Neurological disorders

“Most contemporary explanations fall into 4 categories: biological, psychological, social and sociocultural” (Sue, 2017, pg. 25). The biological explains how there is a biological dysfunction causing problems that could possibly be genetic or neurological. The psychological explains how experiences, most likely childhood, could have created certain feelings towards certain situations. The social explains how dysfunctional families and upbringings could describe certain social attributes. Lastly…

Psychotic Disorders There have been many cases that have surfaced regarding how narcolepsy and a person’s psychotic characteristic are associated with one another. This article gave me great insight on how narcolepsy can actually be associated with schizophrenia and other disorders. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that deals with the loss of the brains ability to sleep. Some symptoms include: EDS, cataplexy, hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is…

1. When defining psychological disorder we have to question what exactly do we mean by psychological disorder. I considered the definition presented in an article by Psychology Today. They say the definition was released by DSM-5 it states, “A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbances in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental process underlying mental…

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder known to be reoccurring seizures that can last from a few seconds to several minutes. It is thought to affect approximately 275000 people throughout Australia and 2/3 of people do not know the cause of this. There are many causes such as brain tumours or infections like meningitis that can cause an epileptic fit. In some people there is no specific cause. When people have epileptic fits they are able to live relatively normal lives.…

of dementia that leads to memory loss that affects our intellectual abilities. Huntington’s disease on the other hand is a brain disorder caused by a defective gene in our chromosome. If I had a choice between the two diseases I would choose Alzheimer’s and here is my rationale for choosing this disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited progressive brain disorder “caused by a single defective gene on chromosome 4,” (Mayo Clinic, 2014). This leads to breakdown of our nerve cells. This…

a sleep disorder. The most common sleep disorders include: Insomnia, Parasomnia, Hypersomnia, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). These various disorders affect many people, some are more common than others, others can be treated but all of them have negative effects on both the body and the mind. The most well-known sleep disorder is Insomnia, which is the inability to fall asleep no matter how tired you are. If you suffer from Insomnia, then you…

30685 http://www.hdsa.org http://www.alz.org/dementia/huntingtons-disease-symptoms.asp http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/HuntingtonsDisease.htm http://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-disorders/degenerative-disorders/articles/2012/huntingtons-disease/ Huntington's disease-also referred to as "HD"- is a hereditary brain disorder that causes the progressive breakdown (degeneration) and death of nerve cells in the brain. HD affects people of all races…

disease (HD) is one of many neurological conditions that exist and is prevalent in about 7 people per 100,000 (Lundy-Ekman, 2013, p. 245). It is more commonly seen areas of a predominantly white population, such as Europe, North America, as well as Australia, due to a higher frequency of certain alleles that are repeated in these populations (Walker, 2007, p. 221). This disease is classified as a neurodegenerative disorder, which is a term that is used to describe CNS disorders/diseases that…

family member who suffers from mental disorder has opened my mind that a tiny alteration in the nervous system can change the whole family member’s life. When I was in elementary school, my dad brought me to a psychiatrist and explained that my mother has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, I became interested in schizophrenia and started to read articles about this devastating mental illness. I understand that being caretaker of people who has neurological problem is a high level…

Because there are so many diseases in the world today it is pretty much impossible to find a cure for all of them. One of the diseases that doctors have been studying and have so far, unsuccessfully found a cure for is Tay—Sachs Disease. If I were a Genetic Counselor who had to speak with a couple and inform them about their child having the disease, I would provide them with the following information and approach them as follows: Your child has been diagnosed with a disease referred to as…