Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Assessment of the Disorder According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual -V (APA, 2013, p.163), the most unique feature of Major Depressive Disorder is when a person experiences a diminished enthusiasm in a majority of activities they previously enjoyed or a depressed mood for a least two weeks. Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder tend to experience a combination of symptoms that leads to a substantial impairment in one or more areas of life which includes work and or school. The major…

Postpartum depression (PPD) is defined as a mood disorder and a serious mental health concern that affects many women immediately or shortly after the birth of a child (NIMH, 2016). There is no single event or cause that brings on the effects of this depression. The mother has no influence over the introduction of this condition. With every woman having a different chemical structure, symptoms may appear or present differently. It affects 10-15% of new mothers but many of them remain…

that are described in detail on the site, however there are many more: • Anxiety Disorders • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, ADD) • Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depressive Illness) • Borderline Personality Disorder • Clinical Trials • Depression • Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder • Eating Disorders • HIV/AIDS and Mental Health • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)…

the United States. As many as 40 million Americans, ages eighteen and older have an anxiety disorder. This is equal to about 18% of the total population of the U.S (Marvelous, 2013). For many people, anxiety has a huge effect on the way they live their daily lives. Many people just believe that anxiety is all made up and that people who have it re unreasonable. But in reality it is a very serious disorders that often has very serious effects. However, with the discovery of the cause and proper…

suggests that we’re out of control. And as humans we hate that idea. We hate it so much that we just don’t talk about it” (Harries, Let’s Talk About Mental Illnesses). The argument of who we are, pertaining to mental disorders, has been around for countless years. What generates mental disorders in the human mind? How does one’s environment affect the way they perceive things? In what ways does the human brain form while still in the womb? I have pondered these questions for numerous years and…

function than before was my goal. In my theory, and as many social worker do, I have the opportunity to help sick individuals and make them better. With this framework the fact the reality therapy does not believe in mental illnesses and psychiatric disorders does not fit with my personal model. I do think that people can be sick and I do believe that mental illnesses may be biological. The functionality of behaviors is a newer concept to me that I learned this summer. Since conceptualizing…

as the mental illness that claims the highest mortality is that of eating disorders, Anorexia Nervosa and the current health effects it has will be discussed. Currently in the United States of America it has been estimated that 30 million people have been diagnosed with the disorder known as Anorexia Nervosa (National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, 2018). Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which the person uses self- starvation as a means of reducing their…

PTSD and slight OCD. As I researched a little more on the multitude of disorders I now believe that he should be diagnosed with PTSD and specific phobia. He has many qualities that relate to many disorders such as obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and generalized anxiety disorder. Out of all five of these disorders I would still choose PTSD and specific phobia. Symptoms To be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder a person needs to have all of the following:re-experiencing,…

As a result of these efforts, soldiers’ mental states were examined even before they even reached the battlefield. Many countries began tighter registration screenings; British service boards rejected 12% of applicants on the basis of psychiatric disorders (Ahrenfeldt 141). In addition to stricter screenings, military hospitals also made accommodations for mental health. The British army, for example, recognized the value in rehabilitating soldiers. In the Allied forces, it was felt that there…

Dissociative identity disorder, also formerly known as multiple personality disorder is a mental disorder in which a person’s conscious, memory, and identity are fractured. Alternate personalities emerge from an individual with this disorder usually without that person (the host) even knowing. The etiology behind this disorder is understood to be derived from psychological, physical, and/or sexual trauma that has occurred to a patient. The development of dissociative identity disorder is a way…