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Attachment Disorder in Adopted Children, 2002.
An overview of attachment disorder woth an emphasis on the attachment of adopted children and the adopted family.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper will look at attachment disorders, and will consider the role that it plays in adopted children as well as the effect that is has on the adopted family. The children under consideration will be especially those who are part of the international adoption setting.
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Reactive Attachment Disorder, 2007.
This paper gives an in-depth description of reactive attachment disorder as seen in children.
8,216 words (approx. 32.9 pages), 48 sources, APA, $ 175.95
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This study explores the psychological disorder known as reactive attachment disorder. This problem can occur when early childhood attachment patterns are chronically interrupted. The author describes factors that may contribute to this problem and the actual symptoms of the disorder. Finally, the author states that this study was initiated in order to develop a best practices handbook to increase the awareness of this condition and to provide a helpful approach for therapists when working with children who are or have experienced attachment issues. Includes charts and tables.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Limitations of the Project
Definition of Terms
Organization of the Project
Chapter Two
Review of the Research on Issues that are Relevant to the Study
Introduction
Attachment Theory and RAD
Diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Implications of Reactive Attachment Disorder
Identifying Effective Treatment for Reactive Attachment Disorder
Synthesis of the Review of the Research
Chapter 3: Methodology
Introduction
CHAPTER 4: Product
CHAPTER 5: Conclusion
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" When early childhood attachment patterns are chronically interrupted, children may develop reactive attachment disorder; unfortunately, RAD remains a widely misunderstood and under-diagnosed disorder (Doggett, Renfro-Michel & Sheperis, 2003). While studies have shown time and again that some children who experience early disruptions in the attachment process are able to cope with such events, others appear to be unable to recover, such as with children suffering from reactive attachment disorder. The symptoms of RAD vary from child to child, of course, but studies have found that a lack of ability to give and receive affection, cruelty to others especially pets, abnormalities in eye contact and speech patterns, lying and stealing, lack of long-term friends, and extreme control problems are common (Flanagan, 1999). Complicating the problem for clinicians are the number of behavioral disorders that can manifest during these early years that may mimic the symptoms of reactive attachment disorder, and the diagnosis of RAD is made only when there are no other likely causes for the lack of social responsiveness, such as mental retardation (Flanagan, 1999)."
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Reactive Attachment Disorder, 2004.
An overview of the symptoms and treatment of attachment disorders.
1,845 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 59.95
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Attachment disorder has somewhat different forms in adults and children. In infants and young children, reactive attachment disorder is prevalent in those who do not have a parental figure that they can securely attach to for love and comfort. In order to thrive and develop normally, infants need a caregiver to help them regulate and handle emotion. In adults, attachment is more often viewed from an interpersonal relationship perspective and how that individual?s early significant interpersonal relationships, particularly with their caregivers, have affected their relationships in adulthood. This research paper examines attachment disorders and how these ailments are treated in clinical practice.
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"Childhood adversity has been shown to be a determinant on secure adult attachment (Kessler & Mickelson, 1997). Specific childhood adversities are correlated with insecure adult attachment. Those who experienced serious interpersonal traumas such as physical abuse and/or neglect are more predestined to develop insecure attachment than those who were not. Parental psychopathologies, substance abuse, and financial adversity were also significantly related to insecure adult attachment. These adversities have their affects into adulthood because as a child, the person?s trust in their parental figure is betrayed, and in turn damages the parent-child relationship."
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Reactive Attachment Disorder, 2004.
Explores the way reactive attachment disorder affects children as they grow up.
714 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder that impacts the child?s ability to bond with human beings. The writer of this paper examines the disorder from a biological approach and discusses the many things that are impacted by the disorder during the growing up period.
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"Poor impulse control and learning difficulties are common symptoms of reactive attachment disorder, and are biologically based(Radford, 2003).
As the children enter their teen years and puberty begins there is often a surge in problems. The violence can increase and as the child becomes physically larger and stronger, the danger to those around them increases. In addition the children are often placed into institutions or new foster homes because they become so out of control and dangerous. This perpetuates the mistrust and fear of rejection that they learned as younger kids."
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Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), 2008.
A discussion of reactive attachment disorder (RAD).
