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  Northern County Psychiatric Associates Baltimore, MD Why Am I In Family Therapy? Mood Swings and Drug Abuse Food and Whine: Dining Out with Kids What Makes a Good Joke? When I Worry About Mom or Dad A Kid in My Class Has ADHD When Your Mom Or Dad Has AD/HD Why Do We Get Nervous? Do You Know Your Phobias? In Case You Want More...The Super Phobia List! The School Nurse: What Does She (or He) Really Do? I Am Different But You May Not Know Hidden Disabilities Dealing with Bullies Kids Can Be Depressed Too Teens and ual Harassment Lots More Books for Kids and Adolescents about Mental Health Issues: Divorce, Depression, School Problems and More! For Kids and Teens Articles games and book reviews for children and adolescents interested in understanding mental health issues. When I Worry....  About Mom or Dad Sometimes kids and teenagers get depressed, or anxious, but sometimes parents do too. It is confusing when your mother or father starts acting differently. They still love you, but how should you act? Can you help? Here are some books that may help. When a Parent is Depressed by Please Don't Cry, Mom by DenBoer (1994) This is an illustrated book, written for elementary school children. However, its description of recurrent major depression is so good that the book would be valuable for adolescents and some s. It describes a boy’s feelings about his mother’s depression and her resistance to treatment. After her husband sets limits, she accepts treatment and begins to improve. The book describes the importance of family participation in treatment and the importance of taking one’s medication regularly. Ultimately, the boy gains knowledge and a sense of mastery. 2. Tell Me a Story, Paint Me the Sun by Chaplan (1991) This is an illustrated book, appropriate for elementary school children and younger adolescents. It describes a girl whose father loses his job and becomes depressed (or starts drinking). Although he does not seek treatment or improve, she is able to talk to other s and learn that she is worthwhile. This book is useful for the child who must learn to cope with ongoing parental denial of a mental illness or drug problem. 3. Daddy Doesn't Have to be a Giant Anymore by J R Thomas (1996) Clarion Books This illustrated book is told from the elementary school aged daughter's point of view. It describes her reactions to her alcoholic father's mood swings and erratic behavior. She is present when family and friends arrange a supportive confrontation to break down the father's denial and get him into residential treatment. When he returns from the treatment, he is on the road to sobriety and is able to talk to his daughter about his past behavior. 4. Sad Days, Glad Days by DeWitt Hamilton (1995) Albert Whitman and Co. This story tells about the feelings of Amanda, an elementary school-aged girl as she experiences her mother's unpredictable episodes of recurrent depression. The mother also clearly experiences anguish when she sometimes cannot respond to her child's needs. Her mother and father both help Amanda understand that her mother loves her and that the mother's depressive episodes are not Amanda's fault. Amanda conceptualizes her mother's moods as colors. The illustrations sensitively follow this metaphor to catch the moods and experiences of the mother and the household. Amanda and her mother learn that despite recurrent depression, the mother can still find ways to give of herself to Amanda. Carol E. Watkins, MD A Kid In My Class Has ADHD  ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a fairly common thing. About one in fifteen kids has it, so there may be someone in your class with ADHD. Sometimes you will never know. A lot of people get much better with treatment. Then you can't tell them from anyone else. However, some kids still have difficulty sitting still and paying attention. What is ADHD? Difficulty paying attention Trouble keeping notebooks and assignments organized. Loses things a lot Difficulty finishing things he or she has started. Talks too much Fidgets Runs around or climbs things a lot more than other kids. Some kids with ADHD are easy to spot. These are the ones that show everything on this list. They move around a lot. A few may have a hot-temper and get into fights easily. Other kids are just inattentive. They only have the first three things in the list. They just seem to daydream a lot. Their notebooks may be less organized and they may need reminders to get their projects finished. Kids with ADHD might take medication, see a tutor, have extra classroom help, or see a therapist. What can you do to help? If you have a work partner with ADHD, you might help them make a "to do" list. Remind them about when assignments are due. If you sit next to someone who