Essays on Disorder Page 10

The screenplay for the movie, The Bad Seed (1956) was adapted from the genre of fiction written by William March under the same title in 1954. According March (1954) his character Rhoda portrayed a child sociopath that was void of conscience. Rhoda, age 8 is typified by Piaget as cognitively classified as going through the…

When giving a speech in front of a huge crowd or even playing in a championship game and you start to get that anxious feeling. Well, that happens to everybody. If this seem to happen to you regularly you would get diagnose with anxiety disorder. Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension. There…

According to a movie review by Damian Cannon (1997), “it’s easy to see why A Clockwork Orange has divided critics-it’s extremely graphic and unsettling.” Even for those in favor of its artistic value, is it just an accident that the movie’s disturbing scenarios where “youths form ritualistic gangs, fight battles, and engage in vandalism” (Cannon,…

Subject Research Critique of “Randomized controlled trial of problem solving treatment, antidepressant medication, and combined treatment for major depression in primary care” As stated by the Royal College of Nursing (1993), nurses should be able to expand their knowledge and skilled to initiate changes in their practice through reviewing and evaluating research studies.  The foundation…

The film focuses on “Dissociative identity disorder”, a psychological disorder. A family goes to a playground and participates in playful activities. One evening, David, the father, witnesses his wife’s death in the bathtub. Shortly after, their daughter Emily enters the bathroom and sees her mother’s traumatized face. Consequently, Emily is admitted to a children’s hospital…

Introduction Athletes today need to be able to cope with the anxiety and pressure that is placed on them in the competitive world of sports. A large deal of research has been done on examining the relationship between anxiety and performance within the field of athletics. In order to show that anxiety in athletes is…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was developed in the context of a new wave of behavior theories in order for patients to be able to have the option of a treatment that targeted not just the cause of the problem, but the context. ACT seeks to broaden the approach people take to problems and create…

Picture this: you’re a stay-at-home parent to a three-year-old boy. Your spouse works two jobs to support cost of living. You both agree that it’s important to set aside time to cultivate intimacy in your marriage so your spouse takes time away from work for a romantic date night. Your normal babysitter can’t make it…

The normal thing to do right when you wake up is to make yourself a cup of coffee for that extra boost of energy to keep your gears moving throughout the day; others may disagree and say tea works better and other, others say that a magic pill can without a doubt, prepare you to…

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a substantially personal topic for me as I was diagnosed with it at a moderate to severe level at twenty-one years old, during my second or third year of college. Managing it initially has been a struggle due to a variety of reasons. Since my anxiety revolves around being in…