Major depressive episode

The six major domains of emotional development happening during the first two years of life include smiling/laughing, anger, sadness, fear, stranger wariness and separation anxiety. Happiness is expressed by the social smile, evoked by a human face around 6 weeks - preterm babies are usually later to smile. Social joy and even laughter is expressd by infants worldwide. laughter is expressed in infants between 2 and 4 months. laughter builds as curiosity does; a typical 6- month old laughs loudly…

Living with Bipolar Disorder greatly affects an individuals whole life, as well as their immediate surroundings including close friends, family and work environment. This illness has the ability to greatly alter ones life in such a drastic way that they may have a difficult time keeping relationships and being able to have a strong development of self. Since there are a number of different diagnoses in the Bipolar Disorder spectrum, multiple avenues of treatment exist. Pharmacological treatment…

QP engaged Tatiana in participating in a CBT activity geared towards “Recipe for success”. QP explained to Tatiana that the purpose of the activity is to increase awareness of positive verses aggressive situation. QP explained to Tatiana what anger management is and why it is important to use anger management techniques to cope with anger. QP provided and demonstrated to Tatiana, anger management techniques, such as relaxation exercise and counting from one to ten. QP asked Tatiana to define…

Certification and Training Experience I wanted to choose an area of interest that could enhance my professional development. Having the opportunity to explore different workshops to take a training certification experience to conduct for this class. Hence, I looked back at my experiences working in my internship site and working with a variety of clients. One of the populations I enjoyed working with involve adolescents. Also, growing up in Hartford where there is are higher levels of crimes I…

The presence of a lot of energy is an outstanding feature of the case described here. Further, she seems to have convinced herself that she has ADHD and through undying efforts, Perla found a lot of information on the internet that further affirmed her position. She also abuses substances that she believes would play an integral role in helping contain her condition. If anyone propounds views that differ with hers, Perla ends up getting irritated. It is worth heeding that the inconsistent nature…

1. Previous research and authors’ rationales for conducting their study 100 word minimum The article contained numerous references to studies conducted in reference to people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Severe Mental Illness and the abnormally high rates of PTSD amongst people with Severe Mental Illness. For example the normal rates of PTSD amongst the subjects tested without SMI was 3.5%. Subjects that suffered from SMI had a higher rate of PTSD at around 28% to 43%. The…

Recognition of hallucinations and delusions in psychosis is not difficult, but classifying them has not been simple. Psychosis in not limited to schizophrenia and occurs in many diagnostic categories of psychotic disorder. The measures used to differentiate between these different categories of psychotic disorder are based on dysfunction, duration, bizarreness of delusions, associated substance use, and presence of mania or depression. Analyses of the psychopathological characteristics in the…

Psychologist Grohol’s opinion on depression is that “ Depression is the common cold of mental disorders — most people will be affected by depression in their lives either directly or indirectly, through a friend or family member. Confusion is a commonplace about depression”. People who have dealt with depression before Knows exactly what he is talking about. There are some people that end up committing suicide. When they do commit suicide they end up affecting and hurting someone emotionally and…

According to the National Institutes of Health, almost half of the men over the age of 75 experience erectile dysfunction (ED) and affects as many as 30 million men in the United States. Erectile dysfunction is medically defined as when a man cannot maintain or get an erection that is suitable for sexual intercourse. Also known as impotence, erectile dysfunction is a common problem that can happen at any time and to any man. There are a number of factors that can increase your risk of erectile…

whether there is a genetic component to serotonin production or if sleep patterns might be involved with the change in seasonal behavior. Those who are experiencing seasonal anxiety disorder feel much like folks who are having "regular" anxiety episodes. While low serotonin is one component, the big thing that creates a difference is the frequency and time of year. Those with seasonal anxiety disorder are fine during some parts of the year. Among the signs and symptoms are general feelings of…