harder to work with‚ or who maybe aren’t a social workers first choice. I don’t feel like anyone is ever to far gone or a lost case‚ and those are the clients I am drawn to. The people who suffer from mental illness‚ addictions‚ homelessness‚ eating disorders‚ and self-harm are the people I think I can be the most help to because of my compassion‚ empathy‚ and drive to help. Self-harm is defined as intentional injuring of body tissue without the desire of suicide. The most commonly seen forms of
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wellness. This paper will discuss the importance‚ components‚ and effects of a healthy work environment; compare and contrast a healthy environment with a work environment that is not healthy; identify and define common mental disorders; and determine how those mental disorders should be effectively addressed in the workplace. Maintaining a Healthy Work Culture In the world of business‚ how people within an organization act as members of that organization has an immense influence upon the lives
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References: Beck‚ A. T.‚ Freeman‚ A.‚ & Davis‚ D. (2004). Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders 2nd Ed. Guilford Publication Inc. New York. Beck‚ A. T.‚ & Weishaar‚ M. E. (2009). Cognitive Therapy. Current Psychotherapies 8th Ed. Thomson Brooks/Cole. USA. Beck‚ J. S.‚ & Pretzer‚ James. (2004). Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders: Twenty Years of Progress. Contemporary Cognitive Therapy‚ Theory‚ Research and Practice. The Guilford Press. New York
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6.1 Evaluate the form of therapy that would be the most beneficial in treating someone with an eating disorder. The forms of therapies that are beneficial in treating someone with an eating disorder are Feminist Therapy‚ Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Brief Therapy. These three treatments have been successful with someone with an eating disorder but there are many more which in addition to the predominant approaches used by therapist and other members of the treatment team have been adapted and
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personal makeup (personality; emotional‚ social‚ and academic intelligences; various coping skills; quality of care they receive from their prescribing physician‚ as well as other professional support team members familiar with the various formal diagnoses; and other factors)‚ they might take a formal diagnosis differently. Some might feel relieved that they have a diagnosis of bipolar‚ instead of a vaguely similar diagnosis but one with a worse prognosis‚ such as schizoaffective disorder (also giving
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no similar cap on any other inpatient medical services provided through Medicare. A mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking‚ feeling‚ mood‚ ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas‚ mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of
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Eating Disorders: ‘a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits.’ E.g. Anorexia Nervosa‚ Bulimia Nervosa‚ Binge Eating‚ EDNOS‚ Pica‚ Prader-Willi‚ Night Eating Syndrome‚ SED-NOS (Sleep-Eating Disorder)‚ BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)‚ Orthorexia Nervosa‚ Bigorexia Nervosa‚ and Anorexia Athletica. Self-Harm: ‘the deliberate non-suicidal injuring of one’s body.’ E.g. cutting‚ burning/scalding/branding‚ overdoses taken with the intent to simply harm rather
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how did you get in there? What they really want to know is if they are likely to end up in there as well. I can’t answer the real question. All I can tell them is‚ it’s easy" (pg. 5). The doctor who referred her diagnosed her with a borderline personality disorder within twenty minutes of interviewing her. The doctor also perceived her as extremely depressed with a pattern-less life. Recent activities included having a relationship with her English teacher‚ attempted suicide‚ running away from
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Clarence Chapman Professor Lance Norman English 122 1 April 2014 Iago‚ The Honest Villain of Venice In the Shakespearian play “Othello‚ The Moore of Venice” we as readers are lead through a winding catacomb of deceit by non-other than the amoral villain “Good and Honest Iago”. The aforementioned anti-hero is an incredibly complex character that must be thoroughly analyzed for the reader to interpret the play to its full potential. Iago’s weapon of choice is of course the spoken word. He uses
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Behavioral Treatment for Adolescents Psychological Research & Statistics Introduction According to a review done by Clive Robins & Alex Chapmen (2004)‚ dialectical behavior therapy (dbt) was originally created for parasuicidal women with borderline disorder. This method has been adapted to treat many other populations‚ especially adolescents‚ for it’s ability to keep patients committed to treatment as well as for its focus on reducing behaviors that interfere with a good quality of life (Clive
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