Mood Disorders
... Overview and Defining Features More chronic version of bipolar disorder Manic and major depressive episodes are less severe Manic or depressive mood states persist for long periods Pattern must last for at least 2 years (1 year for children and adolescents) Facts and Statistics Average ...
... Overview and Defining Features More chronic version of bipolar disorder Manic and major depressive episodes are less severe Manic or depressive mood states persist for long periods Pattern must last for at least 2 years (1 year for children and adolescents) Facts and Statistics Average ...
dissociation - Info
... pathological. This view has been recently challenged. Analyses of questionnaires indexing dissociation have shown that certain types of dissociative experiences form a qualitatively different collection of symptoms unrelated to other everyday dissociative-like experiences (Waller, et al., 1996). Acc ...
... pathological. This view has been recently challenged. Analyses of questionnaires indexing dissociation have shown that certain types of dissociative experiences form a qualitatively different collection of symptoms unrelated to other everyday dissociative-like experiences (Waller, et al., 1996). Acc ...
Evidence and implications for early intervention in bipolar disorder
... hypersomnia or increased daytime napping, other ‘‘atypical’’ depressive symptoms such as ‘‘leaden paralysis’’ and hyperphagia, psychotic features including pathological guilt, psychomotor slowing, ‘‘flatness’’ of mood, an abrupt onset or offset of episodes, postpartum onset, a prodrome of cyclothymi ...
... hypersomnia or increased daytime napping, other ‘‘atypical’’ depressive symptoms such as ‘‘leaden paralysis’’ and hyperphagia, psychotic features including pathological guilt, psychomotor slowing, ‘‘flatness’’ of mood, an abrupt onset or offset of episodes, postpartum onset, a prodrome of cyclothymi ...
Dissociative Disorders
... Dissociative disorders are almost always (but not exclusively) associated with multiple severe traumas from a trusted person or organization that take place over time and result in the experience of victimization of another’s indifference. Like other children, children who are exposed to multiple tr ...
... Dissociative disorders are almost always (but not exclusively) associated with multiple severe traumas from a trusted person or organization that take place over time and result in the experience of victimization of another’s indifference. Like other children, children who are exposed to multiple tr ...
A One-Day ACT Intervention for Problematic Eating Behaviors and
... students completed a number of measures related to eating pathology and ACT-related processes Key findings: Lack of acceptance of internal experiences was correlated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction, two features of eating disorders. Individuals who were less tolerant of their in ...
... students completed a number of measures related to eating pathology and ACT-related processes Key findings: Lack of acceptance of internal experiences was correlated with drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction, two features of eating disorders. Individuals who were less tolerant of their in ...
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome
... disorder, but requires additional impairments in communication (Box 3). Delay or impairment in social interaction, communication or behaviour must arise before age 3 years. In DSM–IV, if both autism and Asperger disorder diagnoses can be made, the autism diagnosis takes precedence. Unlike Asperger d ...
... disorder, but requires additional impairments in communication (Box 3). Delay or impairment in social interaction, communication or behaviour must arise before age 3 years. In DSM–IV, if both autism and Asperger disorder diagnoses can be made, the autism diagnosis takes precedence. Unlike Asperger d ...
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... Avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma Persistent symptoms of increased arousal Alterations in mood Experience of persistent numbing of responses ...
... Avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma Persistent symptoms of increased arousal Alterations in mood Experience of persistent numbing of responses ...
Identity disorders and aggression
... that humans advanced through eight stages during their lives, with progression through levels contingent on solving some crisis. Erikson identified identity as a critical issue faced by adolescents in particular. He introduced the terms “identity crisis” and “role confusion” to explain the nexus bet ...
... that humans advanced through eight stages during their lives, with progression through levels contingent on solving some crisis. Erikson identified identity as a critical issue faced by adolescents in particular. He introduced the terms “identity crisis” and “role confusion” to explain the nexus bet ...
A Risk Factor for Children with ADHD?
