Glossary of Terms - Mental and Emotional Disorders

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Eating Disorder
The term used for individuals who have severe disturbances with respect to their eating behaviors. The ABLE Report lists four disturbances for children:

Anorexia Nervosa
Bulemia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Obesity, Exogenous

See Validation Statement.

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Educational Risk Factor
The term used for conditions that prevent an individual from achieving goals set by traditional educational institutions with elementary, secondary and graduate designations. See Validation Statement.

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Employment Risk Factor
The term used for those factors that will deter an individual from realizing an optimum source of income and job satisfaction in the marketplace. The deterent factors could also contribute significantly to delay in obtaining the best employment situation because of nonproductive time spent in a traditional educational setting. See Validation Statement.

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Encopresis
The term used for an individual who repeatedly soils inappropriate places including clothing, with feces. It can be a voluntary or involuntary act. It may occur both day and night. There are two sub-types: Encopresis With Constipation or overflow incontinence and Encopresis Without Constipation. The former is usually involuntary. It is currently believed that when constipation is alleviated in individuals with overflow Encopresis the problem is generally relieved. In those individuals where constipation does not exist there may be a coexisting mental disorder. The child must be at a developmental age of four years or more and soil at least once a month for three months in order to meet diagnostic requirements. See Validation Statement.

Go to ABLE Resource Room for an article on Encopresis

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Enuresis
The term used when an individual repeatedly urinates in bed or on clothing. There are three sub-types:

Nocturnal - occurs only during the night;
Diurnal - occurs only during the daytime;
Mixed - occur both day and night.

Enuresis that is nocturnal is often considered a sleep disorder and is involuntary. Some authorities believe that day time enuresis is often the result of constipation and is therefore relieved by treating the constipation. Coexisting mental disorders have a higher incidence in children with enuresis although most children with enuresis do not have a mental disorder. To diagnose Enuresis the individual must be developmentally five years of age or more. The problem must occur twice weekly for at least three consecutive months. See Validation Statement.

Go to ABLE Resource Room for an article on Enuresis

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Executive Function Disorder
The term used for a disorder where an individual has a problem executing tasks that require order and preparation. This is a function that requires organizational abilities, timing, sequencing, diligence, and attention. Many other disorders impact Executive Function such as Learning (Cognitive) Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. See Validation Statement.

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Expressive Language Disorder
See Developmental Language Disorders (Communication)

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