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Session FourSession Four

ACE TrainingACE Training

Psychological DisabilitiesPsychological Disabilities

Affects 41 million AmericansAffects 41 million Americans (One in five have been diagnosed)(One in five have been diagnosed) Recovery rate – 50 -70%Recovery rate – 50 -70% Resulting ProblemsResulting Problems

Psychological DisordersPsychological Disorders

AnxietyAnxiety Attention Deficit Attention Deficit

DisordersDisorders Depressive DisordersDepressive Disorders Eating DisordersEating Disorders Mood DisordersMood Disorders Panic DisordersPanic Disorders Personality DisordersPersonality Disorders SchizophreniaSchizophrenia

Post Traumatic Stress Post Traumatic Stress DisordersDisorders

Obsessive-Compulsive Obsessive-Compulsive DisordersDisorders

Seizure DisordersSeizure Disorders Sexual/Gender Sexual/Gender

DisordersDisorders Stress DisordersStress Disorders Substance AbuseSubstance Abuse TBITBI

Common Psychological Disabilities Common Psychological Disabilities at ENMUat ENMU

Anxiety/Panic DisordersAnxiety/Panic Disorders Depressive Disorders Depressive Disorders (Clinical Depression/Bipolar)(Clinical Depression/Bipolar) Obsessive-Compulsive DisordersObsessive-Compulsive Disorders PersonalityPersonality SchizophreniaSchizophrenia Seizure DisordersSeizure Disorders

Anxiety DisordersAnxiety Disorders

Most Common of the Psychological Most Common of the Psychological DisordersDisorders

Anxiety Disorder StatsAnxiety Disorder Stats______________________________________________________________

Affects 7.3% of Adult AmericansAffects 7.3% of Adult Americans

8.3 Million Women8.3 Million Women

4.2 Million Men4.2 Million Men 14.6% During our lifetime14.6% During our lifetime 6% During any given month6% During any given month

Depressive DisordersDepressive Disorders(Clinical Depression/Bipolar)(Clinical Depression/Bipolar)

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Very common psychiatric disorderVery common psychiatric disorder High risk factors forHigh risk factors for

Physical health (Heart Disease, Stroke)Physical health (Heart Disease, Stroke)

MarriageMarriage

JobsJobs

SuicideSuicide

Depression StatsDepression Stats______________________________________________________________

17 Million Americans develop depression each 17 Million Americans develop depression each year (8.6% over the age of 18)year (8.6% over the age of 18)

17% of Americans will experience depression 17% of Americans will experience depression at some point in their lifeat some point in their life

Peak age for onsetPeak age for onset

Women Women 15 to 1915 to 19

MenMen 25 to 2925 to 29 50% of all suicides50% of all suicides

TEST!!!!TEST!!!!

A Short Term Memory Test

Get ready for Trial 1

Please do not write any letters down until instructed to do so.

UM

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 2

TZLD

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 3

KXCEJO

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 4

AVCYISEH

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 5

LBFQRPMAUX

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 6

ZQECTBUMONRV

Write down all the letters you remember

Answer to test 1

• Trial 1 UM

• Trial 2 TZLD

• Trial 3 KXCEJO

• Trial 4 AVCYISEH

• Trial 5 LBFQRPMAUX

• Trial 6 ZQECTBUMONRV

Now flip your answer sheet over and grab the second answer

sheet.

This next memory test will reveal how distracters work in

the brains of students with these psychological disabilities

Here we go!!

Trial 1

UM

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 2

TZLD

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 3

KJCEXO

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 4

AVCEISYH

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 5

LUFQPRMABX

Write down all the letters you remember

Trial 6

ZQETCBUMNORV

Write down all the letters you remember

Answers to test 2

• Trial 1 UM

• Trial 2 TZLD

• Trial 3 KJCEXO

• Trial 4 AVCEISYH

• Trial 5 LUFQPRMABX

• Trial 6 ZQETCBUMNORV

How did you do ? Compare your results on each test. Did you do better or

worse on the second test? Most people will have done worse because of the

distracters. Hopefully this has allowed you to experience the way some of

your students may be affected in note taking abilities and the administration of

tests.

Psychological DisabilitiesPsychological Disabilities(How they affect students)(How they affect students)

Time ManagementTime Management CommunicationsCommunications Filtering StimuliFiltering Stimuli Social cuesSocial cues RelationsRelations CopingCoping

ConclusionConclusion