Somatoform Disorders
... – See CNN video on new biological evidence – 2 min. – See the Many Faces of Michael Jackson (40 sec.) ...
... – See CNN video on new biological evidence – 2 min. – See the Many Faces of Michael Jackson (40 sec.) ...
Cultural-Specific Psychiatric Syndromes
... Spell: (southern U.S.) a trance state in which individuals "communicate" with deceased relatives or with spirits. At times this is associated with brief periods of personality change. Spells are not considered medical events in the folk tradition, but may be misconstrued as psychotic episodes in a c ...
... Spell: (southern U.S.) a trance state in which individuals "communicate" with deceased relatives or with spirits. At times this is associated with brief periods of personality change. Spells are not considered medical events in the folk tradition, but may be misconstrued as psychotic episodes in a c ...
Schizophrenia & Depr..
... Criteria for Major Depressive Episode Five or more of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from pervious functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. Depressed mood most of the ...
... Criteria for Major Depressive Episode Five or more of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from pervious functioning; at least one of the symptoms is either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure. Depressed mood most of the ...
Somatoform Disorders - Grand Haven Area Public Schools
... on new biological evidence) • Hypochondriasis – Preoccupation with imagined diseases based on the person’s misinterpretation of bodily symptoms or functions. – The person does suffer and believes they are sick but it is all in their head. ...
... on new biological evidence) • Hypochondriasis – Preoccupation with imagined diseases based on the person’s misinterpretation of bodily symptoms or functions. – The person does suffer and believes they are sick but it is all in their head. ...
The Malfunctioning Mind
... Disorder means something is wrong but there is less consistency to its features. Diseases are disorders but not all disorders are diseases. ...
... Disorder means something is wrong but there is less consistency to its features. Diseases are disorders but not all disorders are diseases. ...
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social
... A new chapter was developed called Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders All disorders in this chapter describe conditions where the onset of symptoms occurred after exposure to adverse events. PTSD criteria are more developmentally sensitive to children and adolescents. ...
... A new chapter was developed called Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders All disorders in this chapter describe conditions where the onset of symptoms occurred after exposure to adverse events. PTSD criteria are more developmentally sensitive to children and adolescents. ...
Document
... state of mind and thinking. Your actions and attitude often provide some of the therapy sought by the patient. Be prepared to spend some time with the patient as you assess his or her thinking. Dissociative disorders are characterized by depersonalization (stepping out of one’s current experience) a ...
... state of mind and thinking. Your actions and attitude often provide some of the therapy sought by the patient. Be prepared to spend some time with the patient as you assess his or her thinking. Dissociative disorders are characterized by depersonalization (stepping out of one’s current experience) a ...
PPT Unit 9
... ◦ Involve dysfunction or discomfort with sexual function or identity ◦ Involve disturbance in amount of sleep or events during sleep ◦ Involve under- or over-eating ◦ Involved in persons who produce or complain of psychological symptoms (sick role) ...
... ◦ Involve dysfunction or discomfort with sexual function or identity ◦ Involve disturbance in amount of sleep or events during sleep ◦ Involve under- or over-eating ◦ Involved in persons who produce or complain of psychological symptoms (sick role) ...
What are Psychological Disorders and How Can We Understand
... • 26% of Americans over 18 have diagnosable psychological disorders within a given year; 46% lifetime prevalence • Psychological disorders are leading cause of disability in U.S. and Canada for individuals between 15 and 44 ...
... • 26% of Americans over 18 have diagnosable psychological disorders within a given year; 46% lifetime prevalence • Psychological disorders are leading cause of disability in U.S. and Canada for individuals between 15 and 44 ...
DSM5 Diagnostic Criteria Oppositional Defiant Disorder
... within normal limits from a behavior that is symptomatic. For children younger than 5 years, the behavior should occur on most days for a period of at least 6 months unless otherwise noted (Criterion A8). For individuals 5 years or older, the behavior should occur at least once per week for at least ...
... within normal limits from a behavior that is symptomatic. For children younger than 5 years, the behavior should occur on most days for a period of at least 6 months unless otherwise noted (Criterion A8). For individuals 5 years or older, the behavior should occur at least once per week for at least ...
Somatoform Disorder or Medically Unexplained Symptoms
... Interesting Findings and Theories • Patients With Irritable Bowel Are Sensitive to Distention in the Gut, but Not As Sensitive to Pain From Skin. • Increased Anxiety Is Associated With ...
... Interesting Findings and Theories • Patients With Irritable Bowel Are Sensitive to Distention in the Gut, but Not As Sensitive to Pain From Skin. • Increased Anxiety Is Associated With ...
Somatoform Disorders
... somatoform disorder in which a person appears to be, but is not, blind, deaf, paralyzed or insensitive to pain in various parts of the body. – The person will not be able to move their arms, see, feel, etc. but there is no biological cause – The diagnosis of conversion disorder is rare, occurring in ...
