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to measure conduct disorder (Kazdin, 1995, 45) " Kazdins "Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence"...
the occurrence and nonoccurrence of problem behaviors (2001). With the use of such an approach, the function of behavior is repres...
the fact that snoring, in and of itself, is not indicative of sleep apnea; rather, it is but one telltale symptom (Hunt, 2002)....
often prevalent in adolescent populations (APA, 1994). It must be noted that secondary oppositionalism is common and an accepted ...
the educational setting, and considers the role of school nurses. At a time when an increasing number of students are receiving s...
is a distinct difference between relatively simple shyness and the disorder. According to a report from the Ascribe Higher Educati...
that if left unchecked, the latter can develop into the former. The extent to which children with problems tend to "slip through t...
with ADHD and CD have the same psychophysiological response patterns in studies which are similar to those with antisocial persona...
is administered by a trained counselor for sexual assault victims. The test determines if the alleged victim has indeed been the v...
could say that he reinvented it. DSM existed, but it was Spitzer who implemented important changes. For example, it is noted that ...
difficulty grasping mathematical concepts (Fidler, Hodapp and Dyken, 2002). While not every child with WS fits this profile, a lar...
of critiques of drug therapy versus the use of other treatment measures are the central themes of this paper. Background of Psych...
oppositional behaviors and are "out of control." This perspective often complicates the learning process, creating a distraction ...
and others that underscore the connection between violence and urban life. "Data gathered by the Center for Disease Control (1995...
in the educational setting. The introduction outlines the problem, existing research and the underlying purpose of the study, to ...
that the individual suffers constantly, since childhood, and that the symptoms continue throughout life and are quite severe in ma...
controlled in the future through the use of procedures such as gene therapy. At present, however, NDI can only be managed, not cu...
The designation "shell shock" was replaced by "combat fatigue" in the Second World...
Within six years the name was changed again and is now well know by the acronym ADHD (1997). While the names have changed, that d...
to help herself. For example, being afraid to touch things without the aid of a barrier (tissue, etc.) for fear of contracting ge...
1997). "Since 1980, alleged child abuse and neglect reports have more than doubled in this country [Child Welfare League of Ameri...
York, smothered her fourth and fifth children, Molly and Noah Hoyt, both children were less than three months old at the time of t...
1998). This is enshrined in both political rhetoric and policies and papers such as the policy documents Excellence in Schools and...
memories is about as easy as holding ones breath: it just cannot be done without help; as such, those suffering from PTSD must be ...
loved ones. One means of instilling a better understanding of PTSD is education. The National Center for PTSDs (2009) website sho...
2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...
on to indicate that medication for bipolar disorder is only a small percentage of the direct costs to the patient, roughly 10 perc...
this disease impacts a much larger segment of the population than one might suspect. Congenital heart defects occur in approximat...
RTI can be designed to address those limitations or factors that influence the acquisition of literacy skills. The premise behind...
therapy than other types of psychological disorders, and require a lengthy recovery period often lasting several years (Vanderlind...