Abnormal psychology

The way someone copes with their mental illness determines the outcome for theirs and their family’s life. Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, can come in many different types. This specific sickness can not only affect the person going through the trauma but also the family members in some positive r negative ways. There can be several divers ways on how to recover from PTSD. Different types of PTSD can occur in any situation to any person who has gone through a trauma. The…

centering on those with mental disorders. I was shocked to see that all of these people had engaged in such abnormal behavior by fighting over such a trivial issue and that Pat, the one person in that scene with a diagnosed mental disorder of which made him more vulnerable towards acts of violence, was the last member to take part in that fight. To me, this scene served to show how the line between abnormal and normal behavior can often be very difficult to determine and that we, as a society,…

To serve your country means to put your life on the line for the lives of strangers, to come back stateside and find that those you protected look the other way when you are asking for help is shameful and unethical. Unfortunately, in America today there are about 49,933 homeless veteran, these are people who gave up part of their life for their country, people who are most likely suffering from PTSD or other mental disorder, and people who ultimately deserve better than the streets (“Fact…

Girl, Interrupted is about an eighteen year old named Susanna Kaysen. She committed herself into a metal institute after she decided to take a bottle of aspirin and wash it down with a bottle of Vodka. During her 18 month stay in the mental institution she encounters Georgina, Lisa, Polly, and Daisy. The four friends each have their own psychological problems. Lisa the wildest of the group, tries to hold her back through negativity, but in the end Susanna overcomes her issues and is released.…

Udall may be living with obsessive compulsive disorder, based on the physical and observable observations made of his abnormal behaviors and comments. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a constant condition that causes one to have obsessive thoughts and feelings, along with compulsive behaviors,…

INTRODUCTION When it comes to the question of whether or not having metal health issues impacts the likelihood of committing an act of violence, it is extremely likely that a majority of people would answer yes it does make a difference. Many people view those that are mentally ill as unpredictable and violent, what they don’t consider is what has caused or is behind said person’s metal illness. Many doctors, psychiatrists, researchers and criminologists have been debating this subject for…

Mental health is one of the exceptional topic in Nursing that is interesting but quite complicated. You need to fully understand each topics because of its complexities. Another is that we also need to focus on mental health because I think it discusses not only the disorders that we could get but also for us to be aware that these disorders may affect us or our family members. This essay will discuss the different Continuing Professional Development (CPD) topics that I have chosen, and will…

This assignment will discuss discrimination, labelling, stigma, and the impact they have on health and social care. Definitions of discrimination, labelling and stigma will be explored. Given the extent of problems faced by people with mental health problems, this essay is therefore going to discuss how discrimination, labelling and stigma impact in health and social care. The assignment is also going to pay special attention to issues of inter-relationships between social position and health,…

The movie that was chosen to watch was called Swim Fan, and the main character had borderline personality disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder is a very hard mood disorder to diagnose because they have traits of their personality that make them seem like they are really high functioning individuals(Paige)…. Most of the time for this particular mood disorder, it takes a person to form a friendship with the individual with the disorder for them to recognize the symptoms of the disorder. Some…

cannot disregard the chance that there was an underlying mental health condition. While medications are not going to work in every single case of PTSD, they nearly always have at least some positive effects on the patients. However, this case is quite abnormal; the medications seemed to have “made [him] worse,” in the words of his mother, Jodi. In addition, the morning that he murdered Littlefield and Kyle, he went through a break-up with his then-fiancée. Losing one of the few stable and…