Cognitive Outline Study of Electroencephalogram Signal Patterns towards Monitoring and Analyzing Sleep Behavioural Disorders Abstract. A better consciousness depends on how well your sleep is. Study shows that sleep disorder is become a crucial problem day by day due to work pressure and other different causes. This continuous lack of sleep or uneven sleep pattern can cause to develop various major health issues in humans. These sleep patterns are challenging to detect, analyze and experience as they exhibit at the time when people are in their deep sleep phase. This research work is focused on studying, methods for analyzing and identifying different sleep patterns based on EEG patterns. Every stage of sleep shows a different electroencephalogram pattern. This EEG pattern shows that sleep can be observed as a combination of different cyclic sleep stages. This work shows different sleep stage patterns analysis found in different sleep disorders. Based on these patterns, monitoring of quality sleep can be performed. In this research work, authors have discussed, 10 – 20 electrodes systems to capture brain signals, electroencephalogram signals, and its categorization. This…

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Mrs. N’s case study is an informative illustration of patients with narcissistic personality disorders (NPD).  NPD is a mental condition where individuals have an inflated sense of importance, high levels of insecurity, and a distorted self-image. Mrs. N, conforming to the description of NPD, is presented as overly aggressive, needy, and with a high sense of personal adequacy. The problem description of Mrs. N is a complex one that demands a professional approach to discern her symptoms from those of bipolar, depressive, and anxiety disorders. Her outbursts and anger are established to be chronic rather than periodic in manic episodes in bipolar disorder. The therapist also disqualifies depressive and anxiety disorder from the information that, even though she has elevated or irritable moods, the feelings are not long-lasting. Besides, the attitudes varied, and she had long extended periods without a bad temper. The therapist uses Kernberg’s structural interviews to diagnose and develop psychotherapy goals collaboratively with the patient. Mrs. N’s NPD diagnosis is established from her perception of superior intelligence, impoverished view of others, lack of empathy,…

Substance Use Disorder DSM-5 criteria of substance use and related disorders Substance use disorder as per DSM-5 is part of a class disorder related to the taking of a drug of abuse. The disorders include alcohol use disorder, caffeine use disorder, cannabis use disorder, phencyclidine, and other hallucinogen use disorder, inhalant use disorder, opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic use disorder, and tobacco use disorder. The psychological and developmental impact of the legalization of marijuana The legalization of marijuana has led to increased use among adolescents. Prolonged usage of cannabis among young adults is a matter of concern considering the effect it has on their psychological development. According to Krista et al. (2014), regular marijuana use during the adolescent and emerging adult years may disrupt brain function and result in reduced cognitive functioning. Furthermore, even subtle reductions in sustained attention, new learning, psychomotor speed, and executive functioning which may result in significant psychosocial consequences during the neurodevelopment period that is typically rich in new knowledge and continued education and training. As such, the legalization of marijuana…

Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) Introduction The schizotypal personality disorder is a type of psychiatric condition whereby the patient experiences a disturbance in thoughts, behavior. Also, the patient tends to harbor strange beliefs as well as fears. These unusual behaviors often affect their capability of forming and maintaining relationships. Description of disorder According to Loranger (1997), the diagnosis for schizotypal personality disorder is mainly through observation, cross-examination, and judgment of an experienced clinician. The clinician assessment takes various methods such as personality disorder interviews; this is whereby a clinician interviews with the patient to establish the extent of the disorder. Also, a close friend or relative of the patient can be interrogated to find out the personality of the patient before the disease as well as giving detailed information of how the patient behaves and interacts with people. In line with Pulay et al. (2009), the prevalence of schizotypal personality disorder ranges at 3.9%. The prevalence of schizotypal personality disorder is higher in men than in women. However, the study by Pulay et al. (2009), observed that the SPD disorder was…

ROLE OF GENETICS IN DEVELOPMENT AND ITS ASSOCIATED DISORDERS Abstract There are a number of factors which contribute to child development. But among them, genetic role has been proven to be the main factor. The genetic makeup of a child depends both on the genetic traits of the parents, male and female. Considering this sharing of genes between the two parents, the child usually end up adopting his or her traits from the parents. However, there are some traits which may result into disorders, genetic disorders. For instance, this paper has looked at one of the disorders associated with genetics, sickle cell anemia and how it results as well as its impacts. Introduction While it has not been possible for every single factor that contributes to a child development to be accounted, researchers have looked into and presented some apparent factors. These factors include genetics, experiences and relationships. By scrutinizing the roles played by each of these factors, researchers have been able to give an account of how they contribute to child development. These influences can therefore be thought of,…

