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Childhood Disorders. Overview Anxiety & Depression in Children Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Disruptive Behavior Disorders Pervasive Developmental Disorders. I. Overview. II. Anxiety & Depression in Children. Separation anxiety disorder.
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Childhood Disorders • Overview • Anxiety & Depression in Children • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder • Disruptive Behavior Disorders • Pervasive Developmental Disorders
II. Anxiety & Depression in Children • Separation anxiety disorder
IV. Disruptive Behavior Disorders • Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Conduct Disorder
Conduct Disorder Symptoms • A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate society norms or rules are violated, with at least three of the following present in the past twelve months (and at least one in the past six months):
Conduct Disorder Symptoms • Frequent bullying or threatening of others • Frequent provoking of physical fights • Using dangerous weapons • Physical cruelty to people • Physical cruelty to animals • Stealing while confronting a victim • Forcing someone into sexual activity • Fire-setting • Deliberately destroying other’s property • Breaking into a house, building or car • Frequent manipulation of others • Stealing items of non-trivial value without a victim • Frequent staying out beyond curfews, beginning before age 13 • Running away from home at least twice • Frequent truancy from school, beginning before age 13
ODD Symptoms • The symptoms of ODD are not as severe as the symptoms of conduct disorder but have their onset at an earlier age, and ODD often develops into conduct disorder. • A pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior lasting at least 6 months, during which four (or more) of the following are present:
ODD Symptoms • Often loses temper • Often argues with adults • Often actively defies or refuses to comply with adult requests or rules • Often deliberately annoys people • Often blames others for his/her mistakes or misbehavior • Is often touchy or easily annoyed by others • Is often angry and resentful • Is often spiteful or vindictive
Autistic Disorder/Autism • Lack of social interaction • Lack of communication • Restricted repetitive and stereotyped behaviors, interests, and activities
Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders • Asperger’s disorder • Rett’s disorder • Childhood disintegrative disorder
Eating Disorders • Introduction • Anorexia Nervosa • Bulimia Nervosa • Binge-Eating Disorder • Theories • Treatments
Symptoms • Recurrent episodes of binge eating • Symptoms continuing, on average, at least twice a week for 6 months • The binge eating is not associated with recurrent inappropriate compensatory behavior
Women with High EAT score Women with Low EAT score Men
Sexual Disorders & Gender Identity Disorder • The Sexual Response Cycle • Frequency of Sexual Behaviors • Sexual Dysfunction Disorders • Paraphilias • Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
Frequency of Sexual BehaviorsMichael et al. (1994) Percentage who report behavior
What Kinds of Sexual Practices Do People Find “Very Appealing?”Michael et al. (1994)
Percentage of People Who Have Had a Sexual Difficulty in the Past YearMichael et al. (1994)
Causes of Sexual Disorders: Sociocultural • Relationship problems: • lack of communication • differences in sexual expectations • conflicts unrelated to sex • Trauma • Cultural taboos against sex
Causes of Sexual Disorders: Psychological • Psychological Disorders • Depression • Anxiety disorders • Schizophrenia • Attitudes & cognitions • Beliefs that sex is “dirty” or “disgusting” • Performance anxiety
Causes of Sexual Disorders: Biological • Medical Conditions • Diabetes • Cardiovascular disease • Multiple Sclerosis • Renal failure • Vascular disease • Spinal cord injury • Prescription Drugs • Antihypertensive medications
Paraphilias (Greek word for “besides love”) • Atypical sexual activity that involves at least one of the following: • Non-human objects • Non-consenting adults • Suffering or humiliation of self or partner • Young children