Often women or mothers who have suffered in the past tend to think differently and are not on the same path as others – take for example mothers who suffer from bipolar disorder. Black Dog Institute (2013) states that in some mothers, there are short episodes of mood swings that take place, often resolved without treatment. Mothers who have a past history of a mood disorder worse enough to require treatment (counselling) are more prone of developing depression during pregnancy than a woman who hasn’t suffered previously. According to Mumsnet (2013), stressful life events often include the passing of a family member, loved one, unemployment, geographical isolation and so forth. Such instances can trigger depressive episodes in individuals with no previous history of a sudden life event or change Often these factors judge around the way in how a mother acts and becomes stressed, based on the situation at hand – triggers depression which can lead to post-natal
Case formulation report # 1: Charlotte John Henahan Chatham University Charlotte is a middle aged, married woman who is seeking counseling for severe depression. Charlotte reports that she has come to counseling at this time because she was fearful of “slipping back into an even deeper depression.” In addition to this fear of slipping into a deeper depression, Charlotte also presents with a multitude of other concerns, such inability to concentrate, poor self-image, sleeplessness, binge eating comfort foods, difficulties with her career, some marital concerns, and a low libido; both in the classical sense of sexual desire and the Freudian sense of a drive for all life instincts. All of these other concerns are most likely symptoms of her “overwhelming depression” which she has now come to counseling to address because she’s fearful it will worsen if she doesn’t get help. The cause for Charlotte’s depression is not immediately clear. Charlotte reports several life events that could be related to her depression.
Each substance can cause severe and permanent damage to children before and even after birth. Researchers have found that these substances can cause low birth weight, premature delivery, fetal alcohol syndrome, mental retardation, learning disabilities, stillbirth, miscarriages, and under developed limbs. Many babies born to mothers that have abused alcohol and drugs while pregnant are born addicted to the substance and go through withdrawal symptoms after being born. Some women are able to quit using these substances when becoming pregnant but many women are not and need professional help to quit. Pregnant women face many barriers when trying to get help for their substance abuse problems.
The list of reasonable questions could go on and on but clearly there should be a guideline set in place for entering parenthood, maybe it would stop uneducated, underage, and unwilling mothers from reproducing. For this ethical issue, I have chosen utilitarianism as my classical theory that could resolve this problem. This theory states that given choices, we chose the act that produces the best result for the most affected people. I feel that utilitarianism could help to resolve the problem because by setting in place a guideline by the state or government, it would ensure that children brought into the world could be cared for properly, before they are created. We would ensure this by passing laws and requiring teen’s to receive birth control.
Accepting the substance abuse issue will allow one to accept counseling. Once, a client has confronted the situation and accepted treatment it is important for the client to attempt to disengage themselves from the substance abuse and the behaviors that re caused or affected by it. Family support is important during the recovery process, however the support does not stop with just family; it is also essential for there to be support from friends. A good support system also has an impact on the family recovery process. When a client is recovery, the recovery process does not just affect the client but those around them are affected as well, which is why there is the community reinforcement and family training.
This paper focuses on the violence done on mothers by their partners. It displays the effect of the said violence to the children of these mothers, who experience seeing the violence being done to their mothers. That experience may have detrimental effects to these children, physically, emotionally and psychologically. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is physical, emotional or sexual abuse done against a current or former spouse, sexual partner, girl/boyfriend, or by parties with a child in common. The usual targets of this kind of violence are women that are most likely, injured.
“If the victim leaves, there is the risk that her abuser could escalate the violence after she leaves. Abusers often threaten violence to children in the home or other family members of the woman. There are also financial risks as the woman may have to find a job, or risk her attacker coming to her place of employment.” (Schremp, n.pag.) “The term “battered woman syndrome” was first used in 1977 by Dr. Lenore E. Walker, the nation’s most prominent expert on battered women, explaining the psychological problems of women who are caught in a cycle of domestic
Reasons for: Abortion may be a controversial topic, but one shouldn’t doubt that there are good reasons to have that option available. For example, victims of rape crimes who become pregnant after a traumatic experience should have the right to not want the child of her abuser. For someone who has just gone through a very emotionally, psychologically, and physically traumatic experience, the thought of being responsible for carrying, giving birth to, and raising a child that resulted from the rape can be too much to handle. Another reason for abortion is that it can prevent future problems, for example, if a woman becomes pregnant at a young age she might not be able to finish school and achieve her future goals. She might end up resenting the child and blaming the baby for everything.
According to Lawlor in the article "Long Term Psychological Effects of Abortion in Women", abortion often leaves women with feelings of self-hatred, isolation, regret, depression and even suicidal thoughts. Every woman is affected differently
Postpartum depression makes mothers feel uneasy, anxious, fatigued, and even meaningless. These symptoms can be significantly negative, however, there are other implications that could cause either the mother of the