Dysthymia

not be driven away by therapy and placebos. Antidepressants can be imperative for teenagers with depression through reassurance that their disease is curable, benefits not offered by other forms of treatment, and preventing possible fatality. Dysthymia, or chronic depression, is a mental disease characterized by a lingering sorrow, self-loathing, and immense feeling…

Depression impacts people lives by having problems at home, stressing out of work, lots of money, divorces, bullying, relationships, school, dislike your body image, lots of attention, unhappy with money (rich people), social media, low self esteem, sexual abuse, or harass. Many people can’t control it because when you’re depressed it can feel like no one can’t really understand. You cry into tears and don’t know what to do anymore that’s when people think about suicide. You feel like it’s the…

In today’s day and age, life is filled with many events that can affect a person’s life. Some of these events can lead to life-threatening situations. One of these situations is being a victim of depression. Depression affects the way a person thinks, acts, and even the way the brain functions. Everything may seem fine on the outside but deep down, depression will slowly eat away at the person inside until the only thing left is an empty shell of despair and sorrows. This could, in turn, make…

processing of emotional stimuli of the participants at the time of the study was measured through the International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Presence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, and Dysthymia was measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS-III-R) during the time of the study. To determine psychopathy scores for the participants at the time of the study, they were required to complete the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised…

The stigma associated with mental illness is resided in a long, unfortunate history of socially and culturally sculpted abuse and discrimination. This has resulted in many negative effects on those suffering from mental illnesses. Throughout this history, drastic evolutions of social, cultural and scientific understandings took place, which ultimately led to improved knowledge of mental illnesses. Today, mental illness or mental disorder is defined as “a mental or bodily condition marked…

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychological disorder. It is characterized by many symptoms including impulsive and reckless behaviors, severe anger issues, and a pattern of unstable personal relationships (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Many people will be affected by borderline personality disorder at some point in their life, and those that develop BPD are at an increased chance to have other disorders including depression and eating disorders (National…

Introducing Personality Disorders Personality is a combination of an individuals thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It is what defines a person in this world and it develops a reputation for an individual. Whether this is a desired reputation or not, it is developed from day one. An individual with a personality disorder may uphold a reputation that the majority of society would characterize as undesired. Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), is a specific disorder that has been extensively…

Psychological effects such as low self-esteem, anxiety and depression can follow an obese child into their adult years increasing their risk of other mental health complications (CDC, 2015). Obese children are more uncomfortable with their about their body image which may cause one to become more stressed. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2015), obese children develop more maturely in body parts than non-obese children. The Journal of American Medical Association…

Assignment Nine Experiencing multiple traumatic events throughout important developmental stages, long-lasting stress, and extreme anxiety impacts the growth of intellectual structures (Borja and Ostrosky 927). Here is the question. Can a traumatic event that occurred in childhood or adolescence impact the development of a mental illness in the future? The answer to this is yes it can, especially if the traumatic event happened during the young years of a person’s life. The stress of witnessing…

QUESTIONS 1. Discuss the pathophysiology of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Include discussion of risk factors associated with the development of this disease. (10 points) Coronary artery atherosclerosis is most commonly comprised of atherosclerotic fibrous fatty obstructions of the large epicardial vessels, which provide for blood flow and transport nutrients, oxygen, and elimination of metabolic waste products such as CO2, lactic acid, and hydrogen ions. Coronary artery atherosclerosis…