Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is a type of severe anxiety disorder that impacts an individual’s entire life and way of functioning. Obsessions are considered intrusive and recurrent thoughts or impulses that cannot be removed through reasoning. Compulsions are the repetitive and ritualistic behaviors and actions that associate with the obsessions. These compulsions are to be performed according to specific rules or methods and are thought to prevent or reduce stress and feared situations. Both compulsions
History Evidence of Schizophrenia can be found as far back as biblical times. For example, in the old testament, when King Saul became mad when he neglected his duties as king. “But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him” 1 Samuel 16:14 In this time period, ‘madness’ was not thought of as a disease, but as a punishment from God, or demonic possession. It wasn’t until the time of the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-377 BC) that madness began to
According to Shangraw (2012), there is no concrete etiology of autism because it is not diagnosed by its cause but on observed behaviors. The Autism-Society (n.d.) stated that a possibility for the cause of autism is the abnormalities in the brain structure or function. In an MRI research study by Piven et al. (1995), they found that an individual with autism spectrum disorder had a higher total brain volume and tissue compared to a person who is not on the autism spectrum disorder. Genetic problems
by the use of continuous treatment. Even with treatment emotional swings will continue to occur. There are several types of medicine that can help relieve the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. The medicines used include mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics, and antidepressants. There are many types of the medication may be tried before one is found that works best for the person. Professionals like to use mood stabilizers and anticonvulsants to treat bipolar disorder. Lithium (also known
The human body, especially the brain, is one of the most strange and complex organs known to man. With a unique structure and various neurological pathways, no human being ever has or ever will have quite the same mental processor, though it is possible for two people to become afflicted with the same mental illness. For example, manic depressive illness, or bipolar disorder, is a cognitive disease which affects “about 2.6% of the U.S. population” every year (DBSA). Along with the vast number of
The term schizoaffective was started to describe the co-occurrence of both psychotic and affective symptoms. Schizophrenia technically did not exist until around 100 years ago. Until then most people thought it was demons in the person’s body. The Ancient Egyptians thought people with mental illness had a bad physical illness. Overtime, the diagnosis schizoaffective disorder was added to diagnostic manuals. These patients can be very suspicious of others and often have grand schemes of persecution
Bipolar I disorder with psychotic features is a mood disorder often described as excessively cheerful or disturbed moods, along with depression or a mix of high and low moods. For individuals with bipolar I disorder with psychotic features, they must have experienced at least one or more manic or mixed episodes during the course of their illness. A manic episode is a period of abnormally and persistently elevated, excitable or irritable mood lasting for at least one week and present most of the
In this case study, Jack fits many of the diagnostic characteristics for antisocial personality disorder. He showed disregard for others in multiple ways, including deceitfulness, such as when he lied about having suicidal thoughts, and no regret for hurting others, like when he attempted to sexually assault a younger girl and showed no concern for punishment. He also exhibits a failure to behave responsibly, such as when he persists with his thieving behavior. Finally, he shows little adherence
regarded as manifestations of psychosis (described as a lack of contact with reality), these symptoms are also regarded as the most serious and threatening, however they are in generally react better to the main form of treatment to the condition; antipsychotic medication. • Negative symptoms are classified as a deficiency of normal emotional responses described by many as emotional flatness. Examples of this are the lack of any facial expressions, loss of involvement and interest in life and are no longer
Schizophrenia, paranoid type was researched in terms of diagnostic criteria based on many different actions that affect people in multiple ways. Schizophrenia is a disease in the brain that is an emotionally draining illness that can affect the victim along with anyone in contact with the victim. RB a young man has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, paranoid type. He lives at home with a loving family and he was always socially active and great student. Schizophrenia has been a severely stigmatized disorder