Group Therapy is used to provide support structure to individuals suffering from Schizoid Personality Disorder and to provide social motivation (Mayclinic: Schizoid Personality Disorder, 2010). Case Study 2: Luis suffers from DSM-IV: Narcissistic Personality Disorder Causes: Like many other mental disorders, the exact cause of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is unknown. However, the causes of Narcissistic Personality Disorder are presumably complex. It is likely the cause is connected to a dysfunctional childhood where the individual may experience excessive pampering, abuse, neglect, or extremely high expectations from parents. Other possible contributors to Narcissistic Personality Disorder can be linked to genetics, as well as psychobiology (the correlation of the brain, behavior, and thinking) (Mayoclinic: Narcissistic Personality Disorder, 2011).
Traub (2009) discusses the reliability of Dissociative Identity Disorder identification and categorization. Many believe that the DID is a symptom after a traumatic event, he states that “… the disorder is a defensive response that results naturally from continuous and tremendous childhood trauma, particularly from physical and sexual abuse” (Traub, 2009, p. 348). He talks about different sections, addressing whether Dissociative Identity Disorders are reliable diagnosis.. In the category of childhood trauma, Traub (2009) talks about how many psychiatrists believe the cause of many of the DID cases are due to trauma when they were children, especially in those that deal with an accumulation of traumatic events. People that advocates for DID states that it is necessary for childhood trauma to be predecessor and cause of this particular disorder.
Recognise the contribution of the multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology by explaining how it can be used in understanding the causes of anxiety disorder. Anxiety is a common negative emotion that humans experience. It is characterized by somatic symptoms of physical tension and anticipation of potential threats of the future (Barlow & Durand, 2012). It reflects the combination of the biochemical changes in a person’s body, the patients’ detailed histories and their social situations. Like any other emotions, anxiety can be experienced in different degrees of intensity.
Some children have to face difficulties as they grow like physical, emotional and behaviour. In this essay I am particularly going to discuss behavioural issues in children, what is behaviour difficulty, causes of bad behaviour how it effect on a child. Disturbing behaviour in children is being discussed as a very popular topic between psychologists and writers. There are quite a few causes of disturbed behaviour mainly parents marital relationship, parents negative behaviour, lack of attention and negligence from parents, social background, poverty, age, mental health issue and biological and genetics like ADHD. The two dominant perspectives which explain the disturbed and disturbing behaviour are, The Medical Model which sees disturbed behaviour lying within the child as a disorder with an organic cause.
ADHD is a disorder most common in children, and requires that the symptoms be present by age seven in order to qualify for a diagnosis (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc., DSM-IV-TR, 4th ed., text rev.). Other key features of the disorder are a pattern of inattentiveness and hyperactivity or impulsivity that is pervasive in nature, is more severe than in typical individuals of the same age, and persists in multiple settings (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc., DSM-IV-TR, 4th ed., text rev.). There must be significant impairment of scholastic or social functionality, and the features must not be more easily explained by a different disorder (Amer.
There are a great diversity of childhood disorder forms and causes. Some of these disorders are primarily disorders of the brain, while others are more behavioral in nature. Whatever the cause of child’s disorders or illnesses, one basic rule applies to what to do about helping them: It is best to seek professional treatment at the earliest time possible. Early treatment and intervention for children's symptoms helps reduce the impact of those symptoms on further development. Untreated symptoms can snowball and lead to the development of sometimes severe secondary problems such as social, academic and occupational difficulties, addictions, poor self-esteem, suicide attempts, self-harm (cutting or burning oneself) and the like.
CBT 2 Abstract Objective: Childhood psychic trauma affects several areas of the brain which in relation causes behavioral problems. Traumatized children who are victims of physical or sexual abuse, neglect or other traumatic event is generally evaluated and supervised by therapist who provides trauma focused treatment. I will be providing information on realistic strategies used for managing dysfunctional emotions and behavior problems which is broken down by the trauma focused evidence base treatment also referred to as (EBT) used for children who are highly distress. Methods: Cognitive therapy looks to help children defeat difficulties. Treatment planning includes a balance of both trauma and behavioral focal point, working on ongoing behavioral problems and behavioral crises, modify distorted thinking so that families could have the knowledge to transfer, and children can learn how to talk through their experiences.
Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. Among both children and adolescents, depressive disorders confer an increased risk for illness and interpersonal and psychosocial difficulties that persist long after the depressive episode is resolved; in adolescents there is also an increased risk for substance abuse and suicidal behavior 1,2,3. Unfortunately, these disorders often go unrecognized by families and physicians alike. Signs of depressive disorders in young people often are viewed as normal mood swings typical of a particular developmental
There are a number if different anxiety disorders which include Obsessive-compulsive disorder and Phobias, in this essay I will be focusing on the different explanations of phobias. One explanation represents the medical model, which argues that mental disorders are an illness or disease. Another explanation represents the view that mental disorders are a problem of psychological dysfunction relating to the interaction between individuals and their environment. In the DSM-IV phobias are classified as anxiety disorders are the most common of all anxiety disorders. The first explanation of phobias is the genetic explanation, which argues that phobias are hereditary.
Psychologists and Pediatricians have long recognized the effects of abandonment in children. Psychoanalysts that have an interest in children have taken notice to the emotional development of children who have been a subject of traumatic experiences, as well as the possible unhealthy role of the family environment. Abandonment is at the center of a number of asocial behaviors. Antisocial behaviors is an alarm for children who are distressed due to the cause of abandonment. These studies had also been done previously during the World War 2 era with the same results.