(pg 605–638) Treatment of Psychological Disorders Modern mental health therapies can be classified into two main categories – favored treatment depends on disorder and therapist’s viewpoint Learning-related disorders (phobias) are usually treated with psychotherapy Biologically influenced disorders (schizophrenia) usually treated with biomedical therapy – prescribed medication/medical procedure that acts directly on the patient’s nervous system Usually patients receive combination of drug and
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Hypnosis in Psychology Throughout the history of this country‚ hypnosis has been dismissed as a form of gimmickry. Contrary to this‚ for centuries numerous cultures have used hypnosis as a means of mental and spiritual healing. Hypnosis is defined as an induced trance-like state in which one is highly susceptible to suggestions‚ or commands. There are three commonly known methods of hypnosis. Two of which‚ the authoritarian and standardized approaches‚ are generally considered non-beneficial
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254 International Journal of Management Vol. 28 No. 4 Part 2 Dec 2011 Effects of Current Nursing Management Styles on the Retention and Recruitment of Nurses: A Review of the Literature Misty Forest California State University‚ Fullerton Brian Kleiner California State University‚ Fullerton The current nursing management style that tends to be most favored in practice is a taskoriented transactional style‚ leaving little decision making autonomy on significant issues to the nurse being managed
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informed consent represents permission to intervene in a person’s private sphere. 3 Informed consent serves to promote public confidence in the integrity of research‚ critical to processes of research funding and participation‚ and the resultant new treatments and interventions. 5 One aspect of ethical research is to clarify how consent providers conduct the informed consent procedure. 3 Information concerning this process is necessary to determine
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Frankenstein. Reasonably‚ certain psychosurgical treatments use methods that seem unconventional. However‚ many cures are often found from new ways of thinking. Thus‚ methods that are often stigmatized deserve a fighting chance. When the ethicality of psychosurgical treatments are questioned‚ it should be based on the effectiveness of the treatment on the patient. Even though‚ effectiveness is an important factor‚ the truth lies on getting better. If a treatment is not effective‚ but has quality standards
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Not Just a Sexually Transmitted Disease When sexually transmitted disease or STD is heard‚ individuals automatically assume or think the disease is only contracted through sexual contact. There are a few exceptions to this thought process‚ one of which is pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Statistically‚ more than 750‚000 women in the United States experiences an acute PID episode each year (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Fact Sheet‚ 2011) and 8% of all United
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Career Options After Pursuing a Degree in Psychology Ariana Olson Southwestern Oklahoma State University Career Options After Pursuing a Degree in Psychology Choosing a major or a degree field to go into after graduating from high school is one of the more difficult things that recently graduated young adults have to go through. Many different aspects of a future career field are evaluated to help the individual in choosing the best career path for them. These evaluations include required
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Organizational Psychology Teresa Vest PSYCH/570 December 4‚ 2012 Lisa Teeter Organizational Psychology * Organizational psychology is an important part of organizations‚ no matter how large or small. Because of the ever growing amount of competition among like organizations and potential for growth‚ organizational psychology appears vital. Organizational psychologists provide a company with unbiased and new approaches in areas of development and progression using multiple forms
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“Psychology is a valuable science a growing profession” Psychology is used in many different ways for many different reasons‚ it is becoming a bigger profession and a more valuable and reliable science. To see the importance of psychology we must first understand what it is. Psychology is the scientific study of how we fell‚ think and act. It uses scientific method to study the way people behave and their mental processes. Psychology is used to measure and study human behaviour in groups‚ relationships
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BENEFITS OF ASSIGNING CASE MANAGERS The Benefits of Assigning Case Managers to Individuals with Diabetes Denise White Florida Atlantic University Teresa Barret‚ MSN‚ ARNP NUR3160 April 15‚ 2009 There are many illnesses and diseases causing people to have a poor quality of life. Diseases such as diabetes (type I and II)‚ are increasing in alarming numbers due to poor management by both healthcare teams and patients. According to Wikipedia (2009)‚ the role of case manager was implemented
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