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| observable behavior of interaction of people |
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| Filling what men and women "should do" |
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What someone is sexual aroused by.
-being into vampires, masturbating to metal, are obscure sexual intersts |
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| How you feel about yourself/ your gender |
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Our sense of ourselves either as male or female
(We could "fee" female even though we are anatomically male) |
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| When someone feels like they are male, but they are anatomically female. Or vice versa |
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| Gender Identity Disorder (GID) |
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When a person feels that are really the opposite sex. Can lead to:
-aversion to same sex clothing and activities
-Can be observed in children |
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| Prevalence of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) |
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Definition
Gender Identity Disorder is more prevalent in males than females
1/30,000 for males
1/100,000 for females |
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| Therapies for Gender Identity disorder |
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Definition
-Body Altercation Programs
-Psychological Altercation of gender identity (becoming comfortable with your gender) |
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Becoming another gender! Steps:
-1 year of psychotherapy is required before surgery to required before surgery to rule out other mental illnesses
-Cosmetic surgery
-Hormonal Treatment
-Sex-Reassignment Surgery |
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| Wearing clothing characteristic of the opposite sex |
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| Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome |
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| When you have both X and Y Chromosomes (boy), but your genitalia looks Female |
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| When you have X and X chromosomes (girl), but your external organs look male |
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| Forced sexual intercourse with an unwilling partner |
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| Sexual intercourse between a male and an underage female |
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Sexual Attraction to unusual objects, activities
-Comes in the form of fantasies, behaviors, or urges |
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| Requirements to have a paraphilia |
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-Must be present for at least 6 months
-Typically significant distress or impairment (arguable)
-Not consensual, affectionate, or supportive |
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| Inanimate objects needed for arousal (shoes, leather, safety pin!) |
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| Sexually aroused from wearing opposite sex clothes (NOTE: Person does not believe they are opposite sex, just likes clothes) |
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| Sex between family members. Most commonly between brother and sister |
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pleasure as a CAUSE of inflicting pain, harm embarrassment, degradation, or humiliation
BONDAGE |
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| the tendency to get sexual gratification from ones OWN pain or humiliation |
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Obtaining Sexual gratification by watching others undress or having sex
-The more risk (likelihood of being caught) the more arousal |
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| sexual gratification from exposing genitals to unwilling stangers |
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| making obscene telephone calls for sexual arousal |
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| sexually orientated touching of unsuspecting people |
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| adult gets sexual gratification from physical/ sexual contact with children (before puberty) |
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| Etiology of Paraphilias (how they occur) |
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We're not sure!
-Could be classical conditioning of sexual arousal gone awry (associating typically non-sexual stimuli as sexual)
-Biological view says its role of too much testosterone |
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Aversion therapy
Social Skills treatment
Chemical/ Surgical Castration (ouch)
-people get unmotivated to treat this because they deny the problem "nothing wrong with obsessing over ____" |
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Orgasmic Reorientation (alter the stimuli that produce orgasms)
-OR reduce testosterone levels with drugs and castration |
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A therapy for treating paraphilias. It is when you alter the stimuli that cause orgasms.
You must:
-counter the distorted thinking of the paraphilia with proper thinking
-training people in empathy |
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| When there is a disturbance of the normal sexual response cycle |
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| Normal Sexual Response Cycle |
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1. Appetitive phase: involves sexual interest and desire
2. Excitement phase: subjective pleasurable state which increases blood flow in genitals (getting turned on)
3. orgasm phase: peak of sexual pleasure accompanied by ejaculation
4. resolution phase: restoration after orgasm
*Sexual Dysfunction is when one of these phases are disturbed
AEOR
All elephants orgasm Right |
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| Having over or under the normal amount of sexual fantasies or urges |
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| Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder |
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| Deficient or absent sexual fantasies or urges |
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| Avoidance of all genital contact with others |
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-Religion
-fear of loss of control
-depression
-medication side effects (tranquilizers) |
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| Sexual Desire, but cannot maintain arousal (boners) during intercourse |
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| female sexual arousal disorder |
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Definition
| Inadequate vaginal lubrication |
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| Failure to maintain an erection during intercourse |
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| when people literally have trouble having orgasms |
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absence of orgasm after a period of normal sexual excitement
CAUSED BY:
-difficulty in learning how to
-Chronic use of alcohol
-fear of losing control |
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| Difficulty in ejaculation |
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| Persistent or recurrent pain during sexual intercourse |
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| inability to achieve intercourse due to involuntary spasms with outer third of the vagina |
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| Development Causes of Sexual Dysfunction |
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Definition
-Religion (only use sex for babies)
-Psycho sexual Trauma
-Homosexual Inclination (when someone gay has to have sex with someone straight, opposite sex)
-excessive alcohol intake |
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| Psychology Student Syndrome |
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Definition
Tendency to see yourself and others through the lens of new knowledge
AKA "diagnosing" friends with personality disorders when you don't have the credentials to |
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| Big 5 Factor Model of Personality |
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Definition
OCEAN!
