Category: Disorders

  • Borderline Personality Disorder Case Report

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Information Observations Therapeutic Interventions Conclusions Reference list Introduction Borderline personality disorder (BPD) refers to a personality disorder in which the patient demonstrates extended alterations of personality functions, unstable mood, and split personalities. As a result, the disorder appears in several episodes of idealization and devaluation, unstable interpersonal interactions, and disturbances…

  • Conduct Disorder Treatment: Quantitative Method Research

    Table of Contents Introduction Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) References Introduction The sample was composed of twenty adolescents who participated in the experiment. Each participant was admitted into the same therapy center for the treatment of conduct disorder. Participants were randomly allotted (Bordens & Abbott, 2014) one of the therapeutic methods when…

  • Scale Errors in Children With Visual Perception Disorder

    The issue of scale errors as a separate behavioral phenomenon before the conducted research was rather an observation than a developed concept in psychology. Initially, the researchers in this new field noticed some single events in their everyday life and teaching and only in 2000-s it became possible to present and explore case errors from…

  • Learning Disorders in a Middle Adolescent

    Table of Contents Introduction Evidence of Concern Factors Affecting Asher’s Development and Learning Evidence-Based Teaching Strategies Conclusion References Introduction This case study analysis paper explores the case of Asher – a school student in his middle adolescence. The student displays some signs of learning disorders and probably suffers from peer rejection and insecure parent-child attachment.…

  • Disorders of Thyroid Gland vs. Normal Structure

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction The thyroid gland is a part of the endocrine system that coordinates most body functions. It is a butterfly in shape with two wings that are wide and extend around the throat side. The gland stores produces, and releases hormones into the bloodstream to the blood cells…

  • Hypnosis and Its Effectiveness for Mental Disorders

    Table of Contents Research Design Data Collection Prepared Questionnaire Results Discussion of Results References Research Design The study used a survey as a research design in undertaking a study to determine how people perceive hypnosis and its effectiveness in treating some psychological disorders. Table 1. Attributes of Research Design. Nature of study Variables Tools Samples…

  • Eating Disorders: Types, Signs and Treatments

    Table of Contents Eating Disorders Risk Factors Signs Prevalence/Incidence Treatment Options Treatment Types Resources Conclusion References Eating Disorders Serious mental disorders; Obsession with food or body shape; Abnormal eating habits; Types include: Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Binge eating disorder; Pica; Rumination disorder; Physical, social, and psychological effects. Eating disorders encompass a wide variety of illnesses…

  • Treating Children With Speech Sound Disorders

    Table of Contents Background of the Study Experimental Design and Methods References Background of the Study In recent years, clinical studies and assessment surveys concerning children’s speech sound disorder (SSD) have been conducted. Preschoolers with these conditions require efficient services to enhance their speaking intelligibility. Various treatment methods have been discovered, but not much is…

  • Eating Disorders: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention

    Table of Contents Bulimia nervosa Risk factors Signs Prevalence Incidence Treatment options Resources Conclusion References Target audience: parents; Serious mental illness; Unhealthy eating habits; Takes different forms; Interferes with daily life; Common disorders include: Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Binge eating disorder. An eating disorder is a mental illness that is primarily characterized by unhealthy eating…

  • Dissociative Identity Disorder as a Phenomenon

    A dissociative identity disorder or DID is a psychiatric disorder in which one person has two or more personalities. Since the discovery of this disorder, scientists have believed that the first alter (personality) has little or no access to new information that the other receives. Morton’s research article “Interidentity amnesia in dissociative identity disorder” (2017)…