This paper will use a case vignette‚ Twisted Sister‚ in an attempt to identify patient’s substance use disorders‚ mental health diagnosis‚ and other problems that affected patient’s major life areas. In addition‚ to fulfill the assignment requirements‚ patient’s stage of change and readiness to change will be discussed. Also‚ using CBT framework‚ this paper will explore the type of CBT homework that would be assigned and hypothetical counseling dialogue will be created between the patient and the
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Outline and evaluate the biological approach to psychopathology (12 marks) The biological approach to psychopathology states that abnormal behaviour is a result of the brain not functioning correctly. This approach treats psychological disorders in the same way as physical orders. It suggests 4 main causes of abnormality: brain injury‚ infection‚ neurotransmitters and genetics. Brain injury Brain injury is deterioration or fault of brain cells can cause memory loss often present in Alzheimer’s
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Outline and Evaluate the Behavioural Approach to Psychopathology The behavioural model concentrates only on behaviours and the responses a person makes to their environment‚ these can be external or internal. Behaviourists have tended to focus their attention on the role of external events and behaviours as these are more observable and therefore make gaining results easier. This means that not all aspects of abnormality are considered‚ a weakness of the approach as it is selective in its research
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Culture and Diagnosis of Psychopathology By: J. Dominique-Clark‚ D. Gregory‚ K. Heckathorne‚ N. Hudson‚ E. Johnson Agenda Definition of Psychopathology How do clear definitions assist psychologists who are conducting research on mental disorders? Advantages and Disadvantages of Classifying Abnormal Behavior Using a Diagnostic System. How Has Culture Shaped our Understanding of Psychopathology? Role Culture Plays in our Interpretation of Behavior References Questions Definition
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just dangerous‚ Sandra Cisneros draws attention to racial segregation and social discrimination in the vignette “Those Who Don’t” through rhetorical devices such as tone and sentence structure. In her writing‚ Sandra Cisneros gives off a tone of annoyance through Esperanza’s character due to the ignorance of others in their conclusions drawn based on the looks of her neighborhood. In the vignette‚ Esperanza says‚ “Those who don’t know any better come into our neighborhood scared.” Esperanza emphasizes
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MEDICAL MODEL * POSSIBLE MEDICAL CAUSES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA * SYMPTOMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA * DISCUSSION OF THE DSM-IV-TR THE FAMILY SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION In this assignment I will show how the medical model of Psychopathology and the family systems model reflect linear and circular causality respectively by referring to the causes of Schizophrenia. SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is characterised by a broad spectrum of cognitive and emotional dysfunctions that include
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Schizoid Personality Disorder. Melanie Klein ability to accurately describe the schizoid personality was noted by the author of the article. Nevertheless‚ he disputes detachment as a source of aggression. Dr. Rosa sees splitting as a source of psychopathology when working with Schizoid Personality Disorders. As expressed by the author that is a common finding in Klein‚ Fairbairn and Winnicott theoretical
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examines the RELATIONSHIP between stigma and empathy Secondly‚ an experimental part that manipulated Symptom Severity (Mild/Severe); we will test for the impact of this on stigma scores This was done by changing the description of ‘Harry’ in the vignette At the end of the Introduction section you will need to make predictions about the outcome for each part of the study The basic aims of an Introduction Section Provide a background to the study How are the key terms defined? What has been found previously
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Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci - Vol. 49 - no 1 (2012) Eric A. Youngstrom Et Al. Evidence-Based Assessment Strategies for Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Eric A. Youngstrom‚ PhD‚1 melissa mcKeown Jenkins‚ mA‚ 1 Amanda Jensen-Doss‚ PhD‚ 2 and Jennifer Kogos Youngstrom‚ PhD1 1 2 Department of Psychology‚ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill‚ North Carolina‚ U.S.A. Department of Psychology‚ University of Miami‚ Miami‚ Florida‚ U.S.A. ABSTRACT Evidence-based assessment of pediatric bipolar
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of this study was to assess the ethics of purchasing management pro- fessionals. A multidimensional scale of ethics was used to measure their predispositions to act morally. The ethics measure from this scale was correlated to a series of ethical vignettes specific to the purchasing function to further assess the value of the scale. In addition‚ the consistency of values as rationale for decision making was also examined. The findings of the study indicate that purchasing professionals appear to be
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