| Diagnosing Specific Phobia: 2a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for specific phobia. Which of Tina’s symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) |Tina’s fears the collapse of the bridges, although she knows it is a ridiculous fear it is
| 2b. Does Tina have a specific phobia and if yes, what is the feared object? |Tina has a fear of crossing bridges, but moreso Tina has a greater fear of being and living alone. | Diagnosing Panic Disorder: 3a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for panic disorder with agoraphobia and the checklist for panic disorder without agoraphobia.
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 believes she is experiencing a severe case of depression.
Case Study: Anxiety Answer Sheet Diagnosing Tina Student Name: Floyd Meeks Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: 1a. Refer to the DSM-IV checklist for generalized anxiety disorder. Which of Tina's symptoms meet any of the criteria? (Be sure to match specific symptoms with specific criteria.) |Tina symptoms meet the criteria refer from the DSM-IV checklist.
Question: Highlight the views/explanations and related treatments that have been advanced to shed light on posttraumatic stress disorder, and identify points on which the views and related treatments are similar. Answer: In this essay, I will first describe the related symptoms and problems of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Then I will describe how behavioural learning theory, cognitive theory and neurobiological theory explain PTSD and the treatments associated with each of these explanations. In conclusion, I will demonstrate whether the three explanations and related are similar or not. Symptoms and problems of PTSD PTSD is a popular anxiety disorder.
Some examples of emergency situations are: • Extreme anger • Threats of self harm • Delusional thinking resulting in safety concerns • Threats of violence towards others • Other major psychiatric issues Practitioners should ask themselves the following questions when devising a plan to deal with emergency situations: • What is my plan should a client disclose suicidal thoughts during a counseling session? • How should or would I respond if a client become agitated or angry and begins to exhibit unpredictable behavior? • What strategies would I use should a client’s family member become angry and/or threatening? Practitioners should have a plan to address these situations and review them regularly, taking into consideration client variables, such as: • Gender • Religion • Race • Ethnicity • Socioeconomic status Practitioners should also take great care to understand issues from the client’s background experience and perspective rather than from theirs. Practitioners should interject their
The study is relevant in the present days because pre operative anxiety and depression are obvious irrespective of the kind of operation; there is existence of fear and anxiety in the pre operative phase (Cemile, Duman, Kemal & Sarkilar 2007). Now to minimize this anxiety of pre operative phase there are pre operative visits by the nurses and the pre operative information given about the unit, equipments used and responding to the questions asked by patients to minimize their fear and anxiety Derham (1991). The relevance of the study can be upheld as it belongs to the popular category of psychology and health, and its applications (if conducted) would help the patient to perceive and acknowledge the social support they receive, which would minimize health complication and orient them towards aspects of well being. Support is related to health because it shares a common cause with other relationships processes. That is low social support causes poor health, low social support also causes social
This medication is used in the treatment for patients with a disorder known as mania. Patients with mania experience a frenzied mood, or an abnormally excited mood. The side effects for this medication are as follows, drowsiness, blank facial expression, shuffling walk, agitation, nervousness, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, changes in skin color, widening or narrowing of the pupils, difficulty urinating, these are the less harmful side effects according to the National Institute of Mental Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/mental-health-medications). According to this same article the more severe side effects to this medication are as follows, fine worm like tongue movements, flu like symptoms, fast irregular heartbeat, sore throat chills or other signs of infection, neck cramps, difficulty breathing or swallowing,
Once your immune system weakens by chronic stress you are more vulnerable to reacting to irritants and allergens, thus you will get itchy, red, pale swellings, known as hives. “Experts believe that there is a very
Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological reaction to experiencing or witnessing a significantly stressful, traumatic or shocking event. This might be a war, or a disaster like an earthquake, flood or fire. It might be a car crash, a rape or other physical or sexual abuse. Any situation where there was a risk of being killed or injured, seeing others killed or injured, or sometimes even hearing about such things, can result in PTSD. This essay will discuss the psychophysiological mechanisms involved in the stress response, the psychosocial sources of stress which contribute to PTSD as well as a range of defence strategies used.