w-36 mental illness - CHILD SUPPORT DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
... Depression and Professional Competency Some people will experience depression once in awhile and will still be able to do their jobs. For some people, depression can affect various aspects of their lives and have a serious impact on professional competency. Work problems related to depression may i ...
... Depression and Professional Competency Some people will experience depression once in awhile and will still be able to do their jobs. For some people, depression can affect various aspects of their lives and have a serious impact on professional competency. Work problems related to depression may i ...
Mood Disorders and Suicide
... • Depressive episodes last from 2 weeks up to years • Adult patients with dysthymic disorder are more likely to commit suicide than patients with major depressive disorder • Depression can result from grief – Pathological grief reaction involves psychotic features, suicidal ideation, severe loss of ...
... • Depressive episodes last from 2 weeks up to years • Adult patients with dysthymic disorder are more likely to commit suicide than patients with major depressive disorder • Depression can result from grief – Pathological grief reaction involves psychotic features, suicidal ideation, severe loss of ...
Abnormal Psychology
... Paranoid Personality Disorder and Schizoid Personality Disorder are different from schizophrenia only by a matter of degree. While people with schizophrenia experience psychotic episodes when they lose touch with reality, people with these personality disorders do not have these ...
... Paranoid Personality Disorder and Schizoid Personality Disorder are different from schizophrenia only by a matter of degree. While people with schizophrenia experience psychotic episodes when they lose touch with reality, people with these personality disorders do not have these ...
The prevalence of the psychiatric disorders in the Endocrinological
... is usually required for diagnosis, but shorter periods may be reasonable if symptoms are unusually severe and of rapid onset. (ICD-10) According to DSM-IV-RT, the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder are: A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-we ...
... is usually required for diagnosis, but shorter periods may be reasonable if symptoms are unusually severe and of rapid onset. (ICD-10) According to DSM-IV-RT, the diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder are: A. Five (or more) of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-we ...
Comer, Abnormal Psychology, 6th edition
... Dissociative Disorders • It is important to note that dissociative symptoms are often found in cases of acute and posttraumatic stress disorders – When such symptoms occur as part of a stress disorder, they do not necessarily indicate a dissociative disorder (a pattern in which dissociative symptom ...
... Dissociative Disorders • It is important to note that dissociative symptoms are often found in cases of acute and posttraumatic stress disorders – When such symptoms occur as part of a stress disorder, they do not necessarily indicate a dissociative disorder (a pattern in which dissociative symptom ...
The Oppositional Defiant Child
... • Syndrome means a collection of symptoms that don’t always follow the same trajectory. • Disorder is more predictable and implies an underlying cause. It is also a separate category that doesn’t overlap with many other conditions. • In the case of ODD it seems more like a syndrome than a disorder a ...
... • Syndrome means a collection of symptoms that don’t always follow the same trajectory. • Disorder is more predictable and implies an underlying cause. It is also a separate category that doesn’t overlap with many other conditions. • In the case of ODD it seems more like a syndrome than a disorder a ...
Chapter 12 - Psychological Disorders
... impulses or memories, resulting in a “new person” to act out these impulses or recall unbearable memories. 2. Social-cognitive theorists argue that one behaves differently depending on the situation. In a dissociative disorder, this variation is so extreme that one feels and is regarded by others as ...
... impulses or memories, resulting in a “new person” to act out these impulses or recall unbearable memories. 2. Social-cognitive theorists argue that one behaves differently depending on the situation. In a dissociative disorder, this variation is so extreme that one feels and is regarded by others as ...
Chapter8_Revised
... •Dissociative fugue now a subtype of dissociative amnesia •Dissociative amnesia involves a failure to recall previously stored personal information when that failure cannot be accounted for by ordinary forgetting •In a dissociative fugue the person also departs from home surroundings © 2014, 2013, ...
... •Dissociative fugue now a subtype of dissociative amnesia •Dissociative amnesia involves a failure to recall previously stored personal information when that failure cannot be accounted for by ordinary forgetting •In a dissociative fugue the person also departs from home surroundings © 2014, 2013, ...
Anxiety Disorders
... person’s real fears, so it may reduce anxiety. Provide the person with evidence that they are doing something well, even if it is only avoiding cracks on a sidewalk. Genetic ...
... person’s real fears, so it may reduce anxiety. Provide the person with evidence that they are doing something well, even if it is only avoiding cracks on a sidewalk. Genetic ...
