Munchausen by Proxy
Poisoned her son with salt through a feeding tube.
Who is Lacy Spears?
Developed the Hierarchy of needs, with the top level being self-actualization - being the best you can be.
Who was Abraham Maslow?
A personality disorder that is a combination of manic and depressive episodes.
What is BiPolar Disorder?
The urge to do something over and over again for someone with OCD.
What is an Obsession?
The disability with reading, letter reversal, etc.
What is dyslexia?
Cooperated with her boyfriend in killing her mother.
Who is Gypsy Rose?
Use rats in a box to demonstrate operant conditioning.
Who was BF Skinner?
A serious disorder that involves detachment from reality and hallucinations and delusions.
What is Schizophrenia?
In OCD, this is the action taken to satisfy the urge.
What is a compulsion?
A learning disability with math calculations.
What is Dyscalcula?
All 9 of her children died young and under suspicious circumstances.
Who is MaryBeth Tinning?
Demonstrated Classical Conditioning by getting a dog to drool at the sound of a bell?
Who was Ivan Pavlov?
People who have an excessive interest in themselves and think the world revolves around them.
What is a narcissist?
Shannon had over 60 animals that she was unable to feed and were kept in deplorable conditions.
What is hoarding?
A learning disability with difficulty in formation of letters and writing.
What is dysgraphia?
Confined her daughter to a wheelchair and falsified illness for attention and money.
Who was DeeDee Blanchard?
An advocate for the mental ill, she was resposible for creating the first hospital for metally ill patients and over 40 other hospitals.
Who was Dorothy Dix?
A serious disorder that involves reckless, violent behavior, lack of remorse.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
A mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance.
What is Body Dysmorphia?
A test that measures an individuals potential.
What is an IQ Test?
Was caught on camera contaminating her 5 month old IV lines with fecal matter.
Who is Blanca Montana?
Developed Psychoanalysis, techniques to get to the unconscious mind.
The diagnosis for self injurious behaviors, limited but casual relationships, and fear of abondonment.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
The urge to check items, such as an iron, 30 times a day is an example.
What is an obsession.
Children that are not meeting developmental milestones are screened for this disorder.
What is Autism?