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Unit 22 : Psychotherapy : Dealing with Psychological Disturbance

strategies that focus on negative forms of attention such as reprimanding and excessive prompting Notes
can help maintain inappropriate behaviors. So, use reinforcers that are intrinsically motivating for
the student. Review with the student the rules for receiving positive reinforcement, and consistently
implement the system.
22.3.5 Lean on your team

A team approach to providing academic emotional and behavioral support is necessary. Plan staff
meetings to facilitate program planning, behavioral consultation and open communication. Develop
a teacher and student support plan for the times the student exhibits inappropriate classroom
behaviors that escalate.
Finally, maintain a positive attitude to set the stage for success.
Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’
(i) Children with attention deficit/Hyperactivity disorder might be oversensitive and under
sensitive to stimuli.
(ii) Bipolar disorder sufferers can not experience prolonged periods of stability and painful
periods of depression or disorganizing periods of elevated mood.
(iii) Psychoanalysis is a form of psychotherapy conducted four or five times a week in
appointments usually 20-30 minutes.
(iv) Bulimia is characterized by being eating followed by purging often through vomiting,
excessive exercise, extreme fasting or laxative abuse.
(v) Obsessive Compulsive disorder is one of the anxiety disorders.
(vi) Medication and psychoanalytical therapy in Combination are best work for Panic disorders.
(vii) Instructional schedules, transitions between activities or closes and physical environment
produce stress for Psychological disturbed students.

22.4 Summary

• Psychological disturbance is a state of mind in which the patient (student) suffers from one or
more types of disorders. Sometimes it is less or more. If it is at the critical level of mind then
it destroys all mental activities of the student and affects his or her social life.
• There are different psychological disorders which affect students efficiency in study and other
fields. They are causes of psychological disturbances. These are as fellows :
Psychoanalysts = Psychotherapist
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Children’s Mental Health
• Depression
• DSM-IV Diagnoses
• Eating Disorders
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Although many adults suffer from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or AD/HD,
symptoms begin in childhood, and therefore diagnosis and treatment usually do, too.
• The triggers for these symptoms are, biological, and medication is almost always part of the
AD/HD treatment.

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