c. Mary returns to the MDs office in a month and says she doesn’t like the phenobarbital and wants to go back on the phenytoin but it upsets her stomach. The MD put her back on phenytoin and also on cimetidine. What is concerning to you about this? What may be a drug that would be a better alternative to cimetidine? d. At the next exam Mary
Case Study: Depression Answer Sheet Ellen: Depression and Suicidality Student Name: Diagnosing Ellen 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist and list all symptoms that Ellen has that match the criteria for major depressive episode. Which of Ellen's symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) |Ellen has felt sad for the last month.
Telling my parents was also a problem, much like Anna who took five years before admitting to her mother that she needed professional help. It gets really bad to a point that you can’t eat anymore, sleep is nearly impossible and crying becomes
Eveline Response/Analysis James Joyce manages to not only depict characters as they seem, but also reveal their inner world that is hidden from surrounding people and characters. His story “Eveline” is characterized by a great deal of psychological tension and can be approached from a psychological point of view. Viewing the story in this way helps the reader to better understand the story when they look at the conflict of Eveline’s life with her father, the relationship with Frank, and honoring a promise with her mother. In fact the story of Eveline is the story of a young woman who seems to be depressed and she is torn between her family and herself. From the very beginning of the story, she is clearly unhappy and suffers plenty.
Attention Getter Many People can say they have been sad or depressed occasionally. The feeling of being "depressed is a normal occurrence due to loss, daily life struggles, or low self-confidence. But when feelings become stronger and sadness over take a person, making them feel worthless and helpless; and lasts not just a couple hours or days but rather weeks; your depression might be something more that sadness. Relevance According to the website of the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is the most common mental disorder in the U.S. Credibility I was interested in the topic of depression so I researched the topic so I could cope with people around me going through depression.
Even though the mother and the children are the main focus of this picture, you notice the sadness and worry on the mothers face first while her children’s heads are turned away from the camera. The silence created by the children’s bodies and faces help with the feeling of despair and worry in the picture. During the Great Depression many people suffered from poverty. Although we do not hear about poverty issues to this extent anymore, it still continues to happen around us. Many people suffer from loss of a job or traumatic experiences in their life.
With the research that I conducted I am for assisted suicide. Both sides on the argument bring out many key valid points and have strengths and weaknesses. In 1997, Oregon passed the Death with Dignity Act. This act legalized physician assisted suicide. Oregon was concerned that “assisted suicide would be forced on the poor, uneducated, or uninsured patients.” (NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE) The first year after the act went into effect fifteen died from lethal
Multiple Sclerosis the Silent Battle Randall Anderson COM/172 June-09,2014 MR. Wollenberg Multiple Sclerosis the Silent Battle At age 37 Amy's life changed forever, and it started with muscle spasms in the legs during sleeping and eventual numbness from the waist down. Her first thought was maybe she had pinched a nerve in her back, but decided to visit her doctor for a better explanation. Not more than an hour after leaving the doctor's office Amy received a call from the doctor instructing her to go to the hospital and admit herself. Several test and 6 days later Amy is diagnosed with MS and her life is forever changed. Multiple Sclerosis or MS is a disease that attacks the central nervous system.
Daphne had been written up and reported several times for having to leave the job to get to her kids for whatever reasons. Being recognized for the positive was something she lacked in her 17 years of licensure. Along with negative recognition and false accusations, Daphne began to feel unappreciated for her day to day work. To top all the disadvantages, Daphne lost the lead nursing position due to having to be out of work several times due to breast cancer
If it does not respond to chemotherapy almost immediately, it is fatal and the patient dies within months. The treatments leave a person very weak for a long time and cause hair loss. The physician tells M. of the diagnosis and prognosis without treatment, but tells her nothing of the side effects, lest she choose to refuse