is distractible, don’t make it worse. Don’t pass them notes or jokes during study time. If the kid has a hot temper, try not to do things that will set it off. Don’t call them "space cadet" "stupid" or other cruel names. If they want to tell you about their medications or other treatments, listen. Otherwise, don’t bring it up unless you are a close friend. ADHD is not all bad. If it were, the trait would have died out centuries ago. People with ADHD have a lot of energy and creativity. A kid with ADHD may be the tireless soccer player or the one with the weird but creative ideas. This sort of kid may grow up to be a professional ball player or a famous inventor. Be nice to him. One day, you may be proud to say that you knew the guy when he was a kid. Carol E. Watkins, MD Why Do We Get Nervous? Why do we get nervous? I certainly don’t like it when it happens to me, and I don’t think that other people enjoy it much either. Humans developed this panic reaction for a good reason. It kept them alive. Let’s say you lived a thousand years ago. While hunting with your family, you saw members of an enemy tribe heading your way. Your body would release panic hormones. Your heart would pound faster, you would breathe harder. Your muscles would get extra blood flow. That would make it easier for you to run away fast. The exercise of running would help keep you from staying upset and anxious once you had reached the safety of your village. In modern America, we are less likely to be in that type of danger. In our modern world, when you get that type of panic reaction, you usually can’t just get up and run. The panic feeling may stick around longer. In most people, that is all that happens. However, some people get regular panic attacks or fears. (phobias) Phobias are fears of specific things such as spiders. ( arachnophobia) or of a situation such as being in high places (acrophobia) Sometimes a person might have a bad experience with a dog and go on to develop a fear of all dogs. Sometimes phobias gradually get better. Otherwise, a few sessions with a psychiatrist or psychologist may teach you how to get rid of the phobia. If you are spending a lot of your time worrying or if you are having panic attacks, let someone know. Even today, anxiety is not all bad. Small amounts of anxiety can motivate us to get things done, like studying for tests, or winning a soccer game. Carol E. Watkins, MD Do You Know Your Phobias? 1.Arachnophobia 2.Aliurophobia 3.Arsonphobia 4.Logizomechanophobia 5.Entophobia 6.Ergophobia 7.Zoophobia 8.Lygophobia 9.Nosocomophobia 10.Aichmophobia 11.Odontophobia 12.Herpetophobia 13.Ornithophoia 14.Peladophobia 15.Ranidaphobia 16.Scelerophibia 17.Trypanophobia 18.Apiphobia 1. Fear of Spiders; 2. Fear of Cats; 3. Fear of Fire; 4. Fear of Computers; 5. Fear of Insects; 6. Fear of work; 7. Fear of animals; 8. Fear of darkness; 9. Fear of hospitals; 10. Fear of needles or pointed objects; 11. Fear of having dental work; 12. Fear of reptiles such as snakes; 13. Fear of birds; 14. Fear of bald people; 15. Fear of frogs; 16. Fear of burglars; 17. Fear of injections; 18. Fear of bees. In Case that Wasn't Enough... The Ultimate Phobia List! accidents. Dystychiphobia Aging, growing old. Gerascophobia air drafts Anemophobia alcohol. Methyphobia alcohol. Potophobia alone Autophobia amnesia. Amnesiphobia amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc. Batrachophobia amputees. Apotemnophobia anger or the fear of cholera. Cholerophobia angina, choking or narrowness. Anginophobia Angry, becoming Angrophobia animals. Zoophobia ants. Myrmecophobia asymmetrical things. Asymmetriphobia ataxia (muscular incoordination) Ataxiophobia atomic explosions. Atomosophobia automobiles. Motorphobia bacteria. Bacteriophobia bad men Scelerophibia bald people. Peladophobia Bald, becoming Phalacrophobia beards. Pogonophobia Bed, going to. Clinophobia bees. Apiphobia, Melissophobia bicycles. Cyclophobia birds. Ornithophobia black. Melanophobia blindness in visual field. Scotomaphobia blood. Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia Blushing Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia body smells. Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia bogies or the bogeyman. Bogyphobia Bolsheviks. Bolshephobia books. Bibliophobia bound, being or tied up. Merinthophobia brain disease. Meningitophobia Bridges, crossing. Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, or Gephysrophobia bulls. Taurophobia bums or beggars. Hobophobia burglars. Scelerophibia buried alive, being or of cemeteries. Taphephobia Taphophobia cancer. Cancerophobia cancer. Carcinophobia cats. Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Felinophobia , Galeophobia or Gatophobia cemeteries. Taphephobia Taphophobia Coimetrophobia challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation. Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia changes. Metathesiophobia chemicals or working with chemicals. Chemophobia chickens. Alektorophobia childbirth. Lockiophobia, Maieusiophobia or Parturiphobia children. Pedophobia Chinese, Chinese culture. Sinophobia chins. Geniophobia choking of being smothered. Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia church. Ecclesiophobia clocks. Chronomentrophobia clothing. Vestiphobia clouds. Nephophobia clowns. Coulrophobia coitus. Coitophobia Cold (extreme), ice or frost. Cryophobia cold, cold things. Frigophobia cold. Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia cold. Psychrophobia colors. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia comets. Cometophobia computers or working on a computer. Cyberphobia computers. Logizomechanophobia confined spaces. Claustrophobia constipation. Coprastasophobia Contagious, being. Tapinophobia contaminated with dirt of germs, being. Misophobia cooking. Mageirocophobia cosmic phenomenon. Kosmikophobia crosses or the crucifix. Staurophobia crowds or mobs. Agoraphobia , Ochlophobia, Demophobia or Enochlophobia crystals or glass. Crystallophobia dancing. Chorophobia dark or of night. Nyctophobia darkness. Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Myctophobia or Scotophobia dawn or daylight. Eosophobia daylight or sunshine. Phengophobia death or dead things. Necrophobia death or dying. Thanatophobia or Thantophobia decaying matter. Seplophobia defecation. Rhypophobia deformity. Dysmorphophobia demons. Demonophobia or Daemonophobia dentists. Dentophobia dependence on others. Soteriophobia depth. Bathophobia diabetes. Diabetophobia dining and dinner conversations. Deipnophobia dirt or contamination. Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia dirt. Rupophobia dirty, being. Automysophobia Disease, a particular one. Monopathophobia disease. Pathophobia disorder or untidiness. Ataxophobia dizziness or whirlpools. Dinophobia doctor or of doctors, going to the Iatrophobia dogs or rabies. Cynophobia dolls. Pediophobia double vision. Diplophobia drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aerophobia dreams. Oneirophobia drinking. Dipsophobia drugs. Pharmacophobia dryness. Xerophobia dust. Koniophobia, Amathophobia Dutch, the. Dutchphobia Eight, the figure. Octophobia electricity. Electrophobia enclosed, being. Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia England, English culture, etc. Anglophobia everything. Panophobia or Pantophobia eyes. Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia Fabrics, certain. Textophobia failure or defeat. Kakorrhaphiophobia, Atychiphobia fainting or weakness. Asthenophobia falling in love or being in love. Philophobia fatigue. Kopophobia fecal matter. Scatophobia feces. Coprophobia female genitalia. Eurotophobia fever. Febriphobia, Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia fire. Arsonphobia, Pyrophobia firearms. Hoplophobia fish. Ichthyophobia floods. Antlophobia flowers. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia flutes. Aulophobia flying. Aviophobia, Aviatophobia, Pteromerhanophobia fog. Homichlophobia, Nebulaphobia food or eating. (Cibophobia) Sitophobia or Sitiophobia food. Cibophobia or Sitophobia or Sitiophobia Forests Xylophobia, Hylophobia forgotton, being or ignored or forgetting. Athazagoraphobia France, French culture. (Francophobia) Gallophobia, Galiophobia or Francophobia freedom. Eleutherophobia Friday the 13th. Paraskavedekatriaphobia frogs. Ranidaphobia fur or skins of animals. Doraphobia gaiety. Cherophobia gaining weight. (Obesophobia) Pocrescophobia, Obesophobia garlic. Alliumphobia genitals, particularly female. Kolpophobia German or German things. Teutophobia, Germanophobia germs or contamination or dirt. Mysophobia germs. Verminophobia, Spermatophobia or Spermophobia ghosts. Phasmophobia glaring lights. Photoaugliaphobia glass. Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia glass. Nelophobia God or gods. Zeusophobia gods or religion. Theophobia gold. Aurophobia gravity. Barophobia Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. Hellenologophobia hair. (Chaetophobia) Trichopathophobia, Trichophobia, Chaetophobia or Hypertrichophobia Halloween. Samhainophobia hearing a certain word or of names. Onomatophobia hearing good news. Euphobia heart. Cardiophobia heat. Thermophobia heaven. Ouranophobia heaven. Uranophobia height. Hypsiphobia heights or being close to high buildings. Batophobia heights. Acrophobia heights. Altophobia hell. Hadephobia hell. Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia heredity. Patroiophobia home surroundings, house. Oikophobia home surroundings. Eicophobia or Oikophobia home. Ecophobia homouality or of becoming homoual. Homophobia horses. Equinophobia horses. Hippophobia hospitals. Nosocomephobia houses or being in a house. Domatophobia or Oikophobia ice or frost. Pagophobia ideas. Ideophobia Ill, becoming Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia immobility of a joint. Ankylophobia imperfection. Atelophobia infinity. Apeirophobia injections. Trypanophobia injury. Traumatophobia insanity. Dementophobia insanity. Maniaphobia insects. Entomophobia insects. Insectophobia itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acarophobia Japanese. Japanophobia jealousy. Zelophobia Jews. Judeophobia jumping from high and low places. Catapedaphobia justice. Dikephobia kidney disease. Albuminurophobia kissing. Philemaphobia or Philematophobia knees. Genuphobia knowledge. Epistemophobia knowledge. Gnosiophobia lakes. Limnophobia large things. Megalophobia laughter. Geliophobia lawsuits. Liticaphobia learning. Sophophobia left side of the body, things to the. Levophobia, Sinistrophobia leprosy. Leprophobia or Lepraphobia lice. Pediculophobia lice. (Pediculophobia) Phthiriophobia light flashes. Selaphobia light. Photophobia liquids, dampness, or moisture. Hygrophobia locked in an enclosed place, being. Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia lockjaw, tetanus. Tetanophobia long waits. Macrophobia long words. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia long words. Sesquipedalophobia looking up. Anablephobia losing an erection. Medomalacuphobia loud noises. Ligyrophobia love play. (Malaxophobia) Sarmassophobia love play. (Sarmassophobia) Malaxophobia lues, syphillis. Luiphobia machines. Mechanophobia magic.(wand) Rhabdophobia making decisions. Decidophobia many things. Polyphobia marriage. Gamophobia materialism OR the fear of epilepsy. Hylephobia meat. Carnophobia memories. Mnemophobia men. Androphobia men. Arrhenphobia men. Hominophobia menstruation. Menophobia mercurial medicines. Hydrargyophobia metal. Metallophobia meteors. Meteorophobia mice. Musophobia or Murophobia mice. Suriphobia microbes. Bacillophobia microbes. (Bacillophobia) Microbiophobia mind. Psychophobia mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror. Eisoptrophobia mirrors. Catoptrophobia missles or bullets. Ballistophobia mole rat, the great Zemmiphobia money. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia monsters or deformed people. fear of bearing a deformed child Teratophobia moon. Selenophobia mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia) Pentheraphobia moths. Mottephobia movement or motion. Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia moving or making changes. Tropophobia mushrooms, fear or aversion to. Mycophobia Music, fear or hatred of Melophobia. myths or stories or false statements. Mythophobia names. Nomatophobia narrow things or places. Stenophobia needles or pointed objects. Aichmophobia neglecting duty or responsibility. Paralipophobia new drugs. Neopharmaphobia new things or ideas. Cenophobia or Centophobia new.things Neophobia newness, novelty. Cainophobia or Cainotophobia night. Noctiphobia noise. Acousticophobia noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones. Phonophobia Northern lights. Auroraphobia nosebleeds. Epistaxiophobia Novelty, anything new Kainophobia novelty. Kainolophobia nuclear weapons. Nucleomituphobia . Gymnophobia . Nudophobia numbers. Arithmophobia numbers. Numerophobia objects at the right side of the body. Dextrophobia old people or of growing old. Gerontophobia oneself, being or of loneliness. Eremophobia oneself. Autophobia open high places. Aeroacrophobia open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place. Agoraphobia opening one's eyes. Optophobia Operating, surgeons fear of Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating. opinions. Allodoxaphobia otters. Lutraphobia outer space. Spacephobia overworking or of pain. Ponophobia pain. Agliophobia pain. Algophobia pain. (Algophobia) Odynophobia or Odynephobia painful bowels movements. Defecaloesiophobia paper. Papyrophobia parasites. Parasitophobia parents-in-law. Soceraphobia peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Arachibutyrophobia pellagra. Pellagrophobia Penis, erect. Medorthophobia penis, esp erect. Phallophobia people or society. Anthropophobia philosophy. Philosophobia phobias. Phobophobia Phobic or fearful situations, preference for Counterphobia- pins and needles. (Aichmophobia) Belonephobia pins. Enetophobia places or situations, certain, such as stage fright. Topophobia Plans, definite Teleophobia- plants. Batonophobia Pleasure, feeling Hedonophobia Poetry, fear or hatred of Metrophobia poison or of being accidently poisoned. Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia poison. Iophobia Poliomyelitis, contracting. Poliosophobia Politicians, fear or dislike of Politicophobia. Pope, the. Papaphobia poverty. Peniaphobia poverty. Peniaphobia precipices. Cremnophobia pregnancy or childbirth. Tocophobia priests or sacred things. Hierophobia progress. Prosophobia property. Orthophobia prostitutes or venereal disease. Cypridophobia, Cypriphobia, Cyprianophobia, or Cyprinophobia Punished severely or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand) Rhabdophobia punishment. Mastigophobia punishment. Poinephobia puppets Pyrexiophobia Pupaphobia purple. Porphyrophobia rabies or of becoming mad. Lyssophobia rabies. Hydrophobophobia rabies. Kynophobia radiation, x-rays. Radiophobia rain or of being rained on. Ombrophobia rain or of being rained on. Pluviophobia rape. Virginitiphobia rectum or rectal diseases. Rectophobia rectum. Proctophobia Red Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- Red Lightss Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia relatives. Syngenesophobia Religious ceremonies Teleophobia reptiles or creepy, crawly things. Herpetophobia responsibility. Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia returning home. Nostophobia ridicule. Katagelophobia ridiculed, being. Catagelophobia riding in a car. Amaxophobia rivers or running water. Potamophobia road travel. Hodophobia robbed, being. Harpaxophobia rooms. Koinoniphobia ruin or ruins. Atephobia Russians. Russophobia saints or holy things. Hagiophobia sameness, monotony or of homouality or of becoming homoual. Homophobia Satan. Satanophobia scabies. Scabiophobia School, going to Didaskaleinophobia school. Scolionophobia scratches or being scratched. Amychophobia Sea, the Thalassophobia seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis. Ithyphallophobia sermons. Homilophobia , the opposite. (Heterophobia) ophobia , the opposite. (ophobia) Heterophobia . Genophobia ual abuse. Agraphobia ual abuse. Contreltophobia ual love or ual questions. Erotophobia ual perversion. Paraphobia shadows. Sciophobia Sciaphobia shellfish. Ostraconophobia shock. Hormephobia Sin (having committed an unpardonable) or of criticism. Enosiophobia or Enissophobia sinning. Hamartophobia sinning. (imaginary crime) Peccatophobia sitting down. Kathisophobia sitting. Cathisophobia sitting. Thaasophobia skin disease. Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia skin lesions. Dermatophobia sleep or of being hypnotized. Hypnophobia sleep. Somniphobia slime. Blennophobia slime. (Blennophobia) Myxophobia small things. Microphobia small things. Mycrophobia smells or odors. Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia smells. Olfactophobia Smelly people Autodysomophobia snakes. (Ophidiophobia) Snakephobia snakes. (Snakephobia) Ophidiophobia snow. Chionophobia social situations, being evaluated negatively in Social Phobia society or people in general. Sociophobia solitude or being alone. Monophobia solitude, being alone. Isolophobia sourness. Acerophobia speaking in public or of trying to speak. Glossophobia speaking. Laliophobia or Lalophobia specters or ghosts. Spectrophobia speed. Tachophobia spiders. Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia spirits. Pneumatiphobia stairs, climbing or of falling downstairs. Climacophobia standing or walking. (Ambulophobia) Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia stared at or seen, being. Scopophobia or Scoptophobia stared at. Ophthalmophobia stars and celestial space. Astrophobia stars. Siderophobia staying single. Anuptaphobia stealing. Cleptophobia stealing. Kleptophobia step-father. Vitricophobia step-mother, your. Novercaphobia stooping. Kyphophobia strangers or foreigners. Xenophobia streets or crossing the street. Agyrophobia Streets, crossing. Dromophobia string. Linonophobia strings. Cnidophobia stuttering. Psellismophobia suffering and disease. Panthophobia Sun, the Heliophobia surgical operations. Tomophobia swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. Phagophobia symbolism. Symbolophobia symmetry. Symmetrophobia syphilis. Syphilophobia taking medicine. Pharmacophobia taking tests. Testophobia tapeworms. Taeniophobia or Teniophobia taste. Geumaphobia or Geumophobia technology. Technophobia teeth or dental surgery. Odontophobia telephones. Telephonophobia termites, insects that eat wood. Isopterophobia theatres. Theatrophobia theology. Theologicophobia thinking. Phronemophobia Thirteen, the number. Triskadekaphobia thunder and lightning. Astraphobia or Astrapophobia thunder and lightning. Brontophobia thunder and lightning. Keraunophobia thunder. Ceraunophobia thunder. Tonitrophobia tickled by feathers. Pteronophobia time. Chronophobia toads. Bufonophobia tombstones. Placophobia tornadoes and hurricanes. Lilapsophobia Touched, being Aphenphosmphobia, Chiraptophobia, Haphephobia or Haptephobia trains, railroads or train travel. Siderodromophobia trees. Dendrophobia