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American Psychiatric Association Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
1,488 wordsA Proposal for the Further Study of Great Writers It could be said that the study of Literature and the study of Psychology are a most incompatible mix. Properly schooled in one or the other of these two disciplines, it is the psychologist who will point out the "left brain" is attributed with the functions of Analyzing, Mathematics, and step-by-step Reasoning and the "right brain" is likewise concerned with Creative Thinking and Visual-Pictorial skills. Accordingly, people will often find a Nic...
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American Psychiatric Association Tourette Syndrome
1,599 words... disorder. 40 to 60 % of children with ADHD grow up to have symptoms as adults. (Shimberg, 1995, p. 62) More than 10 million Americans are thought to have ADHD. 2 out of every 3 children with Tourette syndrome also complain of tactile sensitivity. This is called sensory integrative disorder, and is not uncommon in TS, although tactile sensitivity is found in those who do not duffer from TS. Sensory integration disorder is characterized by hypersensitivity of the senses. It can be misinterpret...
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American Psychiatric Association Dsm Iv
367 wordster> Sam Vaknin's Psychology, Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites Please read CAREFULLY! The text in italics is NOT based on the Diagnostics and Statistics Manual, Fourth Edition (1994). the text in italics IS based on "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" (1999) An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various ...
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American Psychiatric Association Children With Adhd
1,411 wordsSeven years ago I was diagnosed with ADHD or Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In other words, I had a chronic problem paying attention. As a form of treatment for ADHD, I was put on a controversial drug called Ritalin. Now being at the age of sixteen, it was not really my choice whether I wanted to take a doctors prescription or not. Now that I have grown up a bit and understand things better, I am questioning the benefits of prescribing Ritalin to treat ADD. My personal experience with...
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American Psychiatric Association Children With Adhd
1,701 words'Why didn't the ADHD boy introduce his girlfriend to any of his friends? A) He can't remember her name; or better yet, How would they diagnose ADD in a chicken? A) It never gets all the way across the road because of all the distractions. You could say growing up was hard; everyday I had to endure cruel teeny bopping teenagers who didnt understand my condition. What really made it hard was that I didnt even understand my condition. Seven years ago I was diagnosed with ADHD or Attention Deficit/ ...
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Dependent Personality Disorder American Psychiatric Association
1,195 wordsOn October 25, 1994, Susan Smith drowned her two sons, Michael and Alex, in the John D. Long Lake in Union County, South Carolina. For nine days she lied about knowing where the boys were. On November 3, she confessed to the killings and would soon go to trial. Susan's defense team hired a psychiatrist to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of her. She was diagnosed as having dependent personality disorder. He described her as a person who feels she cant do anything on her own. She constantly needs...
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Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disease Or Not
2,377 wordsCompulsive Sexual Behavior: Disease or Not Sex and love addiction is a relatively new conception for understanding and treating compulsive sexual behavior and relationship dependency. This paper is aimed to prove that compulsive sexual behavior is a disease, driven sexual acting out and intensive, unending, and unhealthy romantic attachment. Compulsive sexual behavior requires treatment and recovery. Unfortunately, the medical profession continues to debate the diagnostic terminology to be appli...
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