Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Behavior Changes As Signals Of Mental-Health Issues

When Social Skills Are A Warning by Shirley S. Wang.  The Wall Street Journal.  May 20, 2013.

Read the article and test your recall with the questions below.

(1)  Why are changes in social behavior potentially significant for neurological health?

(2)  True or False:  During the early stages of mental disorders, planning and organizing abilities may remain sound even while social abilities deteriorate.

(3)  Social problems are the primary characteristic of disorders such as _________________.

(4)  Social problems can be secondary symptoms of disorders such as _________________________
___________________.

(5)  True or False:  Social peculiarities have to be drastic for there to be any reason for concern.

(6)  Inability to focus on what other people are noticing could be _____________________.

(7)  True or False:  It is likely that people will notice social behavior changes in themselves.

(8)  For people over the age of 40 or 50, it is recommended that they see a ______________ if there are changes in emotional or social functioning.

(9)  The ventral-salience network _____________________________

(10)  The ventral-salence network along with the __________ network help us

(11)  Preliminary evidence tends to indicate that  in the salience network can be a marker for ______ is kids.

(12)  People with autism and schizophrenia tend to have difficulty with __________.

(13)  In anxiety  ____________ environmental stimuli registers as important.

(14)  Explain how the ability to detect insincerity and sarcasm is sometimes important in the detection of social deficit.

(15)  One researcher indicated that there may be a relationship between size of certain parts of the brain and __________________

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