Psychological nativism

Overview Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a mental health condition that affects children and is characterized by extreme disobedient and defiant behavior towards adults in positions of authority. The first signs typically become apparent before the child is eight years old and continue throughout their teenage years. These behaviors cause a disruption in the child’s normal daily routine. In many cases, children with ODD are also diagnosed with additional behavioral disorders like…

Statement of intent I decided to do a opinion piece on the contemporary social issue of asylum seeker, and or the closure of Manus Island. The purpose of my piece was to inform the reader about the situation on Manus Island and to persuade the reader that legitimate refugees who were held on Manus Island deserve to be granted asylum. The intended target audience is young adults, 19-30 years old. As they will one day be the leaders in our society and actually have the power to create change one…

Rehabilitation for Child Soldiers There are many reasons why child soldiers need rehabilitation,one reason being PTSD, this is a psychological disorder that affects the mind after seeing traumatic things, for example if a soldier were to see war for 5-10 years. For example, some kids were forced to kill their families.Drugs played another role in gaining children's trust during the war, high powers/older soldiers would give the kids drugs and tell them it gives them power. Some kids…

David was a ‘looked after child’, this according to the NSPCC (2016) is any child in the care of the local authority for a period of 24 hours or more. It was the potential care providers duty to assess David’s suitability for entering the service. David was currently being held in a secure children’s unit after being sectioned for violent behaviour. David was deaf from birth, but had the use of a cochlear implant which he had implanted at the age of nine. David also had a diagnosis of Autism…

field, it will be highly likely that a patient will come across one day, with post-traumatic stress syndrome that will require the nurses care. Webster dictionary defines post-traumatic stress syndrome, better known for its acronym as PTSD as “a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (such as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of…

A young girl sent her ex-boyfriend a “sexting photo” who he then forward it to several other juvenile friends. I think this is wrong because he and herself is violating her body, and not also that but both can get in trouble with the law. According to dosomething.org “70% of boys and girls who sent do so with their girlfriend, 61% of all sextets who sent nude images admit that they were pressured to do it at least once. This says a lot about how the social media can be a dangerous place and it’s…

Most of us are aware that things that happen in early childhood may impact us throughout our lives. This is especially true when it comes to homelessness. In the United States, many children experience homelessness. As a result, these same children experience stress, which causes cognitive and emotional damage. Due to this damage, the children may display behavioral issues. We will examine the effectiveness of Play Therapy with homeless children who have such issues. In addition, the…

I’ve often at times wondered how could writing be beneficial to those who’ve experienced trauma. For example, writing when you’re upset or even just writing how your day went. I’m familiar with the concept of girls writing down their feelings into what what most people would call a “diary”. Most girls growing up receive a diary in which they can free write about their high and low days. Writing your feelings down can be easy to do, but the question I’m yearning towards is how could writing be…

There are different types of crisis that individuals experience on a daily basis. Two such crisis that will be discussed is the scope of suicide crisis among teenagers and bereavement in school-aged children of the loss of a parent (James &Gilliland, 2013). The American foundation for suicide prevention (2013) reports that adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 had a suicide rate of 10.9. This is suggesting that mental health counselors must engaged in schools and community projects to try…

How OCD affects the teens of today OCD is a common disorder that affects adults, adolescents, and children all over the world (Wexler). Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, sensations(obsessions), or behaviors that make feel driven to do something(compulsions). OCD is a worldwide problem in teens because it affects people learning ability and behavior, people can’t control it in some cases, and it takes over their life.…