Bernadette has difficulty spelling words correctly while writing and mixes up letters within words and sentences.

Walter struggles to write legibly and has a difficult time putting his thoughts on paper.

State requiring increasing amounts of a drug to gain the desired effect

Continued drug use to relieve negative emotions and distress

Changes in normal bodily functions from compulsive drug use

Experiencing a variety of negative symptoms when drug use is discontinued

Making a decision based on an example, information, or recent experience that is readily accessible (despite not being the best example to inform your decision)

Inability to perceive an object being used for something other than what it was designed for

Focusing on one piece of information, rather than all of it

Focusing on information that confirms your existing beliefs

Navigating your way home through an unfamiliar route due to road construction

Being gifted in the area of body movement: an ability to balance and

coordinate body's movement, enabling good performance in basketball,

baseball, and field hockey