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| autism biologically caused by: |
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| high levels of seratonin and dopamine |
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| extraordinary skill in certain area |
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| what percentage of first admissions in hospitals are for organic mental disorders? |
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| what does freud think of schizophrenia? |
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| it is a regression to the 2nd six months of life and weak ego, can't resist impulses |
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| schismatic family pattern |
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| parents always butting heads |
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| behaviorists view of schizophrenia |
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| have received little enforcement for acting socially appropriate and a lot for acting bizzarely |
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| psycho-social view (R.D. Lang) |
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| is label we attach to people's behavior that act from impossible situation. anyone would act this way if put in corner/ tough situation |
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| what medication helps schizos? |
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| conventional anti-psychotic medicine. (blocks dopamine receptors in brain) |
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| what percentage of mental retardation is unknown etiology? |
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| what IQ makes someone mentally retarded? |
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| down syndrome, extra chromosome. from older mother |
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| metabolic problem that causes mental retardation. baby born missing gene that is necessary for a liver enzyme critical for normal metabolism |
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| happen to mother during pregnancy that can cause mental retardation. toxins, disease, etc. transferred to baby thru embillical cord |
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| insufficient oxygen in bloodstream |
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| small head, causes severe mental retardation. |
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| excess spinal fluid. head becomes enlarged |
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| thyroid horomone deficiency. synphroids are thyroid replacement hormone |
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| autistic kids repeating words |
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