Psychotic and somatoform disorders
... Treat underlying anxiety, depression, insomnia, or pain ▪ Use safe and reasonable medications starting at low dosages ▪ Try to avoid those with extensive physical side effects, lethality, or addiction ▪ Attempt to use medications that target multiple symptoms simultaneously ...
... Treat underlying anxiety, depression, insomnia, or pain ▪ Use safe and reasonable medications starting at low dosages ▪ Try to avoid those with extensive physical side effects, lethality, or addiction ▪ Attempt to use medications that target multiple symptoms simultaneously ...
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... and other behavior, along with other accessory signs like strange, inappropriate or bizarre behavior, impaired cognitive and learning abilities, as well as enhanced abilities in particular areas, periods of mutism, circumscribed interests, facial abnormalities, clumsy and uncoordinated movements, at ...
... and other behavior, along with other accessory signs like strange, inappropriate or bizarre behavior, impaired cognitive and learning abilities, as well as enhanced abilities in particular areas, periods of mutism, circumscribed interests, facial abnormalities, clumsy and uncoordinated movements, at ...
Common Mental Health Diagnoses of Children
... characterized by a cluster of dissociative & anxiety symptoms that occur within a month of a traumatic stressor. It was added to the DSM-IV-TR to distinguish time-limited reactions to trauma from the farther-reaching and longer-lasting PTSD. ASD, like PTSD, begins with exposure to an extremely ...
... characterized by a cluster of dissociative & anxiety symptoms that occur within a month of a traumatic stressor. It was added to the DSM-IV-TR to distinguish time-limited reactions to trauma from the farther-reaching and longer-lasting PTSD. ASD, like PTSD, begins with exposure to an extremely ...
3rd Annual Conference on HIV/AIDS
... Approximately 20% of patients Frequently co-occurs with depression Includes PTSD, general phobias, and panic, OCD More common in those w/ limited social support ...
... Approximately 20% of patients Frequently co-occurs with depression Includes PTSD, general phobias, and panic, OCD More common in those w/ limited social support ...
Psychological problems in childhood & adolescence
... DSM & mental illness as socially constructed-some examples: Historical: mental illness possession by devils, ‘draeoptomania’, illness of the slaves Social: homosexuality a mental disorder until late 1980s Cultural: ‘hallucinations’ may be of spiritual significance Mental illness as a “business” , di ...
... DSM & mental illness as socially constructed-some examples: Historical: mental illness possession by devils, ‘draeoptomania’, illness of the slaves Social: homosexuality a mental disorder until late 1980s Cultural: ‘hallucinations’ may be of spiritual significance Mental illness as a “business” , di ...
phychological disorders
... Brief Psychotic Episode Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder Psychotic Disorder due to....(specific ...
... Brief Psychotic Episode Substance Induced Psychotic Disorder Psychotic Disorder due to....(specific ...
Chapter 18a
... Major disadvantage because this is how young children learn to speak and act in social situations Inability to cope with change ...
... Major disadvantage because this is how young children learn to speak and act in social situations Inability to cope with change ...
Managing “The Why & When”
... The cause of the psychosis indicates the treatment duration: – For psychosis as a symptom of dementia, stabilizing behavior may take as long as 12 weeks and may require treatment for at least several months and up to a year – For Schizophrenia, antipsychotic treatment is lifelong although the dose m ...
... The cause of the psychosis indicates the treatment duration: – For psychosis as a symptom of dementia, stabilizing behavior may take as long as 12 weeks and may require treatment for at least several months and up to a year – For Schizophrenia, antipsychotic treatment is lifelong although the dose m ...
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... _________ of Anxiety Disorders? •We ______ our painful and intolerable ideas, feelings, and thoughts, resulting in anxiety. •Fear ___________ & _____________ Anxiety •________ & Natural Selection causes anxiety for certain objects/ situations •Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and even OCD are li ...
... _________ of Anxiety Disorders? •We ______ our painful and intolerable ideas, feelings, and thoughts, resulting in anxiety. •Fear ___________ & _____________ Anxiety •________ & Natural Selection causes anxiety for certain objects/ situations •Generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and even OCD are li ...
Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders
... spiders, may have contributed to our survival and have an evolutionary basis. Some people are genetically predisposed to fears and high anxiety. Disorders tend to run in families. The biopsychosocial perspective View anxiety as having a biological involvement and learning component, both of ...
... spiders, may have contributed to our survival and have an evolutionary basis. Some people are genetically predisposed to fears and high anxiety. Disorders tend to run in families. The biopsychosocial perspective View anxiety as having a biological involvement and learning component, both of ...
ADHD information
... behaviors that adolescents and adults with ADHD may exhibit, as well as ADHD-related behaviors that children may exhibit.1 Furthermore, adults and adolescents (aged ≥17) are required to present with a minimum of five (rather than six) symptoms, and symptoms should have been present before age 12 (no ...
... behaviors that adolescents and adults with ADHD may exhibit, as well as ADHD-related behaviors that children may exhibit.1 Furthermore, adults and adolescents (aged ≥17) are required to present with a minimum of five (rather than six) symptoms, and symptoms should have been present before age 12 (no ...
