Chapter 14- Psychological disorders
... Physiological issues without cause Hypochondriasis: excessive preoccupation with becoming ill Conversion Disorder: significant loss of function in one single organ system without a physiological cause ...
... Physiological issues without cause Hypochondriasis: excessive preoccupation with becoming ill Conversion Disorder: significant loss of function in one single organ system without a physiological cause ...
Neurotic disorders - Farrell`s Class Page
... 3) having symptoms of autonomic hyperarousal such as irritability and exaggerated startle response, insomnia ...
... 3) having symptoms of autonomic hyperarousal such as irritability and exaggerated startle response, insomnia ...
Impairment in the Legal Profession
... death in lawyers, and male lawyers are twice as likely as the general population to commit suicide. ...
... death in lawyers, and male lawyers are twice as likely as the general population to commit suicide. ...
Dissociative Diso
... objects in their visual field, as well as those reporting paralysis of the legs might get up and run somewhere in an emergency and are astounded they were able to do this. -This can account for some who are miraculously “cured” during religious ceremonies. ...
... objects in their visual field, as well as those reporting paralysis of the legs might get up and run somewhere in an emergency and are astounded they were able to do this. -This can account for some who are miraculously “cured” during religious ceremonies. ...
Clinical Psychology
... • This could be pain or paralysis • For example, a mother who loses the use of her right arm when her son joins the army (conversion disorder) ...
... • This could be pain or paralysis • For example, a mother who loses the use of her right arm when her son joins the army (conversion disorder) ...
ADHD and Antisocial Personality Disorder
... others. Some symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder are: failure to conform to social norms, repeatedly performing acts that are considered unlawful, deceitfulness (lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure); impulsivity or failure to plan ahead; irritability and ...
... others. Some symptoms of Antisocial Personality Disorder are: failure to conform to social norms, repeatedly performing acts that are considered unlawful, deceitfulness (lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure); impulsivity or failure to plan ahead; irritability and ...
Abnormal Psychology
... The study of human thinking and behaviors that • deviate significantly from the norm • cause distress to the person or people around him/her • are pervasive and present over time ...
... The study of human thinking and behaviors that • deviate significantly from the norm • cause distress to the person or people around him/her • are pervasive and present over time ...
Chap16
... A feeling of detachment or estrangement from one’s self. A person may feel like an observer of their own mental processes or body. Includes sensory anesthesia, lack of affect, a feeling of lack of control of one’s actions. Voluntarily induced in religious and trance ...
... A feeling of detachment or estrangement from one’s self. A person may feel like an observer of their own mental processes or body. Includes sensory anesthesia, lack of affect, a feeling of lack of control of one’s actions. Voluntarily induced in religious and trance ...
Abnormal Behavior
... depressed and then severely agoraphobic for the next two decades. For 20 years, she focused on cooking for her family because it was something she could do without leaving the house. “I could concentrate on what was in my pots and block out what was in my head,” she said. Shame and bewilderment prev ...
... depressed and then severely agoraphobic for the next two decades. For 20 years, she focused on cooking for her family because it was something she could do without leaving the house. “I could concentrate on what was in my pots and block out what was in my head,” she said. Shame and bewilderment prev ...
