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People with Bipolar Disorder

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION The other form of depression, known as bipolar (or manic) depression, will now bediscussed. This is where the person has manic episodes as well as those of severedepression; so the person can go through a range of moods from severe depressionto extreme elation. The mood of a person in a manic state will […]

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panic disorder case example

PANIC DISORDER case Carole is a 17-year-old girl who will be sitting her A-level examinations in June. She is hoping to go on to university in September, where she will read psychology. Carole’s parents are proud of her and have always made it clear to Carole that they expect her to do well. While studying […]

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What Is Panic Disorder Agoraphobia

‘Panic disorder’ is the term given for an attack of severe anxiety and fear that envelops the person at any time without any cause or stimulus. The person could be carrying on with their daily activities when, suddenly, they can develop an overwhelming sense of panic for no apparent reason. Theperson may feel as if […]

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What is Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extreme reaction to witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event in a person’s life and can happen to anybody. The American Psychiatric Association’s (1994) definition of a traumatic event, as cited in Lovell and Richards, suggests that two major issues are present: first, that the events involved actual or threatened […]

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Development of a therapeutic relationship with a patient with a borderline personality disorder

 Background Tina is a 26-year-old woman with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. She was admitted to a regional secure unit six months ago under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act, following a conviction for arson with intent to cause harm. Tina has a history of self-harming behaviours since the age of 12 when […]

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Personality disorder treatment options

This section outlines the main treatment approaches adopted when working with people with personality disorders and discusses their relative efficacy. Behavioural and cognitive approaches There is evidence that behavioural and cognitive approaches can be effective in the treatment of people with personality disorders. The main approaches evaluated include schemafocused therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy  and long-term […]

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Legal status of personality disorder

Within England and Wales there has been a legal classification of ‘psychopathic disorder’ since the Mental Health Act was passed into law. This included the concept of the compulsory admission of people deemed to have ‘persistent disorders of mind which resulted in abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct on the part of the patient, and […]

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Definitions of personality disorder

Personality disorder is a clinical construct used to describe various clusters of human behaviour and experience that are generally regarded as functionally impaired or psychologically distressing, and that arise from inflexible and maladaptive personality traits. It should be noted that personality disorders are descriptions of a narrow section of generally recognizable personalities that are of […]

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University freshmen should avoid adjustment disorder

  The university is a great pleasure in life, but some students after entering university, facing the new learning environment, a new life and new teachers and classmates, not only did not produce a sense of pride, sense of pleasure, but the heart is depressed, depressed mood, not know what course to take, and appear […]

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The concept of the personality goes directly to essence of what we are as human beings. Questions such as, Who we are? How well we know ourselves? or, How well do others know us? are commonly asked but prove difficult to answer. Personality then is what makes us who we are, and makes us different […]

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