CHAPTER 2 MOOD DISORDERS
... impair effective functioning. They may also lose interest in their usual activities, experience a change in appetite, suffer from disturbed sleep or have decreased energy. Individuals with mania are overly energetic and may do things that are out of character, such as spending very freely and acquir ...
... impair effective functioning. They may also lose interest in their usual activities, experience a change in appetite, suffer from disturbed sleep or have decreased energy. Individuals with mania are overly energetic and may do things that are out of character, such as spending very freely and acquir ...
Psychosis Dr T Rogers 2014
... RFR: brought to ER by police due to concern over bizarre behaviour (wearing a winter coat during the heat wave, wandering through traffic, talking/yelling to self). ...
... RFR: brought to ER by police due to concern over bizarre behaviour (wearing a winter coat during the heat wave, wandering through traffic, talking/yelling to self). ...
case studies
... around people does not know, HA’s at school, scared sleeping away from home, feeling nervous, gets shaky, heart racing, looking nervous, worries about being liked, being as good as other kids, about things that have already happened, and something bad happening to parents. A SCARED score of over 30 ...
... around people does not know, HA’s at school, scared sleeping away from home, feeling nervous, gets shaky, heart racing, looking nervous, worries about being liked, being as good as other kids, about things that have already happened, and something bad happening to parents. A SCARED score of over 30 ...
Learning Disabilities
... current diagnostic label for one of the most prevalent neurobiological/developmental disorders of childhood (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) • Current estimation is that ADHD affects 8–12% of children worldwide (Faraone, Sergeant, Gillberg, Biederman, 2003). Seven percent of American childre ...
... current diagnostic label for one of the most prevalent neurobiological/developmental disorders of childhood (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) • Current estimation is that ADHD affects 8–12% of children worldwide (Faraone, Sergeant, Gillberg, Biederman, 2003). Seven percent of American childre ...
CONVERSION DISORDER
... Those with motor symptoms or deficits Those with sensory symptoms or deficits Those with pseudo-seizures Those with mixed presentation Pathophysiology 1. Pathology of Disease o Not completely known underlying brain mechanisms still unproven o Links to functional changes in certain brain ar ...
... Those with motor symptoms or deficits Those with sensory symptoms or deficits Those with pseudo-seizures Those with mixed presentation Pathophysiology 1. Pathology of Disease o Not completely known underlying brain mechanisms still unproven o Links to functional changes in certain brain ar ...
Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness
... social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as death of a loved one, is not a mental disorder. Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the indiv ...
... social, occupational, or other important activities. An expectable or culturally approved response to a common stressor or loss, such as death of a loved one, is not a mental disorder. Socially deviant behavior (e.g., political, religious or sexual) and conflicts that are primarily between the indiv ...
Anxiety
... Severe precipitating stressor. Splitting off an idea or emotion from one’s consciousness. Psychological flight from anxiety ...
... Severe precipitating stressor. Splitting off an idea or emotion from one’s consciousness. Psychological flight from anxiety ...
How Faculty Can Recognize & Manage Mental Health Issues in the
... A female student who never speaks in class, pantomimes, and has her boyfriend speak for her B. A male student who accuses his female professor of constantly staring at him and aggressively bumps up against her as he leaves the classroom C. A female student who bursts into tears and runs out of the c ...
... A female student who never speaks in class, pantomimes, and has her boyfriend speak for her B. A male student who accuses his female professor of constantly staring at him and aggressively bumps up against her as he leaves the classroom C. A female student who bursts into tears and runs out of the c ...
Is it an Anxiety Disorder?
... • DSM believes (‘based on studies’) that 75% of those previously diagnosed with hypochondriasis will be diagnosed CSSD, and the remaining 25% who have high levels of anxiety but minimal somatic symptoms will be diagnosed Illness Anxiety Disorder ...
... • DSM believes (‘based on studies’) that 75% of those previously diagnosed with hypochondriasis will be diagnosed CSSD, and the remaining 25% who have high levels of anxiety but minimal somatic symptoms will be diagnosed Illness Anxiety Disorder ...
IBP DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING Recorded Programs
... • Core symptoms of neuropsychiatric conditions in children and teens • Psychostimulants and ADHD • Treatment of OCD and other anxiety-related disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, borderline personality disorders, conduct disorder and aggression, autism spectrum disorder, and sleep disorder • ...
... • Core symptoms of neuropsychiatric conditions in children and teens • Psychostimulants and ADHD • Treatment of OCD and other anxiety-related disorders, depression and bipolar disorders, borderline personality disorders, conduct disorder and aggression, autism spectrum disorder, and sleep disorder • ...
Their Psychology and History
... Clinical depression is a serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Individuals with clinical depression are unable to function as they used to. Symptoms include: ...
... Clinical depression is a serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Individuals with clinical depression are unable to function as they used to. Symptoms include: ...
Class-Session-7-PPT - UBC Psychology`s Research Labs
... The ceremonies evolve around contact between a traditional healer and a patient for treating emotional or mental problems and therefore can be considered ...
