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Essays by Becca Sonia Laptook: An Examination of Conversion Disorder The purpose of this paper is to examine all aspects of conversion disorder, a type of somatoform disorder listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The paper covers information regarding demographics, symptoms, diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of the disorder. A further examination of different etiological theories of the disorder is discussed, and case studies exemplifying these theories are illustrated. This paper looks, specifically, at how cognitive, behaviora...read paper Anger Management: an Analysis Anger is a basic human emotion that transcends cultural boundaries. However, despite its universality, an exact definition agreed upon by all people is lacking. Physiologically, brain centers in the amygdala are connected to anger processing. Because the information processing that takes place in this brain structure is primitive, anger can be triggered inappropriately and without the individual's knowledge of the cause. In psychodynamic terms, past events and experiences suppressed in the u...read paper | ||||||||||||
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