Sentences with phrase «as emotional disturbance»

As a therapist, I bring the experience I have had working within public schools with children who present with a wide range of issues such as emotional disturbance, attention / focus challenges and alternative learning styles.

The maladjustment is seen either as emotional disturbance related to the quality of love received or as the result of social factors, and so treatment in the planned therapeutic environment must give a new social life with opportunities for love to be experienced.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

The remaining 90 percent have been diagnosed with developmental disabilities such as emotional disturbance and specific learning disabilities, the most common of which are Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Not exact matches

Such a ministry is geared toward early help with minor emotional disturbances, crisis situations, parent - child relationships, and critical life experiences such as birth, death, illness, marriage, school, and work adjustment.

Lifton does not characterize the problems of these returning veterans as sickness, emotional disturbance or battle fatigue.

During the third term, as exams approached, 25 per cent of males and 49 per cent of females sought help from a doctor or student counselor because of emotional disturbances.

Perhaps their acceptance of such contacts helps to explain why, as experts have told us, there are fewer serious emotional disturbances of a neurotic or psychotic kind than in our own lands.

There is an attempt still to maintain the original family structure, which is disrupted anew with each episode of drinking, and as a result the children begin to show emotional disturbance.

Rudolf Steiner described the healing effects of Raphael's Madonnas in August 1908, and between 1908 and 1911 he directed Dr. Felix Peipers to arrange fifteen images as a therapeutic meditation for patients suffering from emotional disturbances.

Anything above the age of three in my opinion «considering that this is the age where a child's memory begins to be stored long - term untill adulthood», could cause emotional disturbance or harm, as well as social problems.

Patients are eligible if they are enrolled in Medicaid and have two or more chronic conditions such as substance use disorder, asthma, diabetes or one single chronic condition of either HIV / AIDS, serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance or complex trauma.

Factors such as poor emotional control, limited coping skills, poor social functioning, and increased stress sensitivity increase a child's risk of experiencing psychotic - like symptoms (e.g., unusual thoughts, suspiciousness, perceptual disturbances).

«Even if not examined in our study, it must however be kept in mind that utilizing electronic devices for the sake of checking your work e-mails or social network accounts before snoozing may lead to sleep disturbances as a result of emotional arousal,» Benedict added.

But other hormonal changes and environmental influences can impact your BBT as well: «We also know that basal body temperature can increase because of emotional disturbances, any kind of stress factor, and going through menopausal changes,» Dr. McConnell says.

In a small study of terminally ill patients, infusions of vitamin C were given twice per week for a week, together with oral vitamin C. Quality of life scales were completed both before and after treatment, and indicated that patients reported better overall physical, emotional and social functioning, as well as decreased disease symptomatology, including fatigue, nausea / vomiting, pain, sleep disturbance, and loss of appetite.

As a member of the Association of Natural Nutrition Clinical Practitioners, Susan focuses on nutritional counselling to build health and wellness to help people re-balance their physical and emotional health, specializing in the link between emotional disturbances and nutritional imbalances.

Pyroluria, like copper - zinc imbalance, was first researched at the Brain - Bio Center.36 Pyroluria patients display a range of symptoms connected with severe zinc deficiency that are familiar to me from my work with Chronic Fatigue Immune Deficiency Syndrome (CFIDS), including nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pains and headache — all of which can be associated with food intolerance and digestive problems — as well as nervous exhaustion, emotional fragility, palpitations, depression and insomnia.37 Other complications include abnormal EEG findings38 and cognitive difficulties ranging from misperceptions and hallucinations39 to amnesia.40 Cognitive deficits such as memory, attention and concentration disturbance are widely recognized in CFIDS patients41 and can occasionally take on more serious manifestations.

These were often misdiagnosed as hysteria, schizophrenia or general emotional disturbance.

Further, Levine does not acknowledge that a sizable fraction of the kids in special - education classes identified as learning disabled don't have a cognitive problem; they have an emotional disturbance or a chaotic home life.

The four elements posit LD as: 1) heterogeneous; 2) intrinsic or neurobiological; 3) marked by a significant discrepancy between learning potential (measured intelligence) and academic performance (measured skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and oral language); and 4) not caused by cultural, educational, environmental, or economic factors or by other disabilities (such as mental deficiency, visual or hearing impairments, or emotional disturbance).

As noted, LD by definition can not stem from certain conditions that commonly impede learning: mental deficiency; emotional disturbance; visual or hearing impairments; inadequate teaching; and cultural, social, or economic disadvantages.

In 1998, approximately 1.5 million minority children were identified as having mental retardation, emotional disturbance, or a specific learning disability.

The U.S. Department of Education reports that in 2002 there were about 3.9 million children, or 8 percent of those enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools, classified as having mental retardation, emotional disturbances or a specific learning disability.

Exclusion factors such as mental retardation, sensory deficits, serious emotional disturbance, language minority children (where lack of proficiency in English accounts for measured achievement deficits), and lack of opportunity to learn should be considered.

As a dog behaviorist, I am an expert in helping dogs that have abnormal repetitive behaviors, emotional disturbances (aggression, anxiety, fearfulness, panicking, depression, and often involves digging out medical reasons for behavioral problems), and a wide variety of stress related behaviors.

