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We discussed 3 approaches to explaining mental illness. In one sentence describe each.
Historical |
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| Historical - family history and how neutering effect health or dysfunctional psychological development. |
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We discussed 3 approaches to explaining mental illness. In one sentence describe each.
Medical |
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| Medical - when medication or medical procedures are all that is used for treatment options. |
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We discussed 3 approaches to explaining mental illness. In one sentence describe each.
Bio-psych-social |
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Bio-psych-social - acknowledgement that treatment needs to combine biological, psychological, and social aspects.
Mind and body |
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| Insanity is a legal term, not a psychological term? |
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| What is the difference between generalized anxiety disorder and a phobia? |
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Definition
generalized anxiety disorder is situation in which a person worries about money, health, work, family, and relationships to a point where it negatively consumes their life.
Phobia differs in that it is a specific situational fear of a certain object, or situation that is only negatively effect a person while face with that specific trigger. |
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(1) are excessive thoughts, while (2) are excessive actions as they
Related to OCD |
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1. Obsessive
2. Compulsesive |
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| Dissociative Identity Disorder used to be called (3) |
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| Multiple Personality Disorder |
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| Briefly describe Bipolar Disorder. |
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| A Mood Disorder that is characterized by cyclical mood swings from very high to very low. With some moments of normal periods of normal behavior. It cycles between periods of depression and manic behavior. |
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| How does depression differ from bipolar disorder? |
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Definition
| Depression dose not include that manic period that bipolar disorder entails. It involves more intense feeling of sadness, loneliness, loss of appetite, and little to no desire for companionship or social interaction. |
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| In Schizophrenia, the (4) symptoms are the addition of something such as hallucinations, while (5) is the absence of something such as a withdrawal from others. |
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| Briefly describe how the Brain is associated with Schizophrenia. |
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| Your brain translate incorrect data that manifests in incorrect sensations that occur in the absence of a true sensation (hallucinations). Neurotransmitters play a key role in release of serotonin and Schizophrenics have been tested and found to have an over abundance of serotonin. |
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