Emotional dysregulation

Intimate partner violence According to the World Health Organization (2012), intimate partner violence pertains to any behavior and action within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological, emotional, or sexual harm to those in the relationship. WHO also stated that the term domestic violence is used in many countries to refer to partner violence but the term can also encompass child or elder abuse, or abuse by any member of a household. Moreover, the term battering refers to a…

Result showed that childhood physical abuse and emotion dysregulation distinguished men with histories of self-harm from men without. It was determined that 40% of the participants revealed a past of DSH and 84% of them have expressed that they harmed themselves more than once. Reports of numerous accounts of DSH were also shown in the prior study discussed (Brausch & Holaday, 2015). Raw DSHI scores of DSH frequency were positively skewed. Emotional neglect and overprotection variables were…

Bipolar Disorder is identified as a mental illness manifested by irregular periods of excitement verse depression. It is an infection to the brain that affects how a person feels, thinks and acts. It is often found in teenagers leading to adults. Nonetheless, these two articles elaborate on diagnosing a child. It bothers me because, instead of focusing on the dynamic, causing factors, and cure for an adult, let alone a teen, these articles formed a debate around the frequency of episodes which…

Holden Caulfield is known to have distinctly different behavior from other teenagers, both in the time period of the book’s publication, the 1940’s, and the modern day. Some of his experiences from Catcher in the Rye, such as feeling like he’d rather jump through the window than live after Maurice punched him in the gut, introduce necessary psychological topics in order to have an understanding of Holden’s behavior. He has a very clear relationship with escapism, one in which he almost…

To the Honorable Judge Steven Smith: Mr. Joshua Sledge is a client of MTR Treatment. The client self-referred because of problematic substance use. He has been receiving treatment since February 27, 2017. To improve treatment outcomes, Mr. Sledge was assessed for possible psychopathology using the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). The PAI was administered in conjunction with clinical and family interview. These assessments were completed on May 18, 2017 and May 22, 2017. Interview and…

neglect has both short-term and long-term negative effects. Physical and emotional child abuse involves mistreatment, neglect, sexual abuse and verbal misuse. They have detrimental effects on child mental health, physical health and psychological well-being. The aim of the paper was to investigate the consequences of the physical and emotional child abuse and preventive strategies that can prevent these acts. Physical and emotional child abuse is associated with injuries, psychological…

causes severe difficulties for the individuals diagnosed with it. This disorder is characterized by a severe problems with affect regulation, impulsivity, interpersonal relationships, and self-image. Clinical signs of the disorder include emotional dysregulation, impulsive aggression, repeated self-injury, and chronic suicidal tendencies (Lieb, K., Zanarini, M. C., Schmahl, C., Linehan, M. M., & Bohus, M., 2004). Borderline personality disorder is not very common but it does affects about 1–2%…

Emotion regulation is comprised of both internal and external influences on the modulation of emotional intensity and reactivity (Morris et al., 2007). Because humans come into the world almost completely dependent on caregivers for modulation of emotion, the external strand of regulation must precede development of internal self-regulation. Over time, through the external process of caregiving, infants internalize models of self-regulation – and if the caregiving received is sensitive and…

1958) in Developmental Psychology class, I couldn’t help but burst into tears. It occurred to me that for children, mothers are not just food providers, but also protectors and encouragers. Then I started to consider the influence of mother-child emotional bond on children’s psychological well-being. While the monkey mother and children in Harlow’s study established a positive bond between each other, this is not always the case in the complex family system of human beings. Family conflict and…

ability to cope with the vortex of violence. The meaning of “vortex of violence” is when children experience a continuing threat that results in persisting fear; that alters the development of the child’s brain, resulting in changes in physical, emotional, behavior, cognitive, and social functioning (Perry, 2004). Reviewing the 12 core concepts, I related the…