Psychology: Neurodevelopmental and Mental Disorders

A group of conditions that appear in childhood and affect development in areas like learning, communication, and behavior.

Significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors, impacting daily living skills.

Difficulties with speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Conditions involving social communication and interaction challenges, and repetitive behaviors.

A condition characterized by persistent difficulties with attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Mental health conditions involving extreme mood fluctuations, like depression and mania.

Conditions involving excessive worry, fear, and nervousness, often interfering with daily life.

Conditions involving problematic substance use leading to dependence and negative consequences.

Assessment of awareness of self and surroundings, in time, place, and situation.

Awareness of one's own identity.

Awareness of one's environment (time, place, situation).

Recognition of stimuli by sensory organs.

Processing sensory stimuli in the brain.

Changes in the intensity or quality of sensory input.

Focusing on specific stimuli; the ability to concentrate.

Difficulty focusing or paying attention, distractibility.

Processes involved in storing and retrieving information.

Very short-term memory, lasting a few seconds.

Temporary storage of information for a few minutes.

Active processing of information, like a mental workspace.

Stores information permanently.

A quantitative memory disorder; inability to recall memories.

Inability to recall past memories.

Inability to form new memories.

A concept that measures the impact of diseases on a population, considering not only death but also disability.

Conditions affecting mental health, impacting not only individual well-being but also society.

Disability-Adjusted Life Years. A measure of the total burden of disease, both in terms of years lost due to premature death and years lost due to disability.

A major mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness and loss of interest in activities.

Harmful use of alcohol.

Organizations that co-developed the concept of 'Burden of Disease'.

International organization that adopted the 'Burden of Disease' concept.

A specific period of a mood disorder (depression), with distinct symptoms lasting a distinct time.

Agitated, purposeless motor activity not influenced by external factors.

A strange posture maintained for a long time, like a statue.

A severe lack of emotional expression, appearing as apathy or stupor.

Strange, involuntary, repeated movements, often seen in autism.

Involuntary, repeated movements or vocalizations, ranging from simple to complex.

A sudden impulse with strong emotion, leading to an action without thinking.

Simultaneous experience of conflicting emotions about the same subject.

Emotional setbacks to a lower emotional state.

A measure of the burden of disease; calculated by summing the years of life lost due to premature death, and the years of healthy life lost due to disability.

Psychiatric disorders that start in childhood or adolescence.

A medical condition that lasts a long time, recurring periodically, or continuing with frequent episodes.

Negative impacts on the development of a child due to the diagnosed disorder.

Negative effects of psychiatric disorders on a person's educational progress.

Problems with well-being, overall happiness, and living standards associated with psychiatric conditions and treatment methods.