... beliefs about their level of ability to function in the role of parent Attributions- Perceived causes that people assign to events that occur in their environment Learned Helplessness- Attribution style that assigns stable, internal, uncontrollable causes to negative events associated with an indivi ...
... beliefs about their level of ability to function in the role of parent Attributions- Perceived causes that people assign to events that occur in their environment Learned Helplessness- Attribution style that assigns stable, internal, uncontrollable causes to negative events associated with an indivi ...
Guide to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
... it as a real disorder. However, years of research show that ADHD is not only a medical disorder, but also one that can negatively affect all areas of a person’s life if it is not treated. Out of every 100 children, 3-7 are diagnosed with ADHD (APA, 2001). Data on the number of adolescents and adults ...
... it as a real disorder. However, years of research show that ADHD is not only a medical disorder, but also one that can negatively affect all areas of a person’s life if it is not treated. Out of every 100 children, 3-7 are diagnosed with ADHD (APA, 2001). Data on the number of adolescents and adults ...
PowerPoint
... Diagnosis requires the presence of a major depressive episode, exclusion of other conditions (e.g., prior occurrence of a manic episode), and ruling out physical factors, normal bereavement, or underlying thought disorder Diagnosis in children: same criteria for school-age children and adolesc ...
... Diagnosis requires the presence of a major depressive episode, exclusion of other conditions (e.g., prior occurrence of a manic episode), and ruling out physical factors, normal bereavement, or underlying thought disorder Diagnosis in children: same criteria for school-age children and adolesc ...
Brief Research Communication No Association Between Two Polymorphisms of the
... The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between these two polymorphisms of SLC6A4 (in particular the association with 5-HTTLPR that was found to be associated with ADHD following meta-analysis) using a large sample of combined type ADHD cases collected by the International ...
... The aim of this study was to further investigate the relationship between these two polymorphisms of SLC6A4 (in particular the association with 5-HTTLPR that was found to be associated with ADHD following meta-analysis) using a large sample of combined type ADHD cases collected by the International ...
ANXIETY DISORDER KIT
... All of these compulsive behaviours are a way for the person to try to reduce their feelings of anxiety. This repetitive behaviour can interfere with a person’s life to the extent that the individual cannot leave home or function at school or at work, because of the many hours spent performing these ...
... All of these compulsive behaviours are a way for the person to try to reduce their feelings of anxiety. This repetitive behaviour can interfere with a person’s life to the extent that the individual cannot leave home or function at school or at work, because of the many hours spent performing these ...
chapter 15. anxiety disorders 15.6 anxiety
... clinic. Impairment associated with specific phobia typically restricts the social or professional activities of the individual. Social phobia involves fear of social situations, including situations that involve scrutiny or contact with strangers. Individuals with social phobia typically fear embarr ...
... clinic. Impairment associated with specific phobia typically restricts the social or professional activities of the individual. Social phobia involves fear of social situations, including situations that involve scrutiny or contact with strangers. Individuals with social phobia typically fear embarr ...
Text - Reading`s CentAUR
... DSM-5 no longer subsumes OCD under the anxiety disorders category, but groups it with body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, hoarding disorder, excoriation (skin-picking) disorder and other disorders (American Psychiatric Association 2013). This change was based on evidence that these disorders ...
... DSM-5 no longer subsumes OCD under the anxiety disorders category, but groups it with body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, hoarding disorder, excoriation (skin-picking) disorder and other disorders (American Psychiatric Association 2013). This change was based on evidence that these disorders ...
psychological disorders
... germs. Whenever he experiences a thought he feels he shouldn’t be having—such as a desire to kiss a married woman—he counts backwards from 100 by sevens. Bill recognizes these behaviours as irrational, but hasn’t been able to change them despite two decades of treatment. Bill’s diagnosis: obsessive- ...
... germs. Whenever he experiences a thought he feels he shouldn’t be having—such as a desire to kiss a married woman—he counts backwards from 100 by sevens. Bill recognizes these behaviours as irrational, but hasn’t been able to change them despite two decades of treatment. Bill’s diagnosis: obsessive- ...
