OPEN JOURNAL FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (OJPR)
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Center for Open Access in Science (COAS) OPEN JOURNAL FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (OJPR) ISSN (Online) 2560-5372 * ojpr@centerprode.com |
Emotional Disorders in Children
Nikolaos Georgoulas * nikosgeorg@windowslive.com * ORCID: 0000-0001-9993-2825
South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA
Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2019, 3(2), 75-82 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0302.05075g
Online Published Date: 29 December 2019
LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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KEY WORDS: emotional disorders, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders.
ABSTRACT:
The child and adolescent psychopathology have been categorized into two broad classes, emotional (also called internalizing) and behavioral (externalizing) problems (disorders). In this paper, we describe the emotional disorders in children. Emotional disorders signify a core disturbance in intropunitive emotions and mood, namely, sorrow, guilt, fear and worry. These emotional disorders; anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders in childhood and adolescence period will be discussed in more detail.
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Nikolaos Georgoulas (PhD student), South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, Faculty of Philosophy, Blagoevgrad, BULGARIA. E-mail: nikosgeorg@windowslive.com.
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