1,291 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper discusses reactive attachment disorder (RAD). The paper explains that RAD arises from failure of developing a loving, lasting relationship with an attachment figure. The paper then looks at the two types of RAD - the inhibited and the dis-inhibited types. the paper also points out that adolescents who failed to bond with an attachment figure may also present with problems that reflect an inhibited type of RAD. The paper discusses the several controversies surrounding RAD and concludes that there is a need for the welfare sector to recognize the risks of being institutionalized.
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"Children who are institutionalized or are adopted often fall deprived of having formed a bonding relationship with their mothers. It has been said that the longer a child is institutionalized, the graver is the child's hunger for affection or withdrawal from others. However, problems of RAD are not exclusive among adopted children. A child who failed to form a concrete bond with his mother may develop RAD. The effects of reactive attachment disorder are often reflected throughout the various stages of one's life. A study involving toddlers less than 48 months old and were maltreated and subsequently placed in foster care showed symptoms of RAD. It revealed that these toddlers present with symptoms of RAD severely. The study also correlated the existence of maternal risks such as psychological problems, age, ethnicity, and history of substance abuse. It was seen that children of these mothers often showed RAD of the inhibited type (Zeanah et al., 2004). It should also be emphasized that these children often experience the effects of interrupted bonds long after they have formed attachments in the more favorable care giving environments of their adoptive homes."
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Reactive Attachment Disorder, 2006.
An overview and case study of reactive attachment disorder in childhood.
3,320 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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Reactive attachment disorder (RAD), a DSM-IV diagnosis that is made in childhood, has a profound impact on a child's ability to develop secure attachments. RAD often results from a child's exposure to extreme chronic trauma prior to age five This paper discusses a challenging case, encountered by the author, concerning a second grade male student who has been diagnosed with RAD. The major developmental and psychological issues impacting this child are explored and intervention methods for improving functioning of the child are addressed.
Outline
Part I: Overview/Description of Case
Part II: Assessment of Developmental/Psychological Factors Including Integrated Review of Relevant Research
Part III: Clinical Recommendations
Conclusion
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"According to Eliot (1999), attachment is so important because it is regarded as the main source of a child's social skills, security, and self-esteem. Attachment is a universal phenomenon among humans and is also found amongst mammals and birds. This suggests attachment has a genetic component. Eliot (1999) noted that babies who have been severely neglected or whose limbic systems make them unable to connect with others will not become attached. However, there is not any evidence to suggest that cognitive impairment, nutritional, or social deprivations play a causal role in the development of an attachment disorder (Hanson & Spratt, 2000)."
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Reactive Attachment Disorder, 2002.
Discusses the effect of this disorder on children while they are growing up.
715 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 25.95
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Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder that impacts the child?s ability to bond with human beings, usually due to neglect or abuse in earlier life. This paper explores the way reactive attachment disorder affects children as they grow up. The writer examines it from a biological approach and discusses the many things that are impacted by the disorder during the growing up period.
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"Research has concluded that the disorder persists throughout the lives of the individuals who have it. This holds true even when the infant is removed from the neglectful or abusive environment early in life and placed with loving caregivers. The fact that this disorder persists through the life of the individuals who have it regardless of their change in environment points to a possible biological response to that neglect, that once set remains in place for life."
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Attachment Disorders, 2007.
A discussion on attachment disorders in children.
1,458 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper defines and focuses on attachment disorders in the education arena. It discusses both the challenges presented by children with attachment issues, as well as possible solutions for educators within the classroom.
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"In addition to the above issues, many attachment therapists note symptoms in the parents of such children, as well. These symptoms can include feelings of isolation, depression, frustration, stress, and agitation. Further, parents and other caregivers, including educators and other family members, tend to become puzzled and confused about the reactions of the child, and become nearly obsessed with findings answers to assist them. They often feel blamed, or at least responsible, for the feelings of the child, and can feel hopeless as to how best to assist the child in developing proper attachments (Institute for Attachment and Child Development, 2003)."
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Attachment Disorders and Adolescent Violence, 2004.
An examination of how a compromised early attachment relationship becomes a risk factor in a child?s development by adolescence.
860 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper discusses the growing violent behavior of adolescents with issues, such as date rape, teen relationship abuse, and other examples of adolescent violence. It looks at how the focus is currently on what causes the teens to become violent, and attention is turning to the history of their lives. It presents an examination of how a compromised early attachment relationship becomes a risk factor in a child?s development by adolescence. The writer explores the theory that such a relationship sets the teens on a course for subsequent violence, including domestic violence and non-intimate violence.
