Other characteristics of autistic disorders sometimes include cognitive impairment, "hyperactivitiy" or "hyporeactivity" to certain stimuli, stereotypic behaviors, neurological abnormalities; such as, seizures or altered muscle tone, sleeping or eating pattern abnormalities, and severe behavioral problems.
"The term cumulative trauma disorder is now also known as: repetitive strain injury, repetitive stress injury, repetitive stress syndrome, or repetitive motion injury."
The American Psychiatric Association recently announced that it is considering lifting "narcissistic personality disorder"; along with four other personality disorders; from its highly influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
The current theory seems to be that narcissism is caused by very early influential deprivation, yet the clinical material tends to describe narcissists as unwilling rather than unable to change, and so the treating of narcissistic behaviors is more a volitional condition; that is, narcissism is termed a personality disorder, but it tends to be considered by some therapists as a character disorder.
Narcissistic Personality Disorder is considered to be a severe impairment when a person's self-centered or egotistical behavior results in:
- Staying in bed all day.
- Totally alienating or avoiding friends and family.
- Severe risk of harming oneself or others; such as, failing to maintain personal hygiene; persistent danger of suicide, abuse, or crime.
- An intake of food that is deficient in carbohydrates is usually deficient in proteins, too.
- An excess substances can cause obesity and dental caries which are the most common disorders in the U.S.
- Toxic effects are disorders that can arise from the presence of poisonous substances in the food which may be caused by industrial pesticides, fertilizers, pollutants, and other chemicals which can also contaminate food.
People with obsessive-compulsive disorders often suffer from very strong feelings of having to do something that can't be controlled by themselves and so they also may have depressions and anxieties.
For a long time, obsessive-compulsive disorders have been treated with psychoanalysis or behavior therapy.
As for changes in the perceptions of olfactory disorders, some people notice that familiar odors become distorted, or an odor that usually smells pleasant instead smells foul.
Olfactory disorders have many causes.
Most people who develop an olfactory disorder have recently experienced an illness or an injury.
Common triggers for olfactory disorders are colds and other upper respiratory infections and head injuries.
Among other causes of olfactory disorders are polyps in the nasal cavities, sinus infections, hormonal disturbances, or dental problems.
Exposure to certain chemicals; such as, insecticides and solvents, and some medications have also been associated with olfactory disorders.
People with head and neck cancers who receive radiation treatment are also among those who experience problems with olfactory disorders.
Olfactory disorders can have serious consequences; for example, the sense of smell often serves as a first warning signal, alerting us to the smoke of a fire or the odor of a natural gas leak and dangerous fumes.
Perhaps more important is that our chemosenses are sometimes a signal of serious health problems. Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, malnutrition, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and alcoholic psychosis are all accompanied or are signaled by chemosensory problems resulting in olfactory disorders.
The most common sleep disorder is snoring, although it is usually not medically significant.
Insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and sleepwalking are also sleep disorders.
Many large medical centers have diagnostic and treatment facilities dedicated to diagnosing and treating sleep disorders.