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Borderline intellectual functioning, previously called borderline mental retardation (in the ICD-8), [1] is a categorization of intelligence wherein a person has below average cognitive ability (generally an IQ of 70–85), [2] but the deficit is not as severe as intellectual disability (below 70). It is sometimes called below average IQ (BAIQ).
The name of the disorder, particularly the suitability of the term borderline, is a subject of ongoing debate. Initially, the term reflected historical ideas of borderline insanity and later described patients on the border between neurosis and psychosis. These interpretations are now regarded as outdated and clinically imprecise. [8] [33]
Borderline 69 and below Extremely Low Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children–Fifth Edition (WISC-V) IQ classification ... Dull normal 16.1 66–79 Borderline 6.7 ...
The issue of the relationship between normal personality and personality disorders is one of the important issues in personality and clinical psychology. The personality disorders classification ( DSM-5 and ICD-10 ) follows a categorical approach that views personality disorders as discrete entities that are distinct from each other and from ...
Often, the goal of the anticonvulsants are to bring certain areas of the brain to equilibrium and control outbursts and seizures. Mood stabilizers (used primarily to treat bipolar disorder ) such as lithium or lamotrigine may be of some use to help depressed or labile periods, as well as rapid changes in mood.
Image credits: Ludwig_Vista2 #7. Endometriosis (tissue from the womb) is not cancer. But it can send out cells that spread through your internal organs and grow, stick your guts together or block ...
Unfortunately, there aren’t any blood tests, brain scans, or other laboratory tests that can help a healthcare provider make a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Instead, the diagnosis is made using ...
An identity disturbance is a deficiency or inability to maintain one or more major components of identity. These components include a sense of continuity over time; emotional commitment to representations of self, role relationships, core values and self-standards; development of a meaningful world view; and recognition of one's place in the world.