Dissociative Identity Disorder "A psychological disorder ...is a pattern of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple life area and/or create distress for the person experiences these symptoms " as stated by Kendra Cherry. Psychological disorders are also known as mental illnesses. Dissociative Identity Disorder is a mental illness that captures the lives of many. The first case of Dissociative Identity Disorder was thought to be recognized and described in 1646. This disorder was formerly known as multiple personality disorder can be the result of many things.
Symptoms and problems of PTSD PTSD is a popular anxiety disorder. This is where people who encounter a very traumatic experience, does not recover. The disorder is triggered after traumatic events such as violent personal assaults such as mugging or rape, or to family, natural disasters such as earthquakes, accidents such as car crashes, human disasters such as 9/11 and after military combat such as the soldiers who fought in WWII. According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders – 4th Edition (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994), there are three broad clusters of symptoms that are important in making a diagnosis of PTSD. First, the traumatized individual must re-experience the event in various intrusive and distressing ways, such as nightmares.
The person may suffer with responses that are un appropriate in certain situations as well as the usual signs (rapid heartbeat, sweating and nervousness. Anxiety disorders include post-traumatic stress, obsessive compulsive disorder and phobias. Psychotic disorders - involve distorted awareness and thinking. People experience images and sounds that are not real. The ill people believe they are true despite being shown evidence.
The manuals are frequently revised and it has recently been updated to DSM V. There are five different types of schizophrenia; paranoid, disorganised, catatonic, residual and undifferentiated. The paranoid type believe people are plotting against them, are anxious, suffer from delusions, are suspicious of people and they respond to medication. The disorganised type is the silly mind and they suffer from the ‘flat effect’ which is a monotone voice and disorganised speech and behaviour. The catatonic type is when a person has problems with their motor movements; either uncontrollable motor movement or being stood like a statue and mute. The residual type is a milder form of schizophrenia and symptoms are reduced in number and intensity.
Unit 1 Written Assignment Crystal D. Collier San Joaquin Valley College PSY 1: General Psychology Dr. Jan Bella, Ph.D., Ed.S, MSSED, MA, MBA July 9, 2013 I have decided to do my paper on mood disorders. The textbook gives the definition as emotions of depression or euphoria that are so strong they intrude on everyday living. My definition is any of a group of psychiatric disorders characterized by a persistent disturbance of mood that is not caused by an organic abnormality. I suffer from bipolar disorder. This is a type of mood disorder.
BEH/225-julie bruno | Borderline Personality Disorder | Diagnosis & Treatment | | Bridget Martinez | 9/15/2012 | | “Borderline personality disorder is characterized by marked instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships” (Morris, 2010, p. 413). Borderline personality disorder is among a cluster called, “dramatic” personality disorder, because often the actions and features of the disorder cause the individual to have dramatic behavior. According to Comer, “the cluster of ‘dramatic’ personality disorders includes the antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders” (Comer, 2012, p. 402). Individuals with the disorder have difficulties controlling their impulses, which in turn may cause them to act self-destructive and have difficulty in his or her personal relationships. Individuals with this disorder may experience symptoms of depression, abuse drugs, and be sexually promiscuous.
It is intended that these characters are suffering from mental problems as each of them show the symptoms of their disorders. Baba has an adjustment disorder caused by a major change in his life, Assef suffers from narcissistic personality disorder caused by other influences, and Sohrab has post-traumatic stress disorder caused by a series of traumatizing events. Psychological disorders are mental problems dealing with emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, causing self or others compelling distress. To diagnose means to establish and analyze an illness by observing the symptoms. A symptom is a mental or physical aspect that demonstrates or reveals that the person has a particular disorder.
According to T.Davies and T.Craig (2009, p45), Paranoid Schizophrenia is one of the most common subtypes of the psychotic illness which affects the individuals variation of emotion, thinking and behaviour. Through extensive research, this essay will uncover the definition of paranoid schizophrenia, its manifestations and possible causes. Key issues such as symptoms, epidemiology, prevalence, co-morbidity, prognosis, treatment and interventions will also be critically reviewed and discussed. Lastly, this essay will also analyse guidelines, policies and regulations that influence interventions and the effects of paranoid schizophrenia on the individual, their families, carers and friends. There are various subtypes of schizophrenia such as undifferentiated, residual, simple, other and unspecified schizophrenia with the three most common being Paranoid, Hebephrenic and Catatonic Schizophrenia (C.Gamble and G.Brenan 2006, p100).
Gregory (2010) describes Schizophrenia as the perfect example of a severe mental illness. The world is an incomprehensible jumble for Schizophrenics and the line between delusion and reality is blurred, if not obliterated. The American Psychiatric Association (2013) categorises Schizophrenia as a psychotic disorder, with abnormalities in one or more of 5 domains. These are delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thinking and speech, and grossly disorganised or abnormal motor behaviour such as catatonia. If these delusions and beliefs are not understandable to cultural peers and not related to ordinary life experiences, they are deemed to be bizarre (The American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
With things like diabetes, cancer and so on, the illness can be diagnosed by scans or blood tests. Schizophrenia and other mental illnesses have to be diagnosed and classified purely based on symptoms the patient is experiencing. Schizophrenia is particularly difficult to diagnose because it has many symptoms, some of which are similar to other mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder. This brings up the issue of differential diagnosis. Even some physical illnesses can cause symptoms that appear to be those of schizophrenia, for example temporal lobe epilepsy can have symptoms that can be mistaken for schizophrenia, and this can lead to misdiagnosis and a patient could end up being treated for the wrong illness completely.