... The ceremonies evolve around contact between a traditional healer and a patient for treating emotional or mental problems and therefore can be considered ...
somatizing - Ontario College of Family Physicians
... TREATMENT: Meds • Give the patient some control in tapering – Which pill – Which dose – How quickly ...
... TREATMENT: Meds • Give the patient some control in tapering – Which pill – Which dose – How quickly ...
Personality disorders
... 2. Psychodynamic perspective (i.e., unresolved wishes and desires). 3. Behavioral perspective (i.e., Maladaptive response to stimuli in the environments. Learning from bad neighbors, friends, family members, TV). 4. Cognitive perspective (i.e., malfunctioning, distorted thoughts and processes). 5. H ...
... 2. Psychodynamic perspective (i.e., unresolved wishes and desires). 3. Behavioral perspective (i.e., Maladaptive response to stimuli in the environments. Learning from bad neighbors, friends, family members, TV). 4. Cognitive perspective (i.e., malfunctioning, distorted thoughts and processes). 5. H ...
... energy, and ability to function. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, “About 5.7 million American adults or about 2.6 percent of the population age 18 and older in any given year have bipolar disorder” (National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH], 2008). Post traumatic stress disorde ...
Unit 12-Abnormal Psych - Mater Academy Lakes High School
... unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). ...
... unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). ...
Illness Summaries from DSM 5
... Schizoid Personality Disorder – Characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and apathy. Affected individuals may simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate and exclusively internal fantasy world. Schiz ...
... Schizoid Personality Disorder – Characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and apathy. Affected individuals may simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate and exclusively internal fantasy world. Schiz ...
Eating Disorders - AMI
... cope and manage in more effective ways. The good days tend to outnumber the bad but unfortunately there is still a long way to go. Linda said that the one regret in her life is that she didn’t get help sooner. ...
... cope and manage in more effective ways. The good days tend to outnumber the bad but unfortunately there is still a long way to go. Linda said that the one regret in her life is that she didn’t get help sooner. ...
Anxiety Disorders in Children - American School Counselor
... anxiety disorders. They are also often used in conjunction with therapy. In fact, a major research study found that a combination of CBT and an antidepressant worked better for children ages 7 to 17 than either treatment alone. Medication can be a short-term or long-term treatment option, depending ...
... anxiety disorders. They are also often used in conjunction with therapy. In fact, a major research study found that a combination of CBT and an antidepressant worked better for children ages 7 to 17 than either treatment alone. Medication can be a short-term or long-term treatment option, depending ...
Anxiety Disorders
... The individual fears or avoids these situations because escape might be difficult or help might not be available The agoraphobic situations almost always provoke anxiety Anxiety is out of proportion to the actual threat posed by the situation The agoraphobic situations are avoided or endured with in ...
... The individual fears or avoids these situations because escape might be difficult or help might not be available The agoraphobic situations almost always provoke anxiety Anxiety is out of proportion to the actual threat posed by the situation The agoraphobic situations are avoided or endured with in ...
Depression - American School Counselor Association
... for children. It can lead to setbacks in a child’s social life, emotional growth and performance in school, as well as substance abuse. Also, it is well-known that depressed children are at high risk for suicide. “As the only school counselor in an elementary school with nearly 900 students, I see d ...
... for children. It can lead to setbacks in a child’s social life, emotional growth and performance in school, as well as substance abuse. Also, it is well-known that depressed children are at high risk for suicide. “As the only school counselor in an elementary school with nearly 900 students, I see d ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
... response to an obsession, or according to a certain set of rules, or in a stereotyped fashion. The behaviour is designed to neutralise or prevent discomfort or some dreaded event or situation. The activity, however, is not connected in a realistic way to what it is geared to prevent or neutralise, o ...
... response to an obsession, or according to a certain set of rules, or in a stereotyped fashion. The behaviour is designed to neutralise or prevent discomfort or some dreaded event or situation. The activity, however, is not connected in a realistic way to what it is geared to prevent or neutralise, o ...
DMH Suicide Prevention Presentation
... the third leading cause of death, behind accidental injury and homicide – 2,000 adolescents 15-19 commit suicide each year • Persons under age 25 accounted for 15% of all suicides in 1997 • Within schools this statistic translates to (in a district of 8,000 students) one suicide a ...
... the third leading cause of death, behind accidental injury and homicide – 2,000 adolescents 15-19 commit suicide each year • Persons under age 25 accounted for 15% of all suicides in 1997 • Within schools this statistic translates to (in a district of 8,000 students) one suicide a ...
what is mental health
... fail to grasp the existence of a mental disorder. Even Governments choose ignorance, as demonstrated by the fact that mental health is often excluded from health priorities and planning. Mental disorders are real; they provoke suffering, cause’s disability, and can even shorten life. (Episodes of de ...
... fail to grasp the existence of a mental disorder. Even Governments choose ignorance, as demonstrated by the fact that mental health is often excluded from health priorities and planning. Mental disorders are real; they provoke suffering, cause’s disability, and can even shorten life. (Episodes of de ...