Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

illness associated with cosmetic surgeries is Body Dysmorphic Disorder, or BDD, which is one 's obsession of a flaw in their appearance, whether the flaw is real or imaginary. People who suffer from BDD experience excessive hostility, low self esteem, and the need to be perfect all the time. They also suffer from symptoms such as depression, social anxiety and phobic, paranoid, schizotypal behaviors, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Sansone and Sansone). Obtaining cosmetic surgery for BDD…

Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) is a man diagnosed with bi-polar disorder who has just been checked out of a mental institution. His road to recovery is extremely tough until he meets Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence) who is suffering from depression along with self-destructive promiscuity. Through a mutual agreement, they both indirectly start to help each other address their issues. They set a goal, a dance competition, and take baby steps to achieve that and ultimately bring closure to both…

Mental disorders have being existed for hundreds of years, recognizing the different characteristics in many of these disorders take a collaboration of study and therapy. In order to understand the mental state of a person with a mental disorder it takes many different types of techniques o give the appropriate diagnose. Some mental disorders has many similar patterns and characteristically that can be misdiagnose is not treated properly. Asperger disorder is indeed one of the mental disorders…

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V to find a proper diagnosis. We chose Borderline Personality Disorder as the diagnosis. In the film, we see how Nina transforms from an innocent and calm White Swan to a seductive and wild Black Swan as the film progressed. As a group we will examine the disorder as well as the symptoms presented to find evidence for our claims. The evidence found will help us understand the development of the disorder. Also, we will talk about some…

Differential Diagnosis Narcissistic Personality disorder is highly comorbid with the remainder of the Cluster B personality disorders, Histrionic (HPD), Borderline (BPD) and Antisocial (APD). The grandiosity criteria of NPD is the essential factor in ruling out between other disorders. It is possible however, for other personality disorders to be diagnosed alongside NPD. Differentiating HPD from NPD depends on the lack of emotional affect, disdain for others’ feelings and great pride in…

affect men and women. In order to fully understand anorexia, it is important to understand what it is, some of the symptoms, and treatment options. Anorexia nervosa, better known as anorexia, is a well known eating disorder. However, there is more to it than just being an eating disorder. Anorexia can be when a person starts to focus more on their appearance it starts to impact their eating habits. This usually happens when development starts in a teen, but restriction of food can last for…

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are chronic and debilitating conditions. [1] Antipsychotic medications are the first line of treatment for psychosis and traditionally they have focused on reducing the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms without being fully effective in functional improvement. [2, 3] Many patients continued having positive symptoms (auditory hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (apathy, emotional and social withdrawal) due to lack of treatment…

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)…

to reach a better and more precise understanding of something. In other words, “subtyping is more homogeneous than OCD in general” (Radomsky & Taylor, 2005, p. 371). Subtyping is used in many mental disorders, for example: delusional disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder all have subtypes. In this paper, OCD will be looked at on whether or not it would be an advantage to form different subtypes for it. People unaware of the vast differences in symptoms, and ways in…

eating disorders. My Initial Hypothesis Nobody is perfect, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t strive to attain this unreachable standard in today’s society. It should seem admirable and praised for individuals to hold high standards and then work tirelessly to achieve those goals, but this mindset should not be one that replaces basic biological needs, such as nourishment, due to the relentless mental exhaustion from pursuing unrealistic representations of a “perfect body”. Eating disorders…