Case Study: carefully read the case study and answer the questions about Sally’s symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. (25 points total)…
The patient in the video shows the physical symptoms, such as tiredness (eye dark circles because of lacking of sleep), muscle tension, fatigue (her face is always strained with frown, quick and frequent nictation), agitation (she could not stop moving, holding her phone), difficulty with sleep (she could not sleep well for weeks or months). She also suffers from psychological symptoms. She is worried excessively about the safe and health of her daughter and husband and could not miss seeing them for a while. She could not normally function concentrate on her work and her personal activities. She easily gets irritable with people in her family and others (like her boss)…
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Plea Bargaining has become a major factor in our criminal justice system. Like all controversial topics there are many pros and cons that make it hard to decide what is right and wrong about the situation. I personally feel that plea bargaining should be abolished. Plea bargains are creating harm to our criminal justice system. Due to plea bargains the criminal justice system is being undermined and losing control of what is happening to criminals.…
Use the table below to answer the following. Be sure to write in complete sentences.…
The institution compares greatly to C.H Cooley's, "Looking Glass Self Theory", because the nurses do not interact with the patients the way they should. The patients believed that they are child-like and becoming even more insane due to the lack of help received from the staff. The patients starting following the interactions with MacMurphy instead of the unhelpful staff like they're supposed to. By observing MacMurphy's actions, they learned to not view themselves as an illness, but as human beings.…
Will need to identify and alter the dysfunctional thought patterns, attitudes and beliefs, which may trigger and perpetuate the patient’s anxiety and depression.…
Racism and sexism along with related things, like ageism and discrimination against religions are just specific sorts of stereotyping. Both racism and sexism have been around for ages and both continue to appear in our society, although as some may argue, not nearly as often and widespread as in times past. Both of these things cause great harm to those who are victims of them.…
What would change and how they would feel about this. This may also help the therapist in understanding how they can shape their treatment plan or screeds. It may also help in waking hypnosis.…
Meyer, R. G., Chapman, L. K., & Weaver, C. M. (2009). Case studies in abnormal…
Many have claimed to experience Generalised Anxiety Disorder, although the correct definition states to have GAD you have to experience at least 6 months of consistent excessive worrying, feeling anxious and tense due to a number of events and activities including finance, relationships, health and work (Swinburne University, 2013). There are a number of treatments with the most successful being cognitive behaviour therapy. Anxiety can be caused by a number of things including environmental and medical factors, genetics and a combination of substance abuse and brain chemicals. I will discuss all these issues in the following paragraphs…
Driven to Distraction poses the “relationship between cognitive distraction and crash risk” (Cooper & Strayer, 2015, p. 1343). Hand held devices and hands free devices are the independent variables within this experiment. In this case, reaction time while driving is the dependent variable. Throughout multiple experiments there were single and dual-task order. Drivers need to react to real-time driving situations. For instance, getting off the cell phone when passing through a school zone (Cooper & Strayer, 2015). Disruptions while driving and using a cell phone is the result of the deviation of attention from driving to engaging in a conversation on the phone. Talking on the phone, utilizing a hands free device, increases the likelihood of…
You will have a private space in which to work and treat individuals in need; this may be comforting to an individual who is seeking intervention. Some may require smaller settings or environments, for example, some clients do not do well in group settings or crowds (Shallcross,…
Abbey is diagnosed with Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD) due to her difficulty making decisions on her own, never taking blame for her negative behaviors, having trouble taking starting activities, and constantly needing company/support. DPD is when an individual has excessive amounts of fear about separation and preforms clingy behavior towards a loved one or friend (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Abbey reported her past relationship have failed because of her clingy behavior. In addition to her clingy actions, she is concern why her current boyfriend is going to the gym without her. She has noted that her ex-boyfriend addressed why he broke up with Abbey was due to her inability to better herself and her low self-esteem. In…
Principles and Philosophy of Person-Centered Therapy. Client-centered therapy was developed more than seventy years ago by Carl Rogers, whom many therapists considered the most influential psychotherapist in history. In Rogers later years, he changed the name to person-centered therapy due to his concern with humanity; including families, businesses and education. In this type of therapy, the therapist conveys empathy, acceptance, value and unconditional support rather than providing specific interpretations or direction. This allows the client to feel empowered and capable of obtaining answers to challenges or conflict.…