ADHD Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has become a relatively common diagnosis. Most young people know someone with the diagnosis, if they have not themselves been diagnosed. The article "More Diagnoses of A.D.H.D. Causing Concern," p Continue Reading...
The first group will receive a placebo. The second group will receive a spiritual chakra treatment designed to correct electrochemical imbalances within the body. The third group will receive medication to treat psychosis. The specific medication do Continue Reading...
CT/ERP for OCD: Case Study OCD & Cognitive Therapy (CT)/Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that is often comorbid with other anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia, panic diso Continue Reading...
This diagnosis will help put the patient on the right path to proper treatment. Given that some individuals with OCD also can benefit from treatment with drugs (including a number of anti-depressants), physicians can often be an important part of th Continue Reading...
, 2007). Substance abuse is a serious problem and is linked most often to individuals with personality disorders, which are named in the next section. Personality Disorders. Personality disorders, as defined in Kring et al., are a "heterogeneous gro Continue Reading...
These conditions include maternal anemia, maternal diabetes, and maternal high blood pressure during pregnancy, which increase the risk of anorexia in the child. After-birth complications in the newborn infant such as heart problems, low response to Continue Reading...
A lack of consistency in punishment may lead the child to believe that punishment is random and it may become unclear which behaviors are acceptable or unacceptable. A childhood of abuse and neglect are a key contributing factor in many cases. Every Continue Reading...
Scientists thus call this tendency a "genetic vulnerability" to inherit depression (Read 2007:1) Biologically, bipolarity is not caused by brain damage although there is mounting evidence that the brains of bipolar patients look different from thos Continue Reading...
The resulting anxiety then is managed by training children to use strategies that help them work with their anxiety in a more effective and less disruptive way. Anxiety management techniques may include relaxation training, distraction, or imagery. Continue Reading...
Dissociative Identity Disorder is also referred to as multiple personality disorder, in which an individual's identity dissociates, or fragments, creating additional identities that exist independently of each other within the individual (Gale 2001). Continue Reading...
Eating disorder, according to the National Association of Anorexia and Associated Disorders (ANAD) is "an unhealthy relationship with food and weight that interferes with many areas of a person's life" (ANAD). The topic of eating disorders has gained Continue Reading...
Additionally, the author concluded that other noninvasive treatments could be used, and those treatments may be better for treating the psychological aspects of female sexual pain disorders. Supported psychotherapy and biofeedback were two of the su Continue Reading...
Treatment of Psychological Disorders The patient is a 46-year-old man who is experiencing difficulties at work to which he attributes the symptoms he is experiencing. Presenting symptoms include feelings of depression, difficulty sleeping, loss of Continue Reading...
In young children the anxiety reaction may be associated with extreme agitated and/or disorganized behavior, while in adults the individual may actually experience "black out" symptoms and act upon his or her internal anxiety cues. As with many diso Continue Reading...
Seriously, a reader cannot be certain that RAD is the key problem with T, who has had prenatal exposure to alcohol, marijuana and cocaine and has experienced "abuse and neglect" (Lyon p. 644). The article brings in the possibility that FASD or PTSD Continue Reading...
Tips for Teaching or Working with a Child that has Childhood Apraxia of Speech According to Gretz (2005), research into effective methods for providing treatment to children with Apraxia is inadequate but in the professional literature a variety o Continue Reading...
While Dr. Asperger called the condition "autistic psychopathy" and described it as a personality disorder primarily marked by social isolation, today Asperger's Syndrome is identified as a brain, communication, or neurological disorder like autism, Continue Reading...
What is even more disturbing is the images of beauty we see of television that are given wide acceptance and are presented as world's idea of a beautiful woman are getting thinner consistently. For example, beauty pageant participants are always thi Continue Reading...
Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder. Language and communication skills are deeply affected by autism; therefore it is difficult for those with autism to interact in social situations. There is a spectrum of disabilities related to autism, someti Continue Reading...
