Developmental Psychology Body Image, Body Health, and Pathology Eating disorders and anorexia are becoming more commonplace today, and this is true particularly of young women, although older people and men sometimes also suffer from them. It is im Continue Reading...
Postpartum depression is a serious problem among women. Once thought of as a relatively minor phase within the postpartum cycle, it is now known that it can seriously impair the individual woman's ability to function under the stress of new parenthoo Continue Reading...
Postpartum depression or postnatal depression is a term that describes the occurrence of moderate to severe depression in a woman after she has given birth (although sometimes men are given this diagnosis when severe depression occurs after the birth Continue Reading...
(Mason, Rice & Records, 2005, p.52) The literature dealing with postnatal depression has sought over many years to understand the phenomena of postnatal depression and to find causal links to external and internal environments that could cause Continue Reading...
Her account of his complete discounting of her expressed needs, (which he dismisses without a second thought), as well as her description of his attitude toward her engaging in any sort of productive work or mentally stimulating activity or social Continue Reading...
Clinical Depression Major depressions or unipolar depressions are some of the names by which the term Clinical depression is known, which is a type of depressive disorder. To explain, it is a condition that is to be diametrically observed, in the s Continue Reading...
This leaves many veterans prone to the condition known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This may be characterized as "an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred Continue Reading...
(Paul, 2005) In fact, the AAPC survey found that African-Americans, devout evangelicals, people without a college degree, the elderly and people age 18 to 29 are most likely to fear that a professional counselor won't take their religious beliefs in Continue Reading...
perplexing sex difference in depression with far more females than males showing vulnerability to depression. The study (Dreer et al., 2007) investigated whether the hopelessness theory of depression could explain sex difference in depression. Speci Continue Reading...
Similarly the Ayurvedic tradition of India emphasized rest and relaxation and nutritional well-being, along with various mentally stimulating exercises. Ayurvedic resorts are still popular in the East. Buddhism is also viewed as an avenue out of de Continue Reading...
The authors of this research studied 690 individuals between the ages 65 and 89 over a five-year period. They called the survey the "Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly" study (ACTIVE) -- and the results indicate that "cog Continue Reading...
6. Describe some of research findings that demonstrate the importance of relationships to our psychological well-being. A group of researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas have found that attractive people do tend to Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology / Bulimia Nervosa The beginnings of clinical psychology date back to the year 1492, and it has changed from the mere treatment of mental illness to an entire field of research and experimentation, which has helped those individua Continue Reading...
Counseling African Women UK The people of the world are hurting. Worse yet, the economic downturn and the momentum toward cutting government costs at all levels with little regard to what that means suggests that those who have been treated poorly a Continue Reading...
chronic pain and resulting depression. Specifically, it will show the connection between chronic pain and depression, how it affects the person and the ones around them, what treatments are available, and ways to break the cycle. BREAKING THE CYCLE Continue Reading...
Roots of Abnormal Psychology Abnormal Psychology The recognition that mental disorders exist goes all the way back to primitive societies (Hansell and Damour, 2008, p. 26). Ancient skulls with holes drilled into them suggests animistic cultures pra Continue Reading...
Screening for Depression in Prisoners Using the Beck Depression Inventory" by Boothby & Durham examines depression levels of a random sample of 1,494 prisoners admitted into the North Carolina state prison system between September 1995 and Febru Continue Reading...
History Of Social Psychology: Past and Future Directions The fields of psychology and social psychology owe their existence to the earlier philosophical thinkers including Aristotle, Plato, Descartes, Locke, Hume and Kant. However, the recognized fo Continue Reading...
Theoretical Perspective of the Biological Approach to Personality Psychology Personality is defined as a person's exceptional deviation on the general evolutionary design for human temperament. A personality trait refers to a durable disposition to Continue Reading...