The idea that personality falls within 1 of the 5 traits
1. Openness to Experience
2. Conscientiousness
3. Extroversion
4. Agreeableness
5. Neuroticism |
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| The tendency to experience negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, or depression |
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Deviating from cultural expectations in 2 or more areas
-Cognition
-Affect
-Interpersonal Functioning
-Impulse Control |
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| Clusters of Personality Disorders |
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Definition
Cluster A: People are odd or eccentric
Cluster B: Dramatic, emotional, erratic
Cluster C: Anxiety, fearful |
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1 of 3 clusters of Personality Disorder
Involves:
-Not trusting people
-Social Isolation
-Odd beliefs, behaviors,
-Rarely Seeks Treatment |
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| Paranoid Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster A. When people have pervasive Suspiciousness |
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| Schizoid Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster A. It is when people prefer solitude, and emotional detachment from people. Typically associated with anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure from usually fun things |
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| Schizotypal Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster A. When people have "magical thinking." Experience odd behavior, few friends, and have high anxiety around others. |
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AKA The causes of cluster A (odd/eccentric) personality disorders
-linked to schizophrenia, may represent schizophrenia at a less severe form
-people are linked to have schizophrenia relatives to be more likely to have cluster A PD |
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1 of the 3 types of Personality Disorders
Involves:
-being over dramatic, emotional, impulsive
-Often have crisis-related symptoms
-substance abuse/self harm
-decrease concern for others |
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Definition
Found in Cluster B. When people law break, act impulsively, have disregard for safety. Act Recklessly!
-Typically have history of conduct by age 15 |
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| Borderline Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster B. When people avoid abandonment, splitting from people. Often involves self injury or harm |
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| Histrionic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster B. When people want to be the center of attention constantly. Perform seductive behavior and shift emotions to do so. |
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| Narcissistic Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster B. When people show grandiosity, entitlement, and typically exploit others. They become envious of others success |
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| Etiology of Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Definition
Causes of Antisocial Personality disorder. The one where people act destructively.
