Dawn Jensen Dual Diagnosis Dr. Jones-Cage “Antisocial Personality Disorder” April 4‚ 2014 Running head: ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER The psychological and physical aspects of antisocial personality disorder starts when the child is under the age of fifteen and has shown signs of conduct disorder such as hostile or forceful behavior toward humans and animals‚ damaging buildings or belongings‚ misleading and stealing‚ deliberately breaking rules. These behaviors will
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Specific Learning disorder refers to academic performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age‚ IQ score‚ and education. In the article “Psychoactive Medication and Learning Disabilities”‚ it focuses on the academicals and social behavioral effects of Ritalin and Dexedrine‚ which are psychoactive medications. It is a case study on David‚ a seven years old boy who showed characteristics of ADHD and learning disabilities. His IQ score was 62 according to the Stanford-Binet
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Personality disorders greatly influence the dropout rates in treatment for homeless individuals. Of the cluster B personality disorders‚ borderline personality disorder is one of the most difficult to treat in homeless individuals due to its high comorbidity rate with other Axis I disorders and the patient’s difficulty in emotional regulation and maintaining stable relationships with others. Art therapy is often used as a complementary therapy to treat borderline personality disorder. While qualitative
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A REFLECTIVE PIECE ON A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. In this reflective piece of writing I will be explaining how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects the patient physically‚ psychologically ‚and socially ‚I will also explain how the disease affects his daily routine and how it impacts on his family life. I will give an overview of the clinical signs and symptoms‚ how the disease alters the pathphysiology of the lungs‚ and what these changes cause within
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a problem affecting many populations‚ especially among women. MDD is a recognized condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ with the signs‚ symptoms‚ and causes varying among individuals. Sociocultural factors including economic status‚ marital status‚ lifestyle changes‚ and substance use may influence the development of depression disorders among women throughout the world. This paper will explore these factors and their relationship
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Case Study 3 Reading through the case study of the 32 year old woman Kathy it seems that the patient is suffering from borderline personality disorder. Kathy explains of her not getting along with her sister or mother because of the fact that their jealous of her bond she had with her father who passed away several years ago. She feels extremely isolated from them and feels as if her brothers are selfish and don’t care about her at all. She states that she has a few friends that are never their
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Today marked my seventh clinical day on the floor at UH Ahuja. My patient assigned to me was a female admitted for hematemesis‚ which means the presence of blood in vomit. I learned that her hematemesis was caused by a GI bleed secondary to a gastric ulcer. The vomit was described as coffee ground texture and color. I looked into it and discovered that it could be an indicator of an upper GI bleed. I talked to Stephanie about this‚ and she confirmed this. She also asked me which labs to watch out
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CTR is a 51 year old woman who is divorced and lives with her son and granddaughter. She works a full-time job as well as a part-time job to make ends meet. She struggles everyday with high blood pressure‚ type II diabetes and multiple other musculoskeletal problems‚ but one thing she does not struggle with is her faith. Upon meeting with her and performing the spiritual assessment (Balzer-Riley‚ 2008) using the tool as assigned CTR consented to an assessment of her spiritual health. It was very
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the KGV. Hospital. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia by both Dr. Amparo Diaz and Dr. Lillywhite and prescribed with anti psychotic medication and sleeping pills. Several weeks later after being discharged I was diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder
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Kawonja Parker A&P II Lymphatic Disorders Case Study Lupus Patient: Nikia Thomas DOB: 12/21/1981 History: 27 year old black female‚ Height: 5’3 Weight: 125; has 3 boys ages 1‚ 3‚ and 7; 2 girls ages 5 and 10. Single mother and exotic dancer. Drinks alcohol often. Vitals: BP: 94/56‚ Temp: 101.4‚ RR: 28‚ HR: 118; Suffering from fatigue and server pain in hips. Sighs & Symptoms: Ms. Thomas came into the office today complaining of excrusionating pain in her hips. Patient stated that she often has pain
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