A Structure for Psychiatry at Century's Turn - The View from Johns Hopkins | by Paul McHugh | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine | 1992
... An individual who deviates to an extreme along such a dimension can, under certain circumstances, suffer because of it. Individual variation is as apparent in affective characteristics as it is in cognitive characteristics such as intelligence. Axis II of DSM-I attempts to capture this variation wit ...
... An individual who deviates to an extreme along such a dimension can, under certain circumstances, suffer because of it. Individual variation is as apparent in affective characteristics as it is in cognitive characteristics such as intelligence. Axis II of DSM-I attempts to capture this variation wit ...
Course: Abnormal Psychology - Catholic College of Mandeville
... disorders (panic, post-traumatic stress). This vulnerability is determined early in life by a combination of factors, including genetics, prenatal nutrition and stress, birth complications, and early experiences in childhood (such as abuse or the loss of a parent). This is why some families are mor ...
... disorders (panic, post-traumatic stress). This vulnerability is determined early in life by a combination of factors, including genetics, prenatal nutrition and stress, birth complications, and early experiences in childhood (such as abuse or the loss of a parent). This is why some families are mor ...
Borderline Personality Disorder
... 1. Disturbance in self-concept. People with BPD base their self-image on what others say or how others react to them. Self-concept fluctuates due to mood swings and contradictory inconsistent thoughts about oneself. 2. Unstable interpersonal relations. Those with BPD fear separation from others. It ...
... 1. Disturbance in self-concept. People with BPD base their self-image on what others say or how others react to them. Self-concept fluctuates due to mood swings and contradictory inconsistent thoughts about oneself. 2. Unstable interpersonal relations. Those with BPD fear separation from others. It ...
Major Depressive Disorder and the “Bereavement Exclusion”
... Research and clinical evidence have demonstrated that, for some people, the death of a loved one can precipitate major depression, as can other stressors, like losing a job or being a victim of a physical assault or a major disaster. However, unlike those stressors, bereavement is the only life even ...
... Research and clinical evidence have demonstrated that, for some people, the death of a loved one can precipitate major depression, as can other stressors, like losing a job or being a victim of a physical assault or a major disaster. However, unlike those stressors, bereavement is the only life even ...
Psychiatric Terminology
... c. Family Therapy: treatment of an entire family to help members resolve and understand their conflicts and problems d. Group Therapy: a group with a health professional leader as moderator; patients with similar problems gain insight into their own personalities through discussions and interactions ...
... c. Family Therapy: treatment of an entire family to help members resolve and understand their conflicts and problems d. Group Therapy: a group with a health professional leader as moderator; patients with similar problems gain insight into their own personalities through discussions and interactions ...
Name: Date: ______ 1. Elaine feels that her life is empty, has lost all
... B) learned helplessness. C) a lack of guilt feelings. D) unresolved childhood anger. E) external attributions for failure. ...
... B) learned helplessness. C) a lack of guilt feelings. D) unresolved childhood anger. E) external attributions for failure. ...
The assessment of traumatic brain injury
... All patients presenting with depression or anxiety as well as those with exaggerated or medically unexplained symptoms should be screened for OCD. There are scales used to diagnose OCD as well as to assess severity. Both of these can be subjective and ...
... All patients presenting with depression or anxiety as well as those with exaggerated or medically unexplained symptoms should be screened for OCD. There are scales used to diagnose OCD as well as to assess severity. Both of these can be subjective and ...
File
... temporarily relieves her anxiety, but it soon builds again, she must wash, etc., etc. She feels foolish about this ritual but cannot stop. Ms. Smith’s symptoms are most typical of: a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. simple phobia c. adjustment disorder with anxiety d. personality disorder 31. Repet ...
... temporarily relieves her anxiety, but it soon builds again, she must wash, etc., etc. She feels foolish about this ritual but cannot stop. Ms. Smith’s symptoms are most typical of: a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. simple phobia c. adjustment disorder with anxiety d. personality disorder 31. Repet ...
malingering and factitious disorder
... escape from some unpleasant situation. 2.He may be having a wish to be sick in order to avoid the situation. 3.Finally under additional and continued stress; begins to show appearance of symptoms of some physical ailment. 4.The individual typically sees no relations between the symptoms and the ...
... escape from some unpleasant situation. 2.He may be having a wish to be sick in order to avoid the situation. 3.Finally under additional and continued stress; begins to show appearance of symptoms of some physical ailment. 4.The individual typically sees no relations between the symptoms and the ...
DSM-5: A First Look - Mental Health Heroes
... b. the same or a closely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms ...
... b. the same or a closely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms ...
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with
... The exclusion criteria from the study were as follows: presence of a physical or neurologic disorder that may interfere with psychiatric symptom distribution of the patient; presence of mental retardation or level of education that is inadequate to maintain a sound psychiatric interview; alcohol and ...
... The exclusion criteria from the study were as follows: presence of a physical or neurologic disorder that may interfere with psychiatric symptom distribution of the patient; presence of mental retardation or level of education that is inadequate to maintain a sound psychiatric interview; alcohol and ...
Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
... The loss of memory is much more extensive than normal forgetting and is not caused by organic factors c. Often an episode of amnesia is directly triggered by a specific upsetting event d. Dissociative amnesia may be: (a) Localized (circumscribed)—most common type; loss of all memory of events occurr ...
