Anxiety Disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

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Anxiety DisordersObsessive Compulsive Disorders

Causes Psychological (compulsions remove
thoughts) Genetic mutation
Biochemical-- abnormalities with serotonin
Treatment Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Ritual Prevention
Anti-anxiety agents
Ativan, Paxil, Zoloft
Which is effective depends on the cause
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Dissociative Disorders
Blocking off memories through Psychogenic
Amnesia Childhood sexual abuse Psychogenic
Fugue Multiple Personality 20,000 cases
traumatic experience Multiple personality is
not schizophrenia Therapy integration of
personality (80 cured) Case History
The People Inside Me

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Are there really multiple personalities (brain
waves, eye movements, urine) ?
Or, is this merely role-playing, suggested by a
therapist (s) or assumed by a criminal?
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Psychotic Behavior

• Excessive withdrawal

• Delusions Degrees of organization Varieties
  Persecution (FBI) Influence
  (Organ) Grandeur (Ypsilanti)

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Psychoses

• Excessive withdrawal
• Delusions
• Degrees of organization
• Varieties Persecution
• Influence
• Grandeur
• Hallucinations
• Varieties Tactile
  Visual Auditory (emails
  to us)

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Optimal Living
1. What are you passionate about that you
could earn a living doing? 2. What are three
things you should do now and/or in the near
future to make that possible? 3. What
can you do to give something back or help
others less fortunate?
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Tips for a Good Life

• Engage your skills

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Tips for a Good Life

• Control your time

Set goals and make a little progress every day.
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Tips for a Good Life

• Get plenty of sleep

Sleep provides energy, better health, better
mood and enhanced memory and performance.
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Tips for a Good Life

• Savor the moment

Happiness is produced not by great pieces of good
fortune that seldom happen, but by little
advantages that occur every day. Delight in the
days magic moments. (Ben Franklin)
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Tips for a Good Life

• Act happy

Going through the motions can trigger the emotions
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Tips for a Good Life

• Join the movement movement

Aerobic exercise promotes health and energy, and
is an antidote for mild depression and anxiety
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Tips for a Good Life

• Have close relationships

Develop a close friendship with someone who
cares deeply about you. Loving and confiding are
nourishment for living a great life..
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Tips for a Good Life

• Take care of the soul

Faith makes people happier, better able to cope,
provides a support community, and a focus beyond
self.
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Hints for Parents

• Irrational/Unconditional Love
• Communication
• Stimulation (mobiles to travel)
• Play Dont over schedule time
• Realistic expectations
• Goals and Rewards
• Respect
• Boundaries on behavior
• Equal parental involvement
• Dual career families priorities