Childhood Disorders • Behavior disorders o Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) o Conduct Disorder o Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Separation/anxiety disorder • Elimination disorders o Enuresis o Encopresis • Disorders in cognitive‚ motor‚ and communication skills o Learning disorders Reading disorder (dyslexia) • Deficits in ability to read Mathematics disorder • Deficits in mathematics skills Disorder of written expression • Deficits in the ability to write
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Psychological Disorder Paper Psy/450 University of Phoenix Amanda Kettinger 3 July 2010 Psychological Disorder Many mental disorders vary from person to person and in its on severity. All disorders have both a physical and psychological components. Abnormal behavior is difficult to define. Behavior may also be evaluated by whether it conforms to social rules and cultural norms‚ an approach that avoids reproachful nonconformists as irregular for behavior that‚ although strange‚ may
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contradictionary theories from which they emerge. Fundamentally then‚ a thesis is always followed by an antithesis‚ and at best‚ a synthesis of the thesis and the antithesis would result in the best theory of a phenomenon (Sternberg‚ 2003). Dissociative identity disorder (DID)‚ formerly known as multiple personality disorder‚ is a dramatic condition in which two or more relatively independent personalities appear to exist in one person (Sue‚ Sue & Sue‚ 2003). Because of the complexity of the disorder‚ many theories
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Bipolar Disorder Heather McLean HCA/240 Maryam Pirnazar 4/14/2013 Introduction Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder it can cause shifts in moods‚ activity level‚ energy‚ and also the ability to due day-to-day tasks. It is also commonly known as manic- depressive illness. This disorder is one of the oldest illnesses that is known. It is one of the first noticed that goes as far back and the second century. The first person that recognized the some of the symptoms
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i. Introduction Social Anxiety is a worldwide disorder that can affect anyone‚ no matter what ethnicity or gender they are. Social anxiety is an intense fear of social situations‚ especially when you are being judged or watched by others. Such as presentations‚ being the center of attention‚ public speaking‚ making phone calls or eating and drinking in front of others. I chose to study this topic because I find it interesting how certain social situations can cause fear in people. Also‚ I show some
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of an American Sniper American sniper is about Chris Kyle‚ a man who is motivated to join the armed forces after the events of nine- eleven. He feels he owes it to his country to do something after it is attacked‚ so he enrolls in the navy. While in training it is discover that he is a very accurate shooter and he becomes a navy seal. Before being deployed he meets Taya‚ who eventually becomes his wife. While doing tours in Afghanistan Chris and Taya start a family
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Project- Marla’s Disorder Due-Sunday Dysthymia Disorder Marla is a 42-year-old Hispanic female who comes to the mental health clinic complaining of having trouble sleeping‚ feeling "jumpy all of the time‚" and experiencing an inability to concentrate. These symptoms are causing problems for her at work‚ where she is an accountant. Before I could tell Marla’s that she may be suffering from Dysthymic Disorder I would need to really take a look in her life and understand her symptoms. What she is describing
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Bipolar Disorder: Two Personalities‚ One Body Jordann Watts West Georgia Technical School Abstract Bipolar Disorder is a mental illness. It affects the mood of a person causing them to be incredibly happy or incredibly depressed. There are three types of Bipolar Disorders: Bipolar I Disorder‚ Bipolar II Disorder‚ and Cyclothymic Disorder. Bipolar I Disorder can make a person feel happy and extremely energetic. Bipolar II Disorder does the opposite. It can make a person
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Altered states of consciousness 1- Sleeping: Sleeping is defined as: Altered state of consciousness meaning losing awareness‚ unresponsiveness to the surrounding environment. Normal people spend one third of their life-time sleeping. Sleeping has many functions such as: improving mental health and maintaining the body in its healthy state and avoid the damage of tissues. Sleeping Hours: Age and condition | Sleep Needs | Newborns
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processes that influence when and what we eat. * However‚ as in many aspects of human behaviour‚ the effects of these physiological processes are mediated by psychological and social ones. * Many different things motivate us in: - what we choose to eat. -when we eat. - how much we eat including convenience‚ -what it looks like - health concern - ethics. * In other words‚ our attitudes. EXPECTANCY THEORY; * Expectancy theory explains how decisions may be made in different
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