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Aboulomania (from Greek a– 'without' and boulē 'will') [1] is a mental disorder in which the patient displays pathological indecisiveness. [2] [3] The term was created in 1883 by the neurologist William Alexander Hammond, who defined it as: ‘a form of insanity characterised by an inertness, torpor, or paralysis of the will’.
Children who are under stress, experiencing loss or grief, or have other underlying disorders are at a higher risk for depression. Childhood depression is often comorbid with mental disorders outside of other mood disorders , most commonly anxiety disorder and conduct disorder .
Children can be vulnerable to life events following loss. [3] The vulnerability is due to developmental immaturity and the lack of developed coping abilities. [ 3 ] It is common to assume children will grieve in a similar fashion to adults, but their symptoms and duration of grief following loss appears differently. [ 3 ]
If other symptoms are present, such as blood stains in their underwear or unusual pain, the child is likely to have a more serious medical problem. Children with encopresis are likely to exhibit symptoms such as; loss of appetite, loose or watery stools, abdominal pain, scratching or itching of anal area because of irritation, withdrawal from ...
Early childhood is a critical period in a child's life that includes ages from birth to five years old. [1] [2] Psychological stress is an inevitable part of life. Human beings can experience stress from an early age. Although stress is a factor for the average human being, it can be a positive or negative molding aspect in a young child's life ...
Emotional conflict is the presence of different and opposing emotions relating to a situation that has recently taken place or is in the process of being unfolded. They may be accompanied at times by a physical discomfort, especially when a functional disturbance has become associated with an emotional conflict in childhood, and in particular by tension headaches [medical citation needed ...
Stephen Colbert is sharing his experiences with grief on the new podcast All There Is With Anderson Cooper.. The late night host, 58, whose father and two brothers died in a plane crash in 1974 ...
In other words, while some children who are abused might begin to view other people as being unsafe and unable to be trusted, children who are able to develop and maintain healthy relationships are less likely to hold these views. Children who experience trauma but also experience healthy attachment with multiple groups of people (in essence ...