A BPD Brief - National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality
... societal and cultural factors which contribute to variations in its prevalence. A society which is fastpaced; highly mobile, and where family situations may be unstable due to divorce, economic factors or other pressures on the caregivers, may encourage development of this disorder. The Course of Bo ...
... societal and cultural factors which contribute to variations in its prevalence. A society which is fastpaced; highly mobile, and where family situations may be unstable due to divorce, economic factors or other pressures on the caregivers, may encourage development of this disorder. The Course of Bo ...
What is Specific Phobia
... than there are men with this disorder. The gender ratio variable varies depending upon the type of specific phobia. Approximately 75%–90% of people with the animal, situational, and natural environment types are female. Approximately 55%–70% of people with the blood-injection-injury subtype are fema ...
... than there are men with this disorder. The gender ratio variable varies depending upon the type of specific phobia. Approximately 75%–90% of people with the animal, situational, and natural environment types are female. Approximately 55%–70% of people with the blood-injection-injury subtype are fema ...
Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents
... disorders • Overlap between anxiety and depression • 80-90% have more than one disorder • 75% have more than one anxiety disorder • 10-30% have additional mood disorder • 25% of the younger children have an additional behavioral disorder • Overlap with alcohol abuse appears later ...
... disorders • Overlap between anxiety and depression • 80-90% have more than one disorder • 75% have more than one anxiety disorder • 10-30% have additional mood disorder • 25% of the younger children have an additional behavioral disorder • Overlap with alcohol abuse appears later ...
Dissociation and the dissociative disorders
... interpersonal phenomena (way of relating to others) not to know (intrapsychic), not to speak (interpersonal) Thus, dissociation is fragmentation of coherent relational self (Lyons Ruth, 2008) ...
... interpersonal phenomena (way of relating to others) not to know (intrapsychic), not to speak (interpersonal) Thus, dissociation is fragmentation of coherent relational self (Lyons Ruth, 2008) ...
Pica for 36 Years with Mild Obsessive
... everyday. Although pica is seen worldwide, it's etiology is still incomprehensible. It's relationship with iron deficiency anemia has been reported. In non-pregnant adults it can be seen with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder as a rep ...
... everyday. Although pica is seen worldwide, it's etiology is still incomprehensible. It's relationship with iron deficiency anemia has been reported. In non-pregnant adults it can be seen with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, schizophrenia and obsessive–compulsive disorder as a rep ...
Working with Dissociative Disorders in the Clinic
... disestablishment of the Multiple Personality Disorder diagnosis in favor of Borderline Personality Disorder during debates toward establishment of the DSM IV was based in the demands of this transference phenomenon. The issues to be considered by the counselor fall into two categories: psychological ...
... disestablishment of the Multiple Personality Disorder diagnosis in favor of Borderline Personality Disorder during debates toward establishment of the DSM IV was based in the demands of this transference phenomenon. The issues to be considered by the counselor fall into two categories: psychological ...
Organic Mental Disorders as Hypothetical Pathogenetic Processes
... organic psychiatry usually reveals to the critical observer that it is only possible to a very limited extent to use diagnostic concepts tied to both specific etiology and specific symptomatology: patients with similar somatic causes of their mental disorders (for example, injury to the frontal lobe ...
... organic psychiatry usually reveals to the critical observer that it is only possible to a very limited extent to use diagnostic concepts tied to both specific etiology and specific symptomatology: patients with similar somatic causes of their mental disorders (for example, injury to the frontal lobe ...
psychology: making connections
... Adding to the challenge of treatment are the child's uncooperative attitude, fear and distrust of adults. Behavior therapy and psychotherapy are usually necessary to help the child appropriately express and control anger. Special education may be needed for youngsters with learning disabilities. Par ...
... Adding to the challenge of treatment are the child's uncooperative attitude, fear and distrust of adults. Behavior therapy and psychotherapy are usually necessary to help the child appropriately express and control anger. Special education may be needed for youngsters with learning disabilities. Par ...