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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd
1,998 wordsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder without the Hyperactivity (ADD) is a condition of the brain that makes it difficult for children to control their behavior in school and social settings. This condition is also called by various names: hyperactivity, minimal brain dysfunction, minimal brain damage and hyper kinetic syndrome. In 1968 the name was changed to hyperkinectic, meaning wildly fast-paced or excited, reaction of childhood. The focus was on Hype...
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Children With Adhd Brain Dysfunction
1,764 wordsMany people remembered that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder was once called hyperkinesia or minimal brain dysfunction. This disorder is one of the most common mental disorders among children. Seen through a child eyes with ADHD is like a fast-moving kaleidoscope, where sounds, images and thoughts are constantly turning. Every person has experienced some of these symptoms once in their life. Just not everyday all day like a person with ADHD. This does not only affect the person with the ...
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Frontal Lobe Prefrontal Cortex
1,936 wordsRunning head: SEXUAL PREDATORS BRAIN DAMAGE AND CHILD ABUSE Sexual Predators - Brain Damage and Child Abuse August 04, 2008 Sexual Predators Brain Damage and Child Abuse Introduction Despite numerous theories of sex offending, there is no generally accepted scientific substantiation of why sexual predators behave so. It is very likely that there are a number of independent and different causes, including those caused by brain impairment and brain damage. In case it is true, it suggests that a va...
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Prefrontal Cortex Sexual Predators
1,920 words... the New Jersey Medical School in Newark, claims that there is a high probability that violent impulses originate in the hypothalamus, amygdala, and periaqueductal gray area (Foreman, 2002). As this occurs, different parts of the hypothalamus are likely to be involved in different types of emotions and/ or violence (premeditated type, cold type, or impulsive actions). In addition, some new studies present more detailed conclusions. Thus, for example, according to Dr. Ronald Schouten, a psychi...
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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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Mental Disorder Developmental Psychology
3,059 wordsAutism Autism: Definition Autism is often explored as the chain of abnormalities in development of an individual. The system responsible for perception of external stimuli is damaged so seriously that a child is not able to establish the emotional contact with other people. A child who suffers from autism experiences permanent problems in a process of communication an social development. Psychologists often notice so-called escape from reality with fixation on inner world of affective complexes ...
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Brain Dysfunction Problem Solving
1,247 wordsPOST-ACUTE WITHDRAWAL (P. A. W. ) Post Acute Withdrawal or P. A. W. is a sobriety-based symptom that makes abstinence difficult and often contributes to relapse. The presence of brain dysfunction and change in alcoholics has been documented in 75 - 95 % of recovering alcoholics tested from a neurological standpoint. These symptoms begin to appear in 7 - 14 days after abstinence and can continue for a period of six months (or longer). Recovery and the accompanying changes in family, social and wo...
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