I believe the DSM covers the most important aspects of Professor Smith symptoms because these include emotional‚ cognitive and behavioral symptoms which are often called syndromes that occur to people when they have several difficulties in life. “A dimensional approach refers to defining abnormal behavior along a continuum or spectrum. Recall three definitions of abnormal behavior from chapter 1. (1) Behavior that deviates from the norm‚ (2) behavior associated with difficulty adapting to life’s
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nausea. The brain is preparing for violent physical action‚ "fight or flight" - one reason thinking is muddled. The sweat glands perspire. The blood decreases in the arms and legs‚ gathering in the head and trunk." (Kernodle‚ pg 12). The symptoms include: "1. shortness of breath‚ 2. dizziness‚ 3. accelerated heart rate‚ 4. trembling or shaking‚ 5. sweating‚ 6. choking‚ 7. nausea or abdominal distress‚ 8. feeling unreal‚ 9. numbness or tingling sensations‚ 10. hot or cold
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Introduction The TV show “In Treatment”‚ season three‚ shows a psychologist‚ Paul Weston‚ trying to help a client that moved to America with his son and daughter-in-law The client‚ Sunil‚ is a 52-year old male from Calcutta‚ India. Sunil was a math teacher in India and retired early. Once his wife passed away‚ he moved to America to live with his son‚ Arun‚ and his daughter-in-law Julia. Sunil appears apathetic and displays some flat affect during the episodes. My initial thought was that Sunil
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different symptoms that can occur as a result of a brain injury. The brain is still very much a mystery to even the most trained medical professionals. Different types of brain injuries can produce different symptoms and adult symptoms can vary from children’s symptoms. In order to get quick treatment to prevent further brain damage‚ though‚ a brain injury must be identified as soon as possible. Types of Brain Injury Symptoms Brain injury symptoms can cause a variety of symptoms. Symptoms differ
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psychological therapy‚ and medication people diagnosed with this disorder have had success in coping with their symptoms. Signs and Symptoms of ADHD There are three main signs or symptoms of ADHD identified as; problems with paying attention‚ being very active‚ and acting before thinking. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2007)‚ found based on these symptoms three types of ADHD have been defined‚ which are: Inattentive type‚ where the person can’t stay focused on an activity;
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deformities if left untreated. Rickets affects primarily infants and children because bone growth occurs during childhood. Rickets can occur for a number of reasons. According to Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z‚ “The term itself is derived from the old English word for “twist‚” or “wrick‚” and throughout history children with rickets could be identified by their bowed legs and knock knees‚ which gave them a twisted appearance” (Kumar & Pania 2004). Rickets can occur because of a nutritional
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Over the years aneurysms have become more and more common than they used to be. An estimated of six million people go on in the world with an uncultured aneurysm. Every 8 out of 100‚000 people will have a ruptured aneurysm‚ and will most likely die from them. Aneurysms are small but very dangerous‚ and are more common in women than in men. They are also hereditary‚ and most people never even have a symptom when they have them until it is too late. It is also possible for the aneurysm to come back
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Depression Depression a serious medical condition in which a person feels very sad‚ hopeless‚ unimportant‚ anger without enthusiasm‚ and often is unable to live in a normal life. Each person is different and will have unique symptoms‚ but here are some of the more common symptoms of depression: >Feeling of sadness and loss: Feeling that life is not worth living or worth the effort to even maintain their appearance or hygiene. They may believe that a negative situation will never change and be pessimistic
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Investigate the types and reasons for abuse of children Sign and symptoms of abuse Physical abuse Physical abuse is where a person is physically hurt or injured purposely by another person with the intention to cause them harm. Physical abuse includes hitting‚ slapping‚ kicking‚ biting‚ head butting‚ drowning‚ burning etc and often occurs in places that are easy to hide under clothing. Physical child abuse is any form of physical injuries inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious
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likely influenced by a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and environmental factors. There may be genetic changes that make certain people more vulnerable to developing anorexia. Anorexia nervosa most commonly affects young women. Symptoms of Anorexia include extreme weight loss‚ thin appearance‚ abnormal blood counts‚ fatigue‚ and hair that thins‚ breaks‚ or falls out. People with Anorexia Nervosa need multiple types of treatment. If their life is in immediate danger they
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