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"Attachment disorders are currently being looked at as precursors to adolescent violence. Adolescent violence comes in many forms(Marcus, 2001). Adolescents can be violent in an overt manner such as violent bullying of peers, or even in the extreme such as a Columbine situation. Adolescents who are violent are not always in the spotlight however. Teens who beat their significant others, as well as teens who rape are considered violent teens. It is important to pinpoint the causative or contributory factors to adolescent teens for the purpose of being able to treat it before it occurs."
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Facilitating Attachment in Newly Adopted Infants, 2001.
Discusses attachment strategies; their importance and influence of previous environment.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Facilitating attachment in all infants is essential for them to develop a sense of trust in the world (?Adoption,? 1990, p. 1). Their basic trust in the world forms the foundation for the development of the infants and their interaction with other people and society (Helding, 1994). By trusting their primary caretakers, infants feel safe to explore their surroundings, knowing that their primary caretakers are close to them. Young children often look back to their parents for signs of reactions and support. These interactions and trust lead to internal referencing when the children get older. In making decisions about various activities, they think about their parents? reactions even when the latter is physically not there (Doolittle, 1995). Without a sense of attachment, the children will grow up without acknowledging social standards and the value..."
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Children's Attachment to their Father's, 2004.
Reviews six articles about the father-child attachment.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper reviews six sources of information regarding the father-child attachment. More specifically, the paper reviews six articles on father-child attachment examining the nature of the attachment bond and how it differs from mother-child attachment.
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"The purpose of this paper is to review six sources of information about child-father attachment. Each article is selected for the relevance of its findings to the question, "what is the nature of the attachment bond between father and child and does it differ from the nature of the attachment bond between mother and child?" Each article is first presented in APA format, its reason for selection and relevance to the topic is then discussed and possible sources for the answers to..."
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Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Disorder, 2004.
An overview of conduct disorder and antisocial disorder.
5,625 words (approx. 22.5 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 199.95
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This paper presents a general overview and discussion of the psychological disorders known as Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Disorder. The paper presents definitions of both disorders and discusses several aspects associated with these disorders including diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology, risk factors, genetic and biological causes, symptoms of each disorder and need for interventions.
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"This research paper presents conduct disorder and antisocial disorder. Related to conduct disorder the following are discussed: definition, diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology and risk factors, genetic and biological causes and risk factors, disorder onset as a risk factor, familial and racial risk factors, childhood risk behaviors, developmental progression, course and consequences and assessment, treatment and forensic issues. Related to antisocial disorder the following are discussed: definition, diagnosis, prevalence, general etiology and risk factors, genetic and biological causes and risk factors..."
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Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder: The Light at the End of the Tunnel, 2002.
This paper discusses research on anxiety and panic disorders combining personal experience and statistics, causes, descriptions, and treatments of the disorders.
2,270 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The author begins the paper with an account of a panic attack he suffered. He then goes into the definition of panic disorder and the similar disorder anxiety disorder. He lists the symptoms, treatment, and general statistics of the two disorders. Paper includes pie graph with explanation of the statistics.
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"According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Panic Disorder is characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or abdominal distress (Facts). The first panic attack is usually the worst, especially if it is accompanied by severe physical symptoms. It is very similar to a heart attack, and since a person's mind goes into complete induced chaos and fear during such an attack people tend to think the worst, that the end is coming. Panic Disorder is a kind of severe anxiety disorder."
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Anxiety Disorders and Bipolar Disorder, 2002.
This paper analyzes and examines anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder, including treatments available and recommendations for improving the awareness of these disorders.
1,852 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder are two of the most devastating psychological illnesses. Providing a concise and detailed overview of the various types of anxiety disorders and the different stages of bipolar disorder, as well as a discussion of treatment options, the author argues that while improvements have been made to the treatment and understanding of these illnesses, further improvements are necessary, including the integration of drug therapy and psychotherapy.
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"Despite the increasing awareness, education, knowledge, treatment, and understanding of psychological disorders, there is still no clear-cut, quick fix, and uniform method available to diagnose and/or eliminate (or at least reduce) mental illnesses and psychological disorders. Anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder are two of the most common mental illnesses that prevent an individual from functioning normally. While most individuals may arguably prefer to remain ignorant of the existence of anxiety disorders and/or bipolar disorder, the fact is that more than 23 million individuals suffer from anxiety disorders (Harvard, 1) while more than 3 million individuals suffer from bipolar disorder (Hollandsworth)."
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