impulsiveness, procrastination, and indulgence (Perkins in Sternberg, 2002). These behaviors fall into the categories of mistuning and undermanagement. A study on the correlation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and suicide found higher rates of ADHD diagnoses than depression for adolescents entering emergency rooms for attempted suicide. This is thought to be due to impulsivity and other personality related issues (Manor et al., 2010). Another study comparing procrastination
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developing and giving children medication that affects the brain and its chemicals can be highly detrimental to the development of the child's brain, especially in the prepubescent years. Third, the fact that many children have been misdiagnosed as having ADHD when in reality they have bipolar disorder shows how ridiculous giving children medications in the past and now actually is. A doctor is not only prescribing powerful medications that affect the brain but may be giving the child medication that doesn't
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IDENTIFYING INFORMATION: Mylakate Neiman is an 8-year-old female who presents today with her mother for a 35-minute visit. More than 50% of time was spent in counseling and coordination of care. CC/HPI Mylakate is an 8-year-old female who was seen initially on May 25th, referred by her primary care provider. This is a part of TiPs program. Prio to her assessment at our office she had inpatient hospitalization for 2 weeks, and was started on medications. On Celexa per mother she developed
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder and criminal behavior Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: According to the DSM-5, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) refers to a pattern of irritable/angry behavior, or malevolence that lasts for not less than six months. Often, these traits are exhibited during the course of interaction with more than one person who is not a sibling. To be diagnosed with ODD, a person must portray at least four symptoms from either of the following classifications: defiant/argumentative
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Case Study: Bipolar Disorder Mary is a 40 yrs successful business woman in the high-stress high-power world of corporate finance. Mary present herself as a nonsense business professional. She is frank and honest about the events that she has brought her to the office. Mary tells me that although she tell herself that she will only have one or two glasses with dinner, she usually finished the whole bottle. Her talkativeness, high energy, and engaging personality connects with everyone, about
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Genetic Explanation of Aggression: Aggression is known to be influenced by genetics. Everyone inherits certain genes from their biological parents, these express as specific traits and characteristics. This includes everything from your eye colour, susceptibility to certain diseases, and aggressive tendencies. Some psychologists even believe there is a specific aggressive gene. Genetics are biological, however the explanation does acknowledge the interplay between nature and nurture, a hard and
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How Does Fitness Affect a Person's Overall Health Fitness is not just exercising, it is also about eating healthy, too. The point of this research project is to inform others what happens to their body when they are exercising. Another point of this research project is to inform people about the beneficial aspect of good eating habits. Fitness should be a huge aspect of everyone's life. What is Fitness? It is the condition of being physically fit and healthy. It is defined as "a set
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Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Janice Ervin Western Governor’s University WGU Student ID: 362454 Martial Arts Benefits for Children – More than Just Self Defense Martial Arts has an extensive history covering many centuries, several continents and dozens of styles, including Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Jui Jitsu, Aikido, fencing and sword fighting and even archery. The majority of martial arts history is seen in methods of fighting and self-defense. We think of the
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Study drugs in the USA How much pressure is too much pressure? Family, friends, social events, hobbies, a job and outstanding grades – how much is too much for the average teenager? Nevertheless, does the enormous pressure justify the use of ‘’smart pills’’? What about ethics and standards? To the head of the class, but at what price? The non-fiction text ‘’Do ‘study’ Drugs’ Breed a Nation of Winners or – Cheaters?’’ written by David Sack and published in 2012 shows a great example of this increasing
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While some may experience the typical symptoms of sadness, isolation and hopelessness, still others may become agitated and even aggressive. It is common for symptoms of depression to be passed of as ADHD, ODD, or even bipolar disorder. This video demonstrates these very ideas. Each of the clients identified in the video experienced depression in very different ways. Ben G. and Hannah experienced agitation that often lead to physical/emotional aggression
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