Case Study Vignettes – Making a Diagnosis Linda Hamelin Abnormal Psychology December‚ 2014 Professor Nancy Brooks Questions and Answers The following questions will be answered for each patient listed below‚ nine total patients. In addition‚ further below‚ two additional patients will be reviewed for symptoms of bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). What is the most probable diagnosis? Why? What symptoms of this disorder are present? What further information would help you ascertain
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I interviewed D.B for my Adolescent- Friendship project. D.B is 16 years old and lives in an urban area. D.B’s environment and friendships have influence her moral development in a positive way. D.B described the majority of her friends as being goal oriented‚ smart‚ and overall nice people. However‚ she also made it clear that her friend’s qualities varies. When D.B was younger she defined a friend as someone she was always with her. However‚ now she define a friend as someone who she connects
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an increased awareness of adolescent drug abuse has given way to a greater amount of options available for treatment. Therapy Sessions Therapy often plays an essential role in teen recovery from drugs and other addictions. For
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Nursing Shortage and Nursing Turn Over Nursing shortage and turnover is an enormous issue affecting nurses in the delivery of patients’ care. Nursing shortages have been shown to cause unfavorable effects which include decreased job satisfaction‚ decreased access to care‚ and can lead to increased turn over. This paper is about nursing shortages and nursing turn overs‚ and how the author would expect nursing leaders and managers to approach this issue. The writer’s rational would be supported by
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Running head: HIV/AIDS‚ ADOLESCENTS‚ AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR HIV/AIDS‚ adolescents‚ and risky sexual behavior HIV/AIDS‚ adolescents‚ and risky sexual behavior Introduction You can’t smell it‚ taste it‚ hear it‚ or even see it. BUT‚ it lives inside the bodies of 36 million people worldwide and it’s responsible for the death of many others. It’s the biggest epidemic in human history (Sittitrai‚ 1998). It’s HIV/AIDS‚ and it doesn’t care who you are or where you’re from. U.S. public health
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Charvi Patel April 7th‚ 2010 Obesity among Children and Adolescents Obesity has been a controversial issue for years. Childhood obesity is already an epidemic in some areas and is on the rise in others. Although rare in the past‚ obesity is now amongst some of the most widespread issues affecting our children and adolescents living in the United States today. Childhood obesity is harmful to not only the child’s present lifestyle but it also affects the child’s future. Obesity in children is
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Sally Lou A. Curato November 23‚2014 Reflection Paper in Educ 1: Chapter 1 THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT LEARNERS Parents begin teaching their children in the early stages of life‚ even while they are still infants. Establishing a schedule for feeding‚ sleeping‚ bath time and playtime are the first things babies learn‚ and come to depend on. Providing mobiles that play music‚ toys that entertain‚ even parents who sing to their babies are ways in which help them develop into curious toddlers‚ and
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Brooke Simmons COUN 5100 12/10/2011 Effects of Acculturation on Adolescents and Adoption INTRODUCTION Children that are adopted into a culture that differs from their own culture will have to learn how to adjust and assimilate in both cultures effectively. In these cases children have already experienced enormous thrashing in their young lives. Quantities of these children have suffered issues of physical abuse‚ mental abuse‚ abandonment‚ alienation‚ and isolation and will continue to grieve
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Humans are becoming dependent on drugs in order to live a normal life. Possibly the most severe occurrence of this idea is in the diagnosis of ADHD in American children. ADHD did not exist in the 1950’s‚ but by 2006‚ about eight to ten million children in America were diagnosed (Stolzer 109). This dramatic increase has caused many to question the ethics behind the diagnosis‚ and treatment‚ of ADHD in our children. Why is this issue so prevalent in 21st century America‚ and are these stimulants used
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The nursing process: A help or a hindrance to contemporary nursing practice. Introduction. The nursing process is the core for the nursing care plan and enables one to think like a nurse. It was based on the theory developed by Ida Jean Orlanda in 1950’s where she observed good and bad nursing practices (Faust‚ 2002). The nursing process is important as it is a systematic problem solving approach which involves the partnership with both the patient and their family. It serves as an important tool
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