Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you discuss abnormal psychology and therapy.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health condition that is triggered by terrifying even either when it happens to the individual or when the individual sees it happen (“Mayo Clinic”, 2015). When this traumatic even happens the person will have a hard time dealing with everyday life, such as, caring for themselves. This inability to care for themselves will go on for an extended amount of time (months or years). Some common symptoms of PTSD according to “Mayo Clinic” (2015) are recurrent unwanted distressing memories of the event, relieving the event (flashbacks), night terrors, severe emotional distress, physical reactions to something that reminds this person of the event. When an individual is scared of something they have a natural reaction, such as, being caught in a flood. We have the natural reaction to try and get out. Someone who has PTSD will feel the terror of this even when the event is not terrifying. For example, when a bad rain storm happens, someone with PTSD could relive the horrifying event of the flood ("National Institute of Mental Health", 2015). Another mental illness that can be difficult to deal with is bi-polar.
According to the (“National Institute of Mental Health”, 2015) bi-polar is a manic depressive illness that is a brain disorder. This disorder can cause moods to fluctuate, people’s energy to go from an extreme high to extreme low. People will bi-polar have difficulties completely activities of daily living. Often people will “cycle” behaviors, such as, having a period where their mood are manic to moods of depressive behaviors. Manic stages can range from sleeping little, feeling they can do anything, extreme spending, being very happy. Depressive stages can range from sleeping all the time, to not wanting to do anything, to be mean to other people. There is not a certain cause for bi-polar. It is thought that genetics could play a part in whether someone has bi-polar. According to (“National Institute of Mental Health”, 2015) a child whose parent has bi-polar is more likely to develop bi-polar tendencies.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov
/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
Mayo Clinic. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org
/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/basics/symptoms/con-20022540
