Procedures Involving Learning Plans and Learning Disorder Assessment Learning disability is a certain mental disorder that can be found in both children and in adults. The problem in kids are suspected when they struggle to learn the lessons taught in school and find very difficult to understand or remember them‚ which their classmates can do easily. Even an adult may develop this problem and find very tough to manage their educational‚ financial and career-related matters‚ which may not seem to
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Tic Disorders Have you ever noticed someone that seemed to have uncontrollable movements or random outbursts of noises or words? These symptoms can be the cause of a motor or vocal tic disorder. According to the Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders‚ Tic disorders are characterized by the persistent presence of tics‚ which are abrupt‚ repetitive involuntary movements and sounds that have been described as caricatures of normal physical acts. The best known of these disorders is Tourette’s disorder‚ or
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Mariah Allen University Success Due Date: 9-30-12 Courtney McGinnis Teen Eating Disorders The teenage community today is based on the views and opinions of society. Though this may seem harmless on the outside‚ these opinions have become the poison apple of today’s culture‚ tearing teenagers lives apart. Specifically‚ teenagers are falling to eating disorders due to the pictures and habits in the everyday community. Large billboards of flawless models‚ magazines with dieting tips and get-skinny
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According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the experience of obsessions and/or compulsion. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ urges or impulses that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted. This obsessions generally cause the feelings of anxiety. As a result patient applies compulsions‚ repetitive behaviors or mental acts‚ to neutralize the anxiety
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Borderline Personality Disorder What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness characterized by a repetitive pattern of disorganization and irresolution in self-conception‚ interpersonal relationships‚ mood‚ and demeanor. The instability associated with this disorder is often disruptive to the individual ’s personal and professional life‚ long term goals‚ and self identity. Webster ’s New World Medical Dictionary states‚ "Distortions in cognition
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Biopsychological Disorders Bonnie Montgomery Analyzing Biopsychological Disorders Part A Biopsychology is a biological approach to psychology. Historically‚ researchers believed that neuropsychological disorders were of the brain‚ and psychological disorders were of the mind. Now‚ psychologists understand that these distinctions do not exist. Biological approaches to psychological disorders direct psychologists to consider the active cause and effective treatments of major psychological disorders. These
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Jordan Patane Per. 2 Feb 4th Antisocial Personality Disorder The novel “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote‚ is a nonfiction piece that pursues the Clutter family homicide in Holcomb Kansas‚ while examining and expressing the thoughts of the two murderers. One of the killers Perry Smith is described to have Antisocial Personality Disorder. Capote clearly expresses Perry’s (APD) symptoms‚ such as self appraisal‚ as well as lack of coping mechanisms‚ and impulsivity‚ characterized by his distraught childhood
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over the amount of food they consume. They are the people who suffer from the binge-eating disorder. (Fairburn‚ 1995) What is Binge-Eating Disorder? Binge-eating disorder is a common illness that faced by many today‚ particularly those in western countries such as the United States (U.S) and United Kingdom (Fairburn‚ 1995). In U.S alone‚ four million out of the general population suffers from this eating disorder. This number is far greater than the number of people suffering from either anorexia nervosa
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder A disorder of impulse control characterized by several episodes in which aggressive impulses are released and expressed in serious assault or destruction of property although no such impulsiveness or aggressiveness is shown between episodes. Intermittent explosive disorder is explosive eruptions which often results in verbal assaults‚ injuries‚ or destruction of property. Some symptoms include irritability‚ rage‚ increased energy‚ and racing thoughts‚ there is
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Alcohol use disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders worldwide and rank high as a cause of disability burden in most regions of the world. (Grant et al.‚ 2006)The following paper discusses the recent research findings and essential features based on the content of diagnosis‚ assessment and treatment. Diagnosis The DSM-IV-TR classifies drug disorders into substance use disorders (substance dependence and abuse) and substance-induced disorders (substance intoxication‚ substance withdrawal
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