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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Diana Travine is a 43 year old‚ African American woman with a long-term addiction to injecting heroin and prescription pain medication and tranquillizers. In the beginning‚ she was first introduced to heroin at the college age where she would do it only with her friends and was sure to use sterile needles. Unfortunately she continued to use‚ increasing in frequency‚ with no regard to the presence of others. At this point‚ she is no longer able to feel any significant high from the heroin. Diana
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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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Lady Diana Spencer At 1st July 1961 Diana Frances Spencer was born as third daughter of John Edward Spencer and Lady Frances Spencer on the Royal Estate of Sandringham. She also has one brother. Her father was the equerry to Queen Elisabeth II and later 8th Earl of Spencer. From 1975 after the death of her grandfather Diana bore the title “Lady Diana”. After the divorce of her parents her father obtained custody for his four children. 1977 Diana met for the very first time her later husband Prince
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In these types of cases keeping the dog from experiencing fear is absolutely paramount! A more in depth desensitization and counterconditioning program is required. Therefore implementation must be done gradually while being closely monitored. If executed improperly any
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Case study one discusses the current situation that a 27-year old male‚ Josh is going through. Three months ago‚ Josh was walking to meet his Fiancée for lunch one day when she was struck and killed by a car‚ right in front of his eyes. He was with her in the final moments that she was alive‚ and has recently quit his job. It has become too difficult for him to revisit the area in which his Fiancée was killed and now lives with his parents. Often he finds that he relives the scene of her death in
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the Media’s Influence Regarding Eating Disorders?” To further investigate this question‚ I researched what the media is and what it does‚ how people are affected by the media and many different studies and experiments. Through the use of several sources‚ mostly online and experiments‚ I was able to learn exactly what the media does to possibly be considered an influence on the development of eating disorders. I was able to find a multitude of experiments and studies deciding whether or not women are
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O’Connor O’Connor 1 Mrs. Craig English 10 Accelerated 21 October 2013 Diana Nyad’s Swim Diana Nyad completed a 103-mile swim from Havana‚ Cuba‚ to Key West‚ Florida‚ without a shark cage. However‚ there are several controversies involving the swim. One of these controversies is the possibility that Nyad either got onto or held onto the boat. Holding onto the boat could have increased her speed. “Diana Nyad defends record Cuba-Florida swim as ‘squeaky clean‚’” by Jennifer Kay‚ discusses
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1. What diagnosis does the client have? You must state what you see in the case study that is leading you to believe the client has a particular diagnosis. Diagnosis: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) (F40.10) According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ the characteristic symptoms of social anxiety disorder are marked‚ or intense‚ fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. When exposed to such social situations‚ the individual fears that he or
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