Major neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury

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Assignment:

In the DSM-5 one of the disgnoses is Mild or Major Neurocognitive Disorder due to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Concussions are a form of TBI. For the discussion this week, address the following:

How can repeated concussions lead to another condition called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy?
Why is there a gender difference in the statistics of who experiences concussion more?
What professions can you think of where is person is more likely to sustain a TBI? Why?

Book: Barlow, D. H., Durand, V.M., and Hofmann, S. G. (2018). Abnormal Psychology: An integrative approach, 8th edition. Boston: Cengage Learning.

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