Essays 511 - 540
the "Yu Family," with parents Harold and Grace. Eddie is their oldest child. Eddie is such a "good" baby, demanding little attenti...
such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning in early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts" (DSM-IV,...
with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...
their moods tend to swing between extreme poles of emotion. A depressive episode is characterized by symptoms such as depressed mo...
out of them but that is not true. Studies consistently demonstrate that at least half of the children exhibiting aggressive behavi...
in a single multidimensional self" (Stephens, 2005). Key indicators include: * The presence of two or more distinct identities, ...
parents provide the kind of nurturing and care the baby needs, the five senses are positively stimulated" (Smith, no date). Pare...
mental illness. One area of practice where this factor in Christian psychiatric practice may prove effective is in regards to the...
variety of immunologic features that are similar to autoimmune hypotheroidism, such as "high serum concentrations of antibodies ag...
of the condition. In the film, he was so obsessed with germs, he brought plasticware to a diner everyday instead of using ordinary...
and school- or community-level factors associated with receiving a diagnosis of ADHD" According to recent...
for their future relationships and interactions (Pendry, 1998; Practice Notes, 1997). There are three conditions for attachment de...
Hurricane Katrina is one of the most recent examples of an event that resulted in PTSD among some victims. Szegedy-Maszak (2005) ...
has a direct correlation with unattached disorders, with institutionalized children reflected as being particularly compromised in...
environment which fed the development of the disease, relapse is not uncommon ("Schizophrenia," 2006). Complete recovery is a poss...
inherent weakness of being 18 years old. Therefore, much of its information is out-of-date. Jensen, et al (1998) conducted a stu...
bulimia it is helpful to first examine the so-called facts. According to these "facts" eating disorders affect females more frequ...
Is The American Psychiatric Association has specific guidelines for diagnosing PTSD, specifying that the ordeal which has t...
The Theoretical Base The theoretical base for this test is linked to the belief that behavioral and emotional problems often go h...
ideation is measured on the basis of six specific components found on the Depression scale. Each disorder is matched with respect...
that ultimately triggers the beginning signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children who have suffered a bout of strep ...
the last 30 years (Singleton, 2000). Essentially, making positive diagnosis of dyslexia involves establishing that: 1. The childs ...
strikes first in the medial temporal lobe, memory recall, confusion and forgetfulness are typically the first identifiable symptom...
they are tired, or not getting enough sleep, they can quickly understand how a large number of people in the nation could make a b...
One set of arguments, those that argue that unusual eating behaviors such as anorexia and bulimia are not in actuality eating diso...
disorder, or a family history of anxiety and neuroticism" (Grinage, 2003). The body responds in measurable ways to various stress...
(i.e., taking more than an hour a day) or when they cause marked distress or significant impairment for the individual (Diagnostic...
this basis; however, rather than using the Freudian concepts of ego, superego and id, Berne found the concepts of parent, adult an...
was missing during the formative years, this search most often leads to a superficial fix time and time again due to the individua...
and emotionally unbalancing illnesses they truly are to the adolescent population. Studies have pinpointed six cognitive elements...