Clinical Characteristics
... and cultural differences for the symptoms of mental disorders. An individual may have multiple mental disorders • Ethical Issues: A wrong diagnosis may lead to a social stigma. ...
... and cultural differences for the symptoms of mental disorders. An individual may have multiple mental disorders • Ethical Issues: A wrong diagnosis may lead to a social stigma. ...
Psychological disorders
... • Dysfunction in psychological disorders are assumed to be the product of disruptions of thought, feelings, communication perception and motivation. • Not every dysfunction leads to a disorder, only those that result in significant harm. ...
... • Dysfunction in psychological disorders are assumed to be the product of disruptions of thought, feelings, communication perception and motivation. • Not every dysfunction leads to a disorder, only those that result in significant harm. ...
Date - Psychology
... d. personal discomfort e. effect without an apparent cause 45. In Pavlov's lab, when an excitable dog was made neurotic: a. he attacked the researcher b. he gave increased response to all stimuli* c. he responded to only negative stimuli ...
... d. personal discomfort e. effect without an apparent cause 45. In Pavlov's lab, when an excitable dog was made neurotic: a. he attacked the researcher b. he gave increased response to all stimuli* c. he responded to only negative stimuli ...
The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America
... Mental Disorders in America Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1 When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential populat ...
... Mental Disorders in America Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.1 When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential populat ...
*To sleep, perchance to dream** -
... • Hallucinations: false perception (usually auditory, but can be visual or tactile) • Inappropriate emotions or behavior: laughter or crying, no emotion, word salad, waxy inflexibility • 4 types: paranoid, catatonic, disorganized, undifferentiated (other) ...
... • Hallucinations: false perception (usually auditory, but can be visual or tactile) • Inappropriate emotions or behavior: laughter or crying, no emotion, word salad, waxy inflexibility • 4 types: paranoid, catatonic, disorganized, undifferentiated (other) ...
Position Statement 55 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in
... ADHD is a significant family and community issue, as it is associated with higher rates of behavioural and conduct problems, accidents and injuries, school and learning difficulties, alcohol and drug abuse and family conflict. As many as two-thirds of clinically referred children with ADHD in US stu ...
... ADHD is a significant family and community issue, as it is associated with higher rates of behavioural and conduct problems, accidents and injuries, school and learning difficulties, alcohol and drug abuse and family conflict. As many as two-thirds of clinically referred children with ADHD in US stu ...
Psychological Disorders
... • Used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder. • Rare & controversial disorder where the person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. • Number of cases increased dramatically during the 1980’s (popular book “Sybil”). • Claims of child sexual abuse. ...
... • Used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder. • Rare & controversial disorder where the person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. • Number of cases increased dramatically during the 1980’s (popular book “Sybil”). • Claims of child sexual abuse. ...
conversion disorder
... disorder can be considered the way someone copes, or as a psychological expression of the event. Depression and other psychological disorders are commonly seen in patients with conversion disorder. ...
... disorder can be considered the way someone copes, or as a psychological expression of the event. Depression and other psychological disorders are commonly seen in patients with conversion disorder. ...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
... Specific personality disorders are diagnosed based on DSM-IV-TR criteria. The general criteria in DSM-IV-TR emphasize the need to consider whether other mental or physical disorders (eg, depression, substance abuse, hyperthyroidism) can account for the patient's patterns of behavior. Patients' e ...
... Specific personality disorders are diagnosed based on DSM-IV-TR criteria. The general criteria in DSM-IV-TR emphasize the need to consider whether other mental or physical disorders (eg, depression, substance abuse, hyperthyroidism) can account for the patient's patterns of behavior. Patients' e ...
Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development. Although not required for diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar or odd) use of language are frequently reported. The diagnosis of Asperger's was eliminated in the 2013 fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and replaced by a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder on a severity scale.The syndrome is named after the Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger who, in 1944, studied and described children in his practice who lacked nonverbal communication skills, demonstrated limited empathy with their peers, and were physically clumsy. The modern conception of Asperger syndrome came into existence in 1981 and went through a period of popularization, becoming standardized as a diagnosis in the early 1990s. Many questions and controversies remain about aspects of the disorder. There is doubt about whether it is distinct from high-functioning autism (HFA); partly because of this, its prevalence is not firmly established.The exact cause of Asperger's is unknown. Although research suggests the likelihood of a genetic basis, there is no known genetic cause, and brain imaging techniques have not identified a clear common pathology. There is no single treatment, and the effectiveness of particular interventions is supported by only limited data. Intervention is aimed at improving symptoms and function. The mainstay of management is behavioral therapy, focusing on specific deficits to address poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness. Most children improve as they mature to adulthood, but social and communication difficulties may persist. Some researchers and people with Asperger's have advocated a shift in attitudes toward the view that it is a difference, rather than a disease that must be treated or cured. Globally Asperger's is estimated to affect 31 million people as of 2013.