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often prevalent in adolescent populations (APA, 1994). It must be noted that secondary oppositionalism is common and an accepted ...

is administered by a trained counselor for sexual assault victims. The test determines if the alleged victim has indeed been the v...

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 a distinct difference between relatively simple shyness and the disorder. According to a report from the Ascribe Higher Educati...

addiction, including salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict and relapse" (Griffiths, 2001, p. 333). Intern...

to measure conduct disorder (Kazdin, 1995, 45) " Kazdins "Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence"...

the fact that snoring, in and of itself, is not indicative of sleep apnea; rather, it is but one telltale symptom (Hunt, 2002)....

As already noted, Kendall makes a strong case for getting to know the individual child before "pigeon-holing" him or her into a pa...

reasons, of course, often based on stereotypes of race, gender, age or income that lead them to believe a particular candidate wil...

the occurrence and nonoccurrence of problem behaviors (2001). With the use of such an approach, the function of behavior is repres...

time and more than 90% would pass away before their first birthday without treatment (1996). Clearly, if nothing is done, chances ...

These subtypes are characterized by three core symptoms: Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. In the vernacular of the cl...

is that the efforts of bulimic patients to restrict food are interspersed with periods of extreme overeating, or "binging," which ...

with some type of cognitive deficit disorder such as dementia or Alzheimers. In order to anticipate the percentage of those who w...

conflicts -- is gaining momentum within school districts across the country (Spence, 2003). Knowing how to diffuse an escalating ...

Manual (DSM) III, transgenderism has long been described as a psychological problem due in great part to the manner by which child...

loved ones. One means of instilling a better understanding of PTSD is education. The National Center for PTSDs (2009) website sho...

on to indicate that medication for bipolar disorder is only a small percentage of the direct costs to the patient, roughly 10 perc...

body and thought patterns, and can be triggered by a variety of events (Lucas 5). For example, the stress of starting a new job o...

2000). Diagnosing Autism Autism is not a disorder that can be easily diagnosed through some simple process such as a blood ...

incident mentioned in the case study in which Ben presented the "gift from Jesus" to a pedestrian does lead to a definite lack of ...

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...

Reality shows actually started on radio. Candid Camera was the first one on television. This genre exploded in the early days of t...

Post-traumatic stress disorder or what is more commonly referred to as PTSD has only been diagnosed using these terms since the la...

This paper contends that the measures that are needed to address obesity are the same as those needed to address binge eating, ano...

This paper considers the alternative means of treating PTSD. The VA does not currently approve service dogs. There are twenty-tw...

the inherent differences between models. Ultimately, an individual chooses a nursing model that is based upon and compatible with...

to high increased use, but this may also be down to increased acceptance and a low baseline. To assess whether or not there is a...