Tag: emotional disorders


Adult Anxiety: Understanding and Mastering Your Calm

Introduction and Definition Adult Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders represent a broad category of psychopathology characterized fundamentally by excessive fear, worry, or anxiety that is persistent, pervasive, and disproportionate to the actual threat posed by circumstances. This group of disorders differs significantly from normative, transient anxiety—a natural and often adaptive response to danger—by becoming chronic, debilitating, […]

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Behavioral & Emotional Problems in Intellectual Disability

Introduction: Defining the Scope and Prevalence Intellectual Disability (ID), historically referred to as mental retardation, is characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers conceptual, social, and practical skills. This neurodevelopmental condition originates before the age of 18. While ID itself presents significant challenges, the co-occurrence of behavioral and […]

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