COMMUNICATION DISORDERS What is Communication Disorder? • a speech‚ language and hearing disorder which refers to problems in communication and in related areas such as oral motor function. • The symptoms vary depending on the particular type of communication disorder‚ but they generally center around problems communicating. • Children with communication disorders have deficits in their ability to exchange information with others. COMMUNICATION • a multidimensional dynamic process that
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PERSONALITY Personality is the particular combination of emotional‚ attitudinal‚ and behavioral response patterns of an individual. Some ideas in the psychological and scientific study of personality include: Personality changes Personality development‚ the concept that personality is affected by various sources Personality disorder Personality genetics‚ a scientific field that examines the relation between personality and genetics Personality pathology‚ characterized by adaptive inflexibility
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Psychology Theories of Personality 7th Edition Feist−Feist =>? McGraw-Hill McGraw−Hill Primis ISBN−10: 0−39−043533−3 ISBN−13: 978−0−39−043533−0 Text: Theories of Personality‚ Seventh Edition Feist−Feist This book was printed on recycled paper. Psychology http://www.primisonline.com Copyright ©2008 by The McGraw−Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976‚ no part of
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Psychological Disorders’ Presentation “Psychological disorders are behaviors or mental processes that are connected with various kinds of distress or impaired functioning (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005).” Many people battle different kinds of disorders ranging from anxiety‚ dissociative‚ somatoform‚ moodiness‚ schizophrenia‚ personality‚ and many other disorders (Nevid & Rathus‚ 2005). Some are so mild that people do not recognize when they have it‚ and some are so severe that they become a
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Dissociative Disorders What are dissociative disorders? A dissociative disorder is the breakdown of one’s perception of his/her surroundings‚ memory‚ identity‚ or consciousness. There are four main kinds of dissociative disorders: 1. Dissociative amnesia 2. Dissociative fugue 3. Dissociative identity disorder (previously called multiple personality disorder) 4. Depersonalization disorder What are the main characteristics of each dissociative disorder? Dissociative amnesia: A
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Mood Disorders (ICD-10 F30/39 DSM-5): A disorder where there is a disturbance in the persons mood i.e. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) also known as clinical depression and moods that swing between ‘feeling high’ or ‘feeling low’ which can be categorised as Bipolar Depression. The onset of such ‘mood swings’ can be very rapid. Personality Disorders (ICD-10 F60 DSM-5): A disorder whereby the person will exhibit behaviour that will differ from the expected norms. This disorder can present itself in
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Personality Reflection Personality‚ everyone has one. Some personalities are fun some are outgoing‚ and some people you may not think they have a personality. What is a personality? Define a personality. Each and every person has different personality features. Some personality features stand out more than others. There are different terms that describe personalities that make you different as a person. Some personalities are consistent and some may change depending on the situation you are in
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Personality Essay Tonya is a girl who demonstrates personality traits at parties with her friends that are very different from those she exhibits when she participates in class activities. One who does not know much about personality and the person-situation controversy may wonder why Tonya’s personality traits are different. Using my knowledge of both the person-situation controversy and reciprocal determinism‚ I will attempt to explain why Tonya’s behavior in these different situations is
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) At some point during their lifetimes‚ some people are bound to suffer from a psychological disorder. They may be afflicted with schizophrenia‚ borderline personality disorder‚ major depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder‚ or post-traumatic stress disorder. However‚ one anxiety disorder interests me personally‚ which locks the individuals that suffer from it into a perpetual cycle of continuous thoughts and behaviors. This disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ which is
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Girl by Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”‚ is a short story by the renowned Jamaica Kincaid; a Caribbean author and poet. The story depicts the instructions of how young girls should conduct themselves in public. Young girl’s duties involve responsibilities such as cleaning‚ cooking as well as societal social behaviors. Kincaid instructs young girls “don’t sing benna on Sundays at all and never in Sunday school”. Kincaid also gives clear knowledge to the young girls that are not responsible for learning
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