Disorders in Children
Behavioral, Emotional, and Eating Disorders in Children/Adolescents
NAME
CCOU 302-D02
May 5, 2014
Professor Cathy Early
ABSTRACT
There are many disorders that are plaguing our youth. Some individuals are genetically predisposed to certain disorders, while others are developed disorders. This research paper will discuss the various disorders that are common among children and adolescents. Disorders that will be covered are behavioral, emotional, and eating. The Bible has plenty to say in regard to spiritual, natural, and mental health issue and various scriptures will be used from a Christian viewpoint.
Behavioral, Emotional, and Eating Disorders in Children/Adolescents
Behavioral, emotional, and eating disorders are not uncommon especially in children and adolescents in this day and age. There are various disorders diagnosis that are increasing on a daily basis as well as new disorders being discovered. There are several common disruptive behavioral disorders that include but is not limited to conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These disorders can be worsened by other factors such as difficulties in families, mood disorders, substance abuse, and emotional problems. Emotional and eating disorders are not as uncommon as once was, especially with media and societies worldview of what beauty is and pressures to fit in with the in crowd.
Behavioral Disorders
Conduct Disorder
Conduct disorder or (CD), encompasses a number of severe behavioral symptoms that can begin in early childhood or in adolescence and may be mild, moderate or severe (Gascoigne, 2014). The main symptoms of conduct disorder are (a) aggression to people in the form of bullying, threatening, fighting, using a weapon, physical or sexual abuse; or cruelty to animals by showing sadistic behaviors; (b) destruction of property in the form of fire setting, vandalism; (c)
NAME
CCOU 302-D02
May 5, 2014
Professor Cathy Early
ABSTRACT
There are many disorders that are plaguing our youth. Some individuals are genetically predisposed to certain disorders, while others are developed disorders. This research paper will discuss the various disorders that are common among children and adolescents. Disorders that will be covered are behavioral, emotional, and eating. The Bible has plenty to say in regard to spiritual, natural, and mental health issue and various scriptures will be used from a Christian viewpoint.
Behavioral, Emotional, and Eating Disorders in Children/Adolescents
Behavioral, emotional, and eating disorders are not uncommon especially in children and adolescents in this day and age. There are various disorders diagnosis that are increasing on a daily basis as well as new disorders being discovered. There are several common disruptive behavioral disorders that include but is not limited to conduct disorder (CD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). These disorders can be worsened by other factors such as difficulties in families, mood disorders, substance abuse, and emotional problems. Emotional and eating disorders are not as uncommon as once was, especially with media and societies worldview of what beauty is and pressures to fit in with the in crowd.
Behavioral Disorders
Conduct Disorder
Conduct disorder or (CD), encompasses a number of severe behavioral symptoms that can begin in early childhood or in adolescence and may be mild, moderate or severe (Gascoigne, 2014). The main symptoms of conduct disorder are (a) aggression to people in the form of bullying, threatening, fighting, using a weapon, physical or sexual abuse; or cruelty to animals by showing sadistic behaviors; (b) destruction of property in the form of fire setting, vandalism; (c)
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