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An emotional or behavioral disability is a disability that impacts a person's ability to effectively recognize, interpret, control, and express fundamental emotions. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 characterizes the group of disabilities as Emotional Disturbance (ED). This term is controversial, as it is seen by some as ...
Emotional detachment can also be "emotional numbing", [18] "emotional blunting", i.e., dissociation, depersonalization or in its chronic form depersonalization disorder. [19] This type of emotional numbing or blunting is a disconnection from emotion, it is frequently used as a coping survival skill during traumatic childhood events such as ...
Emotional disorders can also alter the way people regulate their emotions. Joormann and Gotlib (2010) conducted a study with depressed, or previously depressed, individuals to test this. They found that, when compared to individuals who have never had a depressive episode, previously and currently depressed individuals tended to use maladaptive ...
Some disorders may be very limited in their functional effects, while others may involve substantial disability and support needs. In this context, the terms psychiatric disability and psychological disability are sometimes used instead of mental disorder. [2] [3] The degree of ability or disability may vary over time and across different life ...
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Boy with severe disability and chronic lung disease not seen since November Police worried family ‘sold’ missing disabled 6-year-old boy before fleeing country Skip to main content
Emotional mental disorders are a leading cause of disabilities worldwide. Investigating the degree and severity of untreated emotional mental disorders throughout the world is a top priority of the World Mental Health (WMH) survey initiative, [ 95 ] which was created in 1998 by the World Health Organization (WHO). [ 96 ] "
A social media star with cerebral palsy refuses to let online backlash stand in the way of exploring the joys of motherhood.. Netizens called her “irresponsible” and wondered whether she would ...