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attention deficit disorder treatment options
attention deficit disorder treatment options ADHD of Hallmark Signs and Symptoms. • Inattentiveness: • Unable to focus on new things; can focus on things they like doing • Easily distracted • Do not complete tasks • Make frequent mistakes • Avoid complex tasks • Impulsiveness: • Interrupt someone when talking • Express views before thinking […]
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causes of attention deficit disorder
causes of attention deficit disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is developmentally inappropriate behavior in school-age children that results in the inability of the child to focus on the task at hand. More boys than girls are diagnosed with ADHD. Some researchers believe a child can develop ADHD as early as 4 years of age. […]
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how to work on a children and adolescent for psychiatric nurse?
The psychiatric nurse who works on a children and adolescent unit will be responsible for caring for children who have mental and personality disorders that lead to disruptive behavior. Behavior can be controlled by using the following strategies: • Create a token environment: A token environment is one where acceptable behavior is rewarded with a […]
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mental health in children and adolescents
mental health in Childhood and Adolescent Mental Illness The US Surgeon General reports that about 5 million children and adolescents in the United States have a serious mental illness. A serious mental illness is a diagnosable mental disorder that impairs the child’s daily life. A challenge the practitioner faces is to differentiate between normal growth […]
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Physiologic Basis of Mental Illness
Physiologic Basis of Mental Illness Mental health is a continuum that begins with structure and function of the brain at the physical level. Next is the personal level where each of us cares about ourselves; this leads to the interpersonal level where we interact with others. The continuum ends at the societal level where we […]
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sexual disorders in psychology
sexual disorders in psychology. A sexual disorder means that a person is having an ongoing abnormal sexual experience. The abnormal sexual experience becomes a sexual disorder if the experience is causing distress in the person’s life, resulting in disruption of relationships with family and friends or employment or legal issues. There are three areas of […]
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What are the signs of a sleeping disorder?
What are the signs of a sleeping disorder? Sleep is an absence of consciousness, inactivity of voluntary muscles, and absence of sensory activities that occurs for approximately 8 hours each day. The ability of a person to react to stimuli is diminished but not totally absent, enabling the person to be aroused. Brain activity, breathing, […]
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What would you like to know about eating disorder?
An eating disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can lead to medical complications, which can result in death. The underlying cause of an eating disorder is the misperception by a patient of their body image; that is, the patient perceives themself to be too fat based on their understanding of normal weight for their age […]
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substance abuse words and definitions
Substance abuse words and definitions. Substance abuse occurs when a person continues to use a substance knowing that the substance will have an adverse effect on their health and activities of daily living. For example, a person may use the substance to “relax” on Friday and Saturday and then abstains on Sunday with the hope […]
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all about mood disorders and what causes it
A mood is a temporary feeling generally described as positive or negative, commonly referred to as a good or bad mood. The origin of a mood is vague. A person cannot explain why they are in a good or bad mood. Good moods are associated with less stress, such as when a task is completed […]
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