Introduction to Eating Disorders and Self-Harm
... in order to control their weight. A student whose weight is increasing despite apparently healthy eating habits could be secretly bingeing. As with anorexia and bulimia, binge eaters tend to suffer from very low self-esteem, which is frequently exacerbated by the teasing, bullying and social stigma ...
... in order to control their weight. A student whose weight is increasing despite apparently healthy eating habits could be secretly bingeing. As with anorexia and bulimia, binge eaters tend to suffer from very low self-esteem, which is frequently exacerbated by the teasing, bullying and social stigma ...
Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
... The top bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third bar) may not lead to problems if stress levels remain low. However, when high vulnerability comb ...
... The top bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third bar) may not lead to problems if stress levels remain low. However, when high vulnerability comb ...
Ch. 3
... Model in which biological, psychological, and social risk factors combine to produce psychological disorders Psychology: An Introduction Charles A. Morris & Albert A. Maisto © 2005 Prentice Hall ...
... Model in which biological, psychological, and social risk factors combine to produce psychological disorders Psychology: An Introduction Charles A. Morris & Albert A. Maisto © 2005 Prentice Hall ...
Personality disorders
... Answer: She killed her sister because she thought that since the man knew her mother and was at her funeral, maybe he knew her sister and would come to her funeral also. Then she could meet him. ...
... Answer: She killed her sister because she thought that since the man knew her mother and was at her funeral, maybe he knew her sister and would come to her funeral also. Then she could meet him. ...
Abnormal Psychology: psychological disorders
... prevent weight gain, such as induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or laxative abuse. • In order for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa to be made, the binge eating and compensatory behaviors must occur, on average, at least twice a week for three months. ...
... prevent weight gain, such as induced vomiting, excessive exercise, or laxative abuse. • In order for a diagnosis of bulimia nervosa to be made, the binge eating and compensatory behaviors must occur, on average, at least twice a week for three months. ...
Health, Stress, and Coping
... Fig. 16.11 Various combinations of vulnerability and stress may produce psychological problems. The top bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third ...
... Fig. 16.11 Various combinations of vulnerability and stress may produce psychological problems. The top bar shows low vulnerability and low stress. The result? No problem. The same is true of the next bar down, where low vulnerability is combined with moderate stress. Even high vulnerability (third ...
chapter 14 - disorders - practice exam
... checking for messages could be considered an example of a. a hallucination b. an obsession c. a delusion d. a compulsion ____ 26. Charlotte is in a heightened emotional state and hasn't been sleeping much lately. Additionally, she is making plans to solve the world's hunger problem while simultaneou ...
... checking for messages could be considered an example of a. a hallucination b. an obsession c. a delusion d. a compulsion ____ 26. Charlotte is in a heightened emotional state and hasn't been sleeping much lately. Additionally, she is making plans to solve the world's hunger problem while simultaneou ...
Emotion Regulation: Definition and Relevance for Mental Health
... to internal or external events which have a particular significance for the organism (e.g., Lazarus, 1993). These response sets may involve cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and neural mechanisms and aim to orchestrate the best possible response to significant events. The subjective experience o ...
... to internal or external events which have a particular significance for the organism (e.g., Lazarus, 1993). These response sets may involve cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and neural mechanisms and aim to orchestrate the best possible response to significant events. The subjective experience o ...
taking Disorder seriously
... I ignore these other domains of intervention here because they are not part of the primary rationale for the existence of the mental health professions as medical professions. As the appellation “mental health professions” would suggest, whatever else one might ask of psychiatry, its essential and d ...
... I ignore these other domains of intervention here because they are not part of the primary rationale for the existence of the mental health professions as medical professions. As the appellation “mental health professions” would suggest, whatever else one might ask of psychiatry, its essential and d ...
Lesson 9 Powerpoint
... • try to protect others from people’s problems the harmful consequences • try to control other people of their behavior • feel responsible for what • do not meet their other people say or do own needs • seek the approval • avoid living their own of others lives by concentrating on • have difficulty ...
... • try to protect others from people’s problems the harmful consequences • try to control other people of their behavior • feel responsible for what • do not meet their other people say or do own needs • seek the approval • avoid living their own of others lives by concentrating on • have difficulty ...
