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Mental Disorder pt.1
Small set of disorders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Psychological Disorder/Mental Disorder | patterns of behavioral or psychological symptoms that impact multiple areas of life. |
| Neurodevelopmental disorders | Typically diagnosed during infancy, childhood, or adolescence |
| Intellectual disability (or Intellectual Developmental Disorder) | characterized by limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviors. |
| Global developmental delay | delays relate to cognition, social functioning, speech, language, and motor skills. |
| Communication disorders | impact the ability to use, understand, or detect language and speech |
| Autism spectrum disorder | persistent deficits in social interaction and communication in multiple life areas as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors |
| Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder | persistent pattern of hyperactivity-impulsivity and/or inattention |