... The loss of memory is much more extensive than normal forgetting and is not caused by organic factors c. Often an episode of amnesia is directly triggered by a specific upsetting event d. Dissociative amnesia may be: (a) Localized (circumscribed)—most common type; loss of all memory of events occurr ...
anxiety disorders
... • diagnosis peaks middle age and declines the later years of life • Median age at onset: 30 • More in developed countries • More frequently in females • Early onset = more comorbidity • Comorbidities: other anxiety disorders , depression , substance use disorders • 110 million disability days per ye ...
... • diagnosis peaks middle age and declines the later years of life • Median age at onset: 30 • More in developed countries • More frequently in females • Early onset = more comorbidity • Comorbidities: other anxiety disorders , depression , substance use disorders • 110 million disability days per ye ...
abnormal psychology (psyc 341)
... allowing personal biases to guide them. We are going to discuss several controversial topics, including sexual behaviors, drug use, and definitions of normality. In order to get the most out of this class, you are asked to have a tolerant and open mind, and keep in mind that intellectual (not person ...
... allowing personal biases to guide them. We are going to discuss several controversial topics, including sexual behaviors, drug use, and definitions of normality. In order to get the most out of this class, you are asked to have a tolerant and open mind, and keep in mind that intellectual (not person ...
Chapter Twelve - HCC Learning Web
... DSM-IV , TR Psychiatric Diagnoses are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition. Better known as the DSM-IV, the manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also li ...
... DSM-IV , TR Psychiatric Diagnoses are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition. Better known as the DSM-IV, the manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also li ...
Dyslexia and Learning Disorders
... own contribution when they recognize that they are not living up to what is expected of them. Parents also fall prey to these conditions, along with their children, thus worsening the problem. Poor Self-esteem: This usually becomes apparent in the fourth or fifth grade when reading becomes a tool fo ...
... own contribution when they recognize that they are not living up to what is expected of them. Parents also fall prey to these conditions, along with their children, thus worsening the problem. Poor Self-esteem: This usually becomes apparent in the fourth or fifth grade when reading becomes a tool fo ...
Chapter 7
... • Patients may be manifesting a factitious disorder—intentionally producing or feigning symptoms simply from a wish to be a patient ...
... • Patients may be manifesting a factitious disorder—intentionally producing or feigning symptoms simply from a wish to be a patient ...
What is Asperger`s Disorder?
... isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech is peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. Clumsiness is prominent both in their articulation and gross mo ...
... isolation and eccentric behavior in childhood. There are impairments in two-sided social interaction and non-verbal communication. Though grammatical, their speech is peculiar due to abnormalities of inflection and a repetitive pattern. Clumsiness is prominent both in their articulation and gross mo ...
The clinical epidemiology of hysteria: vanishingly rare, or just
... Editorial : Epidemiology of hysteria ...
... Editorial : Epidemiology of hysteria ...
Multi-profile procedures for motor conversion disorders in children
... immature personality and increased susceptibility to adverse situations, especially involving family issues. Children easily react in this way to mental stress. Traumatising situations, such as sexual abuse, trauma, stressful situations at school as well as improper parental care, can be the trigger ...
... immature personality and increased susceptibility to adverse situations, especially involving family issues. Children easily react in this way to mental stress. Traumatising situations, such as sexual abuse, trauma, stressful situations at school as well as improper parental care, can be the trigger ...
Restrained rehabilitation - Archives of Disease in Childhood
... much time taking Jane to her 10 gym classes a week, and were invested in her gymnastic career at the expense of their own interaction and peer activities. It seemed there might be little left in their lives once Jane grew up. There also seemed to be difficulties for all three in the expression of an ...
... much time taking Jane to her 10 gym classes a week, and were invested in her gymnastic career at the expense of their own interaction and peer activities. It seemed there might be little left in their lives once Jane grew up. There also seemed to be difficulties for all three in the expression of an ...
Somatoform Disorders - American Academy of Family Physicians
... The somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that cause unexplained physical symptoms. They include somatization disorder (involving multisystem physical symptoms), undifferentiated somatoform disorder (fewer symptoms than somatization disorder), conversion disorder (voluntary motor ...
... The somatoform disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders that cause unexplained physical symptoms. They include somatization disorder (involving multisystem physical symptoms), undifferentiated somatoform disorder (fewer symptoms than somatization disorder), conversion disorder (voluntary motor ...
Early Onset Conversion Disorder: A Case Report
... months. T’s father blamed his wife for T’s illness because her father had a neurological illness that had started at the age of 20, which was characterized by quivering. The quarrels on this subject intensified because T’s mother objected to this argument. T’s father was the family member who was in ...
... months. T’s father blamed his wife for T’s illness because her father had a neurological illness that had started at the age of 20, which was characterized by quivering. The quarrels on this subject intensified because T’s mother objected to this argument. T’s father was the family member who was in ...
Unit 12-Abnormal Psych - Mater Academy Lakes High School
... – Unit subsections hyperlinks: Immediately after the unit title slide, a page (slide #3) can be found listing all of the unit’s subsections. While in slide show mode, clicking on any of these hyperlinks will take the user directly to the beginning of that subsection. This allows teachers quick acces ...
... – Unit subsections hyperlinks: Immediately after the unit title slide, a page (slide #3) can be found listing all of the unit’s subsections. While in slide show mode, clicking on any of these hyperlinks will take the user directly to the beginning of that subsection. This allows teachers quick acces ...