PSYCHOLOGY AND TESTING Psychology and Testing: Measurements and AssessmentsTest and Assessment Development Analysis: Test OneWAIS-IVThe value 102 for FSIQ is 102. FSIQ signifies the full-scale IQ level of the patient, which is average for the selecte Continue Reading...
DEPRESSION SHOULD BE TREATED USING ONLY THERAPY Depression Should Be Treated Using Only TherapyDepression is the most common psychiatric disorder, with an estimated prevalence rate of 17 percent (Morgan et al., 2015). Depression involves episodes of Continue Reading...
Pornification of Women in Western Media The Pornification of Women in Mainstream Western Media Sexuality is a normal part of life for every male and female. Regardless of where he or she lives, or even what age a person is, sex will be a need. It i Continue Reading...
Admissions Summary and Analysis Postpartum depression (PPD) represents increased symptoms of depression that are correlated to having recently given birth. Although rather un-discussed in mainstream social communications, it often tends to have a re Continue Reading...
birth of a child is often a time of anxiety for both parents and a source of physical, emotional, and mental strain for the soon to be mother. Within a short amount of time however, family members usually become accustomed to new sleeping schedules, Continue Reading...
The issue that is most often associated with the diagnosis of PPD is the time frame, however Records notes that there are major discrepancies between the maternity and psychiatric literature making a 2-12-month diagnosis difficult (Records pp). The Continue Reading...
Coping Skills: Postpartum Depression One of the most useful coping strategies for individuals suffering from depression is to take active steps to reduce the stressors responsible for triggering the depression in the first place (Orzechowska, Zajacz Continue Reading...
For example, one-75-year-old may be running a corporation, whereas another may need nursing home care" (Morgan, 2003, p. 1592). Additionally, the long duration of psychoanalytic therapy may demand that even for very vibrant older individuals, a mor Continue Reading...
Therapeutic Massage on Elderly, Grieving Widows The prosperity of a country is in accordance with its treatment of the aged," states an ancient Jewish Proverb ("Massage for the Mature Adult," 2001). This is an honorable and true statement. Too ofte Continue Reading...
Yellow Wallpaper" and Mental Illness in Women Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" is an important short story that delves into the issue of mental illness. It illustrates how women and their problems are trivialized, with this closely Continue Reading...
Abnormal Psychology Questions Q1. According to your text please describe how negative reinforcement increases the avoidance behaviors often associated with anxiety. Negative reinforcement refers to the withdrawal of an unpleasant stimulus to reward b Continue Reading...
Thus, most of the research cited in this literature review address the efficacy of treatment interventions on alleviating the symptoms of major chronic depression. 5. The authors found that while antidepressants were "effective" in treating the sym Continue Reading...
Abnormal Psychology: Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a group of paranoiac disorders depicted by agitation in thinking, cognition, affect, behavior, and communication that last longer than six months. There is five recognized kind of schizophrenia and Continue Reading...
It is a time when parents are overworked, stressed, and frequently sleep-deprived for prolonged periods of time. Those are all significant potential stressors that contribute to depression; naturally, where a single parent faces those stressors and Continue Reading...
, 2007). Substance abuse is a serious problem and is linked most often to individuals with personality disorders, which are named in the next section. Personality Disorders. Personality disorders, as defined in Kring et al., are a "heterogeneous gro Continue Reading...
They have small heads, prominent cheek and jaw bones, widely spaced teeth, and poor tooth enamel. However, every state now screens the phenylalanine level of newborns at 3 days of age. If an infant has PKU, dietary sources of the amino acid are less Continue Reading...
Contexts for Managing Depression and its Stigma among Black West Indian Canadian Women This qualitative study by Schreiber, Noerager, and Wilson (1998) was conducted to ascertain the depression experiences of black West Indian women living in Canad Continue Reading...
.....theoretical perspectives to understand human development is stage theories, which postulate that human development takes place in different stages and change throughout the life span (Lerner et al., 2013, p.466). Erikson's Psychosocial Theor Continue Reading...
