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| clinical disorders, the reason you are seeing the person |
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| personality based and mental retardation |
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| psychosocial and environment impact |
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| Global Assessment Functioning (GAF) |
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| forward section of each cerebral hemisphere, most responsible for thinking, reasoning, memory, the experience of reward, and social behavior and this most likely to be involved in a wide range of psychopathology |
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| Psychological dissatisfaction with one's own biological gender, a disturbance in the sense of one's identity as a male or female. The primary goal is not sexual arousal but rather to live the life of the opposite gender |
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| Autism is a general term used to describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). The other pervasive developmental disorders are PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. Many parents and professionals refer to this group as Autism Spectrum Disorders. |
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| involved in processing information and coordination of movement as well as inhibition and restraint; it also assists in the regulation of eating, sexual, and aggressive behaviors, all of which may be involved in different psychological disorders. It interaction with dopamine is implicated in schizophrenia. mood, behavior, thoughts |
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| Beck's Cognitive Behavior Therapy |
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| was developed methods for dealing with faulty attributions and attitudes associated with learned helplessness and depression |
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| associated with schizophrenia, splitting of thoughts and feelings while others state. |
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| psychotic symptoms of perceptual disturbance in which things are seen or heard or otherwise sensed although are not real or actually present. |
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| psychotic symptom involving disorder of thought content and presence of strong beliefs that are misrepresentations of reality |
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| rapid onset reduced clarity of consciousness and cognition, with confusion, disorientation, and deficits in memory and language |
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| djustment disorder is an emotional and behavioral reaction that develops within 3 months of a life stress, and which is stronger or greater than what would be expected for the type of event that occurred. |
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ADHD is a common behavioral disorder that affects an estimated 8% to 10% of school-age children. Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it, though it's not yet understood why.
Kids with ADHD act without thinking, are hyperactive, and have trouble focusing. They may understand what's expected of them but have trouble following through because they can't sit still, pay attention, or attend to details. |
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| Oppositional Deviant Disorder |
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ODD is a condition in which a child displays an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, hostile, and annoying behavior toward people in authority. The child's behavior often disrupts the child's normal daily activities, including activities within the family and at school.
Many children and teens with ODD also have other behavioral problems, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, learning disabilities, mood disorders (such as depression), and anxiety disorders. Some children with ODD go on to develop a more serious behavior disorder called conduct disorder. |
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| a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of three (or more) a behavior in the last 12 months with at least one criterion present in the past 6 months |
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| psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation. |
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| treatment of a disorder, such as fear of snakes, take to zoo, book to relieve. |
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| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) |
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| Anxiety disorder characterizing by intense, uncontrollable, unfocused, chronic, and continuous worry that is distressing |
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| Excessive enduring fear in some children that harm will come to them or their parents while they are apart. |
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| The alternation of major depressive episodes with full manic episodes. Bipolar II the alternation of major depressive episodes with hypo manic (not full manic) episodes. |
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Mania can be a symptom of a medical condition, a psychological condition or can be triggered by substance abuse. Some features of mania include:
extreme elevated mood or euphoria
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rapid speech
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A manic episode is a criteria for bipolar I disorder |
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| less severe and less disruptive version of a manic episode that is one of the criteria for several mood disorders |
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| Depression is a "whole-body" illness, involving your body, mood, and thoughts. It affects the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, and the way you think about things. A depressive disorder is not the same as a passing blue mood. It is not a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed or wished away. People with a depressive illness cannot merely "pull themselves together" and get better. Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years. Appropriate treatment, however, can help most people who suffer from depression. |
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| mood disorder involving persistently depressed mood, with low self-esteem, withdrawal, pessimism or despair, present for at least 2 years, with no absence of symptoms for more than 2 months |
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| severe mood disorder typified by major depressive episodes superimposed over a background of Dysthymic disorder |
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| common salt used in substantial doses to treat bipolar disorder. Clients often discontinue its use because they enjoy the manic periods, and relapse rates are high. The mechanism for its effect is unknown |
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| cause or source of a disorder |
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| study of disease in a major population |
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| hypothesis that both and inherited tendency (vulnerability) and specific stressful conditions are required to produce a disorder |
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| part of the brain, separates the hemisphere |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| neural networks outside the brain and spinal cord, including the somatic nervous system, which control muscle movement, and the autonomic nervous system, which regulates crdiovascular, endocrine, digestion, and regulation functions. |
