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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder has been in society for a long time. It has outdated the DSM and at times, the behaviors exhibited by those with OCD were not categorized or accurately diagnosed. In the seventeenth century, obsessions and compulsions were often described as symptoms of religious melancholy. Modern concepts of OCD began to evolve in the nineteenth century, when Faculty Psychology, Phrenology and Mesmerism were popular theories and when neurosis implied a neuropathological condition.…

Hyperprolactinemia What is hyperprolactinemia? Hyperprolactinemia is a medical condition characterized by elevated prolactin levels in the serum. Prolactin is a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, a structure that sits underneath the brain in a region called the sella turcica. Elevated prolactin levels may occur due to normal processes of the body such as pregnancy, nipple, stimulation, and stress. However, conditions such as pituitary tumors (eg, prolactinoma) or use of certain…

Brendon Heier Ms. Thompson Junior English 2nd Hour 28 February 2017 You feel on edge. Nightmares keep coming back. Sudden noises make you jump. You’re staying at home more and more. Could you have posttraumatic stress disorder? Military veterans and individuals with PTSD are at higher risk for aggressive behavior and suicide. They also have a higher chance of having trouble with their families. Veterans with PTSD have been found to purchase more firearms and to engage in potentially dangerous…

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

In case 5.1 we are presented with Maggie Weinzapfel, a 26-year-old Caucasian female. Approximately six weeks ago, she called off her engagement with her fiancé whom she had been dating for the past four years. Recently, she contacted the Family Guidance Center and stated that she desperately needed to talk with someone. According to the intake workers notes, Maggie “sounded panicky” when she called to schedule an appointment to see a counselor (Pomeroy, 2015). Based on the information that was…

According to the DSM V, the diagnostic criteria of Dissociative Identity Disorder, also known as DID, are the following five things. First, Disruption of identity characterized by two or more distinct personality states, which may be describes in some cultures as an experience and possession. The disruption in identity involves marked discontinuity in senses of self and sense of agency, accompanied by related alterations in affect, behavior, consciousness, memory, perception, cognition, and/or…

After taking a year off of college to travel the world, I returned to the United States excited to see my family and friends that I had missed. I had imagined that I would be happy to be enjoying the convenience of American living again, instead I was unhappy and very anxious living in America. I felt nervous around big crowds if I was alone and only felt comfortable out in public if I was with a close family member. Looking more into anxiety, I found that anxiety disorders are actually very…

are able to progressively advance towards their traumatic memories, feelings, and situations that the soldier had once been avoiding. Aside from therapy, medications are available for PTSD. The most common medications prescribed are Sertraline, Paroxetine, Fluoxetine, and Venlafaxine. These all classify as antidepressants that balance the…

In 1944 a Viennese pediatrician named Hans Asperger conducted a clinical research trial involving 200 children in which four boys manifested traits associated with autism but had normal cognitive functions and language development, yet significantly lacked interpersonal skills. He had classified their behavior as autistic psychopathy and detailed that it was responsible for their idiosyncrasies such as unreciprocated nonverbal communication, self-imposed isolation, and specialized…

was sent to special care nursery due to preterm and premature. Her treatment for PPD is consists of a combination of antidepressant medications and interpersonal psychotherapy. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as sertraline, paroxetine and citalopram are effective to treat depression, and yet the SSRIs can affect babies’ health while breastfeeding.…