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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects the brain’s development of social and communication skills. A person with autism may have repetitive behaviors, social challenges, and communication difficulties which last throughout a person’s lifetime. About one percent of the world’s population is living with autism, and about 3.5 million Americans are living with an ASD. There is no known single cause for autism, but most accept that autism is caused by abnormalities in…

Part B Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is an affective disorder that can be described as a severe form of PMS that interferes with a person’s every-day functioning (9). It was first included in appendix B of DSM-IV. However, based on thorough review, it was decided that the diagnosis, treatment and validation of the disorder were thorough enough to qualify for a full category in the DSM-V (8, 9). Onset & early signs and symptoms: Diagnosis of PMDD is based on the severity of symptoms and…

Caused by a catastrophic event, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, additionally referred to as PTSD, is a condition in which a person may experience anxiety, apprehension, and stress even when there is no longer a precarious threat. Events that instigate the feeling of being powerless and revolve around a series of risk factors are attributes of a traumatic occurrence that result in PTSD. Originating from the creation of fear memories in genes and the response to distress in the brain, scientists…

Depression affects many people, including children. “About 5 percent of children and adolescents suffer from depression, and in 2012, an estimated 2.2 million adolescents aged 12 to 17 in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in the past year. This represented 9.1 percent of the U.S. population aged 12 to 17 (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Persisting sadness and hopelessness are troubling predictors of clinical depression, which is significantly linked to…

Every day at school, Veronica peers bullied her because she was different. Veronica knew that they did not understand what she went through, except for one boy. That one boy, also suffered from depression and knew how hard her life was. Waking up was a struggle for her because she took Prozac, a medication used to treat a mental illness, and it made her feel like she was not alive (“Suicide and Antidepressants”). She would walk to the bathroom and just stare at her wrist. Veronica did not tell…

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is classified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Five (DSM-V, 2013) as a depressive disorder. Symptoms include either having a depressed mood or loss interest or pleasure in nearly all activities for more than two weeks. It needs to be present every day. Criterion A states someone with the disorder needs to present five or more symptoms. Some of the symptoms include depressed mood through either subjective report or observations by others…