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PTSD is post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is when something traumatizing has happened if your life and you get anxiety over it and that's what you think about most of the time. The Catcher in the Rye was a novel by J.D. Salinger. In that novel there is an protagonist named Holden Caufield. Holden Caufield was a happy but that changed after his brother Allie died. Allie died on July 18, 1946 at age 11 of leukemia. After Allie’s death Holden became depressed. After Allie died, Holden was sent…

Dr. Solomon in the beginning of the lecture quoted Robert Jay Lifton, saying that we are responsible for our own extinction. He was relating to the growth of weaponry in the 20th century; yet, I believe that some of the points he made about “death” throughout the lecture, they could also be applied to the statement about extinction. To me, this lecture was not just about death, but life as well. Depression and substance abuse is a current— or even past—problem for many Americans. I am…

Amir’s father states, “it might be unfair, but what happens in a single day can change the course of a whole life” (Hossieni 142). This quote simply means that one single act can affect a person forever. Amir’s father in this line references the theme that seems to be applied in most of this book. This theme, of how quickly everything can change was used pretty heavily throughout the book The Kite Runner. Amir’s father speaking about past mistakes reminds Amir of his past mistakes with Hassan.…

Methadone is a drug that reduces withdrawal symptoms. It reduces the craving for drugs without the imitating the sense of euphoria that follows drug abuse. Hence, it is prescribed to patients to treat or stop narcotic addiction (mainly people addicted to heroin). Methadone is also a painkiller, it can be given to treat pain that’s moderate to severe especially within the elderly. However, Methadone itself can be addictive and thus when prescribed, according to the Royal College of General…

The topic of postpartum depression is a topic in psychology which has not been researched enough. The overall knowledge of postpartum depression has vastly advanced over recent years, but there are still many things which are still not understood with the condition. This has been labeled as a possible outcome of the high prevalence and low treatment rates (Banker & LaCoursiere, 2014, p. 503-508). The most common symptoms reported from women with postpartum depression are emotional mood swings…

Electroconvulsive therapy has been viewed as harmful by patients and members of the health care profession (Lauber, Nordt, Rossler, 2005). One reason why electroconvulsive therapy is used, it has been demonstrated to be an effective and safe treatment for many mood disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2001). The therapeutic benefit of electroconvulsive therapy is a clinical trial that is effective to treat major depression (Arshad, Arham, Arif, et al., 2007). This research project…

OCD Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a symptomatically diverse condition, in which numerous kinds of obsessions and compulsions exist. Obsessions have four essential features: repeated and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that is experienced as intrusive and cause anxiety. However, research indicates that certain obsessions and compulsions tend to co-occur to form five main dimensions: obsession about being responsible for causing or failing to prevent harm; symmetry obsession, and…

Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder is an individual who evaluate intrusive thoughts in a disturb way due to selective attention will create excessive response to this thought which will create the disorder. All obsessive-compulsive disorder patients have their unique belief process of those intrusive thoughts which cause the development of the disorder. (Solem & Fisher, 2009). Understanding and treating OCD from a metacognitive perspective has the potential to increase the…

“I'm like a lit cigarette, slowly disappearing”. Countless people feel this way every day. Depression affects the mind and the way one thinks, but it also affects the body by allowing it to feel no emotion. These factors develop into many forms of depression. The number one diagnoses is Major Depressive Disorder. MDD is also the most severe. While Dysthymic Disorder (also referred to as Dysthymia) and Bipolar Disorder are lesser diagnoses. Due to the way someone allows their depression symptoms…

Much attention has been given by the healthcare industry and medical practitioners in the treatment of postpartum depression over postpartum anxiety. This trend is facing the challenge posed by a recent study conducted by the University of British Columbia’s Clinical Psychologist and Lead Researcher, Dr. Nicole Fairbrother. The study compared clinical data of diagnosed anxiety and depression in pregnant women and women who recently gave birth. Dr. Fairbrother’s study yielded results of 16…