Chapter 11 - Terms
Impulsivity
A problem with emotional or behavioral self-control.
A failure of a caregiver to provide for a child's basic needs.
Childhood Neglect
This gender group attempts suicide more frequently than the other.
Women
Anxiety Disorder
involves persistent and excessive worry that interferes with daily activities. This ongoing worry and tension may be accompanied by physical symptoms, such as restlessness, feeling on edge or easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension or problems sleeping.
Defined as the experience of a sexual act involving penetration, molestation without penetration, or other sexual acts in children younger than 18.
Childhood Sexual Abuse
In 2003, the National Health Interview Survey estimated that 5% of American youth (2.7 million children) suffer from this kind of disorder.
Emotional/Behavioral
Physical Abuse
Injury or risk of injury to a child younger than 18, resulting from being hit, kicked, shaken, thrown, burned, stabbed, or choked by a parent or caregiver.
This type of behavior always suggests significant psychological distress and an underlying psychiatric diagnosis.
Suicidal
Suicidal behavior is often a _________ act.
Impulsive