They include artists who suffer from emotional or psychiatric disturbances, as well as hypermodern avant - garde artists.

It presages a law captured by the rhetoric of the right to freedom of expression without due regard to the value underlying the particular exercise of that right; a law in which, under the guise of the right to freedom of expression, the «right» to offend can be exercised without responsibility or restraint providing it does not cause a disruption or disturbance in the nature of public disorder; a law in which an impoverished amoral concept of «public order» is judicially ordained; a law in which the right to freedom of expression trumps — or tramples upon — other rights and values which are the vital rights and properties of a free and democratic society; a law to which any number of vulnerable individuals and minorities may be exposed to uncivil, and even odious, ethnic, sexist, homophobic, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and anti-Islamic taunts providing no public disorder results; a law in which good and decent people can be used as fodder to promote a cause or promote an action for which they are not responsible and over which they have no direct control; a law which demeans the dignity of the persons adversely affected by those asserting their right to freedom of expression in a disorderly or offensive manner; a law in which the mores or standards of society are set without regard to the reasonable expectations of citizens in a free and democratic society; and a law marked by a lack of empathy by the sensibilities, feelings and emotional frailties of people who can be deeply and genuinely affronted by language and behaviour that is beyond the pale in a civil and civilised society.

They include conditions which have been referred to as perceptual handicaps, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, developmental aphasia, etc... they do not include learning problems which are due primarily to visual, hearing, or motor handicaps, to mental retardation, emotional disturbance or to environmental deprivation.»

Although a learning disability may occur concomitantly with other handicapping conditions (for example, sensory impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance) or with extrinsic factors (such as cultural differences, insufficient or inappropriate instruction), they are not the result of those conditions or influences.»

One who is classified as having a serious emotional disturbance is eligible for special health and special education services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

Other issues I often see with children are behavioral and emotional disturbance, giftedness, trauma and post-traumatic stress, abuse, or coping with developmental disabilities such as Autism.

I bring to my practice 30 years of experience in assessing and treating adults with a wide range of mental and emotional disturbances, as well as, assisting those seeking support for personal growth and challenging life circumstances.

Trained in such areas as child development, emotional disturbance, and therapeutic intervention skills, treatment foster parents are assumed to be better equipped than less intensively trained foster parents to cope with the behavior of children who have suffered abuse, neglect, and rejection in their natural families.

Studies have shown that parents experience severe reactions such as depression [Jenkins and Norman 1972] while children exhibit symptoms of serious emotional disturbance [Bryce and Ehlert 1971].

My professional career began over thirty years ago as a teacher of children with emotional disturbance and learning disabilities.

As we explore and identify negative thoughts patterns / triggers, and learn how to replace them with positive healthy ones, my clients will resolve emotional, behavioral problems and disturbances thus enabling them to lead a happier and a more productive life.

I work with issues such as substance abuse, anxiety, depression, low self esteem, trauma, anger management, women issues, emotional disturbances and other life stressors.

I work with children, adolescents, teens and adults with mood disorders, behavioral problems, emotional disturbance, impaired social functioning as well as abuse survivors (mental, physical, neglect, financial, medical, educational) and perpetrators.»

The Federal government requires each State to maintain a mental health planning and advisory council (MHPAC) that advocates for adults with serious mental illnesses and for children with emotional disturbances, as well as monitor and review the State's mental health services each year.

I specialize in addressing issues such as anxiety, trauma, stress, emotional disturbance, relationship struggles, and self - harm.

Ideal for use as a supplemental textbook or a key reference for in - service school psychologists, this book will clarify what constitutes emotional disturbance in educational settings, how it differs from the clinical definition, and how to assess and intervene effectively so students learn and thrive.

Dr. Tibbetts has testified as an independent evaluator and as an expert witness in multiple administrative due process hearings regarding the appropriate identification, assessment, and treatment of students with emotional disturbance.

Characteristics and behaviours associated with emotional disturbance and / or behavioural problems may include: aggressive or anti-social behaviour; inattentiveness; distractibility and impulsiveness; impaired social interactions; a general inability to cope with the routine of daily tasks; obsessive and repetitive behaviours; attention - seeking behaviours such as negative interactions or a poor attitude towards work, peers or teachers; and depressed behaviours such as withdrawal, anxiety and mood swings.

Identified as children with emotional and behavioral disturbances; Teacher ratings above cutoff on the SDQ conduct problems subscale

TennCare Behavioral Health Services & Private Insurance: Children and youth who have a severe emotional disturbance (SED) often need mental health services and supports that vary in intensity from community based services such as case management or individual therapy to in - home counseling or day treatment to crisis intervention and sometimes inpatient hospitalization and residential treatment.

Bateson, Haley and Jackson coined the «Double Bind «Hypotheses as a major contribution to emotional disturbance.

Chen began her career as a paraprofessional in a school for children with severe emotional disturbances in need of intensive residential or day treatment.

Managing anxiety disorders - as with any adolescent emotional disturbance - usually requires a combination of treatment interventions.

As mentioned, emotional disturbance is one of the categories of disability specified in IDEA.