Wryneck or torticollis disorder Wryneck or torticollis is a disorder that results in limited motion of the cervical spine, causing the head to remain in a tilted position. Babies can have a neck stuck to one side from birth trauma. Adults usually experience this upon awakening in the morning after a poor sleep. Torticollis involves muscular, skeletal, or neurologic abnormalities. Some common names for torticollis include the wry skeletal neck, congenital wry neck, cock robin deformity, and Sandifer’s syndrome. There are two types of torticollis — acquired or congenital muscular torticollis.   The most common cause of torticollis or wry neck is a misalignment of the first and second joint. Congenital muscular torticollis, on the other hand, develops early in the life of a child. Patients with torticollis often have trauma to the cervical spine due to the high incidence of breech birth. The classic physical finding in torticollis is the tilting of the head to one side, resulting in a limited range of motion.   The head is tilted to one side away from the pain. Some patients can…

Treatment Methods of Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is one of the disabling mental health disorders that are prevalent in the population. The condition causes the patient to worry and have ongoing anxiety about thoughts and events to the extent that they realize it is inappropriate because it impairs their social and occupational functioning.  It is considered a chronic condition because the patients are affected by it up to 6-12 years after the initial diagnosis. The majority of the patients with the condition also have other mood and anxiety-related disorders. Statistics from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication shows that 2.7 of American adults had GAD, and its prevalence was higher in women (3.4%) than in men (1.9%) (NIMH, 2017). 5.7% of American people also get to experience the condition at one point within their life in a degree of mild to serious. Among those who suffer from the condition, 32.3% face serious impairment, and the rest face either mild or moderate. The statistics place it on the map as a condition that has serious potential to cause harm…

Bipolar Disorder Assessment   Humans have different moods during specific periods. For instance, some people get moody in the morning when they wake, and some are always joyful in the morning. It is usual for people to have fluctuating moods, but with bipolar disorder, it very different since severe fluctuations in moods characterize it. Moods variation in people who have bipolar disorders is so critical to the extent that they affect our daily routines. Bipolar disorder is a type of mental disorder that causes manic depression that is characterized by emotion that ranges extreme happiness and extreme sadness. Three examples of bipolar disorder include;  bipolar 1, bipolar two, and Cyclothymic disease. Patients diagnosed by bipolar one experience one mania episode in their life, while those with bipolar two display symptoms of one extreme depressive episode and one hypomanic episode. Cyclothymic disorder patients, on the contrary, display symptoms of severe recurrent fluctuating mood swings that last for two years. People who have bipolar disorder are likely to lose interest in activities that causes pleasure and may extremely. This first paper seeks…

Discussion: Applying Differential Diagnosis to Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Based on past psychiatric history and her behaviors in the past six months, Alex is experiencing bipolar disorders. According to the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bipolar disorder entails multiple brain disorders that cause extreme fluctuation in an individual’s energy, ability to function, and mood (Morrison, 2014). Therefore, the case of Alex is a typical example of a Bipolar I disorder that entails a manic-depressive disorder that often exists either with or without the psychotic disorders. The bipolar has an ICD-10-CM code of F31.3 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The specifiers in the bipolar I disorder are bipolar affective disorder, current episode mild or moderate depression. Based on the case of Alex, the severity of the condition is mild and needs a restrained medical intervention. In reaching the diagnosis of the condition as bipolar I disorder with mild or moderate depression, I considered the past behaviors of Alex, coupled with her behavior in the past six months. In these past six months, Alex exhibited symptoms such as…

Attention Deficit hyperactive disorder Attention Deficit hyperactive disorder is a disorder that is a medically related condition. Causes of this ailment are associated with genetic factors resulting from the neurological difference (ADHD Information Library). The disease is common in young kids, and in a total population of children, at least 5% is at risk. Parents always want what it is best for their kids; however, it has not come out clear to why the same parents would wish their children to receive and be put on mendicants that sooner or earlier would put their health at risk. Recently, the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactive disorder in children has been reported to be adversely increasing. It is the role of every parent to receive more knowledge on the adverse effects of over-diagnosing. As much as the world is a race to provide better medication and therapy to help individuals, ADHD torments and makes life unbearable to affected individuals. ADHD interferes with a person’s ability to be an attentive and controlled impulsive character. The disorder makes one experience restlessness and constant activeness.…

