Category: Psychological Disorders

Shirley Ardell Mason Shirley Ardell Mason also is known as (Sybil) was quietly living in Lexington Kentucky, and had run an art business out of her home in the 1970s. She later died on Feb 26, 1998, from breast cancer due to declining treatment. There was a movie based on Shirley Ardell Mason Life called…

Have you ever heard about virtual reality applications in the field of psychology? Virtual reality (VR) enables interaction with a 3D world by creating a simulated environment, immersing users in the experience. While VR is often associated with the video game industry, there have been trials exploring its use in the healthcare sector. Neurophysiologists Ronald…

Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that causes a difference in how one perceives and experiences the world around them. Medically, it is thought of as the impairment of the ability to learn or discern information. The difficulty those on the autism spectrum have with interacting with society is reflected in the adversity they…

Those who are at risk of potentially developing schizophrenia could receive an early diagnosis if the early use of brain scans were implemented. Those who have schizophrenia, on average, differ in terms of the total tissue volume and brain activity (Cahn, Hilleke, Hulshoff, & Elleke, 2002). Early intervention of the disease has become important in…

Anxiety refers to a state of worry and fear over an unwanted event, situation or stimulus. It is diagnosed as a disorder when the fear is out of proportion to the stimuli, which inevitably disrupts the individuals life. If left untreated, anxiety disorders can have a detrimental impact on the individuals life, such as inability…

As a ploy of Television and movies, sleep deprivation is often thought of when discussing torture, brainwashing or hostage negotiation techniques. In reality, sleep deprivation is at an epidemic level in the United States. The purpose of sleep is to allow the body to heal and recharge itself from any damages done throughout the day.…

Psychological disorder or an abnormal behavior refers to a psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is typical or culturally not expected (Barlow et al., 2018). The causes of mental disorders are often unclear and an attempt towards etiology results in emergence of new…

The Last King of Scotland is a film based on actual events in the African country of Uganda. The film is based on actual events that happened with Idi Amin. The film has a fictional physician though the conversation used was an actual event. While the character is fictional, I do think the physician was…

Psychological disorders are claimed to be contagious. A recent cross-sectional study conducted by the US National Library of Medicine proposed the risk factors associated with the burden of family caregivers of patients with psychological disorders. The abstract of the study established a correlation between psychologically ill patients and ultimately, the increased risk of caregivers developing…

Psychological disorder allude to what is all the more much of the time known as mental issue. Mental disarranges are examples of social or mental manifestations that sway different everyday issues. These disarranges make trouble for the people facing these side effects. Neurodevelopmental Disorders Neurodevelopmental issue are those that are regularly analyzed amid outset, youth,…