Tic disorder

Differentiating Tic Disorders Is it possible to differentiate Tourette tics from non-Tourette tics? Are all tics the same? What is a tic? What does a tic feel like? How does "ticcing" affect a person's sense of self or "I-Function"? Are Tic Disorders Inherited? A tic is a repetitive, uncontrollable, purposeless contraction of an individual muscle or group of muscles, usually in the face, arms, or shoulders. These movements may be signs of a minor psychological disturbance. Such tics often occur

The disorder known as Tourette Syndrome, dates back to the late 1800’s when a French neurologist named George Gilles de la Tourette, described a disorder which involved a twitching and jerking of the body. Since this time, much information has been learned about this disorder. We now know that approximately 1 percentage of children are affected by this disorder, and it is often long-lasting or a lifelong condition. Information about the areas of symptoms, theories, and treatment have greatly advanced

Tic Disorder Nia D. Malcom Intro to Abnormal Psychology Atlanta Metropolitan State College As stated by Chestin M. Berlin, having a tic disorder involves a wide variety of many disorders including the most common, which is Tourette’s syndrome. Tourette’s syndrome is a neurological disorder that involves having many vocal and motor tics. An individual is most likely to have it if the tics last consistently for more than a year. (Berlin, 3, 1995). Several people have either motor tics

Tic. Tic. Tic. The movement is regular and unchanging. It’s constant and never ending. Tic. Tic. Tic. I try to ignore it, but it’s just there. All the time. Incessantly pulling at me. Tic. Tic. Jerk. Twitch. It’s not a ticking clock disturbing my concentration, but my right shoulder. It jerks up and back, up and back, twitching and spasming, again and again. I struggle to get my body under my control so I can focus. My body is still for a second as I use all my concentration to make it

Tourette Syndrome Tourette syndrome is an inherited severe neurological disorder usually occurring before the age of eighteen and is associated with a degree of facial and body tics sometimes accompanied by random declarations of phrases or obscenities (2,3). The facial and body tics associated with the disorder can be painful and even embarrassing. Involuntary body movements such as jaw snapping, gyrating, hopping, and obscene gesturing are to name a few (1). Tourette Syndrome was named

neurological causes, behaviorism, and moral development theory. Tourette syndrome is a disorder that is found in the nervous system and is most commonly found in children. Forms of Tourette’s can range from being severe to being mild, causing people to have motor or vocal tics. “Other symptoms such as the expression of socially inappropriate comments or behaviors, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder, self-injuring behavior, depression, and anxiety also appear to be associated with

the disorder, it?s causes and it?s cures. But one of the biggest mysteries is an associated behavior called coprolalia. This symptom is the uncontrolled swearing or socially unacceptable utterances that some with Tourettes experience. Although despite the media?s fascination, Tourette syndrome is not the cursing disease many believe it to be. This baffling neurological disorder is characterized by repetitive motor and/or vocal tics. The identifying symptom of TS seems to be tic disorders.

in which people have uncontrollable tics.1 Tics are sudden movements that occur repeatedly and are the major symptom of Tourette’s. There are two types of tics, motor and vocal. Motor tics are body movements and vocal tics are sounds.2 Common examples of tics are excessive eye blinking, movements of the neck, shoulder or limbs, throat clearing and grunting.3 These tics are extremely difficult to control and worsen during times of high stress or excitement. Tics are less severe during periods of calmness

DESCRIPTION Tourette’s Syndrome, often shortened to TS, is an inherited neurological disorder. Although the cause is unknown, studies suggest that it occurs when the nerves in the brain have trouble communicating and when there is a disturbance in the balance of neurotransmitters. It is “characterized by repetitive, sudden, and involuntary movements or noises called tics.” The tics can be both motorized and vocalized. Motor tics are body movements that can be simple, such as “rapid eye blinking, shoulder

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic neurological condition where a person has both motor and vocal tics. Researchers and doctors still do not know the exact cause of it even after much research and studies, but it is thought to be a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Tourette syndrome is a disorder in the balance of neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemicals in our brain that transmit nerve signals from cell to cell. The neurotransmitters affected include Dopamine and Serotonin