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What is the major difference between bipolar and acute stress disorder?

Bipolar disorder is a chemical imbalance in the brain. The symptoms of bipolar disorder are characterized by changes of mood ranging from severe depression to a manic uncontrollable high. Acute stress disorder is the result of a psychological shock that stems from severe trauma.


Why do people do the mutilation of human body?

People use self mutilation as a form of control and comfort. It depends on the personality of the self mutilator, after studying self mutilation for a while it is apparent that it occurs for lots of reasons. Also people use self mutilaton in different ways, from cutting the skin, excessive pulling of hair, and burning of skin. Self mutilation is a way of inflicting personal harm on the individual without supposdly affecting anyone else. The easiest way to describe and explain self mutilation is to discuss it with the specific individual due to the fact that different people have different reasons and different opinons. Hope this helped


Is amnesia a personality disorder?

No, amnesia is not a personality disorder. Amnesia is a loss of memory, often caused by physical damage to the brain, psychological trauma, or other factors, while personality disorders involve long-standing patterns of behavior that deviate from cultural norms.


How do you get Obsessive compulsive disorder ?

You can be born with a genetic predisposition to OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). This does not necessarily mean you will have OCD but it may mean your or more likely to have it. You can become conditioned to OCD as a result of life experiences or a traumatic situation.


Are mood disorders psychological or biological?

The best answer is yes. In other words, they are a psychological disorder that has a biological or genetic component or predisposition. Any disorder affecting mood is psychological by definition. If it effects your mood then it is having a psychological effect on you. So, that fulfills the first part of the question. In addition, there is evidence that mood disorders are the result of an abnormality in brain chemistry that produces the psychological effect. People with mood disorders are different in the way their brains handle the absorption of the neurotransmitters which effect mood. There is also a lot of evidence that there is a genetic component to all of this, as mood disorders (especially bipolar disorder) does tend to run in families from generation to generation. So, yes. Your answer is Yes.


What is siezure disorder?

When your brain cells send out incorrect signals the result is a seizure disorder. Epilepsy is an example of seizure disorder.


What serious conditions can result from lepromatous leprosy?

This type of leprosy can lead to blindness, drastic change in voice, or mutilation of the nose.


What psychological diseases are a result of psychosocial malfunctions?

Psychological diseases that can result from psychosocial malfunctions include stress, neurosis, hypochondria, schizophrenia, paranoia, depression, mania, delirium, dementia, or narcissism.


What signs do physically abused children exhibit?

tend to be more aggressive, angry, hostile, depressed, and have low self-esteem. Additionally, they exhibit fear, anxiety, and nightmares. Severe psychological problems may result in suicidal behavior or posttraumatic stress disorder


Can a mother's gastrointestinal disorder cause defects in the fetus?

Two possible scenarios where it could happen:Toxicity from a disease carrying over to the fetus - this is really more a matter of the disease organism causing both the disorder and the defect rather than the disorder being the cause.Malnutrition and depletion of critical vitamins and minerals as a result of the gastrointestinal disorder, impairing fetal development - this is a much more likely issue than the first one.


What is Ophelia Syndrome?

Ophelia Syndrome is a term used to describe a condition where a person mimics or imitates the symptoms or illness of another individual, often as a result of a psychological or emotional connection. It is considered a form of somatic symptom disorder or factitious disorder imposed on another (Munchausen syndrome by proxy). Therapy and support are typically needed to address underlying issues contributing to this behavior.


Behavior problems and hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus is a brain disorder that is usually the result of another disorder within the skull. Try the link below