Paula Meza Chart Analysis 91 years old Allergic to Aromasin DNR History of Present Illness: Hip Fracture - patient fell in her home and broke her hip (admitting diagnosis). Vascular Dementia brought on by several TIA’s (Etiology/Pathology) Pts. progressive cognitive deficits led to her fall‚ and inabilility to perform normal ADL’s and self care. Since being admitted to Thompson‚ pt. has had consults with oncology in regards to her breast cancer diagnosis‚ with a GI specialist
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BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE Module I: Stress Meaning & Nature Characteristics Types of stress Meaning Stress may be defined as "a state of psychological and / or physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational demand and the individual’s ability and / or motivation to meet those demands." Dr. Hans Selye‚ one of the leading authorities on the concept of stress‚ described stress as "the rate of all wear and tear caused by life." Stress can be positive or negative. Stress
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as a treatment for depression Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a talking psychotherapy that is now commonly available through general practice as a low cost alternative treatment to antidepressant drugs. Individuals with depression‚ a mood disorder‚ are found to have low levels of neurotransmitters (Schildkraut‚ Green & Mooney‚ 1985) and were traditionally treated with selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). According to NHS statistics‚ SSRIs were prescribed more than ten million
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daily basis. People with depression often have feeling of hopelessness‚ lack of energy‚ and they take no pleasure in things that normal people enjoy. A depressed person usually lacks motivation to do nearly anything‚ even the basic everyday must-do’s. Major depression is a disease that affects 5 percent of the global population (Depression’s Chemical Imbalance Explained | Psych Central News). Some people may only experience depression during and after a traumatic event‚ but most depressed people have
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of Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes among Persons With and Without Severe Mental Illnesses" that compared the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels of patients who had type 2 diabtes and schizophrenia with those patients who had type 2 diabetes and major mood disorders and those who had type 2 diabtes but who did not have severe mental illness. The authors hypothesized that "persons with schizophrenia would have worse (higher) HbA1c values than the other two groups "(Dixon 893). This critique is intended
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Winter Blues or Seasonal Affective Disorder? A SAD Cycle Abstract With the beginning of fall and winter‚ come colder weather‚ shorter days and for many people a significant decline in temperament. Complaints of feeling largely blue and less energetic than usual are common. Some are able to overcome these “winter blues”‚ or sometimes known as “cabin fever”‚ and successfully carry out their normal day-to-day duties. However‚ for those whose symptoms are more numerous and more severe‚ the outcome
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Cited: Adjustment Disorders. (n.d.) PsychNet-UK. April 29‚ 2005 http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/adjustment_disorder.htm Adjustment Disorders. (2004) United Behavioral Health. April 29‚ 2005. http://www.unitedbehavioralhealth.com/pdf/Adjustment_Disorders.pdf Lang‚ Susan. (2001). CU researcher finds ‘midlife crisis’ is less common than many believe. Cornell Chronicle. April 29‚ 2005. http://www.news.cornell.edu/chronicle/01/3.22.01/midlife_crisis.html Acute Stress Disorder. (2009) Psych Central
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Case Conceptualization Tameka Coleman CNSL 556: Portfolio II Jennifer Rousch‚ PsyD February 6‚ 2015 CASE CONCEPTUALIZATION & TREATMENT PLAN NAME: Liz ADDRESS: 1444 No Where Lane DATE OF BIRTH: 12-10-1980 PHONE: 951-777-9311 PRIMARY LANGUAGE: English EDUCATION: High School REFERENCE BY: Friend OCCUPATION: Homemaker ASSESSMENT DATE: 02/03/2015 EVALUATED BY: Tameka DESCRIPTION OF THE CLIENT The client is a
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The Refuge – A Healing Place is a rehab facility that provides a long term‚ 12 step based program for those dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The organization believes that trauma is center in the nervous system and that telling the story of how the trauma happened in a nature setting helps the nervous system process the trauma. They feel that processing the trauma reduces the need for maladaptive coping mechanisms such as substance abuse. Their vision is to provide an environment of healing
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words‚ they are self-deceived and out of touch with reality. This kind of self-deceptive thinking is alleged to be a factor distinguishing depressed people from "normal" people. However scientific research leads to the opposite conclusion. That is‚ depressives seem to have a better grasp of reality than the "normal psychiatrists" treating them. The Study: Lauren Alloy (Temple University)
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