Somatoform Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
... • A person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease » Patient often moves from doctor to doctor, seeking and receiving more medical attention, but fails to confront the disorder’s psychological root » Adolf Hitler suffered from hypochondriasis ...
... • A person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease » Patient often moves from doctor to doctor, seeking and receiving more medical attention, but fails to confront the disorder’s psychological root » Adolf Hitler suffered from hypochondriasis ...
Neurobiology of food addiction
... The neurobiology of addiction Drug addiction results from the usurping of neurobiological pathways that are involved in, and help to regulate, reward, motivation, decision-making, learning, and memory [3]. More simply, drugs of abuse ‘hijack’ these neural systems, hindering them from carrying out ...
... The neurobiology of addiction Drug addiction results from the usurping of neurobiological pathways that are involved in, and help to regulate, reward, motivation, decision-making, learning, and memory [3]. More simply, drugs of abuse ‘hijack’ these neural systems, hindering them from carrying out ...
Psychopharmacology and Other Biologic Treatments
... • Polysymptoms that begin before the age of 30 • Involve many body systems • Prevalence 13% of population (estimated 4-5/1000) • Rarely seen by mental health provider • In medical office, two or three out of every 50 patients are undiagnosed. • More prevalent in women (90 to 95%) ...
... • Polysymptoms that begin before the age of 30 • Involve many body systems • Prevalence 13% of population (estimated 4-5/1000) • Rarely seen by mental health provider • In medical office, two or three out of every 50 patients are undiagnosed. • More prevalent in women (90 to 95%) ...
Borderline Personality Disorder
... of co-occurring disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse and eating disorders, along with self-harm, suicidal behaviors and completed suicides. Other illnesses that often occur with BPD include diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic back pain, arthritis and fibromyalgia. The ...
... of co-occurring disorders, such as depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse and eating disorders, along with self-harm, suicidal behaviors and completed suicides. Other illnesses that often occur with BPD include diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic back pain, arthritis and fibromyalgia. The ...
Uncovering Major Depressive Disorder
... illness during winter months when less natural sunlight is present ...
... illness during winter months when less natural sunlight is present ...
No Slide Title
... The Self-Medication Hypothesis Intolerance of specific emotions The importance of a “drug of choice” More useful in describing substance use rather than dependence ...
... The Self-Medication Hypothesis Intolerance of specific emotions The importance of a “drug of choice” More useful in describing substance use rather than dependence ...
Helping Your Teen Cope with Traumatic Stress and Substance Abuse
... associated with trauma, teenagers will need help in learning better ways to cope that do not result in additional health and social problems. Substance abuse can also increase a teen’s risk of becoming involved in traumatic events and experiencing traumatic stress symptoms. Teens who abuse drugs and ...
... associated with trauma, teenagers will need help in learning better ways to cope that do not result in additional health and social problems. Substance abuse can also increase a teen’s risk of becoming involved in traumatic events and experiencing traumatic stress symptoms. Teens who abuse drugs and ...
Written assignment #2 Working with Special Populations
... In addition to the patients for HIV/AIDS another group at risk is women with post-dramatic stress syndrome (PTSD). A study by Brady and others indicated that higher scores on the Addiction Severity Index were present in women with PTSD. These women were usually victims of sexual and physical abuse e ...
... In addition to the patients for HIV/AIDS another group at risk is women with post-dramatic stress syndrome (PTSD). A study by Brady and others indicated that higher scores on the Addiction Severity Index were present in women with PTSD. These women were usually victims of sexual and physical abuse e ...
Mood Disorders chapter 13
... • For women 20-30% risk • For men 7-12% risk • Depression often occurs along with other medical and psychiatric illnesses ...
... • For women 20-30% risk • For men 7-12% risk • Depression often occurs along with other medical and psychiatric illnesses ...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
... What a person HAS Who a person IS What a person DOES What a person ENCOUNTERS ...
... What a person HAS Who a person IS What a person DOES What a person ENCOUNTERS ...
Uppers, Downers and All Arounders
... • Maintains weight by limiting food intake through fasting, dieting, excessive exercise, use of amphetamines and other diet pills • Bulimia symptoms appear in 30-80% of all anorexics • Have distorted perceptions of their body’s shape and size • Often feels overweight even when emaciated • Anorexics ...
... • Maintains weight by limiting food intake through fasting, dieting, excessive exercise, use of amphetamines and other diet pills • Bulimia symptoms appear in 30-80% of all anorexics • Have distorted perceptions of their body’s shape and size • Often feels overweight even when emaciated • Anorexics ...
