Sensory Integration Disorder; A disorder that my brother goes through each and every day. Sensory integration disorder is medically called Sensory Processing Disorder but it was introduced to me as Sensory Integration or SID. According to the website SPDFoundation.net‚ sensory integration is a term that refers to the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. Researchers tell that Sensory Integration Disorder starts before birth
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“A MINI PROJECT REPORT” OF PAPER-8 “Psychotherapy for Mental Disorders” ON TOPIC: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the Degree of Masters in Psychotherapy By: Ms. Roshni Sondhi Roll No.: IIH/048/PG/PTH/2009J Second Year THE GLOBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY NAGALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page 1 Table of contents 2 Introduction 4 Features of obsessions and compulsions 5 The psychodynamic perspective 8 The behavioural
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Dissociative Identity Disorder‚ which was previously known as multiple personality disorder‚ before its name was changed‚ is known to be the presence of two or more distinct identities or dissociative states. It may be within the person’s responsive awareness‚ and at least two of the persons alter states can repeatedly have control over the person’s life. The involuntary escape from reality that the person has is described by a disconnection between the persons thoughts‚ identity‚ consciousness and
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and Less Common Psychological Disorders Many people often confuse normal and abnormal psychology because a lot of people know only about the abnormal behaviors. Everyone has psychology whether it is normal or abnormal. The abnormal form of psychology consists of disturbances‚ disorders‚ and destructive behaviors. There are several common psychological disorders‚ much more than the less common. One of the top common mental illnesses is Anxiety Disorders. These disorders are those that individuals respond
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Clinical Depression. Clinical Depression‚ also called Major Depressive Disorder‚ is a serious‚ severe psychological disorder that affects the everyday lives of many individuals. It is actually quite common as “at least 10% of people in the U.S. will experience Major Depressive Disorder at some point in their lives. Two times as many women as men experience Major Depression.” (Levinson & Nichols‚ 2013) Major Depressive Disorder has many different causes; it is different for every person. But two
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situation is no longer seen as an addiction but as a serious mental health issue. People these days spend majority of their time online by surfing Facebook in their virtual community. Psychologists describe this scenario as ‘Facebook Addiction Disorder’ (FAD). This disorder is seen as an addiction because the individual who is said to be addicted to Facebook actually confronts similar criteria as other addictive activities. One is said to be having FAD due to the increase in time spent on Facebook. Besides
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having a language barrier. There are many people who have "an impairment in the ability to receive‚ send‚ process‚ and comprehend concepts or verbal‚ nonverbal and graphic symbols systems." This difficulty in communication is known as a communication disorder. More specifically‚ a person who has "a communication disorder‚ such as stuttering‚ impaired articulation‚ or a voice impairment that adversely affects a child’s educational performance" is someone who has a speech impairment. There are three
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Seasonal Affective Disorder Seasonal Affective Disorder‚ or SAD‚ is a common problem of people living in northern United States. People who are affected by this disorder commonly suffer from depression‚ lethargy‚ inability to concentrate‚ overeating and weight gain. People from the north tend to suffer more from this disorder because of the shortened days. It appears‚ that due to the deficiency of sunlight some people suffer from these symptoms. The shortened days have a hormonal effect on
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A Research on Reactive Attachment Disorder of Early Childhood Yolanda Ashton Liberty University Abstract This paper explores the psychological disorder known as Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). It will investigate how a child diagnosed with RAD will have an inefficient connection with his or her caregiver during an early age. RAD is considered a serious disorder which affects infant and young children who have difficulties
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of their spouses. While depression brought about by the death of a loved one is excluded as being a depressive episode by most psychologists‚ Clayton found that 45% of his subjects fit the criteria for diagnosis of depression. In reaction to the loss‚ Freud believed the depressive then develops feelings of self hatred‚ and begins to blame themselves for the loss. Freud also believed feelings of self hatred develop from the depressive’s thoughts about unresolved conflicts which have often been
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