Mood stabilizer

It is used to treat the symptoms of psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, or with other medicines to treat major depressive disorder in adults. “Aripiprazole is also used to treat symptoms of irritability and aggression, mood swings and self-injury related to autism”.( Lynn Marks(2015). The active ingredient aripiprazole belongs to a group of medicines called antipsychotics. It is used to treat adults who suffer from a disease characterized by symptoms such as hearing,…

Pathogenic Mechanism of Alzheimer’s disease The pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease is complex, involving several neurotransmitter systems and pathophysiologic process. The three hall marks of Alzheimer’s disease are the presence of neuritic (senile) plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and amyloid angiopathy (Grossman & Porth, 2014). The neuritic plaques are patches or flat areas composed of clusters of degenerating nerve terminals arranged around a central amyloid core. The amyloid core has…

Love the Body You Are In Steve Maraboli quotes, “There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman [or man] being unapologetically herself [or himself]; comfortable in her [or his] perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty” (“Quotes About Body Image”). Everyone’s goal is to achieve perfection. Women will stop at nothing to achieve perfection. This perfection includes the perfect body shape, the perfect hair, and even the perfect man. This constant strive…

nonverbal communication used for social interaction such as eye contact, hand gestures or facial expressions. a. Ask the parent how the child is doing in school and if there is any difficulty with learning or issues in school performance. B. In category B: There must be some sort of repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities as evidenced by at least 2 of the following: 1. Repetitive or stereotyped motor movements us of toys or objects such as lining up toys,…

The Premise Forrest Gump is a movie detailing the life of an Alabama born man with a low I.Q. In a very realistic fashion, the audience follows Forrest as he grows through his life. Although the movie is a simplistic picture of the life of a single man, it also somewhat satirically details many of the events the fictional character would have lived through and provides a life-like picture of many people with psychological disorders in the acquaintances Forrest makes through his adventures. One…

strangers * Begins to leave mother for only a while * Begins to play with children of his or her age * Still can have tantrums or bad mood swings…

Personality Disorders According to the largest study ever conducted on personality disorders by the U.S. National Institutes of Health about ten percent of the U.S. population has borderline personality disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder obviously doesn’t affect everyone, but for those that suffer from it, it surely isn’t an easy thing to cope with. Personality disorders are characterized by a maladaptive thought pattern, feelings, and/or behaviors that can cause serious detriments to…

Cultural Globalisation is influenced by the distribution of products and ideas that reflect a standardisation of cultural expressions through out the world. Propelled by the efficient of popular culture and international travel, globalisation has become a massive trend towards homogeneity that will make experiences the same everywhere. Major causes for globalisation are improved transport that makes global travel easier and improved technology that makes global communications easier. In 1946, it…

In the world of psychiatry nearly all drugs in use today were created between 1950 and 1969. It’s hard to imagine with so many drug commercials on TV revealing new and groundbreaking products, that the same products being advertised today were actually created based on chemistry performed more than 60 years ago (Klein, p.259, 2014). The reason behind this is simple. The creation of new drugs based on finding new molecular entities is extremely costly. For the Federal Drug Administration (FDA)…

Throughout the Catcher in the Rye, Salinger, is able to capture the hardships of a teenager’s unstable mental life, and portray it to the readers with ease. Salinger's use of having a relatable character; he allows the audience is able to connect and identify with Holden as a struggling hero, who is on his downfall. Though, the relatability of the character can conceal different hidden traits, that Salinger gave Holden. From the start of the novel, it is clear that Holden is mentally…