Essays Tagged: "Child and adolescent psychiatry"
A basic overveiw of what Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)is and its effects.
pan across social, academic or occupational functioning. The diagnosis and treatment for adults and children must be comprehensive, so Doctor's can determine other disorders that may be similar or ass ... 1994).Some potential risk factors include genetic and environmental. Research has suggested that a child may inherit the gene from a parent, without the individual ever knowing he has the disorder or ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders
How Does Divorce Affect Children? Literature Review
How divorce can affect children and teens while growing up in today's society.Most of the information is gathered from pare ... in today's society.Most of the information is gathered from parents and their observations of their children, but parents who have had marital problems may have an altered psychological well being and ... logical well being and therefore affect the results negatively. (Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Children from divorced families are on "average" somewhat worse off ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
The Effect of Violent Online Games on Teenagers in Hong Kong.
ciation, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychological Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, has also already concluded that there exist a direct link between v ... e a part of how a new generation is growing up. Although this may be true, what is worrying is that children are losing their lives and dying over and over again. This death does not occur in reality; ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Child development
Final PaperChild developmentAlexandra SoucyADHD IN CHIlDREN AND TEENSWhen my son was little he had a problem pa ... oblem paying attention and he seemed to get distracted very easily. But I thought it was normal for children that age. But later I found out that he had ADHD. So what is ADHD? ADHD stands for Attentio ... minds). Moreover, ADHD seems to be more common in boys then in girls. About 5 percent of school-age children have been diagnosed with it; and over one percent of teenagers and adults have ADHD.I am su ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
Human Development Theory
Section 1: Seminars in Child and Adolescent PsychiatrySeminars in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry by Simon G Gowers outline ... ing" Baby:As the sensor motor skills of the baby develops into maturity, the transformation toward "childhood" follows. Under this stage the child's development from sensor motor progresses to the com ... two years, transformed the infant to a baby, the next three to four years of growth conditions the child's "mind development."Jean Piaget, a Psychologists, do not agree that a child's "mind" is the s ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
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The issue of television violence and its influence on children's behavior troubles me. Television violence seems to be becoming abundant and violence seem ... olence seems to be increasing. This may be a dangerous form of entertainment, especially when young children become involved. The majority of television programs viewed by children contain large amoun ... elevision programs viewed by children contain large amounts of violence and inappropriate material. Children's vulnerability poses as the main problem due to desensitization. Psychologists' studies re ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Early Childhood Journal
Early Childhood Ed.Chris Dippold Feb. 27, 2002.? ?Zero to Three Journal?, Zero to Three Organization. - Th ... ation. - The Zero to Three Organization is dedicated to the healthy development of babies and young children. This organization is focused mainly on the development of children under the age of four. ... on the development of children under the age of four. Zero to three is located in Washington D.C.? ?Children?s Advocate? Action Alliance for Children (AAC) - The Children?s Advocate is an award winnin ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Early Childhood Journal
Early Childhood Ed.Chris Dippold Feb. 27, 2002.• "Zero to Three Journal", Zero to Three Organ ... ation. - The Zero to Three Organization is dedicated to the healthy development of babies and young children. This organization is focused mainly on the development of children under the age of four. ... pment of children under the age of four. Zero to three is located in Washington D.C.• "Children's Advocate" Action Alliance for Children (AAC) - The Children's Advocate is an award winnin ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Violence in TV
vision being such a huge portion of the American life, it is becoming an even bigger portion of our children's lives. With American adults having less and less time due to work, careers and the amount ... s having less and less time due to work, careers and the amount of activities they assume, American children are watching more and more television.Being part of the Television Department and having th ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
J.A.J.M Child Psychiatry
A vital proceeding in the specialty of child and adolescent psychiatry was the recognition of juvenility or childhood as a unique phase of ... beginning with the infant and eventually continuing through adolescence (Developmental psychology: childhood and adolescence). As early as the late 1800's, the term "child psychiatry" was used as a s ... However, psychiatrist Moritz Tramer (1882-1963) was most likely the one to define the boundaries of child psychiatry in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis within the discipline of medicine i ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers