Psycho-pathology Jessy Dominique-Clark PSYCH/650 Psychopathology May 25‚ 2015 Terence (Terry) Portis Perceptions and Causes of Psycho-pathology Psychopathology is the study of mental illness or disorders. Abnormal psychology is the study of understanding the nature‚ causes‚ and treatments of mental illness. This paper will discuss Psychopathology‚ give an overview of how culture is a factor determining the expression of psychopathology. Next the causes of psychopathology using the biopsychosocial models will
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Psychopathology Case Study Richmont Graduate University Dr. William F. Doverspike Spring 2014 A. Client History 1. Introduction Jane Doe (client) is a 48 year old single (currently not dating anyone) Caucasian female. She is employed at a museum where she sorts‚ identifies‚ and classifies fossils. She is being referred to Richmont Counseling Center by her employer to seek counseling (“to get my act together”) for reasons due to lack of performance at her current employment after discovery
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(2004‚ August). Tourette’s syndrome: Psychopathology in adolescents. Psychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences‚ 58(4)‚ 353-358. Retrieved April 1‚ 2008‚ Hoogduin‚ K.‚ Verdellen‚ C.‚ & Cath‚ D. (1997‚ June). Exposure and Response Prevention in the Treatment of Gilles de la Tourette’s Syndrome: Four
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Ethical Vignette Paper 1 Tanya Pamplin COUN 501 2/3/2015 Liberty University Dr. Alyson Pompeo-Fargnoli Ethical Vignette Paper 1 SUMMARY: The vignette video covered ethical issues such as; duty to report‚ duty to warn‚ confidentiality and privileged information. The first case scenario was about a foster child by the name of Dominic who was taken to the emergency room by his foster parent. Dominic was unconscious when he arrived at the hospital and he had a bruise under his eye and several
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Psychopathology looks to better understand the mental disorders that can affect a person by understanding the factors and aspects at work such as genetics‚ social causes‚ biological‚ and even psychological factors. There are a variety of different ways that an individual may develop a mental disorder and the study of psychopathology focuses on these ways so that there is a better understanding of the developing and thus a better idea on how to treat the mental disorders that arise in individuals
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Case AnalysisAngela RosadoProfessional & Ethical Issues in Forensic PsychOctober 15‚ 2014Mary McGreevyCase Analysis “In Vignette 3‚ an inmate is incarcerated due to a history of violent behavior(s). While in prison the inmate was known as being a “model prisoner”. Now that the inmate is scheduled for a parole hearing‚ the warden believes the inmate possesses the propensity to commit a violent crime if released‚ and “requests that a psychologists/psychiatrist evaluate the inmate using psychological
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Video Vignette #2: Natasha’s Story HBO Documentary Up until the mid 1980s‚ using DNA evidence to help determine the perpetrator of a crime was not in existence. When the method became an accepted scientific practice‚ DNA rape kits were established to confirm that a rape has occurred and help determine who perpetrated it. Natasha Alexekno is one of many women who have been a victim of rape. However‚ she is fortunate in the fact that she got a rape kit conducted after the crime‚ that ended up helping
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Marrone Professor Miller Levy SOWK 544 18 September 2015 #1 Joseph In Joseph’s vignette‚ one has to ask: “What is the social worker trying to accomplish?” According to the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics‚ the task of the social worker is to augment human well-being and focus on meeting the client’s basic needs‚ while empowering him/her (p.2). It is ironic though because in the vignette this is breached. Since the supervisor already suspects abuse‚ I as the social
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Original Vignette One day‚ I was told that I was on a new team for basketball‚ and that we had a practice soon. I had a coach I’ve never seen or talked to before. I had never talked to him before. He was one of my classmates dads. We were only in 5th grade when we first started playing. I was extremely nervous the first practice. When I met him‚ I noticed how much he payed attention to little details like setting a better screen‚ or doing a backdoor cut. After time went on‚ I started to realize
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researchers define a nightmare as a “very disturbing dream that awakens the sleeper” and a bad dream as “a very disturbing dream that does not awaken the sleeper” (Zadra and Donderi‚ 2000). Some studies have found a relationship between nightmares and psychopathology‚ while others have not. The different populations included within the previous research may account for the
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