trembling. Tremophobia trichinosis. Trichinophobia tuberculosis. Phthisiophobia tuberculosis. Tuberculophobia tyrants. Tyrannophobia ugliness. Cacophobia undressing in front of someone. Dishabiliophobia urine or urinating. Urophobia vaccination. Vaccinophobia vegetables. Lachanophobia vehicles. Ochophobia ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being. Automatonophobia veritgo or feeling dizzy when looking down. Illyngophobia virgins or young girls. Parthenophobia voids or empty spaces. Kenophobia vomiting secondary to airsickness. Aeronausiphobia vomiting. Emetophobia walking or falling; Inability to stand. Basophobia or Basiphobia. walking. Ambulophobia Walloons. Walloonphobia washing or bathing. Ablutophobia wasps. Spheksophobia water or of rabies. Hydrophobia waves or wave like motions. Cymophobia waves. Kymophobia wealth. Plutophobia wet dreams. Oneirogmophobia white. Leukophobia wild animals. Agrizoophobia wind. Ancraophobia or Anemophobia wind. Anemophobia wines. Oenophobia witches and witchcraft Wiccaphobia. Women, beautiful. Caligynephobia, Venustraphobia women. Gynephobia or Gynophobia wooded areas, dark; of forests at night Nyctohylophobia wooden objects Xylophobia words. Logophobia words. Verbophobia work. Ergophobia Working or functioning Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating. Worms, being infested with. Helminthophobia worms. Scoleciphobia Wrinkles, getting Rhytiphobia writing in public. Scriptophobia writing or handwriting. Graphophobia yellow or the word yellow. Xanthophobia Who Is That Person In The Health Suite, And What Does She (or He) Really Do?  The school nurse is a pretty busy person. She usually does a number of different things as part of her job. She is often the first medical person to see you if you get sick or hurt at school. Most people have met her when they got hit too hard by a baseball or had a cut or scrape. For this kind of thing, she may fix it up and send you back to class. If it is a fever or the flu, she takes care of you until your parents get there. Occasionally, someone has a bad accident or gets seriously ill at school. Then you really see her in action. She arranges for an ambulance or other emergency help and may start emergency medical care. Hopefully it will never happen, but it is nice to know that she can handle that sort of thing. Some students need to take medicine at school. Unless you have special permission, don’t carry medicine around school in your pocket! People are very concerned about the issue of illegal drugs and you don’t want anyone getting the wrong idea! The nurse or an assistant should keep the medicine and give it to you at the right time. Some people really like that daily visit and the nurse gets to be a special friend. Other students are embarrased. They worry that people will find out about the medicines and will laugh at them. Let’s face it—some people can be rude or even cruel. If this worries you, talk to your doctor and to the school nurse. Between them, they may be able to figure a way to get around the problem. Students with diabetes, asthma or other medical problems may get more intensive help from the nurse. Occasionally, a student likes the health suite too much. Then the nurse may have to be firm and send him back to class. A student may have a medical problem and be afraid to tell his or her parents. The nurse can often help you find a way to talk to your parents or your doctor. Carol Watkins, MD I Am Different But You May Not Know I sit in the third row on the end. We just moved here, so I am new to this middle school. I visit the nurse a couple of times a day, but I go in the back of her office instead of standing in the pill line. Someone once saw me with a syringe and started a rumor that I was a drug addict. When we go out to a fast food restaurant and all of you are loading up on Mega-Burgers, fries and milkshakes, I just get a plain burger and a diet Coke. People give me looks. Maybe it would be better if I just told you that I have diabetes. It’s really not such a bad thing. I just don’t want to seem different. I see some of you whispering about other kids because they have a different accent or they always get the A on tests. I know that keeping my diabetes a secret could be dangerous, but around here being different is social death. What should I do?  