school right after graduating with my bachelors from Monmouth University. I was in elementary school when I first realized I wanted to be a social worker. My mother is a social worker and she is a great role model for me. In fourth grade I became a peer mediator where I would help settle disagreements between classmates. Additionally, I have always loved to help others. When I was growing up I had an aunt who was and still is addicted…

Most of the research and attention is on mental health patients as the offender of homicide. However, the risk of being the victim of homicide is an increased risk for mental health patients as well. In fact, the risk is seven times higher. One of the possible reasons for this is that people with mental health problems are more likely to live in deprived areas, which come with higher homicide rates (Crump et al 2011). The perception that they are dangerous or vulnerable could help with the…

she wants Susanna’s laxative pills suggests that she is addicted to popping pills as well. With all these instances taken into consideration, I do not agree with the diagnosis of Susanna Kaysen. She did not display many of the key factors that Borderline personality disorder entails and does not fit the descriptions that BPD has. As for Lisa, she does show types of sociopathic frames of mind but because of the results of comorbidity, she is also subject to having antisocial personality…

Before this book I was not aware what Borderline Personality Disorder even was, so everything was quite a shock to me. I believe Kiera did a fantastic job of describing how she felt in specific and different situations, so it made it clear what Borderline Personality Disorder really consists of. It disgusted me how everyone tried convincing her that she did not have this disorder or how no one really talked about it because of the stigma around it. That is why it impressed me when she kept…

I am an intern at Springwoods Behavioral Health and I was presented with a patient who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder and depression. Tammy was brought to Springwoods by her boyfriend when she threatened his life as well as her own. The intake report states that Tammy was under the influence of alcohol when she began fighting with her boyfriend who had just returned home from work. Tammy grabbed a knife and made threatening statements and movements toward herself as well as her…

Baron-Cohens book “The Science of Evil” he discusses how psychopaths can be formed from family experiences, childhood, genetics, and environment. In the book he explores both early environmental factors and biological and genetic factors. Mostly found in borderline personality disorder (BPD) there is a strong connect between early environmental deprivation and neglect and abuse and later outcome of BPD. Early childhood development has a huge impact on levels of empathy. If a child is neglected…