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... SSRIs seem to benefit up to 60% of patients Limited extent of help Relapse is common with medication discontinuation Psychosurgery (cingulotomy) is used in extreme cases Psychological Treatment Cognitive-behavioral therapy is most effective with OCD Exposure and response prevention C ...
... SSRIs seem to benefit up to 60% of patients Limited extent of help Relapse is common with medication discontinuation Psychosurgery (cingulotomy) is used in extreme cases Psychological Treatment Cognitive-behavioral therapy is most effective with OCD Exposure and response prevention C ...
Chapter 6 Abnormal mentality and bad behavior
... Psychological/Cognitive factors – Attributions are inferences we draw about causes of events, others’ behavior, own behavior. – Hopelessness theory of depression: ◆People who are depressed tend to make internal, stable, global attributions for negative experiences and external, unstable, and specif ...
... Psychological/Cognitive factors – Attributions are inferences we draw about causes of events, others’ behavior, own behavior. – Hopelessness theory of depression: ◆People who are depressed tend to make internal, stable, global attributions for negative experiences and external, unstable, and specif ...
PERSPECTIVES ON PROBLEMS IN LIVING - Moodle
... For this option, students will construct or use a case vignette with a detailed client history and a comprehensive overview of symptoms. Students may modify an existing case study, or create their own case description, which includes client information and symptoms. (You may use or modify one of the ...
... For this option, students will construct or use a case vignette with a detailed client history and a comprehensive overview of symptoms. Students may modify an existing case study, or create their own case description, which includes client information and symptoms. (You may use or modify one of the ...
Disorders and Treatment Exam – Due Jan. 5th 1. Rational
... What is the main difference between generalized anxiety disorder and phobic disorder? a. Phobic disorder is linked to specific triggers while generalized anxiety disorder is not linked to a specific trigger. b. Generalized anxiety disorder is linked to a specific trigger while phobic disorder is not ...
... What is the main difference between generalized anxiety disorder and phobic disorder? a. Phobic disorder is linked to specific triggers while generalized anxiety disorder is not linked to a specific trigger. b. Generalized anxiety disorder is linked to a specific trigger while phobic disorder is not ...
Psychological Dysfunction and Treatment
... disease, resulting in him spending much of his childhood alone or with his mother. ...
... disease, resulting in him spending much of his childhood alone or with his mother. ...
Slide 1
... of the following ways: (1) recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event, including images, thoughts, or perceptions. Note: In young children, repetitive play may occur in which themes or aspects of the trauma are expressed. (2) recurrent distressing dreams of the event. Note: In ch ...
... of the following ways: (1) recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections of the event, including images, thoughts, or perceptions. Note: In young children, repetitive play may occur in which themes or aspects of the trauma are expressed. (2) recurrent distressing dreams of the event. Note: In ch ...
part 2 - University of Sussex
... Prevalence of schizophrenia – 1% of the British population (Perala et al, 2007).Onset usually between age 15 & 45 years. Positive symptoms (those present) – hallucinations & delusions. Respond well to anti-psychotic medication. Negative symptoms (absent) – apathy, social withdrawal, slowness, poor s ...
... Prevalence of schizophrenia – 1% of the British population (Perala et al, 2007).Onset usually between age 15 & 45 years. Positive symptoms (those present) – hallucinations & delusions. Respond well to anti-psychotic medication. Negative symptoms (absent) – apathy, social withdrawal, slowness, poor s ...
Suicide Among Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
... Individual must have been exposed to a trauma in which he or she was confronted with an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to self or others’ physical well-being › Second category: Continuously reliving the traumatic event by dreams, recurrent recollect ...
... Individual must have been exposed to a trauma in which he or she was confronted with an event that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury, or a threat to self or others’ physical well-being › Second category: Continuously reliving the traumatic event by dreams, recurrent recollect ...
Psychotic Disorders in Children: How Do We Distinguish Them?
... – Disruptive, defiant, frequent fights (sent home numerous times) ...
... – Disruptive, defiant, frequent fights (sent home numerous times) ...
Position Statement 55 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in
... ADHD is a significant family and community issue, as it is associated with higher rates of behavioural and conduct problems, accidents and injuries, school and learning difficulties, alcohol and drug abuse and family conflict. As many as two-thirds of clinically referred children with ADHD in US stu ...