Carol Watkins, MD Dealing with Bullies   Bullies are not really brave. Deep inside, they are cowards. However, you do have to be brave to stand up to a bully. There are many types of bullies and you will meet them in different places all your life. So, its a good idea to start learning how to deal with them now. The best way to avoid being bullied is to learn to avoid being a target. Try not to give the bully an easy victim. Be the type of person that a bully would like to avoid. Look the bully in the eye and use a strong voice. That bully may decide that you are not someone he or she wants to pick on. Work on building good self esteem. If you feel confident inside yourself, you won’t look like a victim and it will be easier to stand up for your rights. Develop ties with friends and family. That way, you will not be as isolated. Finally, you should stick up for other kids who are being bullied. That way, people will see that you are not the type of person who puts up with bullies. Besides, the person you help, may do the same for you in the future. It would be nice if this would eliminate bullying. Unfortunately, even if you do your best to avoid being a target, someone will still try to bully you. What do you do then? Remember that you always have some choices. Usually, you should stand up to the bully and not give in. There are a few exceptions that we will mention at the end of this article. If people are using unkind words to tease you, try act as if it does not bother you. Go over a mental list of your good qualities. If ignoring is not enough, try to use humor to calm things down. Change the subject to something else that might interest everybody. If you think that a bully might be planning to bother you again, hang around with your friends, so you are not an isolated target. If you sense that you are in physical danger, get away as fast as possible. Yell for people to help you. Bullies sometimes try to threaten you into keeping things a secret. This is not a good idea. Tell a trusted . This person may be able to help you out of the situation. If you really feel that you are in physical danger, give the bully what he or she wants. Your safety is more important than money or a nice jacket. However, try not to get in a car or go to an isolated place with this person. With self confidence and some common sense, you should be able to avoid most problems with bullies. Carol E. Watkins, MD Kids Can Be Depressed Too  Everybody gets sad sometimes. You feel like your parents or your friends hate you and you want to stay up in your room and get away from them all. That can happen to anyone. However, the feelings usually pass in a few hours or a few days. Pretty soon, you are back to your usual self. Occasionally, some kids get bad feelings that do not go away. The sad or angry feelings go on for weeks or months. He or she may lose interest in friends and school. It can affect appetite. Even the one’s very favorite food seems unappealing. Kid Power: A guide to dealing with depression was written by an eleven year old boy who had depression himself. He divides depressed kids into two main types. "Turtles" become withdrawn and slow down. "Dragons" show their depression with increased irritability and anger. If your depressed feelings have gone on for more than two weeks, if the depression is interfering with your life or if you start to wish you weren‘t around, tell an . Depression can be treated. You would be surprised how much better you will feel. Carol E. Watkins, MD Lots More Books for Kids and Adolescents about Mental Health Issues: Divorce, Depression, School Problems and More! Northern County Psychiatric Associates Our practice has experience in the treatment of Depression, Attention Deficit Disorder(ADD or ADHD), Separation Anxiety Disorder, and other psychiatric conditions. We are located in Northern Baltimore County and serve the Baltimore County, Carroll County and Harford County areas in Maryland. Since we are near the Pennsylvania border, we also serve the York County area. Our services include psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and family therapy. We treat children, s, and the elderly. Visit our web site http://www.ncpamd.com or http://www.baltimorepsych.com We also maintain a list of informative web sites on mental health topics, such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Parenting and Support Groups. We have links of interest to the general public and links of interest to primary care physicians and other professionals. Northern County Psychiatric Associates Offices in Monkton and Lutherville, Maryland Search Our Site by Key Wordsand PhrasesEnter the word or phrase to search for: Only match whole wordsNot sure of how a word is spelled?Enter the first few letters of the word: Contact Us: Telephone:410-329-2028 Fax: 410-343-1272 Postal address: We have two locations in Baltimore County Monkton Office16829 York Road/PO Box 544/Monkton, MD 21111 Lutherville Office: 2360 West Joppa Road Suite 223/ Lutherville, MD Email: ncpa@qis.net Please use telephone for appointments or medical questions. Carol Watkins, M.D. Glenn Brynes, Ph.D., M.D. Copyright © 2006 Northern County Psychiatric Associates Last modified: October 13, 2007 |
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