When it was first described‚ the disorder did not have its own category‚ and the term “borderline”‚ initially designated patients‚ who were at the border of two diseases: not sufficiently sick to be considered psychotic‚ yet too disturbed to follow a psychoanalytic treatment for neuroses (Bateman). It was Adolph Stern‚ an American psychoanalyst‚ who coined the term “the border line group” in 1938‚ first described most of the symptoms and suggested possible causes for its development (Gunderson)
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Some Characteristics of ADHD Can Be Adaptive and Accepted in the Classroom A ttention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has received much attention over the past several years in both the scientific literature and the popular press‚ yet confusion still exists with respect to the origin of the disorder‚ factors that trigger or aggravate it‚ the trajectory of symptoms‚ and treatment options‚ particularly for young
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Running head: BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT AND ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITH ADHD Behavior Management and Elementary Students with ADHD Alice Allen‚ Emily Carter‚ Shari Hardy‚ Bobbi Murrell‚ and Amanda Pegues University of Phoenix March 21‚ 2009 Table of Contents Abstract 4 Chapter I: Introduction 5 Problem Statement 5 Purpose 5 Description of Community 5 Description of Work Setting 6 Writer’s Role 8 Chapter II: Study of the Problem 12 Problem Description 12 Problem Documentation 13 Literature
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change in DNA‚ usually caused by an error on pair of duplication. I looked up what mental disorder would be that of Sam’s‚ and it came to be a developmental/cognitive disability. A developmental disability can cause individuals many difficulties in certain areas of life‚ especially in “language‚ mobility‚ learning‚ self-help‚ and independent living”. Undefined developmental disability is a neurotic disorder‚ not allowing the brain to develop and mature. These conditions can not be cured‚ but treatment
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children between the ages of eight and fifteen in the U.S. have attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)‚ but fewer than half of them have been properly diagnosed or are receiving appropriate treatments (Boyles‚ 2007). Sadly‚ children much younger than eight are often incorrectly diagnosed and put on extremely high doses of medication. Without the proper knowledge of what attention deficit disorders entail‚ both parents and professionals could be creating a life time of problems for a child who
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Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder In Adults Oh Look! A Shiny Penny! Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder that affects the way nerves develop and the why individuals process thoughts and control actions. Individuals with ADHD tend to have difficulty maintaining focus and remembering details . ADHD has been thought to be a childhood disorder and that the disorder somehow disappears as a child grows older. Though ADHD is most common in children
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Misdiagnosed In recent years‚ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder has become a very common disorder. As a result‚ people and doctors have raised the question‚ is this disorder being over diagnosed? If you were to ask people this question many would think the answer is yes. People think this is true because of the drug companies “aggressive marketing epidemic”. This epidemic involves drug companies trying to educate people‚ specifically doctors‚ parents
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ADD AND ADHD Causes‚ and Symptoms Health experts say that ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the most common behavioral disorder that starts during childhood. However‚ it does not only affect children it can also affect people of all ages this people can suffer from ADHD. According to psychiatrists they say ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder. An individual with ADHD or ADD finds it much more difficult to focus on something without being distracted. He or she is
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emedicinehealth.com/asthma_in_children/article_em.htm Asthma in Children. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthmainchildren.html Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (2010). Retrieved from http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd.html
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ADHD the “Misused” Disorder There are nearly 11 percent of children that goes to school that have been diagnosed for ADHD according to the 2013 information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This percentage reflects a tremendous increase over the past 10 years and is causing fueled concerns among doctors that ADHD medications are showing a trend of “misuse” in American children. According to studies there are more than an estimated 6 million kids aging in the range of 4 to 17
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