Essays and Research Papers on Psych. Afflictions

This 5 page paper provides a look at Carl Jung's archetypes as well as eating disorders and provides an analysis to merge the two bodies of ideas. Contemporary songs featuring women with eating disorders are noted as the archetypes are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing Multiple Personality Disorder. Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) or as it is now known Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is a psychiatric disorder in which an individual experiences a dissociation with memories and in doing so creates two or more separate personalities. Historically, MPD was recorded as different forms of ...

A 5 page discussion of the psychological condition of schizophrenia. The author emphasizes the importance of DSM IV criteria and psychological testing in distinguishing between the paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, and undifferentiated schizophrenic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page report discusses addiction and the fact that all addictions the product of many complex causes. Addiction rarely has a single standard or set of parameters other than the wholesale pain and despair it eventually causes. The theoretical approach of cognitive therapy in the context of group therapy is also discussed in relationship to treatment ...

A 5 page paper which examines the novels “Sybil” and “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” as they relate to the reality of self-splitting. The paper also discusses the nature of psychotherapy in assisting such split personalities. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

This 5-page paper outlines the use of Ritalin for treating children with AD/HD and the potential dangers of such treatment. Such side effects include irritation, aggressiveness, learning disabilities and possible addictions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

7 pages. This paper details the pathology, populations, signs, symptoms, current treatments and future projections of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects about as many males as it does females and is far more prevalent than was once thought. Because OCD can actually disrupt lives and schedules it is considered a serious disorder ...

An 9 page paper that discusses the many differences between these two approaches and the few commonalties. Each approach is defined and explained, psychodynamic beginning with Freud's theories and tracing behaviorist approaches from Pavlov to Watson and Skinner. The emphases, foci and major premises of the approaches are presented with comments regarding their differences. A ...

An 8 page discussion of the impact stress can have on police officers. The causes of stress are noted and a detailed discussion of their physiological and mental impacts is presented. These impacts can include symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Physiological problems are often accompanied by behavioral problems as well. ...

An 8 page evaluation of the psychiatric condition known as “panic disorder”. This paper defines the condition and provides a review of the literature regarding its manifestations and the various options for treatment. An outline for future research considerations is also included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 21 page paper containing all of the information of its 16-page counterpart of the same name, with the addition of another section specific to treatment of women. Women tend to become addicted more quickly than men and so may be more strongly addicted by the time they seek treatment. Women also are ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of arachnophobia or a fear of spiders. Animal phobias are discussed in depth as is treatment in the form of desensitization. Forms of desensitization are discussed and some case studies provided. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses this film from the aspect of abuse in medical facilites. Furthermore, this paper explores the background of the author and how this related to his writing this story. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an annotated bibliography of 6 of Sigmund Freud's works and one of Anna Freud's. Various theories are explored within the context of these volumes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 19 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an ...

An 8 page paper comparing and contrasting Salvador Minuchin’s structural approach to treatment of anorexia to the more common strategic approach that seeks to treat only the anorexic. The paper contains no introduction and no conclusion, only comparison of these two approaches. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 17 page paper examining the problems of alcohol and drug abuse in adults over the age of 60. Though increasing numbers of aging baby boomers may usher in the occurrence of many more cases of abuse of illicit drugs, currently it is prescription drugs and alcohol that cause the greatest number of substance ...

A 24 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. This paper includes a 5-page section on clinical implications not contained in the shorter paper of the same name. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a ...

This 14 page report discusses some of the ways in which Sigmund Freud addressed the “shadows of dreams” and the ways in which he reached some of his conclusions and the ways in which he defended them. Freud’s well-known Interpretation of Dreams is only referred to in passing and is not part of the overall discussion. Two ...

A 5 page analysis of the book “The First Session with Substance Abusers” by Nicholas A. Cummings and Janet L. Cummings. No additional sources cited.

An 8 page discussion of the causes, manifestations, and treatments of this serious psychological disorder. While many consider this condition as one solely associated with the amusing types of behavior such as that portrayed in the popular television program “Monk”, OCD is a serious psychological condition and one which can manifest itself in ...

A 5 page research paper that takes the form of a clinical assessment based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition (DSM IV) criteria for Asperger's Disorder, which is similar to the criteria for Autism. The writer pictures a hypothetical patient as a means for demonstrating the assessment process. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines whether or not psychotherapy works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the issue of substance abuse while specifically addressing the issue of ethnicity. This paper highlights how counseling must be concerned with ethnicity in order for it to be effective. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing all the aspects of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is a eating disorder which is a considered the refusal by an individual to maintain normal body weight but instead loses weight either by diet, exercise or purging with an attempt to obtain an ideal body weight; however, the individual ...