obsessive compulsive personality disorder

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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a mental condition in which a person is preoccupied with: Rules Orderliness Control Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder that’s characterized by extreme perfectionism, order, and neatness. People with OCPD will also feel a severe need to impose their own standards on their outside environment. Possible Complications Complications … Read more

DELUSIONAL DISORDER

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Delusions are fixed beliefs that do not change, even when a person is presented with conflicting evidence. Delusions are considered “bizarre” if they are clearly implausible and peers within the same culture cannot understand them. An example of a bizarre delusion is when an individual believes that his or her organs have been replaced with … Read more

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER

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A person who has experienced or witnessed a life-threatening, terrifying or otherwise deeply traumatic event may, in some cases, develop acute stress disorder (ASD), sometimes also called acute stress reaction. Examples of such events include: Natural disasters, such as floods, fires or earthquakes Physical or sexual assault Car accidents Sudden death of a loved one … Read more

SPLIT PERSONALITY DISORDER

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Dissociative identity disorder (DID) was formerly called multiple personality disorder. It is a mental illnesses that involves disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity and/or perception Dissociative identity disorder (DID) was formerly called multiple personality disorder. People with DID develop one or more alternate personalities that function with or without the awareness of the person’s … Read more

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. Inattention means a person wanders off task, lacks persistence, has difficulty sustaining focus, and is disorganized; and these problems are not due to defiance or lack of comprehension. Hyperactivity means a person seems … Read more

IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER

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Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are common psychiatric conditions in which affected individuals typically report significant impairment in social and occupational functioning, and may incur legal and financial difficulties as well. Despite evidence of ICDs being fairly common, they remain poorly understood by the general public, clinicians, and persons with the disorders. Pharmacotherapy studies, although limited, … Read more

AUTONOMIC DISORDER

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The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls several basic functions, including: heart rate body temperature breathing rate digestion sensation You don’t have to think consciously about these systems for them to work. The ANS provides the connection between your brain and certain body parts, including internal organs. For instance, it connects to your heart, liver, sweat … Read more

Myeloproliferative neoplasm

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Myeloproliferative Neoplasm The myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), previously myeloproliferative diseases (MPDs), are a group of diseases of the bone marrow in which excess cells are produced. They are related to and may evolve into, myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia, although the myeloproliferative diseases, on the whole, have a much better prognosis than these conditions. The … Read more