... somatoform disorder in which a person appears to be, but is not, blind, deaf, paralyzed or insensitive to pain in various parts of the body. – The person will not be able to move their arms, see, feel, etc. but there is no biological cause – The diagnosis of conversion disorder is rare, occurring in ...
Unlocking the Mysteries of Children`s Mental Health
... Developing a Diagnosis • Just as a cluster of medical symptoms leads to the diagnosis of a certain disease or syndrome, a cluster of emotional and behavioral symptoms lead to the diagnosis of a particular mental health disorder or syndrome • The fact sheets you will use for the next portion of the ...
... Developing a Diagnosis • Just as a cluster of medical symptoms leads to the diagnosis of a certain disease or syndrome, a cluster of emotional and behavioral symptoms lead to the diagnosis of a particular mental health disorder or syndrome • The fact sheets you will use for the next portion of the ...
Methods and Ethics of Psychology
... The Basics Diagnosis - identification and labeling of a disease based on its signs and symptoms. Mental health clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners) diagnose mental disorders. DSM-IV-TR - The APA defines a mental disorder as "a clinically significant behavio ...
... The Basics Diagnosis - identification and labeling of a disease based on its signs and symptoms. Mental health clinicians (psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners) diagnose mental disorders. DSM-IV-TR - The APA defines a mental disorder as "a clinically significant behavio ...
Somatoform & Dissociative Disorders
... BUT no physiological basis can be found Emotions Physical Symptoms ...
... BUT no physiological basis can be found Emotions Physical Symptoms ...
Somatoform Disorders
... no sensation in the hand but continued sensation in all other parts of the arm, as shown in (a)-—cannot result from nerve damage, because no nerves innervate the hand without innervating part of the arm. The actual areas of sensory loss that would occur if specific nerves were damaged are shown in ( ...
... no sensation in the hand but continued sensation in all other parts of the arm, as shown in (a)-—cannot result from nerve damage, because no nerves innervate the hand without innervating part of the arm. The actual areas of sensory loss that would occur if specific nerves were damaged are shown in ( ...
Mental Health Issues
... Anxiety becomes a problem when it interferes with life in the absence of a real threat or after danger has passed. Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million (18%) American adults age 18 years and older in a given year. ◦ Women are 60% more likely than men to experience an anxiety disorder over their ...
... Anxiety becomes a problem when it interferes with life in the absence of a real threat or after danger has passed. Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million (18%) American adults age 18 years and older in a given year. ◦ Women are 60% more likely than men to experience an anxiety disorder over their ...
Appendix 2
... creating a cycle of behaviour that can totally disrupt everyday functioning. The patient knows that the thoughts are not normal, but cannot control them, and is often too embarrassed to seek help, or may keep it secret and learn to live with it. ...
... creating a cycle of behaviour that can totally disrupt everyday functioning. The patient knows that the thoughts are not normal, but cannot control them, and is often too embarrassed to seek help, or may keep it secret and learn to live with it. ...
Module 22 Assessment & Anxiety Disorders
... ▫ May involve drugs, but some form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is more effective in the long-term CBT provides emotional support to replace feelings of fear with a sense of courage ...
... ▫ May involve drugs, but some form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is more effective in the long-term CBT provides emotional support to replace feelings of fear with a sense of courage ...
Rumination syndrome
Rumination syndrome, or Merycism, is an under-diagnosed chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation, as there is with typical vomiting. The disorder has been historically documented as affecting only infants, young children, and people with cognitive disabilities (the prevalence is as high as 10% in institutionalized patients with various mental disabilities).Today it is being diagnosed in increasing numbers of otherwise healthy adolescents and adults, though there is a lack of awareness of the condition by doctors, patients and the general public.Rumination syndrome presents itself in a variety of ways, with especially high contrast existing between the presentation of the typical adult sufferer without a mental disability and the presentation of an infant and/or mentally impaired sufferer. Like related gastrointestinal disorders, rumination can adversely affect normal functioning and the social lives of individuals. It has been linked with depression.Little comprehensive data regarding rumination syndrome in otherwise healthy individuals exists because most sufferers are private about their illness and are often misdiagnosed due to the number of symptoms and the clinical similarities between rumination syndrome and other disorders of the stomach and esophagus, such as gastroparesis and bulimia nervosa. These symptoms include the acid-induced erosion of the esophagus and enamel, halitosis, malnutrition, severe weight loss and an unquenchable appetite. Individuals may begin regurgitating within a minute following ingestion, and the full cycle of ingestion and regurgitation can mimic the binging and purging of bulimia.Diagnosis of rumination syndrome is non-invasive and based on a history of the individual. Treatment is promising, with upwards of 85% of individuals responding positively to treatment, including infants and the mentally handicapped.