Neurodevelopmental disorders such as epilepsy‚ autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability are the common ailments in pediatric population. Most of these neurodevelopmental disorders concurs together. Genetic etiologies contributes to their occurrence in large extent. The genetic etiologies can be identified through multiple cytogenetic tests including microarrays and next-generation sequencing (NGS) which can reveal chromosomal aberrations such as copy number variations. Currently‚ the
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Axia College Material Appendix D Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders Respond to the following: 1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders. • Re-experiencing traumatic events; recurring nightmares‚ dreams‚ or memories connected to a traumatic event. • Avoidance towards activities that bring memories of the traumatic event. • Lack of responsiveness
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Skin Disorders I chose my topic because I have a skin condition‚ and I thought it might be a good idea to research different skin disorders. I have eczema on my foot and it was a very irritable skin disorder to go through. But thanks to the miracle of modern day medicine‚ all I’m left with is a scar and it is barely noticeable. Since that’s my skin disorder I will begin with eczema and work my way down to pressure sores. Eczema is a term used to describe itchy‚ red inflammation of the skin with
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Skin Disorder: Vitiligo Vitiligo is a skin condition whose exact cause is unknown. In vitiligo‚ patches of skin lose their pigmentation when the pigment producing cells‚ the ’melanocytes’ are attacked and destroyed. It may affect the skin‚ mucous membranes‚ eyes‚ inner ear or hairs leaving white patches. The usual type of vitiligo is called ’Vitiligo Vulgaris’ (means: common vitiligo). Variant types include linear‚ segmental‚ trichrome and inflammatory vitiligo. This disease affects an estimated
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Psychological Disorder Analysis Psychological Disorder Analysis This psychological analysis is about Maria a 42 year old Hispanic female who comes into the mental health clinic complaining of feeling jumpy all of the time‚ she has trouble sleeping and is enable to concentrate on her work as an accountant. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work. There can be many causes for her symptoms but to get to the root of her issue a clinical assessment‚ diagnoses‚ and proper treatment for
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A psychological disorder is defined as a disorder of the mind involving thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and emotions that cause either self or others significant distress. Significant distress can mean the person is unable to function‚ meet personal needs on their own‚ or are a danger to themselves or others.( Brogaard ). There are a number of ways in which psychological disorders can be treated‚ they treatments range from insight‚ behavior‚ cognitive‚ group and biological therapies. Within my case study‚
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Sexual and Gender Identity‚ Personality‚ and Eating Disorders Case Analysis Introduction Abnormal disorders diagnosed in the DSM-IV-TR‚ a multi-axial diagnostic tool‚ used by clinicians‚ psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ and medical professionals for the classification of mental disorders (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008). Axis I and Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR covers classifications of mental disorders that include unwelcome types of distress and impairment‚ that constitutes mental
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Nikki Sajudin Thalassemia Disorders At age eleven‚ I remember my doctor announcing that I had B thalassemia trait minor and I was a carrier. It did not strike me as hard as it did when I found out that a friend’s aunt has recently passed away from being defeated by B Thalassemia Major. In the years to come‚ I understood that the only way I could make sure I had happy healthy children‚ was to dive into genetic counseling with whoever was to become my husband. When the time came I was over
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The top three criteria for determining psychological disorders are deviance‚ maladaptive behavior‚ and personal distress. How one defines normal depends on the society one lives in. Although every Culture has ideals of what they consider normal behavior‚ these ideals vary from one Culture to another . When someone deviates from their respective cultures ideal of normal ‚ They may be labeled mentally ill. The book gives the example of transvestic fetishism‚ where A man
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compulsive hoarding seems to be a severe mental health disorder‚ it is currently not categorized as a psychiatric disorder and not listed in the DSM-IV. In the DSM-IV however‚ one of the 8 criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is ‘the inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value’. There is currently a proposed revision for Hoarding in the DSM-V‚ with a push to include it as its own disorder; this includes an argument of whether or not it
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