Emotional dysregulation

support systems and the majority of his time is spent with his grandmother and mother. There is no present father figure in Ryan’s life and this person is not mentioned. Ryan does have a strong attachment to his primary caregivers indicating a strong emotional and physical dependence on his grandmother and mother. This is supported by the Attachment Theory which also states that this is critical in Ryan’s personal development (Fraley, 2010). Separation anxiety is present as Ryan’s level of…

OFC has projections to and from the amygdala and thus the two are innervated during select tasks and functions. A hallmark symptom of psychopathy is emotional regulation dysfunction and shallowness (Blair, 2001). During an fMRI study, individuals with diagnosed psychopathy illustrated reduced activation in the amygdala and OFC in response to emotional words (Blair, 2007). Thus, researchers have found a significant relationship between psychopathy and amygdala and OFC dysfunction (Blair, 2007).…

function and affect regulation (Cozolino, 2014). Stress can enhance the release of norepinephrine also affecting hippocampal vulnerability. Emotional processing is a function that occurs when emotional stimuli activate a broad neural network that includes the medial prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices (Cozolino, 2014). This directly affects emotional conflict regulation and can potentiate the impulsive behaviors that correlate with BPD symptomology. Other neural networks affected include…

Investigations In a 2012 study that tested the effect that dialectical behavior therapy has on borderline personality disorder, 180 adults (between 18 and 60 years old) that met the DSM criteria for BPD were assigned to either dialectical behavior therapy or general psychiatric management (GPM). After 12 months of treatment with DBT, the number of emergency room visits (for anything, not just suicidal behavior) decreased by about 25 percent; the number of emergency room visits that were related…

Literature Review Defining attachment trauma After reviewing the literature related to early attachment trauma manifested in conduct disorder symptomology, there appears to be a trend of definitions that pertains to early attachment trauma. Interestingly, it appears that the articles within this literature review never expressively used the term early attachment trauma. Instead, it appears that these researchers conceptualize early attachment trauma similarly but without expressively using the…

and 41 healthy control subjects take the Emotional Acceptance Questionnaire to study emotion suppression and fear of emotions. “MDD…

the psychiatric nurse present in the parents lives. The nurses can provide the much needed help for the parents and the child with things such as family counseling and certain task for caring for the child and the parents themselves. There is an emotional link between the parents mental and physical health, and the child’s growth and health. The nurses can be helpful in the increase the knowledge and changing the attitudes among educators who may be ignorant in terms of the disorder. The reason…

Huntington Disease (HD), also known as Huntington’s Disease or Huntington’s Chorea, is a hereditary genetic disorder that results in the death of brain cells causing neuropsychiatric changes, choreiform movements and cognitive disturbances [1]. The most common form of HD is called adult-onset Huntington disease which normally develops around the ages of 30 to 50 [2,3]. A less common form of HD is known as Juvenile Huntington Disease (JHD) which usually develops in childhood or adolescence.…

regulation include understanding and naming emotions, decreasing the frequency of unwanted emotions, decreasing emotional vulnerability, and decreasing emotional suffering. Emotion Regulation skills focus on validation one’s emotions, including learning how to identify a specific emotion and it’s function, reducing one’s vulnerability to negative emotional states and increasing positive emotional experiences, mindfully letting go of painful emotions, and/or modulating a negative emotion when…

Potential Issues The ethical scenario that is presented for the Ethical Decision Making Model case follows a 23 year old female individual by the name of Jenna who has been admitted to a hospital due alcohol withdrawal symptoms and due to emotional dysregulations that has occurred in the sense of, she has been admitted due to suicidal tendencies, experiencing depressed symptoms, and having difficulties in managing her addiction. After declining to join in a group session, a counselor intern…