Essays on Psychological Disorders

Sleep plays a very vital role in our everyday lives. It is critical for our health, not only mentally but physically as well. It also plays an important role in our safety in our day to day life. Unfortunately, many people around the world suffer from some sort of sleeping disorder that prevents these things…

More than 44 million Americans experience a mental illness every year. According to a NAMI report, roughly one in five adults in the United States experiences a psychological disorder which significantly hinders their day to day activities. During ages thirteen to eighteen years old, one in five teens experience a serious mental illness. The DSM-V…

According to the DSM-5 Section III criteria the main features of narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) are grandiosity and attention-seeking, with other characteristics being unreasonably high standards to prove exceptionalism, unreasonably low standards due to entitlement, superficial relationships that are to improve self-esteem, problems identifying others needs and feelings, need for admiration, belief of superiority, and…

Personality disorders are to a greater extent among us than you think. Thirty-one million Americans have a personality disorder. That’s nearly15% of the population. Studies indicate the chances increase if you are Native or African American and if you are a woman. (Jeanie Lerche Davis, August 2004) Personality disorders are a family of disorders described…

Abstract Bates Motel is a well-known series that is based on a true story. The events that occur in this program are greatly influenced by the events that were shown in the film “Psycho”. The show has 5 seasons and it begins with teenager Norman Bates experiencing what it seems like, an argument between his…

Abstract Now a day’s popularity of social networking sites leads to the problematic usage. An increasing number of psychological disorders in social networks, dependence on cybernetic relationships, information overload, and Net Compulsion have been reported recently. Symptoms of these psychological disorders are usually observed passively. In this situation, we argue that online social behaviour extraction…

America knows Howie Mandel as the witty, charismatic from a variety of tv shows like Deal or No Deal or America’s Got Talent, but did you know he lives with a psychological disorder every day of his life. Howie Mandel deals with a psychological disorder every day called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder also known as OCD. Obsessive-Compulsive…

Antisocial personality disorder is a specific type of personality disorder or chronic mental condition distinguish by reckless, impulsive and aggressive or criminal behaviors. People with disorder are called “sociopaths.” This disorder usually begins at the childhood, and it affects more men than women (70% prevalent in males than females). A person with antisocial personality disorder…

Psychological disorder is a mental condition associated with abnormal feelings, thoughts, emotions and behaviours, leading to cause distress in an individual (WHO, 2019). Allan is a 47 years old man who is suffering from prolonged depression, one of the mental disorders which can be caused by various factors. There are several treatments for mental conditions,…

The Babadook, is one of the well scripted and directed horror movies in this decade. The content of the movie informs the audience that any type of psychological disorder should be given equal emphasis as any illness with observable symptoms. Jennifer Kent, the writer/director, of the film wants her audience to understand the impact it…