Emotional and behavioral disorders in childhood and adolescence

weeks, it is likely a case of major depression disorder. A person suffering from depression struggle with negative feelings that are persistent and interfere with daily life activities. While depression can arise in a person due to a loss of a loved one or an illness, other factors such as gender, age and socioeconomic status are just as likely to be able to contribute to depression. Gender There are…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the history of social phobia, identify the casual factors related to this disorder, and the diagnostic features of this disorder. This paper will also probe into how this disorder causes distress or impairment in a person identified with this disorder and known effective treatments for this disorder. Social phobia was renamed social anxiety disorder in the DSM-5 (Butcher, Hooley, and Mineka, 2013). The term social phobia became known to the world with the…

percent experienced all five types (Klain, E. and White, A., 2013). Klain, E. and White, A. (2013), states the experience that trauma have on children can be a lasting effect throughout their childhood, adolescence and adulthood if not properly treated. It can also have an effect on their emotional, behavioral and cognitive ability. If the child does not receive the proper treatment, he or she is more likely to drop out of school, abuse drugs, exhibits delinquent behaviors and have problems…

out in social situations in which could be humiliation or embarrassment. Social anxiety has more of an onset in childhood and will follow them while they grow up to be an adult (Helping Social Anxiety In High School). In the “Familial Accumulation of Social Anxiety Symptoms and Maladaptive Emotion Regulation” study it is stated that SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder) is a frequent disorder found in children and is carried with them into adulthood (Ashbrand, Svaldi, Kramer, Breuninger,…

stress of medical concerns. In this unique setting the practitioner’s role acquires manipulation of the elements of the milieu. These elements include manipulation of the physical environment in order to provide safety for all clients, and inclusion. Emotional environment in regards to the unfamiliar medical procedures, and an unfamiliarity to the future. CYCP influence the social environment by integrating group activities that promote social interaction and relationships with practitioners.…

biological capacities of the individual” (Grant et al., 2003, p. 448). Adolescence, in general, is a “period of heightened anxiety and stress” (Walker, 2002, p. 24). When looking specifically at what causes adolescent stress every day, it is likely to find that not only is schoolwork a major cause, but also that difficulty in relationships…

height and weight. Poor health can limit daily activity which may be detrimental to a child’s socio-emotional development (Eamon, 2001). Cognitive Development Per Santrock (2015), poverty is linked to less effective executive functioning during 2-3 grades (p. 256). Some researchers have purposed there are vital elements of executive functioning that need to be developed during middle and late childhood, such as self-control, working memory and flexibility. Studies have also found that…

Bulimia Nervosa Disorder Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder described by the continuous cycle of eating a lot of food in a certain time frame and then participating in compensatory behaviors to “undo” the food that was just consumed. During a binge eating episode a person eats, as much food as they can and it usually takes around two hours to do so. After they eat, they compensate for the food that they just consumed by vomiting, misusing laxatives, enemas, fasting, or exercising…

Incredibly Close and Mary and Max Disorder Description: The autism spectrum explains a range of conditions categorized as neurodevelopmental disorders. The autism spectrum includes not only autism but also disorders ranging from childhood-disintegrated disorder to Asperger’s syndrome. The autism spectrum is characterized by difficulty in communication, social insufficiencies, repetitive behaviors, cognitive interruptions and sensory difficulty. The disorders are put on the spectrum, based…

Depression in Adolescence Unipolar depressive disorder in children and adolescents is a problem across the world that has become very common, but is often not recognized correctly (Thapar, Collishaw, Pine, & Thapar, 2012). Depression in adolescents is associated with a substantial risk of suicide, is the second leading cause of death in this age group and at least half of those who attempted suicide have described symptoms associated with depressive disorders at the time of death (Hawthorn,…