Biomedical therapies- Treatments for psychological disorders that alter brain functioning with chemical or physical interventions such as drug therapy, surgery, or electroconvulsive therapy. 3. Biopsychosocial model- A model of health and illness that suggests that links among the nervous system, the immune system, behavioral styles, cognitive processing, and environmental factors can put people at risk for illness. 4. Clinical ecology- A field of psychology that relates disorders such as anxiety and depression to environmental irritants and sources of trauma.
Glasgow Coma Scale Dr Gbadamosi P.O Traumatic brain injury can alter a person's conscious state. To asses a person's conscious state following brain injury, doctors use a number of systems and tests. One widely used system is the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). The Glasgow Coma scale evaluates a person's level of consciousness and degree of brain injury. The scale standardizes consciousness assessment and helps doctors predict patient prognosis.
I would also use the Thematic Apperception Test again because it deals with pictures only in this case she would use those pictures to tell a story. 3. If you were preparing to diagnose Clara, you would refer to the DSM-IV classification system to evaluate her condition on five separate axes. What type of information would go into each axis? You are not asked to enter a diagnosis, only describe the kind of information that would be entered in each axis.
And depending on the students’ response, the teacher could take that question a step further by asking if the student personalized questions about the student or the student’s family, or even historical figures or events. But because this is kindergarten, it is more realistic to talk about the student history rather than historical events. Diagnostic method is one way to assess students before teaching them, whereas the formative method is a good method used to assess students during (or after) a lesson. The formative method of assessment can be informal or formal and typically is used to check and see if the children are attaining the information the teacher is teaching. An appropriate technique could be a game like jeopardy or memory that includes a
Introduction This paper will discuss the Perceived Stress Scale, Mini-Mental State exam, and the Beck Depression Inventory. It will identify how the test is done, what appropriate age the test can be used, and how these test would help in the nursing process. It also relates to the vulnerable population of psychiatric patients. Assessment Tool Analysis To be able to assist patients with their physical, mental, and psychological health concerns, assessment tools may be used. This allows the medical staff to use the knowledge they obtained in school in order to help the patients in improving their life.
Dangerous Confrontation Investigation This assignment will identify and describe the procedure and how it occurs in my clinical practice. Following there will be a critical analysis that addresses the history of this procedure and how has it developed over time, what policy/protocols underpin the procedure and what evidence is available to support the use of the procedure in clinical practice. Also this assignment will address the purpose of the procedure in the delivery of psychiatric services, the role of the procedure has in my practice area, the implications of the procedure for the patient/consumer, the role it plays in patient-centered care delivery and the implications of the procedure for mental health nursing practice. This assignment will also suggest on dangerous confrontation that took place at my placement. It will portray how dangerous confrontation investigation is integrated in the care delivery of people experiencing with mental health issues specifically from a nursing viewpoint.
Sociological model- Child Abuse is considered a sociological phenomenon because it is not the norm behaviour pattern for human beings to follow. This kind of behaviour is usually learned by the parents of the abuser. One group that human beings interact with are their family. Humans are made up of what they have been taught by their family and people around them. Hence if abuse is learnt as a child, they will often grow up to be abusers Psychological model – Family dysfunction theorists look at the dynamics within a family relationship.
According to T.Davies and T.Craig (2009, p45), Paranoid Schizophrenia is one of the most common subtypes of the psychotic illness which affects the individuals variation of emotion, thinking and behaviour. Through extensive research, this essay will uncover the definition of paranoid schizophrenia, its manifestations and possible causes. Key issues such as symptoms, epidemiology, prevalence, co-morbidity, prognosis, treatment and interventions will also be critically reviewed and discussed. Lastly, this essay will also analyse guidelines, policies and regulations that influence interventions and the effects of paranoid schizophrenia on the individual, their families, carers and friends. There are various subtypes of schizophrenia such as undifferentiated, residual, simple, other and unspecified schizophrenia with the three most common being Paranoid, Hebephrenic and Catatonic Schizophrenia (C.Gamble and G.Brenan 2006, p100).
It can be argued that the patient’s narrative assists the physician and other healthcare staff which include nurses to understand the nature of the condition, treatment or process. This assignment will look at the psychological factors that influence a person’s perception and behaviour towards their health and illness. It will focus on a patient who has Diabetes and is non compliant with her treatment. In complying with the NMC’s code of conduct (2008) on confidentiality, the patient will be called Jane. In order to explore the theories behind Joe’s action, the health locus of control, learned helpless with issues relation to depression has been incorporated.
Vital signs vary by age and require the recording of a patient’s temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate (RR) and oxygen saturation. Summary This paper will place under the microscope the article “Critical care; the eight vital signs of patient monitoring” written by Malcolm Elliot & Alysia Coventry. The article describes the current standards and implies that it may not be sufficient. It proposes additional clinical issues that should be part of the standard routine when assessing the vital signs of patients. The additional assessments proposed are level of consciousness, urine output and pain.