Says causes can be:
Family issues
-Lack of affection
-severe parental rejection
-inconsistent or no discipline
Genetics
Greater coordance between twins
Neurological differences
-People with them have less gray matter in frontal lobe |
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| Biological Facets of Antisocial Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| People have reduced reactivity to stress, shock avoidance, and startle. Less scares them, they take more risk |
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| The third type of Personality Disorders. It essentially includes everything not covered in cluster A (avoidant/schizophrenic) and cluster B (antisocial/destructive/narcissistic) PDs |
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| Avoidant Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster C. It is being fearful in social situations |
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| Dependent Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster C. It is when you have a lack of self reliance, and become very dependent on others to get life things done |
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| Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder |
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Definition
| Found in Cluster C. It is when someone has a perfectionist approach to life. THEY DON"T HAVE ACTUAL OBESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS, but they act as though they do being very controlling |
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| Validity of Cluster C Personality Disorders |
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Definition
| They hare hard to diagnose due to an overlap of clusters! Interrate reliability is accurate, but test retest is not! |
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| Treatment for Personality Disorders |
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Definition
-BE SURE TO TREAT THE AXIS I DISORDER THAT TYPICALLY COMES WITH IT
Approaches to treating PD include:
-antianxiety/ antidepressant drugs
-Psychodynamic therapy to help people understand childhood problems
-Behavioral and cognitive therapy to focus on specific PD symptoms (EX working on social skills) |
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| Under Controlled behavior is excessive or inappropriate for the situation |
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| Examples of Under Controlled Behavior Disorders |
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Definition
ADHD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder |
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| Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
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Definition
| Inability to concentrate on a task/ control motor movements |
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1. Predominantly inattentive
2. Predominantly Hyperactive/impulsive
3. Combined |
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| Associated Issues with ADHD |
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Definition
-Problems with academic functioning (learning disorders)
-Underachievers
-Dangerous (aggresive)
-Peer Difficulties
-Low Self Esteem |
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| Must be presented by age 7! |
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1. Inattention
2. Hyperactivity
3. Impulsivity |
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| A symptom of ADHD. It includes failign to attend to details, making careless errors, difficulty sustaining attention, doesn't listen, etc. |
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Definition
| A symptom of ADHD. It includes figeting, squirming, getting out of chairs, excessive running and climbing, difficulty playing quietly, etc. |
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Definition
| It is a symptom of ADHD. It is when someone blurts out answers, has trouble waiting their turn, interrupts constantly (very high impulse) |
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Definition
Can be caused by a couple of things!
1. Biological
-Runs in the family, likely multplie genes
-Dopamine receptors
-smaller, under-responsive frontal love
2. Environmental
-difficulty during pregnancy
-maternal smoking, teratogens
There is also an influence of stress and family dysfunction |
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Definition
1. Medication!
-Meds to reduce disruptive behavior and help concentration
-stimulants that increase dopamine availability (Ritalin)
-Non-stimulant meds (stattera (increases Norepinephrine)
2. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
-Consistent clear rewards for on task behavior
-help with organization
-teach self monitoring skills |
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| A stimulant drug that increases dopamine availability to aid with ADHD |
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Term
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
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Definition
A childhood disorder. When someone has negativism, defiant, and hostile behavior that causes impairment in social, academic functioning.
AKA When kids don't listen (are defiant), end up getting angry and yelling |
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| Oppostional Defiant Behaviors |
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Definition
-Losing temper
-arguing with adults
-refuses to comply with requests
-deliberately annoys others
-angry and resentful
-spiteful and vindictive |
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Definition
It is a childhood disorder. It is Aggressive Behavior that violates social norms and rights of others
EX: Cruelty and aggression towards animals and people "I like to blow up lizards!"
AKA Kids acting very different thatn what is normal in society |
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| Gender and Conduct Disorder |
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Definition
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| Etiology of Conduct Disorder |
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Definition
Psychological!
-Lack of moral training, lack of awareness to morals
-Modeling of aggressive behavior
-Cognitive distortions |
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| Treatment of Conduct Disorder |
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Definition
To prevent it, you have to develop their social, emotional, and cognitive skills!
Can be done by
-Parent training (award prosoical behavior)
-Multisystem treatment (that targets the child, family, school, and community)
-Group therapy for social skills training
Etc |
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| When someone deals with worries and disturbing thoughts, not overt behaviors |
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| Examples of Internalizing Disorders |
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Definition
-Depression
-Obsessive Compulsion Disorder
-Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-Social Phobia
-Separation Anxiety Disorder |
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| Symptoms of Depression in 3-5 year olds |
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Definition
| sadness, weight loss, tiredness, thoughts of suicide, anger, apathy, irritability |
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| Symptoms of Depression in 6-12 year olds |
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Definition
| Similar to adults with verbalization of thoughts and feelings. Delinquent behavior, somatic problems, doing poorly in school |
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| Symptoms of Depression in 13 to 18 year olds |
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Definition
| Volatile moods, rage, low self esteem, sexual acting out, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts |
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| Separation Anxiety Disorder |
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Definition
Excessive anxiety or panic when separated from parent
-follows major stress (divorce, family illness, etc) |
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Term
| Child and Adolescent Therapy |
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Definition
-Play Therapy
-Behavioral therapy (rewards+punishment)
-Cognitive behavioral
(teaching kids coping skills, like identifying problems, planning responses, thinking aloud)
-Family therapy
(therapy sessions for whole family) |
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Definition
| Falls between 2 domains. It is either the deficits in social communication and interaction, or formulaic activities and interests. Falls under 2 domains |
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Term
| Autism Spectrum Disorder Domain 1 |
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Definition
| When people have problems with social communication and interaction. This includes problems with initiating/ responding in social situations, poor nonverbal communication skills, making friends and keeping them, etc. |
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| Autism Spectrum Disorder Domain 2 |
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Definition
When people have repetitive, formulaic interests and activities
-Involves resistance to change of their routine based off those interests and activities
-Odd interests include traffic signs, pokemon, alphabets)
-Repeated movements and speech |
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Definition
| A tendency for domain 2 children with autism to consistently play with a toy. But "playing" usually involves preoccupation with parts of the toys (how they look/ feel) |
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Term
| Hypo/Hyper responsivity to sensory input |
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Definition
When people get too stimulated or not stimulated enough to outside world
Involves
-licking or smelling objects
-visual fascination with fans or lights |
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Term
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Definition
It is a DSM IV diagnoses!