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| part of the peripheral nervous system that regulates cardiovascular(heart,blood vessel) Endocrine (hormone), and digestive functions. Includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for activity or to respond to stressors by increasing heart rate and blood flow to muscles, for instance |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System |
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| part of the autonomic nervous system that regulates bodily systems (e.g. digestion) while activity level is low and that balances sympathetic nervous system activity |
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| part of the hindbrain in the brain stem that controls motor coordination and may be involved in autism |
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| part of the brain's limbic system that regulates emotions nd the ability to learn and control impulses; figures prominently in some psychopathology |
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| part of the brain's limbic system that regulates emotions and the ability to learn and control impulses; figures priminently in some psychopathology. For example, fear is remembered |
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| Biopsychosocialspiritual Assessment (BPSS) |
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| 4 components-concise summary of client information, differs from diagnosis, provides historical context, possible causes, strengths. Components-biological(health,illness), Psychological(history, treatment, and diversity), sociocultural(family, friends, culture, genogram)spiritual (sense of self) |
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| organized way to document observation, professional observation, current/present-focused-appearance, speech (pressured, slurred)emotions-mood-how client feels/affect-worker perception of client |
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| process of determining whether a presenting problem meets the established criteria for a specific psychological disorder |
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| mood state characterized by marked negative affect and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune. Anxiety may involve feelings, behaviors, and physiological responses |
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| Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) |
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| somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance such as imagined ugliness |
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| eating disorder characterized by recurrent food refusal leading to dangerously low body weight |
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| eating disorder involving recurrent episodes of uncontrolled excessive (binge) eating followed by compensatory actions to remove the food (e.g. deliberate vomiting, laxative abuse, excessive exercise |
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| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) |
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| pattern of problems including learning difficulties, behavior deficits, and characteristic physical flaws, resulting from heavy drinking by the victim's mother when she was pregnant with the victim |
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| Personality Disorders-Clusters |
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| enduring maladaptive patterns for relating to the environment and oneself, exhibited in a wide range of contexts that cause significant functional impairment or subjective distress |
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| inability to experience pleasure, associated with some mood and schizophrenic disorders |
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| apathy, or the inability to initiate or persist in important activities |
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| deficiency in the amount or content of speech, a disturbance often seen in people with schizphrenia |
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| impairment reported among heavy marijuana users involving apathy or an unwillingness to carry out long-term plans, its actual prevalence level is controversial |
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| difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or feeling rested where there is no apparent medical or psychological cause-type of dysomnia |
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| abnormally excessive sleep; a person with this condition will fall asleep several times a day |
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| problems in getting to sleep or in obtaining sufficient quality sleep |
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| paraphillia (sexual deviation) involving strong sexual attraction toward children |
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| sexual disorders and deviation in which sexual arousal occurs almost exclusively in the context of inappropriate objects or individuals |
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The state of being dependent, as for support.
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a. Subordination to someone or something needed or greatly desired.
b. Trust; reliance. See Synonyms at trust.
3. The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by something else.
4. A compulsive or chronic need; an addiction: an alcohol dependence. |
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| Abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional or verbal; it is intimidation or manipulation of another person or an intrusion into another's psyche; the purpose is to control another person. It is generally a long term pattern of behavior although specific short term interactions can be labeled abusive. Recently the following categories have been included in definitions of abusive behavior: social, economic, intellectual and spiritual. With child abuse neglect is also an important component. |
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| nvoluntary urination, which may be caused by a variety of factors. These include disorders of the kidneys, bladder, or ureter; and poor control of the muscles that control release of urine. Enuresis is also occasionally associated with neurological disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome, particularly in children. Nighttime (nocturnal) enuresis may be related to any of the above, or may be a symptom of a sleep disorder. |
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Inability to control the elimination of stool (fecal incontinence). Encopresis can have a variety of causes, including inability to control the anal sphincter muscle or gastrointestinal problems, particularly chronic diarrhea and Crohn's disease. Several neurological disorders are also occasionally associated with the symptom of encopresis, particularly in children, including Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Preventive care for encopresis including frequent scheduled toileting, and pads or diapers to prevent embarrassing soiling. Careful cleaning is important to prevent skin breakdown. Treatment of encopresis usually involves treatment of the underlying disorder; cognitive behavioral therapy or behavior modification is also sometimes helpful.
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| More overt symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, displayed by some people with schizophrenia |
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| less outgoing symptoms, such as flat affect and poverty in speech, displayed by some people with schizophrenia |
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| denoting aspects of a person's thoughts, impulses, attitudes, and behavior that are felt to be acceptable and consistent with the self-conception. |
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| anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult |
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| disorder of movement involving immobility or excited agitation |
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