PART ONE Medical-Surgical Cases 1 1 Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Difficulty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life X Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent flier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I
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Abnormal Behavior A known psychological disorder is abnormal behavior. Abnormal behavior is classified into four different categories. The characteristics of these categories consist of statistical deviance‚ cultural deviance‚ emotional distress‚ and dysfunction. Each behavior has specific characteristics as reasons for their classifications. Statistical deviance is sometimes wrongly classified such as being extremely intelligent or being a very good athlete. According to statistical deviance
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Psychology Homework #2 – Journal Article Review - Morgan Wolf Putsch‚ R. W. (1988). Ghost illness: A cross-cultural experience the expression of a non-western tradition in clinical practice. American Indian and Alaska Mental Health Research‚ 2(2): 6-26. History and Background Many Native cultures have a history of a condition referred to as Ghost Illness‚ a sickness reportedly inflicted by the dead in an attempt to take the living with them. It is often associated with varying physical illnesses
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PSYC111 Dr. J. L. Taylor Case Study 2 I would begin to reassure Melindah and Jermain about their concerns for a healthy baby by explaining that their worries about the new child’s behavior ( shyness) is not genetic but behavioral and those characteristics that are believed to be genetic such as mental illness and addiction are often the result of environment and their expressions can be diminished or modified by warm and intelligent social interaction with parents and by
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Kyle would have suffered at least a mild TBI (Boyd & Asmussen‚ 2013; Hoge et al.‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ since substance abuse within the American Sniper film was episodic in nature‚ one cannot definitively diagnose if Kyle suffered from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Evidence-Based Practices It is well documented that Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) are best practices for treating PTSD‚ however‚ it is the author’s opinion that other best practices should be
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mathematics. In 2005‚ Emily was referred for Special Education eligibility; however‚ she was not found eligible for services. In 2007 while attending Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina‚ Emily was diagnosed with GAD‚ Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Upon transfer to Montgomery City Public schools in 2008‚ she was found eligible for services due to below average range of
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Background-Sarah is a 22 month old functioning at a level much below her chronological age. Sarah has been evaluated twice regarding her symptoms‚ and at the time of the 2nd evaluation‚ she was too young for a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sarah does though‚ present with many of the common symptoms associated with ASD and she is essentially non-verbal. Sarah has a multitude of goals‚ both short term and long term to increase her level of functional communication. There are three
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Using Alder’s theory of individual psychology‚ analyze Martin’s life by answering the following questions: 1. What evidence is there that Martin had feeling of inferiority? In the description‚ Martin felt embarrassed by his human beginnings. He was embarrassed by his ethic background‚ his parent’s lack of education‚ and his lack of material goods. He also didn’t want to recall his early childhood‚ which meant that he couldn’t ignore the deficiency of his life. All of these were evidences that
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Secondary diagnosis: Affective disorders. The claimant was a 43-year-old man. Alleged disability: right and left leg injury. He reported that he had mobility limitations because of bilateral lower extremity pain and lack of strength; he could not stand for a prolonged period‚ and ambulated with crutches. He had difficulty with some activities of daily living (ADLs). He had difficulty understanding and following directions as well as trouble with memory‚ concentration‚ and completing tasks
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The patient’s disorder takes her away from important things she should be paying attention to at the moment. It makes her feel worry anytime about what can happen and what is unlikely to happen. It leads her to a physically tired state‚ psychological exhaustion and mental
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