Maternal Ratings on Activity Level/Extraversion Factor
... (DMDD) is a new disorder for children up to age 18 years who exhibit persistent irritability and frequent episodes of extreme behavioral control. • This new category, which is included in DSM5 as a Depressive Disorder, was added to address concerns about potential overdiagnosis and over-treatment of ...
... (DMDD) is a new disorder for children up to age 18 years who exhibit persistent irritability and frequent episodes of extreme behavioral control. • This new category, which is included in DSM5 as a Depressive Disorder, was added to address concerns about potential overdiagnosis and over-treatment of ...
World Health Organization International Statistical Classification of
... The information contained in this extended presentation is not intended to reflect AMA, APA, CMS (Medicare), any division of APA, NAN, NAP, NCPA (or any state psychological association), state Medicaid and/or any private third party carrier policy. Further, this information is intended to be inform ...
... The information contained in this extended presentation is not intended to reflect AMA, APA, CMS (Medicare), any division of APA, NAN, NAP, NCPA (or any state psychological association), state Medicaid and/or any private third party carrier policy. Further, this information is intended to be inform ...
Delusional Paralysis: An Unusual Variant of Cotard`s Syndrome
... delusion of being dead, include the patients’ denial of the world’s existence, the plea to be buried because the patients believe they are a rotting corpse, the conviction that their bowels and stomach are lacking or that even most parts of their body do not work (examples taken from Enoch and Ball ...
... delusion of being dead, include the patients’ denial of the world’s existence, the plea to be buried because the patients believe they are a rotting corpse, the conviction that their bowels and stomach are lacking or that even most parts of their body do not work (examples taken from Enoch and Ball ...
Ecstasy - Texas Department of State Health Services
... 6 Bhattachary, S., Powell, J.H. (2001) Recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ‘ecstasy’: Evidence for cognitive impairment. Psychol. Med. 31:647-658. 7 Zakzanis, K.K., Young, D.A. (2001) Executive function in abstinent MDMA (‘ecstasy’) users. Med. Sci. Monit. 7(6):1292-1298. ...
... 6 Bhattachary, S., Powell, J.H. (2001) Recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ‘ecstasy’: Evidence for cognitive impairment. Psychol. Med. 31:647-658. 7 Zakzanis, K.K., Young, D.A. (2001) Executive function in abstinent MDMA (‘ecstasy’) users. Med. Sci. Monit. 7(6):1292-1298. ...
ECSTASY IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH FOR TREATMENT:
... 6 Bhattachary, S., Powell, J.H. (2001) Recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ‘ecstasy’: Evidence for cognitive impairment. Psychol. Med. 31:647-658. 7 Zakzanis, K.K., Young, D.A. (2001) Executive function in abstinent MDMA (‘ecstasy’) users. Med. Sci. Monit. 7(6):1292-1298. ...
... 6 Bhattachary, S., Powell, J.H. (2001) Recreational use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) or ‘ecstasy’: Evidence for cognitive impairment. Psychol. Med. 31:647-658. 7 Zakzanis, K.K., Young, D.A. (2001) Executive function in abstinent MDMA (‘ecstasy’) users. Med. Sci. Monit. 7(6):1292-1298. ...
Tourette Syndrome - Canadian Psychological Association
... hopping, or unusual postures and stepping patterns. ‘Coprolalia’, the infamous and overly represented swearing tic, is an exceedingly rare example of a complex phonic tic. Only about 7% of individuals with TS exhibit this tic; these individuals tend to be older and with more severe and complex cases ...
... hopping, or unusual postures and stepping patterns. ‘Coprolalia’, the infamous and overly represented swearing tic, is an exceedingly rare example of a complex phonic tic. Only about 7% of individuals with TS exhibit this tic; these individuals tend to be older and with more severe and complex cases ...
Exploring Eating Disorders Handout
... can be decreased To describe a way you want to improve your nutrition or health What is emotional eating? Eating for comfort, or in response to emotions, rather than for hunger (Emotional Eating Handout describes some skills you can learn to decrease the emotional “pull” of food.) Moods, str ...
... can be decreased To describe a way you want to improve your nutrition or health What is emotional eating? Eating for comfort, or in response to emotions, rather than for hunger (Emotional Eating Handout describes some skills you can learn to decrease the emotional “pull” of food.) Moods, str ...