Personality disorders: Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personalities″ This research paper is for a psychology class called ″Personality development″. The main of this research paper is ″Personality disorders″ basically what is the difference between someone who doesn′t have a personality disorder and someone who does. There should be reference in each paragraph, and the reference shouldn′t be older than 5 years unless it is from a case study. There should be no plagiarism, 5-10% is accepted if it′s quotations that have in text reference. I have uploaded the assignments instructions, however you don′t actually have to follow it step by step, its to get an idea on how to write this research paper.[unique_solution] Personality disorders: Differentiating Normal and Abnormal Personalities″ This research paper is for a psychology class called ″Personality development″. The main of this research paper is ″Personality disorders″ basically what is the difference between someone who doesn′t have a personality disorder and someone who does. There should be reference in each paragraph, and the reference shouldn′t be older than 5 years unless it is from a case study. There…

 meaning and applicability of art therapy in understanding and treating psychological disorders The primary goal of psychotherapy is to help clients heal psychologically following an episode or a series of incidents of psychological disturbance. The psychotherapist must always focus on building a stable relationship with the client to establish trust and confidentiality. It is only through the established confidentiality that the client can freely discuss their psychological problems to facilitate care. There are five common types of psychotherapy approaches, including cognitive therapy, behaviour therapy, psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, humanistic therapy, and integrative therapy. The underlying factor in all these approaches is the use of appropriate and effective communication strategies to understand the client to come up with the right intervention. The psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy approach relies on the establishment of close client-therapist relationships to uncover the unconscious meanings and drivers of psychological problems. Art therapy is a common psychodynamic approach in psychotherapy. This paper reflective analyses the meaning and applicability of art therapy in understanding and treating psychological disorders by understanding the connections between psychic processes and previously repressed,…

      Is adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder being overdiagnosed? The claim that the education sector needs to more robust since it is capable of capturing the attention of several stakeholders. The right changes that need to be done should be outlined to make the claimed objective. The education sector faces several challenges when dealing with students with ADHD, and thus changes might be complex to make. Refer to: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj33oiKp9bhAhVkyoUKHTCeCFcQFjAMegQIAxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedaily.com%2Freleases%2F2018%2F10%2F181019100644.htm&usg=AOvVaw2TICtVP3oAiD6IWzDs2JXl The source is relevant in that it gives the challenges that the schools could be facing in terms of dealing with students with ADHD. Original Paragraph Further research needs to be done on the following paragraph to support the claims made. Mental disorder is associated with behavioral patterns that cause distress or impairment in human functioning. The definition of the features of various mental diseases varies between different individuals. One of the most common mental disorders is Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is associated with lack of attention and extreme reaction that leads to interference in the functioning and the development of the body. The signs and symptoms associated…

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder             Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with excessive anxiety that comes after an individual has been exposed to traumatic situations. PTSD causes individuals to become hyper-reactive to stressing conditions and even causes people to prefer spending time alone. The people living with PTSD always dislike interacting with people close to them for fear of being reminded of the events of the past. The most immediate impacts of PTSD include separation from one’s family or engaging in drugs to try and fight stress. PTSD may disappear on itself given some time while for others, medical intervention is the only savior depending on the extent of damage caused by the traumatic experience. The management of PTSD involves knowing the root cause, the symptoms and the methods of diagnosis to give the victims the right medical attention. The causes of PTSD revolve around the experience of traumatic events. The current world is full of traumatic events that happen daily exposing millions of people. Some of the traumatic experiences include direct combats during wars by military officers, terrorist attacks, and…