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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1,253 wordsAre We Paying Attention or is Ritalin Mothers Little Helper Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) are increasingly being discussed interchangeably. It has captured the attention of researchers everywhere. With this disorder there exist prevailing evaluations, and positive reinforcements, behavior modifications which impact children with special needs. Often times, behavior is associated with learning, for example, out of seat behavior and hyperactiv...
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Low Self Esteem American Psychiatric Association
1,134 wordsEating disorders are devastating behavioral maladies brought on by a complex interplay of factors, which may include emotional and personality disorders, family pressure, a possible genetic or biologic susceptibility, and a culture in which there is an overabundance of food and an obsession with thinness. Eating disorder also may be defined, as self-abuse. Two of these disorders, anorexia and bulimia, result from the fear or overeating and of gaining weight. This paper talks about what bulimia m...
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Problem Solving Skills American Psychiatric Association
1,653 wordsConduct disorders are a complicated set of behavioral and emotional problems that afflict between nine percent of male boys and two percent of female girls. Persistent aggression, theft, lying, destruction, and vandalism characterize the disorder. Most of all the child or adolescent violates societal norms and the basic rights of others (Appendix). The etiology of the disorder is still in debate. Some theories relate the disorder to inconsistent home lives, a predisposition to the disorder, mode...
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Manic Depressive Illness American Psychiatric Association
1,664 wordsMood disorders such as bipolar disorder or also known as manic-depression have been closely studied and researched for many years. Due to the inability to find one or any specific gene that contributes to this disorder it has been a long and difficult journey into the understanding of manic-depressive illness. With the contributions of many scientist and researchers slowly the understanding and treatment of bipolar disorder is becoming more clear. The use of lithium and other forms of treatment ...
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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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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Traumatic Stress Disorder
2,009 wordsMental Health: A Look Into Anxiety Disorders Anxiety and fear are often thought of as the same thing, but are actually somewhat different. Fear is thought of as a response to the presence or imminence of danger. Anxiety, on the other hand, can be looked at as a response that was created through learning or life experiences. Anxiety disorders are very common and may eventually turn every day tasks into unbearable and overwhelming activities. General symptoms of anxiety disorders can include the f...
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Antisocial Personality Disorder American Psychiatric Association
616 wordsThere is a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others occurring since age 15 years, as indicated by three (or more) of the following: 1) failure to conform to social norms with respect to lawful behaviors as indicated by repeatedly performing acts that are grounds for arrest 2) deceitfulness, as indicated by repeated lying, use of aliases, or conning others for personal profit or pleasure. 3) impulsivity or failure to plan ahead 4) irritability and aggressiveness, a...
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
2,409 wordsThere are at least two million children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the United States. All around us, ADHD causes clever children and adults to under function at school or work. ADHD needs to be taken seriously. People need to be aware of what ADHD is, what some of the characteristics and symptoms are, what some of the probable causes are, and some ways it can be treated ADHD is one of the most common childhood behaviors. The prognosis for ADHD can be ...
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Antisocial Personality Disorder American Psychiatric Association
2,566 wordsAntisocial Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) is perhaps the most frightening of all personality disorders, as well as one of the most difficult to diagnose. Personality disorders in general are defined as inflexible, maladaptive, personality traits that cause personal distress or an inability to get along with others. APD specifically is characterized by deceitfulness, lack of regret or remorse over actions, impulsiveness, aggression towards others or animals, irresponsi...
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2,220 wordsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Disorders became a topic no what many debates have been carried out during the last 20 years. Attention Deficit Disorder is a mostly used term for the various types of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical manual of the American Psychiatric Association provides the readers with the definition: ADHD is a disorder that can include a list of nine specific symptoms of inattention and nine symptoms of hyper...
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Correlation Between Child Abuse And Schizophrenia
2,275 wordsCorrelation Between Child Abuse and Schizophrenia The purpose of this research is to see whether there is a correlation between schizophrenia and child abuse. There were numerous studies and researches on that very subject, therefore it is not that hard to consolidate all the findings and come up with the justified conclusion. Based on all the research material available, it is evident that there is a direct correlation between child abuse and schizophrenia. Between 1992 and 1996, 27 adolescents...
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Multiple Personality Disorder American Psychiatric Association
4,312 wordsAbstract The syndrome of multiple personality is associated with a high incidence of physical and / or sexual abuse in childhood. Occasionally those with multiple personality abuse their own children. Multiple personality is difficult to diagnose both because of the nature of the syndrome and because of professional reluctance. Although multiple personality is most difficult to diagnose during childhood because of the subtlety of the syndrome. The much higher morbidity found in adult cases makes...
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American Psychiatric Association Sympathetic Nervous System
6,427 wordsMind-Body Therapies The mind and body are so completely connected that physical activities such as yoga and dance have healthful effects not only on the body but also on mental ailments such as depression and anxiety. Conversely, mental approaches such as hypnosis and imagery benefit physical problems such as hypertension and immune deficiency. Having an understanding of the mind-body connection helps us to see why CAM interventions prove helpful in the treatment of depression. For example, acco...
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American Psychiatric Association Narcissistic Personality
364 wordsNarcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Criteria Essay, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) Criteria Sam Vaknins 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 empath...
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Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress
1,747 wordsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Psychological trauma is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as an experience beyond the range of usual human experience, that would be markedly distressing to almost anyone, and is usually experienced with intense fear, terror and helplessness (DSM-IIIR, p. 247). Examples include a serious threat to ones life (or that of ones children, spouse, etc. ), rape, military combat, natural or accidental disasters, and torture. Sexual activity with an adult is a...
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1,156 wordsBattered Womens Syndrome: A Survey Of Contemporary Battered Womens Syndrome: A Survey Of Contemporary Theories Battered Womens Syndrome: A Survey of Contemporary Theories Domestic Violence November 16, 1996 In 1991, Governor William Weld modified parole regulations and permitted women to seek commutation if they could present evidence indicating they suffered from battered womens syndrome. A short while later, the Governor, citing spousal abuse as I. The Classical Theory of Battered Womens Syndr...
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American Psychiatric Association Panic Disorder
2,949 wordsThe Panic Disorder Panic Disorder The defining characteristics of panic disorder as given by the American Psychiatric Association consist of the following four criterions: The person has experienced repeated unexpected episodes of panic attacks. At least one of these panic attacks must have been followed by persistent worries lasting approximately a month or more regarding the fear of the consequences of the attack, or a specific change in the persons lifestyle due to the experience. During the ...
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American Psychiatric Association Death Or Serious Injury Ptsd
352 wordsPTSD, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience of an event that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, p. 424). PTSD can also develop from experiencing threats to one s physical integrity; witnessing another person s serious injury, death, or threatene...
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Frequently Asked Questions American Psychiatric Association
1,050 wordsSuicide Suicide (, 1) Suicide is intentional self-inflicted acts that end in death (Suicide, Compton's). After a series of traumatic events, normal coping abilities can be pushed over the edge; the result may be suicide. In each year, an average of 30, 000 suicide deaths occur in the United States. It is estimated that 5, 000 of those suicides are committed by teenagers (SAVE, 2). One major reason that the suicide rate among teenagers is so high, is that the teenage years are a period of commoti...
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