You must
-have a screener for children, and then an intensive multi-disc eval for children who fail screener
-Then developmental history from caregiver is taken (Autism Diagnostic Interview)
-Then Direct behavioral observations (Autism Diagnoses Observation Schedule) |
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| Probability of a positive diagnoses of something, given the disorder |
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Definition
| Probability of not getting diagnosed with something, given no disorder |
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| Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI) |
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Definition
When a doctor gets the developmental history of a child who might have autism from their parents
-It is does only after a child fails an autism screener and went through multi disk evaluations |
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| Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) |
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Definition
| When a doctor is evaluating a child for Autism and he observes the child's behavior directly |
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| Causes of Increase in Incidence of Autism |
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Definition
-Better Diagnosis
-Diagnosis at younger age
-Recognition of milder forms
-pressure to diagnose for services
-etc |
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Term
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Definition
Multiple Causes to Autism!
-Genetic Factors, but could be 10-15 genes, we don't know which ones
NOT VACCINATIONS |
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Definition
No real treatment, but intervention approaches work best, such as
Behavioral modification, but works best with parents involvement |
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Term
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Definition
AKA mental Retardation
-It is when someone has an IQ below 70, low mental functioning
-This leads to deficits in adaptive behaviors such as getting dressed and public transportation
-The onset must be defined before 18 years |
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Term
| Adaptive Functioning Skills |
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Definition
| AKA Activites of Daily Living. They include communication, self direction, self care, health and safety, home living, social skills, etc |
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Term
| Problems with Diagnosing Intellectual Disability |
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Definition
| You have to take into account the persons culture, linguistic, communicative, and behavioral diversity, and how much they are stemming from THOSE norms |
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Term
| Education for all Handicapped Children Act (1975) |
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Definition
| Every school district must provide education for all of its children, no matter even if they are handicapped |
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Term
| Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) |
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Definition
| Every school has to individually tailor each child with their specific needs. Provide equal education for them |
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Term
| Etiology of Mental Retardation |
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Definition
Many Factors
-Genetic and chromosomal disorders
-prematurity and birth complications
-postnatal events
-environmental factors (mercury, lead poisoning, etc)
*There is no known cause in 75% of cases |
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Definition
When someone has an extra chromosome 21 and leads to Mental retardation!