... ADHD is a significant family and community issue, as it is associated with higher rates of behavioural and conduct problems, accidents and injuries, school and learning difficulties, alcohol and drug abuse and family conflict. As many as two-thirds of clinically referred children with ADHD in US stu ...
Social and Familial Factors in the Course of Biplar Disorder: Basic
... I individuals are more likely to attribute negative events to personal and controllable factors than low-EE families (same seen in families of those with MDD and Schizophrenia) High EE couples/families - characterized by high conflict that is bidirectional and negative interactions that escalate and ...
... I individuals are more likely to attribute negative events to personal and controllable factors than low-EE families (same seen in families of those with MDD and Schizophrenia) High EE couples/families - characterized by high conflict that is bidirectional and negative interactions that escalate and ...
PsychScich14
... • A key question is whether psychological assessments provide information that is useful for treating psychological disorders – Popular methods of assessment, such as projective tests, have not been shown to be helpful in predicting the kinds of treatments that are useful – Individual clinicians oft ...
... • A key question is whether psychological assessments provide information that is useful for treating psychological disorders – Popular methods of assessment, such as projective tests, have not been shown to be helpful in predicting the kinds of treatments that are useful – Individual clinicians oft ...
Bridging the Gap: What We Know and Don`t Know about Dual
... HCH Clinicians’ Network and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council are particularly well suited for this task. In this issue of Healing Hands, we present current information from multiple perspectives relevant to the care of mentally ill addicted persons who are homeless. In response, rea ...
... HCH Clinicians’ Network and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council are particularly well suited for this task. In this issue of Healing Hands, we present current information from multiple perspectives relevant to the care of mentally ill addicted persons who are homeless. In response, rea ...
Dissociative identity disorder
Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder on the dissociative spectrum characterized by the appearance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring identities or dissociated personality states that alternately control a person's behavior, accompanied by memory impairment for important information not explained by ordinary forgetfulness. These symptoms are not accounted for by substance abuse, seizures, other medical conditions, nor by imaginative play in children. Diagnosis is often difficult as there is considerable comorbidity with other mental disorders. Malingering should be considered if there is possible financial or forensic gain, as well as factitious disorder if help-seeking behavior is prominent.DID is one of the most controversial psychiatric disorders, with no clear consensus on diagnostic criteria or treatment. Research on treatment efficacy has been concerned primarily with clinical approaches and case studies. Dissociative symptoms range from common lapses in attention, becoming distracted by something else, and daydreaming, to pathological dissociative disorders. No systematic, empirically-supported definition of ""dissociation"" exists. It is not the same as schizophrenia.Although neither epidemiological surveys nor longitudinal studies have been conducted, it is generally believed that DID rarely resolves spontaneously. Symptoms are said to vary over time. In general, the prognosis is poor, especially for those with comorbid disorders. There are few systematic data on the prevalence of DID. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation states that the prevalence is between 1 and 3% in the general population, and between 1 and 5% in inpatient groups in Europe and North America. DID is diagnosed more frequently in North America than in the rest of the world, and is diagnosed three to nine times more often in females than in males. The prevalence of DID diagnoses increased greatly in the latter half of the 20th century, along with the number of identities (often referred to as ""alters"") claimed by patients (increasing from an average of two or three to approximately 16). DID is also controversial within the legal system, where it has been used as a rarely successful form of the insanity defense. The 1990s showed a parallel increase in the number of court cases involving the diagnosis.Dissociative disorders including DID have been attributed to disruptions in memory caused by trauma and other forms of stress, but research on this hypothesis has been characterized by poor methodology. So far, scientific studies, usually focusing on memory, have been few and the results have been inconclusive. An alternative hypothesis for the etiology of DID is as a by-product of techniques employed by some therapists, especially those using hypnosis, and disagreement between the two positions is characterized by intense debate. DID became a popular diagnosis in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, but it is unclear if the actual rate of the disorder increased, if it was more recognized by health care providers, or if sociocultural factors caused an increase in therapy-induced (iatrogenic) presentations. The unusual number of diagnoses after 1980, clustered around a small number of clinicians and the suggestibility characteristic of those with DID, support the hypothesis that DID is therapist-induced. The unusual clustering of diagnoses has also been explained as due to a lack of awareness and training among clinicians to recognize cases of DID.