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Anxiety Disorders

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Definitions of Anxiety Disorders From the DSM-5: Anxiety disorders includes disorders that share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disturbances. Fear is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is anticipation of future threat… Panic attacks feature prominently within the anxiety disorders as a particular type of fear […]

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Depressive Disorders

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Definitions of Depressive Disorders: From the DSM-5: Depressive disorder includes disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, major depressive disorder (including major depressive episode), persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), premenstrual dysphoric disorder, substance/medication-induced depressive disorder, depressive disorder due to another medical condition, other specified depressive disorder, and unspecified depressive disorder. From the American Psychological Association’s Glossary of Psychological Terms: Major […]

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Grief

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Definition of Grief: From the DSM-5: Bereavement: Intense yearning or longing for the deceased, intense sorrow and emotional pain, and preoccupation with the deceased or the circumstances of the death are expected responses occurring in bereavement, whereas fear of separation from other attachment figures is central in separation anxiety disorder. Diagnoses Related to Grief: From […]

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Family Dynamics

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Family composition varies from one household to the next. Some consider their family to be made up of those individuals whom they share a home with. Others define family to be a group of extended relatives or even close friends whom they have a significant connection to. Some families include children, and parental figures may […]

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Aging

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Aging is a natural process in the life cycle. When all systems are functioning and well balanced, the individual is likely to maintain a satisfying existence. Every day is filled with a positive outlook and sense of wonder. When the balance is tipped, as a result of failing health, family or housing difficulties, increasing physical […]

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Early Childhood

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Early Childhood consists of the first five years of a child’s life. During this critical time a child learns through relationships with his/her surroundings, creating the basis for all subsequent learning. ITA strives to enhance the lives of young children by providing creative arts therapy services, targeting individualized needs for optimal growth and development. Through […]

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include all pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) within a group of developmental disabilities including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), and Rett Syndrome. Each have a neurologic basis; they are caused by a brain disorder which affects how an individual thinks, communicates, and interacts with others. The manifestations of […]

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Developmental Disabilities

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

All children display behaviors which can be difficult to manage at some point in time. Parents are challenged to understand why certain behaviors manifest and struggle to help a distressed child try to control them. When behaviors occur persistently and impair the normal development of the child or adolescent’s formation of interpersonal relationships with peers […]

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Traumatic Brain Injury

August 17, 2015 by ITAChicago

A brain injury can be acquired in many ways. Most commonly known are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) which are caused by an open or closed head injury damaging one or more areas of the brain. Brain injuries can also be caused by a stroke, a lack of oxygen to the brain, loss of consciousness or […]

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