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    premise of psychological disorders are rooted from how an individual understands and takes things into perspective, and how well they are able to regulate their emotions depending on different circumstances (Nature Neuroscience, 2007). There are numerous types of emotional illnesses that can be treated by very precise talking treatments. For instance, psychodynamic therapists are based off of Freud’s theory’s, so they help people deal with things such as addictions, eating disorders and depression

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    dropped more weight in two weeks than in her entire life. She discussed about how she starved herself for almost a year. Throughout starving herself her chest bones began to protrude. She later developed anorexia nervosa which is the deadliest psychological disorder. The video also discussed a famous dancer who died at the age of 22 due to her heart giving up. The believe her heart gave up due to malnutrition because of anorexia nervosa. The video also interviewed a 14 year old girl thought she was fat

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    PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER Name of Institution Course name Name of instructor Name of student Date of submission Sign   Introduction A psychological disorder is also referred to as a mental disorder or psychiatric disorder. It refers to either a mental and/or behavioral attributes that cause a suffering and mutilated ability to perform in normal activities. There are many psychological disorders. Examples of these disorders are; depression, anxiety disorder, Schizophrenia, child hood disorders, impulse

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    For the longest time when it comes to pop culture and the entertainment industry, psychological disorders have been at the forefront of the plot. There has been a plethora of movies to come out of Hollywood that touch on mental illness, some better than others. At the end of the day, disorders of the mind and the brain are very serious and must be treated as such. The Silence Of The Lambs is a brilliant 1991 film about a young FBI agent named Clarice Starling that must tackle an extreme case; find

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    Psychological Impacts of Attachment Disorder The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby, a British psychoanalyst who was attempting to understand the extreme anguish experienced by infants who had been estranged from their parents. Attachment is the term developmental psychologists use to describe the emotional bond between infants and one or more adults. Attachment is like a security blanket. It allows infants to venture out and explore, returning to the adult as a place

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    Description of the Symptoms of the Psychological Disorder Criteria A: The individual experiences obsessions, compulsions, or both. Obsessions are recurring thoughts, urges, or images that are invasive and undesirable. They can be identified with anxiety or distress. Individuals also try and ignore the thoughts, urges, or images or counteract them with other actions. Compulsions are recurrent behaviors or metal actions in which the individual feels obligated to make in reply to an obsession. The

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    depression is a psychological disorder that can affect anyone at any age. It is a mental disorder that is not well-received by many, since there are a lot of negative things that are associated with it. Some people tend to say that this disorder isn’t real, they think that the person suffering can just easily snap out of it. This leads to people being scared of having depression, so they refuse to get help for fear of alienation from their family and friends, who believe that this disorder is just an

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    The major psychological disorders fall under anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia and other disorders such as eating, personality or dissociation disorders. By classifying these disorders, scientist can then describe and predict its future course. Mental health workers view psychological disorders as patterns of thoughts, feelings, or actions that are deviant, distressful and dysfunctional. The standard for what is deviant behavior is different in different cultures and in different context

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    Eating disorders develop psychologically rather than socially. The brain does not work correctly, including effects like hallucinations and irregular bodily functions, which in turn cause issues. People might say that eating disorders are controversial because of how they form and in what ways they evolve. This is all due to the psychological problems in the brain that are created or activated once a certain thought or feeling enters the mind. There is a little circuit in the brain that is already

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    I agree with the idea that psychological disorders should be viewed as an illness. A psychological disorder involves someone not being able to function well in society. The problem can be highly distressing to the person and it needs to be paid attention to. I remember before the 1500s, people that behaved odd were not treated well. The people that were odd, were usually hanged, put in chains, and tortured. In addition, some people were accused of doing witchcraft because they were mentally ill

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