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MODULE 3 Assignment 1: Mental Health 30 points-Submit to Module 3 Assignment 1 1. Name one similarity and two differences between a psychologist and a Psychiatrist. 3 points a. Similarity b. Difference c. Difference 2. Complete the following chart of Schedule for Controlled Substances (Med Term p.492) 10 points CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE SCHEDULE II SCHEDULE 11 SCHEDULE IV SCHEDULE V MEANING EXAMPLES 3. Name 3 Anxiety Disorders and describe their symptoms. 6 points DISORDER SYMPTOMS Name 3 disorders diagnosed in infancy through childhood and identify the behavior for which they are known. 6 points 4. Identifying Behaviors DISORDER

Answer 1

1. SIMILARITIES : Both psychiatrists and psychologists deal with human behavior and mental illnesses. DIFFERENCES: a) Psychiatrists are trained medical doctors and prescribes medications, spend time with patients on medication management as a course of treatment. Psychologists focus on psychotherapy and treating emotional and mental suffering in patients with behavioral intervention. b) Psychologists usually work alongside psychiatrist, and they are primarily tasked with providing talk therapy to patients. Psychiatrists are actual physicians tend to have a wider degree of control over patient treatment.

2. SCHEDULE I - are illegal because they have high abuse potential with no medical use but have severe safety concerns. For example, Marijuana.

SCEDULE 2 - have a high potential for abuse often lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. For example, Fentanyl.

SCHEDULE 3 - contains a lower potential for abuse than drugs with accepted medical use and mild to moderate possiblity of addiction. For example, Steroids.

SCHEDULE 4 - has a low potential for abuse may leads to low risk for physical or psychological dependence. It is currently accepted for medicinal ( analgesic, antitussive and antidiarrhoeal) uses. For example, Alprazolam Intensol ( Generic name: Alprazolam), Valium and Tramadol.

SCHEDULE 5 - are drugs with low potential for abuse than schedule 4 but contains limited quantities of certain narcotics. It is also used for a medical purposes. For example, Lyrica and Motofen.

3. ANXIETY DISORDERS AND THEIR SYMPTOMS: a) Panic disorder- The symptoms of panic attack includes sweating, chest pain and palpitations( irregular heartbeats). b) Social Phobias - The symptoms includes feeling of overwhelming worries and self-consciuosness about everyday social situations. c) Generalized anxiety disorder - feel excessive unrealistic worry and tension with little or no valid reason.

4. DISORDERS IN INFANCY AND THEIR BEHAVIORAL PATTERN: a) ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) - impairs an individual's ability to properly focus and to control impulsive behaviors or it may commonly say as overactive individuals. b) OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER - characterized by hostile, irritable and uncooperative attitudes. c) Bipolar disorders - mental illness marked by extreme mood swings from high ( mania) to low ( depression) and from low to high phases of behavior.

5. a) ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE b) DEPRESSION

6. BIPOLAR DISORDERS: is a mental illness marked by extreme shifts in mood.The symptoms of this disorder includes a) extremely elevated mood ( MANIA) b) episodes of depression and c) have trouble in managing everyday life tasks. Treatment plan includes medication such as mood stabilizers ( lithium), antipsychotics (olanzapine) and benzodiazepines ( alprazolam).

SCHIZOPHRENIA: affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly and is characterized by delusions, hallucinations and other cognitive difficulties. Schizophrenia is considered to be a lifelong problem but have a combination of effective treatment on medication, psychological counselling and self-help resources in together helps to reduce the symptoms to some extent. Antipsychosis drugs namely Risperidone, Olanzapine are highly used to treat against schizophrenia.