Case Study: Homeless/Schizophrenia Charla Green ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Instructor Shannon Tromp February 5‚ 2012 I. Introduction a. Goals of paper b. Topic of paper II. Micro a. Consider the personality‚ emotions‚ beliefs‚ behaviors
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This essay will focus on a case study of a patient with Schizophrenia‚ whom I cared for during my recent clinical specialist placement in a medium secure unit. The patient personal and psychiatric history would be given. The patient current psychological‚ sociological and physiological needs will be looked at by using published therapeutic approaches. In this case study a demonstration of how the therapeutic approaches chosen provide or guidance of the nursing care provided in the assessment of needs
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it is estimated that 1.1% of people suffer with Schizophrenia which equivocates to 51 million people worldwide or 2.2 million in the United States (The Internet Mental Health Initiative‚ 2010). Jake was among the fortunate to have his illness under control for the last year and live a productive life. If sentencing Jake for his crime what options should be considered‚ how would sentencing change if the situation was different‚ and should this case be tried in a criminal court. Sentencing Framework
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Psycho-education in regard to illness and medication. The treatment of more established schizophrenia has significant differences compared to first episode psychosis. Treatment options and medications can differ as can dosages of antipsychotic medication. The aim of this essay is to discuss the differences between treatment of first episode psychosis and more established schizophrenia. The average age for onset of schizophrenia
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The impact of schizophrenia on the families A family who has loved ones with schizophrenia face many burdens and challenges such as personal burden which includes emotional and psychological impact on family members‚ as well as impressions of sorrow and trouble. This strains of illness of early warning signs is united with special coping and social capabilities contribute to the burden. McDonell‚ Short‚ Berry‚ & Dyck‚ (2003). The impact of schizophrenia on families is frequently disruptive
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Clozapine is the supreme remedy for Schizophrenia because it decreases the symptoms of hallucinations‚ delusions‚ and overall taught disorders. Individuals with Schizophrenia start to “experience hallucinations‚ paranoia‚ and delusions in their psychotic phases”; based on this‚ one must conclude that Schizophrenics have to battle against taught disorders‚ which can be fortunately made easier to live with‚ with the assistance of Clozapine medication (Nichols et al. 1). In addition‚ antipsychotic
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Original requirements for this medication restricted it’s use to only those over the age of 16‚ diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ who displayed a resistance to typical antipsychotic medications or experienced adverse reactions‚ but has since been utilized as a treatment for a variety of disorders in addition to schizophrenia including mood disorders such as Bipolar Mania‚ Depression‚ and Schizoaffective Disorder; neurologic conditions such as Tardive Dyskinesia‚ Parkinson’s
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questionnaire should be written on the answer sheet in the space provided. • Please check that this questionnaire contains 60 questions. 29th ARYABHATTA INTER-SCHOOL MATHEMATICS COMPETITION – 2012 CLASS - VIII Time Allowed: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 100 _____________________________________________________________________ GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Do not write your name on the questionnaire. 2. Write your roll no. on each page of the questionnaire and the Answer Sheet in the space provided. 3. All
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PART A MULTIPLE CHOICE Choose the most appropriate answer for each question.Shade your choice on the Objective Answer Sheet. 1. Egg whites will whip up into a better foam if a) they are at room temperature b) they are well chilled c) they have small amount of baking soda added to them d) they have small amount of oil added to them 2. Which of the following combination is incorrect ? a) Cinnamon-bank b) Cumin-seed c) Marjoram-root d) Clove-bud 3. Potato
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Lab 4: Kepler’s Laws (answer sheet) 1. a: semi-major axis b: semi-minor axis c: focus d: center 2. The distance from the center to a focus is 31 millimeters and the length of the semi-major axis is also in millimeters. The numbers are not even and cannot be simplified any further than what they are since 31 is a prime number. The number is 31/102‚ or 31 divided by 102 which results in 0.303921568627451. 3. Kepler’s first Law is that all planets orbit in an elliptical (egg
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