Therefore, understanding the impact of a person’s mental health developmental problem and its medical features becomes a paramount issue when it comes to diagnosis and medical intervention (Kenrick, 2009). In mental health, being normal or abnormal depends on different conditions or circumstances. Similarly, the term ‘abnormal’ has different explanations biologically and psychologically. In order to analyze practical and theoretical challenges in defining the term ‘abnormal’, three approaches are used. The first approach is the statistical abnormality.
Unfamiliar is not the same as abnormal, distinction between these two is vital to understanding psychopathology and those affected by mental illness. As abnormal psychology evolves and progresses in treatments, therapies, and research the central theme of the six core concepts continues to guide researcher. These six concepts define and provide understanding of abnormality. The concepts also illustrate the range between normal and abnormal behavior of individuals experiencing personality disorders. Another concept is studying cultural and historical relativism in defining and classifying abnormality in relation to environment.
1. Why are personality disorders listed on Axis II of the DSM-IV? Anytime there is a clinical evaluation of a patient it should include axis II personality disorder pathology. A general assessment is conducted to determine the generic elements of a personality disorder are present. The patient will be assets in personality disturbance, such as cognitive eccentricity, socially, isolative behavior, impulsivity, mood dysregulation, or anxiety-driven patterns of behavior and there they can determine if there is a disorder or not.
How is Borderline Personality Disorder identified and diagnosed? Individuals need to be analysed with regards to long-term patterns of functioning over time and during different situations. Personality characteristics need to be separated from symptoms that may have appeared after traumatic experiences, certain stressors and/or short term mental states (Tutorial 101, 2011). To limit the evaluation to only one interview can cause complications. When making a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder you need to take both sets of criteria (i.e.
As well as a history, the paper moves to discuss the highly contended benefits of CISD. There are many differing views on the efficacy of CISD and its ability to truly help a person move through their PTSD feelings. There is argument that in fact CISD may make symptoms worse for these people, and that it affects the body’s natural
1.3. Outline the problems of inflexibility and restrictiveness in activities and interests and how these may affect individuals on the autistic spectrum. 2.1. Explain why it is important to recognise that each individual on the autistic spectrum has their own individual abilities, needs, strengths, preferences and interests. 2.2.
Introduction This paper serves as a brief introduction to addiction and drug use in modern society. It will touch on how people start to use, the disease model of addiction, it’s challengers and the withdrawal and rehabilitation period. By understanding the ways that we categorize and aim to treat addiction, we can hope to continue learning more about this major societal ailment affecting many of the people we will encounter in our life. Start Of Use/Disease Model of Addiction Addiction is a complex disorder that is caused and perpetuated by many factors. There are many theories and ideas as to what causes addiction which each follow different models of thought.
Substance abuse and mental illness facilities have different level of care facilities to address the patients’ needs and level of functioning. These levels of care range from outpatient care to residential/hospitalization depending on the patients’ needs and the decision of qualified personnel assessment and placement. Both substance abuse and mental health treatment may use individual, group, and family counseling techniques to assist the patient or a combination of all. Both substance abuse and mental health treatment facilities offer a wide range and variety of treatment types that may have minor difference in treatment philosophy, or the location of the facility from big city to wilderness retreats. Public and private facilities are available for patients in both substance abuse and mental illness, which gives patients the availability of insurance coverage, Medicaid or Medicare coverage, and even sliding scale fees based on the patients’ income.
Our mental health can be affected by a number of incidents such as stress related situations, a history of abuse and even our own genetics can play a role in it. Some events that occur in our lives can be so traumatic to our mental health that we begin to struggle to cope with our normal
Running head: PERSONALITY OVERVIEW Personality Overview Joyce Hauk University of Phoenix Theories of Personality PSY/405 Jackie Grimmett Jun 16, 2012 Personality Overview Various theories allow a multitude of perspectives and since there are numerous personalities that differ from each other immensly, diverse theories are necessary for a better perspective of an individual. Personality theories are best explained by viewing two different theories and comparing how they operate against one another. Comparing these theories can help one discover more about their own personal strengths and weaknesses, assumptions, limitations, as well as what information is considered when attempting to enlightenment an individual about