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This disorder was a mystery for years and not classified as a disorder until recently. Doctors have realized the severity of the problem and recommend therapy that will eliminate the problem. Symptoms of headaches, sore throats, swollen lymph nodes, muscle pain, memory loss, and extreme exhaustion are quite common with this disorder.
Today’s society and media promotes the ideal body as being extremely thin. This supports the idea that people should have a slender physique to be recognized or liked. Individuals who have low self-esteem believe these notions to be true. They believe gaining control of their emotions requires extreme techniques for losing weight. What are symptoms of an eating disorder?
An unstable family relationship has caused Amber to have an overwhelming feeling of low self-esteem. She feels coping with her problems and managing stress requires her to take control of something. With this thought in mind, Amber tends to focus on her body. To master her emotions, she must achieve the ideal thinness to find happiness. What disorder is being described?
Alex gets into major fights at school and within the community. He appears to demonstrate aggressive and violent behaviors. Alex has also been caught stealing and he shows disregard for his safety. Which disorder appropriately defines this 16-year-old boy?
Five-year-old Jesse has been displaying inappropriate behaviors on the playground. He wants to take other children’s toys, push them off the swings when he wants a turn, and knocks kids down to get to the slide. Jesse clearly does not like to share or wait in line during recess. His teacher started conditioning him by providing the opportunity of being first in line for recess when he displays appropriate playing behaviors the previous day. Eventually, Jesse found that he could get to the swings and slide faster if he behaved.
Conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment. What theory of learning is based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through this conditioning?