. Generalized Anxiety Disorder-diagnosis and treatment Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a psychological problem of nervousness where the person affected tends to worry about almost everything around them with no valid reason. People with this condition tend to always expect the worst in life and can’t help worrying about their future, finances, family, school and/or work. The main causes of this condition are reportedly childhood abuse and a history of family anxiety. In the case of Bob’s diagnosis, he suffered from moderate GAD which can b,e traced back to his troubled past characterized by a history of divorce in his immediate as well as his nuclear family. After a number of sessions with a counselor, generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed by asking therapy questions. The client’s symptoms and response guides the counselor to diagnose the condition and refer the patient to mental health consultants. Upon diagnosis, a psychiatrist will most likely prescribe antidepressant medication which is the main pharmacological treatment for GAD. With reference to Bob, the physician prescribed a dosage of Alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax) which is the…

Research Paper on Tourette Disorder One of the challenges that parents often face is a difficult child who cannot get controlled due to a psychological or developmental issue. In the field of childhood psychiatry, many diseases or syndromes play a critical role in defining the behavior of affected children. Hence, most parents often face a myriad of challenges understanding the affected children and supporting them both financially and emotionally. Tourette syndrome (TS) is considered a disorder that involves motor and vocal tics and may be categorized together with other illnesses such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It is an illness that is worldwide and whose incidence is increasing among childhood populations. Hence, understanding the background, presentation, prognosis, as well as management of Tourette disorder may play a significant role in helping parents cope and support affected children. Tourette disorder has existed for more than two centuries. After Gilles de la Tourette first described symptoms of the disease, many scientists, neuropsychologists as well as child psychiatrist expanded knowledge of the disease. They eventually identified it as…

Dissociative Identity Disorder – Understanding, identifying and managing severe dissociative disorders in general psychiatric settings esearch Paper Assignment: Students will choose a topic from the course content (therapeutic theory or practice) and construct a paper ranging between 5 pages in length (not including the reference pages). Students are required to obtain a minimum of 8 sources for this assignment. The paper will be written in APA style and will demonstrate knowledge and insight to a specific counseling theory or practice. Remember to double check your paper for the following elements: organization: the information should be presented in a logical sequential and interesting way, which is easy to follow and in keeping with APA style content knowledge: there should be demonstration of good, clear, understanding of the topic grammar and spelling: edit using both technology (spell & grammar check) and proofreader if necessary APA standards: use Purdue OWL and your APA manual [unique_solution]DO NOT USE ANY FIRST PERSON REFERENCE use the standards to create your title page and reference page include citations for ALL information and statements of facts no paragraph…

Gwen’s diagnosis (at age 7) with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) example given by professor from past student should be like this Gwen is a 33 year old, newly engaged and recent college graduate. For most of her life, she has struggled with various emotional and behavioral issues ranging from difficulty in social interactions, to strained relationships with her family, to being bullied throughout her entire school career and being fired from numerous jobs. Gwen’s diagnosis (at age 7) with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been a constant appendage in her life that has, at times, hindered but also motivated her to work harder and jump more hurdles in her quest to achieve her goals. As a young child, Gwen exhibited behaviors that gave her the desсrіptions of being “fussy” and easily agitated. She was an only-child, and while there were many children of her age in her neighborhood, she had difficulty “playing nice” with many of them; often resulting in many tear-filled outbursts and dramatic fits of running home to her mother’s arms. She often threw wild tantrums when she did not…

A narcissistic personality disorder A narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disease-infested in one’s importance that makes one superior over others in a given environment. It involves the need for excessive admiration and attention towards oneself with the lack of compassion towards others. In most cases, most narcissists cause problems in the work environment, relationships, school, and social affairs. Therefore, this paper talks about narcissism and explores the role of narcissism in the motives and usage of different social media platforms, especially Facebook and Twitter. According to Shaun W. Davenport et al., (2014) research, the most popular social network sites used by the narcissist are Facebook and Twitter. In this regard, the two platforms link millennial narcissists to share and tag their views and feelings towards an object or an individual. Facebook has over seven hundred and fifty million users per month, while twitter has two hundred and fifty million users per month. The reason behind the disparities between the usages of these two platforms is because comments and views on twitter are less understandable compared to Facebook. The research…