Reflective Notes This case was interesting and led to learning about how to address gastrointestinal disorders. From this experience‚ I learned about the influence of personal and family history on gastrointestinal disease development. C. C’s personal life revealed significant risk factors for IBS‚ anxiety‚ and tobacco dependency. Her family history included the presence of smoking‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and bowel disease. All of these conditions are interrelated. C. C. presented with a predetermined
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1. Diagnostic criteria: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a disorder in which the individual has “persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect” in their appearance (Anxiety and Depression Association of America‚ 2014). DSM-5 classifies BDD in the section of “Obsessive – Compulsive and Related Disorders” and the diagnostic criteria is as follows (Katharine Phillips‚ n.d.): • Appearance preoccupations for at least an hour a day: the individual must be preoccupied with
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screening tools to determine the symptoms of bipolar disorder in teenagers . The dissertation will review the risk factors which may contribute to the development of bipolar affective disorder. In the following dissertation‚ I will explore the effective and protective factors that may reduce the likelihood of occurrence of the bipolar disorder in the first instance thereby responding to the behavioural problems efficiently as bipolar disorder is becoming common across the globe . I will provide
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Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 11 Scenario: The time is 1900 hours. You are working in a small‚ rural hospital. It has been snowing heavily all day‚ and the medical helicopters at the large regional medical center‚ 4 hours away by car (in good weather)‚ have been grounded by the weather until morning. The roads are barely passable. WR.‚ a 48 year old construction worker with a 36 pack year smoking history‚ is admitted to your floor with a diagnosis of rule out myocardial infarction (R/O
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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
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mental illness I chose is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) also known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). Two or more personalities/ identities non-simultaneously. With DID individuals may not remember events under the character they are operating from at the time of the incident while under the control of the other identity. Characteristics of DID or MPD includes altering ego’s which are usually followed by separate demographics to identify who they are‚ for example‚ distinct identities‚
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is diagnosed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as 299.00 (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder has various criteria. Criteria A discusses the deficits in social communication and social interaction in the person’s life. Examples of lack of communication are abnormal social approach‚ back and forth speech‚ poor eye contact. Abnormal social interaction can be difficulty sharing imaginary play and difficulty developing
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This case is of an 8-year-old boy‚ Steven. Steven has been diagnosed by a Pediatrician as having an Autistic Spectrum Disorder because of the severity of his needs in terms of communication and reciprocal social interaction. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is very complex and involves a broad different and separate physical and mental disorders. Autistic children are in the private world of their own. It is common beliefs that performance of individuals with autism was inferior
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A caregiver is an unpaid or paid person who helps another individual with impairment with his or her activities of daily living. The health of a primary caregiver is a key factor which can affect the health and wellbeing of the disabled child for whom they care. A primary caregiver of a child with disabilities has been defined as the person most responsible for the day to day decision making and care of that child which can be a mother or father‚ close relatives or professional caregivers. According
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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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