Social Policy and its application to Social Service Provision HNC Social Care Learning Outcome 1 Submission Date /2015 Sarah Monteith BC0094270 Word count 1‚667 SCENARIO ONE Miss Ruth Smith is a young mother in her mid-twenties who is unmarried and has two young children‚ one who is disabled. Miss Smith has an inherited condition which has resulted in small stature and curvature to the bones of her spine and legs. She has limited strength although mobile and able to drive. Ruth is currently
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assessments (in Section III). Terminology The phrase “general medical condition” is replaced in DSM-5 with “another medical condition” where relevant across all disorders. Neurodevelopmental Disorders Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) Diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) emphasize the need for an assessment of both cognitive capacity (IQ) and adaptive functioning. Severity is determined by adaptive functioning rather than
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counselor’ training‚ experience‚ and competencies Griswold‚ K.S.‚ & Pessar‚ L.F. (2000). Management of bipolar disorder. American Family Physician‚ 62(6)‚ 1343-1353. Jameson‚ P.‚ Poulton‚ J.‚ & Stadter‚ M. (2007). Sustained and sustaining continuing education for therapists Rheineck‚ J.E.‚ & Steinkuller‚ A. (2009). A review of evidence-based therapeutic interventions of bipolar disorder
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Models of abnormality Abnormality is defined as a behaviour that deviates from the ideal social norm. One definition of abnormality is the failure to function adequately and are unable to meet their activities of daily living independently for example getting washed and dressed daily‚ being able to hold down a job and interacting with other people. It suggests that people should be able to achieve personal wellbeing and contribute to society. Rosenhan and Seligman (1989) identified there as being
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University of Phoenix Material Sean Thuok Psychotherapy Matrix Select three psychotherapy approaches to summarize. Include examples of the types of psychological disorders appropriate for each therapy. |Behavioral |Cognitive |Humanistic | |Summary of |
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has on the teenager’s family and the community? What can be done to prevent teenagers from committing suicide? By examining a range of statistics‚ mental health websites and personal stories of people who have lost someone to suicide‚ this report outlines the main factors‚ explains the effects of suicide and also addresses multiple questions regarding this subject. This report will dissect what causes teen to commit suicide‚ what effect it has on their family and the community and what can be done
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Kay Redfield Jamison‚ born in 1956‚ starts the book vividly describing her standing outside in the playground‚ just outside of Washington‚ looking up at the skies‚ just as many of the other children would do because‚ like them‚ she was a daughter of a man who was in the Air Force. As an elementary school student‚ Kay recalls a plane flying low to the ground crashing nearby‚ and the pilot being remembered as a hero for not abandoning the jet and causing the lives of the children in the playground
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for A) antisocial personality disorder. B) dissociative identity disorder. C) major depressive disorder. D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. E) schizophrenia. 2. A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who have a(n) ________ disorder. A) dissociative B) antisocial personality C) dysthymic D) generalized anxiety E) obsessive-compulsive 3. A World Health Organization study of 20 countries estimated that ________ had the highest prevalence of mental disorders during the prior year. A) Japan
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“1 in 5 adults experience a mental health condition every year. 1 in 20 lives with a serious mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder” (“Mental Health Conditions”‚ n.d.). Mental Health affects the individual in a massive way‚ it could cause irrational thoughts‚ mood swings‚ and unusual eating habits. It could affect the way the person thinks. When these start to happen‚ it could interfere with the way people live their everyday lives. Mental health has such a broad spectrum. So broad
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Discharge Teaching Plan Patient History Patient is a white female admitted with Mood Disorder NOS and R/O Bipolar Disorder. She has a strong family history—mother is positive for Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety Disorder and has attempted suicide 3X since January. Her uncle is positive for Personality Disorder. Patient was raped at her stepfather‚ sexually abused by her Grandfather whom she resides‚ and physically abused by her biological father whom she resided with for 6 months‚ prior to moving
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