Also:
-low muscle tone
-language delays
-social responsiveness
-physical features (face dysmorphology) |
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Term
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Definition
| It is a mental retardation disorder. There is a recessive gene on Chromosome 12. It prevents metabolism of phenylalanine (an amino acid) |
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Term
| Maternal Age and Risk of Down Syndrome |
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Definition
| As you get older the risk of having a child with down syndrome increases. At age 32 its 1/726 chance, at age 49 its 1/12! |
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Term
| Prevention of Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
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Definition
| Newborn screening to find it out, and giving the child a restrictive diet |
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Term
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Definition
| It is a mental retardation disorder. There is a recessive gene on Chromosome 12. It prevents metabolism of phenylalanine (an amino acid) |
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Term
| Maternal Age and Risk of Down Syndrome |
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Definition
| As you get older the risk of having a child with down syndrome increases. At age 32 its 1/726 chance, at age 49 its 1/12! |
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Term
| Prevention of Phenylketonuria (PKU) |
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Definition
| Newborn screening to find it out, and giving the child a restrictive diet |
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Term
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Definition
When a mother drinks alcohol while having a child in her tummy! It causes birth defects and Mental retardation
Features:
growth deficiency
physical dysmorphology
-microephaly
-medical problems |
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Term
| Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) |
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Definition
| 1-3/1000 births in the United States |
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Term
| Primary Prevention of Mental Retardation |
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Definition
-Avoiding alcohol and other drug use
-Folic acid supplementation
-good prenatal and early childhood nutrition
-genetic analysis and counseling |
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Term
| Secondary Prevention of Mental Retardation |
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Definition
-Testing/ dieting for PKU
-Early intervention to get them to learn to cope with it as early as possible |
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Term
| Intervention for Intellectual Disability |
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Definition
-Special education
-vocational therapy
-support for the individual/family
-Community awareness, acceptance! |
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Term
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Definition
| It is a change in someones prior level of functioning caused by physical factors |
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Term
| Acute Neurological Disorders |
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Definition
| Short lived, ones that dont last that long |
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Term
| Chronic Neurological Disorders |
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Definition
| Long term, ones that last your life |
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Term
| Progressive Neurological Disorders |
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Definition
| Ones that are getting worse over time |
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Term
| Diagnosing Neurological Disorders |
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Definition
-Mental Status Exam
-Neurological Exam
-Neuropsychological Testing
-Brain Imaging
-Autopsy |
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Definition
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Normal Aging Decline in memory |
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Definition
-source memory
-event memory
-working memory |
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Term
| Normal Aging parts of memory w/ no change |
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Definition
-Procedural Memory
-Short term memory
-Prospective memory (remembering to do something in the future) |
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Term
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Definition
Profound deterioration of mental ability, especially for recent events
AKA Gross memory impairment plus
-aphasia (naming commong objects)
-Apraxia (organizing movements)
-Agnosia (recognizing common things) |
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Term
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Definition
| Trouble with naming common objects |
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Term
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Definition
| Trouble with organizing movements |
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Term
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Definition
| recognizing common things |
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Term
| Neurological Disorders on the DSM |
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Definition
Use both Axis I AND Axis III
EX: Axis I: Dementia, Alzheimer's type
Axis III: Alzheimer's Disease |
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Term
| Leading Causes of Dementia |
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Definition
1. Alzheimers Disease!!
2. Strokes
etc |
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Term
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Definition
| Profound deterioration of mental ability |
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Term
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Definition
| When people have Alzheimer's, they lose nerve cells within the brain due to the formation of beta-amyloid plaques! |
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Term
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Definition
1. Complaints of memory deficits
2. Increased Cognitive Decline, confusion (losing objects)
3. Moderately severe cognitive decline and intensified confusion (early dementia)
4. Severe Cognitive decline and confusion (middle dementia)
5. Very severe Cognitive decline and confusion (late dementia) |
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Term
| Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease |
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Definition
| Gene on Chromosomes 1, 14, and 21 each contribute to early-onset Alzheimer's disease |
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Term
| Protective Factors against Alzheimer's |
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Definition
-Anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprophen)
-cholesterol reducing satins
-high levels of cognitive ability
-high levels of cognitive activity \
-physical activity |
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Term
| medical treatment for Alzheimer's |
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Definition
New drug!
A new cytokine protien, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), may be elevated in alzheimer's disease. This new drug binds and inactivates excess TNF!!
-Acetylcholine agonists are effective as well |
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Term
| Psychological Treatment for Alzheimer's |
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Definition
-Support to the care givers!
