In the United States‚ the current criteria for diagnosing autism and other types of pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) are those given in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ 4th edition (DSM-IV). In New York State‚ only licensed
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION DEFINITION OF SCHIZOPHRENIA THE MEDICAL MODEL * POSSIBLE MEDICAL CAUSES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA * SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA * DISCUSSION OF THE DSM-IV-TR THE FAMILY SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will show how the medical model of Psychopathology and the family systems model reflect linear and circular causality respectively by referring to the causes of Schizophrenia. SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is characterised
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the perspective of the Family Code and the Canon Law with regards to Psychological Incapacity. Specifically‚ it aims: 1. To determine the grounds under which psychological incapacity may exist for both the Church and the Court; 2. To determine the criteria utilized by the Church and the Court in granting the nullity of the marriage on the ground of Psychological Incapacity; and‚ 3. To determine the quantum (the nature) of evidence (is meant to be understood in its ordinary acceptation and not that
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Extended Definition: Abnormal PsychologyAbnormal psychology PsychologyPortal · History Areas · Wikiproject | RESEARCH | Abnormal Biological Cognitive Developmental Emotion Experimental Evolutionary Mathematical Neuropsychology Personality Positive Psychophysics Social Transpersonal | APPLIED | Clinical Educational Forensic Health Industrial/Org School Sport | LISTS | Publications Topics Therapiesview · talk | Abnormal psychology is the scientific study of abnormal behavior
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defining abnormality from the perspectives of deviance‚ distress‚ dysfunction‚ and danger. * Deviance’s role in abnormality centers on the ‘norms’ of a society. Dysfunctional behavior is important to look at when deciding if a person is abnormal. 2. Discuss some of the difficulties of defining a person’s behavior as abnormal. * Many cutlers have different views so one abnormal person in one culture could be normal in another. 3. Describe the main modern treatments of abnormality.
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WAGR Syndrome WAGR (Wilms’ tumor‚ Aniridia‚ Genitourinary abnormalities‚ and mental Retardation) Syndrome is a contiguous gene deletion syndrome that is caused by a deletion in chromosome 11. The acronym for the syndrome comes from the various symptoms that are caused by the deletion – wilms’ tumor‚ aniridia‚ genitourinary abnormalities‚ and mental retardation. Wilms’ tumor is a tumor that is found in the kidneys that causes nephroblastoma‚ cancer of the kidneys. Aniridia‚ the absence of the iris
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epilepsy medication or drugs and alcohol are risk factors for this condition. Contracting rubella during pregnancy‚ chromosomal damage‚ and abnormalities like trisomy 21‚ 13‚ 11‚ 8 or 18 are also possible causes for ACC. Cysts inside the brain can prevent the development of the corpus callosum. The majority of ACC cases occur in conjunction with other brain abnormalities. The genetic disorders have a larger impact on the brain formation. Examples of these disorders are Arnold-Chiari malformation‚ Dandy-Walker
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destructive action which could obstruct the law. Psychopaths don’t have such a capacity. They are leading a life which ignores external impediments. This fundamental unawareness is directly related to a slower activity of waves at work in the brain. This abnormality blocks the entire process of learning. The lower waves produce a decreased response of anxiety which causes the psychopaths to
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Chapter 7 Review Mood disorders I. DEPRESSION AND MANIA ARE THE KEY EMOTIONS IN MOOD DISORDERS: A. Depression—a low‚ sad state in which life seems dark and its challenges overwhelming B. Mania—a state of breathless euphoria or frenzied energy C. Most people with a mood disorder experience only depression 1. This pattern is called unipolar depression 2. There is no history of mania 3. Mood returns to normal when depression lifts D. Others experience periods of mania that alternate with
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However‚ motion artifact degrades the detail on these images limiting the use for evaluation. There is prominent abnormality evident in the right midfoot and forefoot. This consists of abnormally increased soft tissue present‚ predominantly plantar‚ medial to the tarsals and proximal to the metatarsals but also dorsal to the proximal metatarsals. At the distal aspect of this abnormality near the
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