All in Your Head: A Comprehensive Approach to Somatoform
... this Note will demonstrate that the issues of identification, understanding, and resolution within the present system at every level prevent somatoform disorders from receiving adequate adjudication. In response, I will present a comprehensive approach to somatoform disorders in disability claims, w ...
... this Note will demonstrate that the issues of identification, understanding, and resolution within the present system at every level prevent somatoform disorders from receiving adequate adjudication. In response, I will present a comprehensive approach to somatoform disorders in disability claims, w ...
A long shadow is lifted on Asperger`s in adults
... years ago. Loughman, 74, says that like many people with Asperger's, he has difficulty making eye contact and tends to rock back and forth ("stimming" in Asperger's parlance). He believes Asperger's explains why he flourished in the highly structured environment of the U.S. Army and partially explai ...
... years ago. Loughman, 74, says that like many people with Asperger's, he has difficulty making eye contact and tends to rock back and forth ("stimming" in Asperger's parlance). He believes Asperger's explains why he flourished in the highly structured environment of the U.S. Army and partially explai ...
Emotional Disorders
... (MPD)are confused, and some people believe they are the same. In reality, they are two distinctly different disorders. Schizophrenia is a brain brain disorder that some people are born with -- it may be inherited, but symptoms don't usually develop for many years. In men, symptoms often develop in l ...
... (MPD)are confused, and some people believe they are the same. In reality, they are two distinctly different disorders. Schizophrenia is a brain brain disorder that some people are born with -- it may be inherited, but symptoms don't usually develop for many years. In men, symptoms often develop in l ...
The symptom of functional weakness: a controlled study of
... patients underwent detailed assessments which included: physical examination, structured psychiatric interview (Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), measures of symptoms, disability and distress [Short Form (36) Health Survey, Hospital and Anx ...
... patients underwent detailed assessments which included: physical examination, structured psychiatric interview (Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), measures of symptoms, disability and distress [Short Form (36) Health Survey, Hospital and Anx ...
CRPS ET AL: A CHRONIC PAIN FOR INSURERS
... should be scientific in the approach to diagnosis as opposed to applying the broad brush which is sometimes encountered. No doubt we all have in mind individuals who would fit both sides of the bill. 15. It may become necessary to instruct a Psychiatrist or Neuropsychiatrist if the Rheumatologist do ...
... should be scientific in the approach to diagnosis as opposed to applying the broad brush which is sometimes encountered. No doubt we all have in mind individuals who would fit both sides of the bill. 15. It may become necessary to instruct a Psychiatrist or Neuropsychiatrist if the Rheumatologist do ...
Anxiety disorders and other psychiatric subgroups in patients
... 2.1.3. Psychometric assessment, questionnaires, and interview measures The psychometric assessment consisted of the following measures: the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) (Derogatis, 1986; Franke, 1995), STAI (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983), a systematic evaluation of handicap ( ...
... 2.1.3. Psychometric assessment, questionnaires, and interview measures The psychometric assessment consisted of the following measures: the Symptom Check List (SCL-90-R) (Derogatis, 1986; Franke, 1995), STAI (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983), a systematic evaluation of handicap ( ...
Association between diabetes and mental disorders
... type 2), and definition of the mental disorders. The prevalence of depression varies systematically as a function of the assessment method. The prevalence rates are two to three times higher in studies that use self-report measures versus diagnostic interviews (4). Substantially higher prevalence ra ...
... type 2), and definition of the mental disorders. The prevalence of depression varies systematically as a function of the assessment method. The prevalence rates are two to three times higher in studies that use self-report measures versus diagnostic interviews (4). Substantially higher prevalence ra ...
Lovesickness
... could lead to lovesickness. Tallis makes the point that some of the therapy used for lovesickness over a thousand years ago is similar to modern cognitive behavioural therapy, such as Avicenna’s encouragement of distracting the patient from his fixation using physical exercise, trips, and so on.16 F ...
... could lead to lovesickness. Tallis makes the point that some of the therapy used for lovesickness over a thousand years ago is similar to modern cognitive behavioural therapy, such as Avicenna’s encouragement of distracting the patient from his fixation using physical exercise, trips, and so on.16 F ...