PSY 1205 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Anxiety, Major Depressive Disorder, Syndrome
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Psychiatric commitment & patient rights: civil commitment, the legal placement of people in psychiatric institutions without their consent. It also included a limited recognition of the committed patients right to treatment minimally adequate training to help them function free of restraints: (cid:862)reaso(cid:374)a(cid:271)le(cid:374)ess(cid:863) deter(cid:373)i(cid:374)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) professio(cid:374)al staff. Insanity defense: three major court rulings bear on the insanity defense, ohio, 1834. Jones v. unites states: length of criminal commitment: charged with petty larceny for attempting to steal a jacket. Childhood disorders: anxiety disorders, separation anxiety disorder, persistent, developmentally inappropriate fear or anxiety concerning separation from attachment figure(s, significant distress / impairment, depression. Irritability or low mood: hopelessness typical, low self-esteem, self-confidence, self-efficacy. Insomnia, fatigue, poor appetite: distorted thinking patterns. Neurodevelopmental disorders: these disorders involve an impairment of brain functioning or de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that affe(cid:272)ts a (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s psychological, cognitive, social, or emotional development. Intellectual disability: autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disorder, communication disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
