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autism spectrum disorder nursing diagnosis
autism spectrum disorder nursing diagnosis • Impaired social interactions related to inability to develop relationships with peers • Disturbed through process related to fixation on animated objects • Impaired communication related to underdeveloped communications skills autism spectrum disorder Nursing Interventions • Speak in concrete terms when talking with the child. • Speak to the child […]
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autistic disorder signs/symptoms
autistic disorder signs/symptoms Autistic disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by impairment in social interactions, communication, and repetitive behavior. The child diagnosed with autistic disorder exhibits inappropriate responses and impaired language when interacting with others and the environment. The child is unable to understand what is happening around them, leading to the child being […]
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Effect of parental disorder on infant mental health
Effect of parental disorder on infant mental health Disturbances in early relationships, and interaction between parents with borderline personality disorder and their children, begin in infancy, because of inappropriate reading of infant cues. Some mothers describe feeling estranged, anxious, overwhelmed or even angry with infants from birth. Mothers who have experienced early abuse may be […]
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parents with borderline personality disorder face specific issues
parents with borderline personality disorder face specific issues There is little research on parenting among individuals with borderline personality disorder. However, problems with parenting in this group are often seen clinically, and affect infant development, in particular, the development of infant attachment and later behaviour problems. Mothers with personality disorder face specific issues when they […]
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symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder Borderline personality disorder has many features in common with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder as these are described in the DSM-IV (APA, 1994). Individuals who have experienced early abuse may be continue to be distressed by these events into adult life and experience reliving of these episodes in the form of […]
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GENERAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER
GENERAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR PERSONALITY DISORDER Personality disorder refers to an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from expectations of the individual’s culture. This pattern is manifested in two (or more) of the following areas: • cognition, that is, ways of perceiving and interpreting self, other people, and events • affectivity, […]
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personality dysfunction disorder
personality dysfunction disorder Personality dysfunction occurs in adults when there has been a disruption to personality development. This has its origin in the early years during crucial periods of personality development, and becomes ingrained as a chronically maladaptive style during adolescence. Personality dysfunction frequently involves disturbed self-experiences, disturbed interpersonal behaviour and maladaptive coping mechanisms. Current […]
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The spectrum of disorder
THE SPECTRUM OF DISORDER Mental illness occurring in the perinatal period includes a spectrum of mild to severe problems from the ‘baby blues’ through to florid psychotic illnesses. In between lies what is often called ‘post-natal depression’ (PND), that is, all the depressive disorders that do not fall within the category of the ‘blues’ or […]
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gender identity disorder in children facts
gender identity disorder in children facts Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 1994) classification system refers to a strong identification with and preference for the gender role characteristics of the other sex. This is expressed through play, behaviour and verbal statements of a desire to be the other sex. Most […]
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AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS
AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS In 1943, Leo Kanner first described the triad of features that he named autism: extreme social isolation, severe language abnormalities, and unusual responses to the environment. He believed that it represented some kind of inbuilt deficit. Today autism is defined as a biologically determined disorder (Gillberg & Coleman, 1992), a clinical expression […]
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