Impulsivity

for an emotional or disciplinary problem, which can cause a delay in diagnosis. Children need to be evaluated by any primary care physician and/or any mental specialist. A child must display behavior from one of the three subtypes (hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention), these behaviors must last for at least six (6) months to be considered and diagnosed and a child must react in this way in at least two settings of a child’s life (i.e. school, home, childcare). The parent and child will…

pattern of inattention and impulsivity. Inattention means a person wanders off task, lacks persistence, has difficulty sustaining focus, and is disorganized; and these problems are not due to defiance or lack of comprehension. Hyperactivity means a person seems to move about constantly, including in situations in which it is not appropriate; or excessively fidgets, taps, or talks. In adults, it may be extreme restlessness or wearing others out with constant activity. Impulsivity means a person…

A broken relationship leads to a young lady (Allison) looking for a roommate to share apartment responsibilities. In the process of Allison interviewing possible tenants, she is reminded of her relationship of her fiancé (Sam) from a picture on the hall and breaks down with crying and sorry. The new tenants walk in without Allison knowing and begin to inquire about the ad in the papers concerning roommate needed. The new roommate (Hieada) noticed that something was wrong with Allison and offered…

Disruptive Behavior Disorders, is most common in males with a male to female ration of 4% to 9%, with an estimated of 3% to 5% in school-aged children. As stated by the American Psychiatric Association (1994), ADHD, which is uniquely supplementary with impulsivity, is clinically heterogeneous, particularly with respect to comorbidity and often predicts risky driving, sexual behavior, gambling, and unintentional injury. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is conjoint in children with both…

disorder, in which is characterized by some, not necessarily all, of the following features: manipulative, shallow emotions and poor impulsivity. Manipulative is when an individual is characterized by unscrupulous control of a situation or another individual. Shallow emotions lack of valuing qualities in a person that is hidden but can be perceived. Poor impulsivity when having no self-control over emotions or behavior. Causes There’s no exact cause to psychopathy besides the combination…

percentage of students who are affected by ADD/ADHD is upwards of 8% of all school-aged children. The problems these students face affects their ability to learn, ability to focus and for some students who are challenged with hyperactivity and impulsivity feel the need to physically move their body continuously. This often leads to perceived misbehavior and behavior challenges. For the purposes of this paper, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) will be discussed and not to be confused with…

criteria for antisocial personality disorder is displaying a disregard for the rights of others and violation of those rights in failure to conform to social normality, deceitfulness, and repeated lies, enjoys conning individuals for pleasure, impulsivity; irritability and aggressiveness, disregards the safety of others; irresponsibility, and lacking remorse for their actions or inflicting pain on others. The individual must have shown at least three of these behaviors…

to diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorder that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been defined as categorical disorder with substantial criteria that have included emotional instability, unsteady interpersonal relationship, impulsivity, identity problems and cognitive distortion (Kendler et al., 2011). Today many mental health professionals recommend applying the DSM to provide a comprehensive diagnosis of…

each of these clusters. Impairments in these clusters of cognitive functions tend to show up together; they appear clinically to be related.” (Brown, 2005) The first cluster - Organizing, Prioritizing, and Activating for Task is associated with impulsivity, higher activity, and procrastination. As the…

aggressive in their actions and are predisposed to self-injury, possibly suicide attempts. The main characteristic of borderline personality disorder is the impulsivity of their actions. Barker, Romaniuk, Cardinal, Pope, Nicol, and Hall (2015) state that a person with borderline personality disorder has the main issue of their impulsivity and that they are substantially more likely to accept immediate award with lesser meaning than wait for a better reward compared to a person who does not have…