-Therapeutic support
-Compensatory strategies
-behavioral interventions
-treatment for depression |
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Term
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Definition
It is a degenerative movement disorder
Commonly Includes
-tremor
-rigidity
-slowing of body movements
-trouble with posture |
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Term
| Prevalence of Parkinson's |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
-Total cause is degeneration of dopamine producing cells in substantia nigra (basal ganglia)
-Environmental Causes (head trauma, virus)
-genetics |
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Term
| Treatment for parkinson's |
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Definition
-medication (levodopa, ingredient for dopamine)
-surgery
-fetal cell transpant
-deep brain stimulation
-rehabilitation and support |
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Term
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Definition
-A vitamin B and thiamine deficiency occurs with chronic alcoholism
-Recent and past memories are lost, and the ability to form new ones |
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Term
| Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Definition
| 1.4 million TBI each year in US! |
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Term
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Definition
| A form of TBI. It is The tearing of nerves in the brain, as a result of sudden impact. It is hard to detect in brain scanning |
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Term
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Definition
| A form of TBI. It is when an impact to the head causes ruptures in blood vessels. This allows blood to escape and leads to swelling in the brain. |
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Term
| Open Head Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Definition
| When the impact causes the skull to break open. It comes in the form of lacerations, and the symptoms of these injuries are much more distinct that closed head injuries |
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Term
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| Damage to the brain from an injury that does not lead to the skull opening. It can come in the form of concussions, contusions, loss of consciousness, etc. |
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They all depend on the site of the injury and the severity, but they include
-impaired memory
-poor attention/concentration
-slowed reaction time
-fatigue
-sleep problems
-emotional difficulties
-seizures |
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-Rehabilitation to aid impaired skills
-social support |
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AKA a Stroke!!
-3rd leading cause of death
-largest cause of vascual dementia |
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| When there is a blockage of blood supply to the brai |
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| When an artery becomes ruptured and there is blood flow into the brain |
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-Age
-gender (M > F)
-Race
-Hypertension
-Family History
-Previous Strokes |
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-New "clot busting" drugs for iscehmic strokes
-but must be administered quickly, most people don't do it until its too late |
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| two to five minutes, patients cries, falls to floor unconscious, and has extreme spasms |
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| Very common in children. There is no convulsion, and a lapse of consciousness (blank staring or lack of responsiveness) |
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| Semiautomatic motor responses that show clouding of consciousness, confused state, often accompanied with hallucinations |
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| What to do during a seizure |
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-protect the person from injury, have them avoid sharpy objects, but Dont move them
-dont put anything in their mouth
-between spasms gently turn person's head to one side
-afterwards be caring and kind. let them rest |
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| medical treatment for seizures |
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-anti-epileptic medication.
-surgery (as a last resort)
-antidepressant medication |
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| Psychological treatment for seizures |
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-desensitization and relaxation training
-biofeedback (gaining awareness of our psychological function) |
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| A mentally ill person who commits a crime must be placed in an institution |
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mentally ill and dangerous people must be confined in a mental hospital
*the person has NOT committed a crime, just deemed dangerous and mentally ill |
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| violence and mental illness |
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-only 3% of the violence in the US is linked to mental illness
-90% of the mentally ill are not violent |
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| When someone claims their mental state was insane at the time of the crime |
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| Deciding whether someone's current state (not state during the crime) is sufficient to let someone go to trial |
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| Rights of the Mentally Ill |
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-Right to be treated during incarceration
-right to have their status reassessed
-the right to refuse treatment
-the right to be treated in the least restrictive environment |
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| Information shared with a physician or psychologist will not be revealed |
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Communication that can be kept secret and protected by law. includes
-husband and wife
-physician and patient
-attorney and client
-psychologist and patient
-religious counselor and person |
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| After this case, a psychologists job became that it must be responsible not just of his/her patients, but to the other individuals who might be endangered by the patient. Most notify effected endangered person and those in a position to protect that person |
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| Prevalence of Child Maltreatment |
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| being abusive to ones child |
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| Non-accidental trauma accounts for _____% of fatalities in children under 2 years old |
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| Preventing Child Maltreatment |
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| Keeping parents informed about proper infant development |
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| A head injury caused from shaking a baby! |
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| Mentally ill and the homeless |
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| 60% of the worlds homeless are mentally ill |
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| More and more mentally ill people are being criminalized. The undertreated mentally ill tend to end up in jail |
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| Concern on what something "ought" to be |
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