DSM-IV-(TR) : Autism Spectrum Disorders Type 299.0 Autistic Disorder Type 298.0 Asperger’s Syndrome Type 298.0 Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified Abstract Autism is a complex developmental disability that causes problems with social interaction and communication. Symptoms usually start before age three and can cause delays or problems in many different skills that develop from infancy to adulthood. Disorders included in the Autism Spectrum are Autistic Disorder‚ Asperger’s Syndrome
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Major Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder‚ also referred to commonly as depression‚ is a brain disorder that causes both physical and psychological symptoms in the patients of whom it effects. Depression is very common‚ but the symptoms can be extremely severe and potentially deadly if left ignored or untreated for any significant period of time. The cause of depression can be a combination of genetic‚ environmental‚ and psychological factors. Depression is a chronic disorder and can affect
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personality * Wundt- experiment: measure the time lag between people’s hearing a ball hit a platform and their pressing a telegraph key; Wundt was seeking to measure “atoms of the mind” (the fastest and simplest mental processes) * First psych lab in Germany at University of Leipzig * Structuralism and fundamentalism- two earliest schools of psychology * Edward Titchener- aimed to discover the mind’s structure * Introspection- looking inward; training them to report elements
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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: WHO IS AFFECTED AND HOW TO TREAT IT? Abstract Sometimes we think we know ourselves better than anybody else. But haven’t you asked yourself why you’re acting the way you act and you can’t even figure the answer out? This tells us that we don’t truly know ourselves because there are still questions unanswered. Try to imagine how our behavior changes to the point that we are no longer in control of it. We experience strange behavior once in our life but is
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worthwhile activities or simply doing some relaxation techniques. On the other hand‚ a person with obsessive compulsive personality disorder deals anxiety in another way. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which a person experiences recurrent‚ unwanted thoughts (obsession) and manifests repetitive behaviors (compulsion). People with this kind of disorder are usually preoccupied with orderliness‚ perfectionism and control. They have constricted emotions or are having pent up emotions
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Sleep Disorders Sleeping is a state when our body relaxes the most‚ all the motor activity and senses are suspended when we are asleep. Although when sleeping we look inactive‚ some functions of our brain and body are actually more active when we are asleep. During sleep there is a lot going on in your body and that is why sleeping is as important to your health as eating healthy and exercising. There are several reactions caused by lack of sleeping time‚ such as insomnia‚ chronic insomnia‚ and
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Stressor-related Disorders Whitney Wiley Liberty University ABSTRACT Trauma- and stressor-related disorders look into the psychological distress that comes after an event that is a very stressful or traumatic event. There are many different disorders within this spectrum that include: reactive attachment disorder‚ disinhibited social engagement disorder‚ posttraumatic stress disorder‚ acute stress disorder‚ and adjustment disorder. This study focuses on the disorders falling in the category
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Kristin Parramore-Eaker Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: clinical psychology application of treatments and approaches. October‚ 20‚ 2013 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has a cognitive-behavioral component that includes a distortion of an individual’s environment. OCD has similar components to many anxiety disorders. Anxiety is a result of a disrupted and dysfunctional thought patterns. Anxiety produces adverse reactions affecting the nervous system and an overload of stimulation. Research
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Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms By Keanne Louise S. Ariola English 1‚ RTA Professor October 11‚ 2013 Types of Anxiety Disorders and its Symptoms People get anxious in their everyday life just by worrying what to eat‚ how to earn money‚ how to finish a work before its deadline‚ how to pass their job interview‚ etc. Anxiety is among the second most common psychiatric disorders among children‚ adolescents and adults. Anxiety disorders are
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Teenage Eating Disorders Teenage eating disorders are common especially among adolescent girls as opposed to boys. At this age girls are vulnerable especially to their peers. Eating disorders are a reflection of adolescent egocentrism. Teens have imaginary audiences that they must meet up with the standards. In this case it is girls staying thin because they think that everyone around them is going to notice the 2 pounds they gained over Thanksgiving weekend‚ when in reality her peers don’t
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