Borderline intellectual functioning

A mental disorder, or psychiatric disorder is a diagnosis of a behaviour or mental pattern that causes suffering or a poor inability to function in everyday life. Such attributes may relapse, be persistent or can occur as a single episode (). Pedophilia is an example of a psychiatric disorder in which an older adolescent or adult experiences an exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children(). There is much discussion in the world in mental health and psychology of what actually constructs…

The dark and twisted world of eating disorders has often been cast into the shadows of America’s attention. Anorexia, in particular, silently plagues one in two hundred American woman. Kelsey Osgood’s tale of her journey with anorexia shed some light on the severe and twisted reality of anorexia. She delineates key issues and aspects of eating disorders in How to Disappear Completely, a book in which she takes a raw look at modern anorexia in America. Osgood candidly writes about her…

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…

At a very young age I knew that helping other people was what I was destined to do. I dabbled in law and nursing but, never felt comfortable or as confident as I did when I finally explored social work. My skills of empathy, problem solving, and communication allow for me to aid and advocate for others. I plan to attain my bachelor’s in social work, pass my licensing exam, and enlist in the Peace Corps. I think that not only are social workers needed here in the states but in other countries as…

SWK 565 Psychopathology Name of Case: “Honey Bare” Diagnosis: 301.13 (F34.0). Other specified Cyclothymic Disorder with insufficient duration and symptoms. Justification: In correlation of Criteria A in the DSM 5, Honey Bare experienced many periods with hypomanic symptoms and enjoyed just about everything she did. Every couple of months, Honey Bare would experience a week or two of not enjoying anything at all (Anhedonia). Criteria E examines the fact that the diagnosis of Cyclothymic…

Diagnostically, I would consider Lorena for a Borderline Personality Disorder 301.083 (F60.3) (DSM-5). Lorena meets the criteria for a borderline personality disorder: an enduring pattern of instability concerning interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotional regulation, with increased impulsivity that begins by early adulthood. This pattern of instability and impulsivity is present in a variety of contexts and includes: Desperate efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment, identity…

Name: Norma Jeane Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) Date of Birth: Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She was the daughter of Gladys Pearl Baker and the identity of her father remains uncertain. Date of Death: On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead at her home in Los Angeles, California. The cause of her death was ruled as a drug overdose as an empty bottle of sleeping pills was located near her bed. She was 36 years old at the time…

Dr. Spencer Reid is brilliant and genuinely entertaining who hints at having Schnipornia and autism, passed on from generation through generation. Throughout the series, we get glimpses/flashbacks to Reid’s childhood where it shows the hard moments in his life. For Spencer, I would say the worst time when death does the most damage to him both mentally and individually as a person happens when his mother is killed by her long time stocker. This event in his life is very similar to the events of…

Tony Taylor is a 39-year-old African American Male who was reported to have been sent to a psychiatric program due to claims of sudden impulses to stab surrounding individuals. Staff reported that while there, Tony was portrayed to be manipulative and charming. Tony reported to have had a history of abuse with alcohol, heroin, and cocaine, but has claimed to be clean for three weeks. Tony also stated that he has been arrests for several felonies, which included armed robbery and kidnapping,…

False Memory Syndrome is a condition in which a memory of a traumatic experience is falsely believed to be true, having an impact on a person’s identity and relationships (Colman, 2008). While False Memory Syndrome can result in the recollection of any sort of traumatic experience from abduction by aliens to abuse by parental figures in childhood, it is most commonly as a result of sexual abuse (Santos & Costa, 2016). In fact, well-known psychologist Jean Piaget lived for several years with a…