Essays on Illness

Emotional regulation refers to the capability of an individual to react to existing internal experience in a friendly way. Reactivity in people is composed of feelings, traits, and biological responses which occur inside the body. Some psychiatric syndromes are associated with various forms of emotional sensitivity and emotional regulation. Emotion...

IntroductionAlzheimer’s ailment is one of the mental illnesses that can cause the death of a human being if not well diagnosed. The ailment was discovered by a physician known as Alois Alzheimer in 1906. During Alzheimer’s research, changes of brain tissue were noticed in about fifty-year-old female patient who passed...

Childhood depression is a condition that often affects children of all ages and significantly impairs their function, growth, and development. Although its prevalence is lower than that observed in adults, it still presents a significant disease burden and effect on the quality of life. Usually, those who suffer the condition...

Complaints of anxiety and depression are very common among individuals seeking treatments in the primary healthcare centers. Psychiatrists are usually requested to assess and manage patients with depressive disorders in order to help them cope with depression.  The management strategies, used to deal with stress, are correlated with the factors...

Abnormal psychology determines the unusual patterns regarding the emotions thoughts as well as the behavior. Further, the essence of this aspect may not be understood as a form of precipitating a mental disorder. Even though there are many behaviors, which can be considered as abnormal, this understanding can deal with...

A synapse is a junction between which impulses are transmitted from one neuron to another. Transmission of impulses occurs through the release of neurotransmitters like serotonin. The synapses can also be described as the junctions at which neurons communicate to one another. Those synapses that need the release of some chemical...

Q1. Define defense mechanisms. Name three types, giving examples of how an individual may use each. Defense mechanisms refer to a set of approaches related to psychology which help a person in protecting themselves from undesirable thoughts and feelings like anxiety. There are various mechanisms including denial, projection, and displacement....

Personality Disorders and Avoidant Personality Disorder Personality disorders refer to the long-lived behavioral patterns, which cause problems with work as well as relationships. Avoidant personality disorder is a psychiatric disorder that entails lifelong patterns of extreme social inhibition, inadequacies, and sensitivity to rejection (Beeney et al., 2015). Victims of avoidant personality...

Parenting children with special needs is inevitably bound to challenge most families and put a strain on their quality of life. Children with special needs reflect on those born with disabilities which may be mental, physical, psychological and medical. These disabilities range from conditions such as blindness, terminal illness, down...

Social Psychology            I am the founder and manager of John Allan enterprise, a technology company that deals with the manufacturing and installation of CCTV camera. The total number of employees in the company is forty-five. Recently, the company made an advertisement for a company marketing manager whereby James emerged triumphantly....

Atypical psychological behavior refers to a condition characterized by abnormal feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Psychopathy on the other hand involves the study of abnormal behaviors, including their etiology, symptoms, and treatment. Psychopathology as a term can also refer to the manifestation of abnormal behavior. While the point of convergence may...

A serial killer is typically a person who kills three or more human beings normally under pressure of unusual psychological enjoyment with the killing taking place over more than a month and including a significant period between them. The importance of this topic is to give us an understanding of...