Unlocking the Mysteries of Children`s Mental Health
... • DSM-IV is the accepted guide to psychiatric diagnosis • Many disorders show similar symptoms • Some tend to occur together in the same child • It may take years to reach an accurate diagnosis as symptoms change with time and development ...
... • DSM-IV is the accepted guide to psychiatric diagnosis • Many disorders show similar symptoms • Some tend to occur together in the same child • It may take years to reach an accurate diagnosis as symptoms change with time and development ...
How Neuroscience Predicts The Spontaneous Remission Of Addiction
... All of these changes in the brain render high risk behaviors such as heavy drinking or shooting heroin far less attractive to the mature brain of the 25 year old than they were to the sensationseeking adolescent brain of the 16 year old. Dr. Laurence Steinberg and colleagues (2008) studied 935 subje ...
... All of these changes in the brain render high risk behaviors such as heavy drinking or shooting heroin far less attractive to the mature brain of the 25 year old than they were to the sensationseeking adolescent brain of the 16 year old. Dr. Laurence Steinberg and colleagues (2008) studied 935 subje ...
Definition - cybersisman.com
... – Drinkers fall prey to alcohol myopia in which they are oblivious to many behavioral cues in the environment and are not able to make full sense of the cues they do perceive. – Alcohol use by pregnant women can result in a variety of birth defects, most notably fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol intef ...
... – Drinkers fall prey to alcohol myopia in which they are oblivious to many behavioral cues in the environment and are not able to make full sense of the cues they do perceive. – Alcohol use by pregnant women can result in a variety of birth defects, most notably fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol intef ...
Chapter 16 Notes
... involves full acceptance and expression of one’s own individuality and humanness i. Problem with this approach is that its hard to determine whether a person is actualizing themselves b. Labeling a person as mentally ill because of their odd behavior is a mistake as well as cruel and irresponsible c ...
... involves full acceptance and expression of one’s own individuality and humanness i. Problem with this approach is that its hard to determine whether a person is actualizing themselves b. Labeling a person as mentally ill because of their odd behavior is a mistake as well as cruel and irresponsible c ...
Attorneys and Substance Abuse
... impairment . In summary, workload and frequent exposure to tense social interactions may increase stress and lead to increased drug abuse vulnerability in attorneys. ...
... impairment . In summary, workload and frequent exposure to tense social interactions may increase stress and lead to increased drug abuse vulnerability in attorneys. ...
Slides Chapter 6 - Dissociative & Somatoform
... - only for psychological gain - symptoms deliberate - a mental disorder ...
... - only for psychological gain - symptoms deliberate - a mental disorder ...
Somatoform Disorders, Handout A
... symptoms closely, ensure no life‐threatening condition is developing, and the patient will not feel the need to escalate the complaints in order to be seen. • Treat like other patients in terms of taking history, doing physical exam, give usual standard of care health screenings Æ only if + findi ...
... symptoms closely, ensure no life‐threatening condition is developing, and the patient will not feel the need to escalate the complaints in order to be seen. • Treat like other patients in terms of taking history, doing physical exam, give usual standard of care health screenings Æ only if + findi ...
Psychopathology
... Psychopathology is the disease of the brain, no different than any other disease of the body. Learning- Psychopathology is learned or acquired. Psychoanalytical- The result of childhood fixations during psychosexual development ...
... Psychopathology is the disease of the brain, no different than any other disease of the body. Learning- Psychopathology is learned or acquired. Psychoanalytical- The result of childhood fixations during psychosexual development ...
Abuse or Dependence? Assessing the Alcoholic patient in
... Given the empirical evidence, the DSM-V Substance Use Disorders Workgroup recommends: • To combine abuse and dependence into a single disorder • With graded clinical severity • Two criteria required to make a diagnosis ...
... Given the empirical evidence, the DSM-V Substance Use Disorders Workgroup recommends: • To combine abuse and dependence into a single disorder • With graded clinical severity • Two criteria required to make a diagnosis ...
PowerPoint
... To help reduce misunderstanding and stigma to guide & ground your practice choose & use approaches and interventions that are appropriate and effective to the persons we serve. To reduce stigma and prejudice toward persons with mental/behavioral disorders To understand that frequently a person who h ...
... To help reduce misunderstanding and stigma to guide & ground your practice choose & use approaches and interventions that are appropriate and effective to the persons we serve. To reduce stigma and prejudice toward persons with mental/behavioral disorders To understand that frequently a person who h ...
Treating Co-occurring Disorders
... (1) recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations (2) recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (3) recurrent substance-related legal issues (4) continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal p ...
... (1) recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations (2) recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous (3) recurrent substance-related legal issues (4) continued substance use despite having persistent or recurrent social or interpersonal p ...