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Psychological Disorders
What are the ways of preventing suicide?
Suicide can be prevented by being alert to some of the symptoms which include:
(i) changes in eating and sleeping habits.
(ii) withdrawl from friends, family and regular activities.
(iii) violent actions, rebellious behaviour, running away.
(iv) drug and alcohol abuse.
(v) marked personality change.
(vi) persistent boredom.
(vii) difficulty in concentration.
(viii) complaints about physical symptoms.
(ix) loss of interest in pleasurable activities.
However, seeking timely help from a professional counsellor/psychologist can help to prevent the likelihood of suicide.
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Can distorted body image lead to eating disorders? Classify the various forms of it.
'Physicians make diagnosis looking at a person's physical symptoms.' How are psychological disorders diagnosed?
Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions.
Can a long-standing pattern of deviant behaviour be considered abnormal? Elaborate.
While speaking in public, the patient changes topics frequently. Is this a positive or a negative symptom of schizophrenia? Describe the other symptoms and sub-types of schizophrenia.
What do you understand by the term 'dissociation'? Discuss its various forms.
What are phobias? If someone had an intense fear of snakes, could this simple phobia be a result of faulty learning? Analyse how this phobia could have developed.
Anxiety has been called the 'butterflies in the stomach feeling'. At what stage does anxiety become a disorder? Discuss its types.
What is abnormality?
What are neurotransmitters?
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