Infrequent Childhood and Adolescent Disorders Worksheet

 

 

Directions: While you are practicing, you might find it useful to have a quick reference guide in regards to the childhood and adolescent disorders that are not seen frequently. With that in mind, complete the table below as a reference guide for yourself. Include a minimum of five scholarly references in the table and as a reference note below the table.

 

	Elimination Disorders	Tic Disorder	Trichotillomania	Psychosomatic
Possible biological and psychological causes, along with ways to differentiate if it is biological or psychological in nature
Environmental, genetic, and physiological risk factors in addition to prognostic factors
What effect can trauma have on triggering this type of behavior?
What is the behavior communicating (complete for all four disorders) and how could this behavior be protective in nature (which ones listed could be protective for the person)?

 

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