It also suggests issues Norman has in coming to terms with his own sexuality that, quite thankfully, do not apply to me personally. Conclusion There can be little doubt of Norman Bates' diagnosis with a dissociative identity disorder; the behavior Continue Reading...
The review assesses the book's strong points, and gives good information on personality disorder, but does not point out any weaknesses, which makes it seem a bit biased. In addition, the review does not include the reviewer's qualifications for wri Continue Reading...
Mental Disorder Suicide- Mental Disorder Beginning with a historical analysis of suicide, the psychopathology of suicide is analyzed. Empirical findings are also presented to address probable causes of suicide. This paper addresses the psychopathol Continue Reading...
The established pattern of emotional or behavioral responses must adversely affect educational or developmental performance, including intrapersonal, academic, vocational, or social skills; be significantly different from appropriate age, cultural, Continue Reading...
Supervisor Name] Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Following an unusual and an unexpected event, that is stressful, such as being diagnosed with cancer, one may develop characteristic symptoms that may differ slightly from person to person. Thi Continue Reading...
Finally, the follow up original research project for this topic would be a comparison of anger between males and females. Which gender is angrier in general, and which gender copes better with anger. This project would help create a deeper understa Continue Reading...
Problem Statement According to the National Institute of Mental Health (2019), more than 30% of adolescents have an anxiety disorder, 8.3% of which can be classified as “severe” with corresponding impairments in social or academic functio Continue Reading...
Comparison of pathophysiology of CVI and DVT The pathogenesis of CVI is not completely understood; however, it's based on both venous reflux and obstruction; or an amalgamation of the two. Though venous reflux is actually based on a number of mec Continue Reading...
Integrative Approach to Psychotherapy Social Anxiety Disorder Case Example The film Elling presents a story of Elling, the seventh in a family of nine musically-talented children, who is only six when his and his brothers' musical talents are disc Continue Reading...
However, an ADHD diagnose is particularly harmful because it prevents parents from looking for other solutions to the situation. The shock they experience when hearing the news makes them less determined to hear other diagnostics, given that they co Continue Reading...
The moral of the article's story is that teachers of autistic children with limited spoken languages may indeed need more training to get the most out of their students. Still on the subject of therapy for autistic children, another article in the Continue Reading...
e., respect) to the teacher. Conclusion First, it would seem that the karate training in the Palermo article is a terrific idea especially when dealing with young boys, who have a lot of energy and usually respond well to athletic activities. Tight Continue Reading...
Pernicious Anemia Many people hate to go to the doctor's office -- especially when they know that they will be receiving an injection. However, I, along with millions of people the world over, consider ourselves very lucky to do just that, each and Continue Reading...
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder in which a person refuses to maintain a healthy weight for his or her age and height. It is a self-imposed starvation resulting from a distorted body image. According to The Journal of American Medical Associati Continue Reading...
Behavioral Disorders Education Author's note with contact information and further details on collegiate affiliation, etc. Article Summary on Behavioral Disorders In the article, "The Impact of Targeted Classroom Interventions and Function-Based Continue Reading...
Eating Disorder Group Sessions Group Session 1 Obesity: Hello, My name is Nancy and I am a counselor and a registered dietitian and I specialize in working with people who are seeking help for eating disorders. First when we talk about why people e Continue Reading...
Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Order ID: A2018177 User Name: sabina1325 Introduction Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological problem that affects children. As children grow some of them grow out of this beh Continue Reading...
Methods for evaluating and monitoring the effectiveness of peer-assisted learning programs are discussed as well, followed by a summary of the literature review. Background and Overview. The growing body of scholarly evidence concerning peer tutor Continue Reading...
Discovery This neurological disorder or disease discovered and first described in 1966 by an Austrian physician, Dr. Andreas Rett A paper published on the disorder in an English medical journal in 1983 by Dr. Bengst Hagberg and associates. Global a Continue Reading...
Sexual Disorders According to Croucher (2003), there are five layers in the erotic life of human beings. The first of these is sexual identity. This is the physical differentiation between male and female, which is fixed by the end of the first trim Continue Reading...
