Diagnosis is the procedure of determining whether the particular problems afflicting an individual meet all the criteria for a psychological disorder‚ as set by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000). In contrast‚ ‘formulation’ is a process that draws up on psychological theory in order to create a working hypothesis or ‘best guess’ about the reasons and nature of the difficulties of the client‚ in the light of their relationships
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Bacterial vaginosis‚ or simply BV‚ is a prevailing vaginal infection in women. BV is an illness that outcomes in vaginal discharge and are a consequence of overgrowth of usual bacteria in the vagina. There are numerous kinds of bacteria that live naturally in the vaginal region. The vaginal discharge results when numbers of various species of bacteria grow large such that their numbers exceed the natural balance (Bacterial Vaginosis Researchomatic). The reasons for the specific vaginal bacterial
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discusses the importance of short and long-term benefits of early autism diagnosis and intervention. Many researchers believe that autism is not necessarily a life-long disabling condition. With intervention‚ most children will be included in regular education classrooms. Research today shows fewer than 10% of individuals with ASD will remain non-verbal with intervention. Data suggests that children who are completely non-verbal who begin intervention in the preschool years or sooner are more likely
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Nursing Diagnosis | Expected outcomes | Interventions | Rationale | Evaluation | Nursing Diagnosis: Sleep deprivation R/t: Age related sleeping problems and dementia. A.E.B: Verbal report of not sleeping well. Also maybe be caused by dementia. Nursing Diagnosis: Risk of hopelessness R/t: Client’s loss of family members in the past. A.E.B: Lack of eye contact‚ passive attitude‚ and deteriorating physical and mental condition. | Client will take part
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Cancer screening or diagnosis options The treatment of any kind of disease‚ especially a group of disease like cancer is more effective when it is detected in the early stages as the chances of it getting fully cured and the overall life ratio of the patient raises manifold. With the coming of age medical treatments and breakthrough in the field of cancer research‚ there are various advanced tools and techniques which point at the screening and the diagnosis of the cancers in the early stages. Screening
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Reading and approaches to reading strategies. I am an ardent reader who reads for hours as a hobby. Most times while reading‚ I would subconsciously scan ‚skim‚ mind map and take notes ‚ just for the pleasure of it without really knowing that these are very important concepts in Metacognitive awareness of reading strategies. After listening to the presentation and reading through the article by Kouider Mokhtari and Carla Areichard‚I realized that metacognition provides personal insights into a person’s
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The diagnosis was a bit of relief to me and I was determined to overcome this obstacle. I didn’t want to be reliant on daily medication‚ so with a combination of hard work and determination I managed to push myself. My grades quickly began to improve as I found ways to cope with the diagnosis. During my junior year of high school‚ I managed to maintain a 3.5 GPA while taking many advanced level courses
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The Laboratory Diagnosis and management of Diabetic Coma Diabetes is any disorder of the metabolism which causes excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. A coma is a state of unrousable unconsciousness. (Martin (2002)) There are two types of diabetes: Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a rare metabolic disorder‚ the symptoms of which are the production of large quantities of dilute urine and an increased thirst. It is caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone Anti-diuretic
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Case I: Jeremy The diagnosis of Jeremy‚ in this case‚ is oppositional defiant disorder/ODD in a moderate level due to the symptoms being present in two settings (school and home). On his case‚ the following symptoms were evident since his preschool years: Criterion A1: He often loses temper (at school‚ he is irritable‚ with a tendency to display age-inappropriate temper tantrums). Criterion A2: He’s often touchy or easily annoyed (The least little thing upsets him‚ and then he shouts and screams
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References: 1. Cunningham‚ W. C.‚ J. J. Strauchs‚ and C. Van Meter‚ Private Security Trends: 1970–2000. The Hallcrest Report II‚ 236. 2. For more information about the CPP program and materials‚ go online at http://www.asisonline.org/cpp.html. 3. E. Dreikers Ferguson‚ Adlarian Theory: An Introduction (Vancouver‚ BC: Adlerian Psychology Association of British Columbia‚ 1984)
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