Impulsivity

end anything. Deep down he knows that he feels the emotion and affection, and it is with that that he shows so much anger. His cold hearted outrage is simply a display to fool himself and everyone else in that he is nothing but capable, and his impulsivity is a response to that. In showing that he is the commander of his family, Okonkwo loses his head and disrupts the week of peace in shooting at his wife, and even upon realizing it he continues. This is showing that Okonkwo is a selfish man,…

In the United States, 2.7% of adults meet the criteria for borderline personality disorder. BPD is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by impulsivity, suicidal thoughts, difficulties regulating emotion, and unstable interpersonal relationships. This disorder is difficult to diagnose, and even more difficult to treat. Treatment usually consists of psychotherapeutic and medical treatments which can prove to be expensive, lengthy, and may not always work. In recent years, researchers have…

Activity 1 Bowling Ball Roll Before the activity make sure you have direct supervision of the teacher. While doing the activity tell your teacher immediately if an accident occurs. Make sure no child picks up the bowling ball off the floor. Make sure the students are not pushing the bowling ball into the wall. Clean up your work area upon completion of activity. Washing your hands with soap and water upon completion of an activity. Activity 2 Beach Ball Obstacle course Before the activity make…

The essay, “Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” written by Nicholas Carr, addresses the negative impact that the internet has on us. He uses experiments from highly recognized universities and people to support his view. He emphasizes that the use of technology and multitasking distracts us which leads to lack of focus, “turning us into scatter superficial thinkers.” Carr conveys that while we may think we are good multitaskers, we need to focus to meaningfully understand and retain knowledge.…

concept of Type A Behavior Pattern (TABP). This notion concluded that the personality of a person can have causal effects on health, specifically type A and cardiovascular disease. This is because the type A behaviors include anger, impatience, impulsivity, aggressiveness, competitiveness, and tendency to overwork oneself. (Palmero, Diez, & Asensio, 2001) These behaviors tend to cause a lot of stress which in turn increases blood pressure and make the heart work harder. This was the first time a…

Criminal offenders are carry a stigma of being bad people, so they are often neglected and assumed as immoral rational beings. Unfortunately, there are cases in which these offenders suffer from mental illness which may have played a role in their deviant behavior. Approximately 14-16% of the 7.3 million people in correctional facilities suffer from serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar or major depression. (Peterson et al. 439) This article had two aims: to examine how often…

Even after extensive research, the epidemiology of ADHD is still hard to pinpoint. Most health professionals believe that the disorder is a neurological disorder that is present at birth or develops during early childhood, but some do disagree. The disorder has a prevalence of approximately 5-12% in children, 8.7% in adolescents, and 4% adults. From a genetic basis, it has been determined that ADHD has a heritability rate that ranges from 75-91%, and parents and siblings of a child with ADHD are…

I would give Jason the diagnosis of having autism. From what is described by his behavior, he matches a lot of DSM-V criteria for having the diagnosis of autism. When talking to the school psychologist, he did not make eye contact, demonstrating the impairment of using eye contact during social situations. His school psychologist also noted that Jason also did not appropriately respond to social cues nor was interested to building a relationship with her. This further demonstrates that Jason…

Two very different modalities of treatment developed for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP). Marsha Linehan, Ph.D, developed DBT in 1993, as a skill based behavioral treatment for patients with BPD who generally experience intense emotions that they relieve using self-injurious behaviors. DBT has shown to be useful in treating a variety of issues including eating and mood disorders, as well as, reducing…

Research Article The title of the article I am writing about is Borderline Personality Disorder Traits and Sexuality: Bridging a Gap in the Literature. This article was written by Lynnaea Northey, Cara R. Dunkley, E. David Klonsky, and Boris B. Gorzalka. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality is the professional journal the article was published in, and it was published August 1, 2016. The main issue of the article, or the main topic of the article is about the lack of research done on how…