Instructions: Read the following case study about a woman‚ Allison‚ who is suffering from anxiety. After you have read the case study‚ diagnose Allison and present some methods of treatment by answering the questions. Presenting Complaint Allison‚ a 33-year-old white woman‚ knew that it was finally time for her to seek psychological services. She had always been an anxious person and‚ for years‚ had managed to keep it under control. But‚ this time she felt as though she was fighting a losing
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what exactly is a phobia? The direct denotation of a phobia is “a persistent‚ irrational fear of a specific object‚ activity‚ or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it” (dictionary). A phobia falls under the category of an anxiety disorder. An anxiety disorder is often “a harmful chronic condition‚ which can be present from an early age or begin suddenly after a triggering event. They are prone to flare up at times of high stress and are frequently accompanied by physiological symptoms
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Nock‚ K.‚ & Minrke 2017). Comorbidities are seen within individuals with eating disorders‚ personality disorders are commonly reported in individuals that have binge eating disorder. It is also stated in the book Abnormal Psychology (2017)‚ that a third of patients with eating disorders have engaged in different types of self-harming (cutting and burning) (Hooley.‚ Butcher‚ Nock‚ K.‚ & Minrke.) These standards in the DSM-5 are clearly depicted in this
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Technical Question (knowledge) Behavioral Management Style (Staff motivation‚ Staff communication) Evidence of Management-Related Competencies (Delegation of Tasks and Responsibility) 1) How long have you worked as a supervisor? 2) How many employees reported directly to you in your management job? (You are asking about the number of employees whom he or she directly supervised with performance assessment and compensation assignment responsibilities.) 3) Describe the exact responsibilities
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IV Amendment The Constitution‚ through the Fourth Amendment‚ protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. The Fourth Amendment‚ however‚ is not a guarantee against all searches and seizures‚ but only those that are deemed unreasonable under the law. Whether a particular type of search is considered reasonable in the eyes of the law‚ is determined by balancing two important interests. On one side of the scale is the intrusion on an individual’s Fourth Amendment
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Gwen is diagnosed with alcohol use disorder to include a diagnosis of substance abuse disorder. Per the DSM-V‚ the criteria for someone with alcohol use disorder is a problematic pattern of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress‚ as manifested by at least two of the options occurring within a 12-month period. Criteria for alcohol use disorder can include any of the following situations. Alcohol is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period of time than was
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The relationship between anxiety and sports Introduction. Anxiety is a reaction that is measured using various scales through the observation of cognitive and physiological symptoms that become evident in reaction to a stimulus. In relation to sports‚ anxiety is often associated with an upcoming performance. Anxiety could also be enhanced by the intense competition offered by sports. Anxiety in connection with sports is a good topic for research since could affect a person’s athletic performance
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differentiation becomes difficult • Therefore‚ Branding is imperative when identity is lost due to homogeneity. • Initial brands were the name of the owner or producers e.g. – Ford‚ Sears‚ TATA etc. 24/10/2013 Prepared by Temesgen B. (PhD) Continued… • Major classifications of brand names –Personal/Given name of investor or inventor –Name of places –Scientific names –Appealing words –Descriptive words 24/10/2013 Prepared by Temesgen B. (PhD) Continued… • Afterwards‚ brands started to take names of
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March 2014 Social Anxiety With awareness of different mental and psychologically disorders on the rise‚ one in particular caught my eye. Social anxiety disorder has always intrigued me due to its close relationship to shyness and has sparked many different questions pertaining to how this disorder differs from just being shy. For my research paper‚ I would like to explore how this disorder’s symptoms are different from being shy as well as explore why people with social anxiety exhibit these symptoms
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Intravenous therapy or IV therapy is when a patient is given liquid substances directly into a vein. The word intravenous means "within a vein”. Therapies administered intravenously are often called specialty pharmaceuticals. IV therapy is commonly referred to as a drip because many of the ways it is administered use a drip chamber‚ which prevents air entering the blood stream and allows an idea of how much is flowing in to your body. Compared with other ways of administration the intravenous route
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