Case Study: Martin and Sue Fredman‚ Monson‚ and Adair (2011) conducted a case study of a 27-year-old Iraq War veteran‚ suffering from PTSD and relationship dissatisfaction‚ named Martin. Martin suffered from PTSD symptoms and became estranged with his wife‚ Sue. The purpose of this case study was to use cognitive behavioral conjoint therapy (CBCT) to decrease Martins symptoms of PTSD and increase Martin and Sue’s marital relationship satisfaction (Fredman‚ Monson‚ & Adair‚ 2011). PTSD has been
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Intellectual disability are exhibited‚ and demonstrate common symptoms exhibited by these neurodevelopmental disorders. Alex Observing our 1st study case‚ Alex exhibits ADHD symptoms. Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder also called ADHD is classified as a hyperactive disorder which interferes with task oriented behavior (Butcher‚ Hooley‚ & Mineka‚ 2014). Alex shows a persistent
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Case Study Emma Geller is a six year old student who is attending grade one at Cedar View Elementary School. She was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) by the age of three. As an unplanned pregnancy she was conceived around a New Year’s celebration in which her mother consumed alcohol. Emma has an older brother named Ben who is eight years older than her. He is a very supportive older brother who is a good role model for her to look up to. Emma’s parents Rachel and Ross are always
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In chapter 10 the case study was about a man named Vang Xiong‚ a former Hmong solder. Him and his wife moved to Chicago in 1980‚ but felt guilty about leaving his brothers and sister back home. Since his moved to Chicago‚ Vang was have trouble sleep because of his vivid memories about people being killed during his escape from Laos. The first night Vang had trouble sleeping he imagine a cat sitting on the top of his chest and having shortness of breath. The second night his room started to grow darker
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There are many mental disorders that we as humans see in others and there are some that you cannot see with the naked eye. You would just notice them by behavioral actions. These disorders have been studied for years; some are new and some have been around for a very long time. Nearly half of Americans do have a risk of some sort of mental disorder in their lifetime. We all have at least met someone or know of someone that has had some sort of psychiatric condition. It is serious and it is very
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Problems with articulation – making sounds and phonological processes – sound patterns – Bowen’s website (Bowen‚ 2012; Dodd‚ 2014). Articulation impairment involves the oral movement that result in speech sound production (Dodd‚ 2014). -------------------------------------------------- Social motivation …. Autism – neurological disability – impairment in social interaction‚ communication‚ emotional behaviour and motor skill fumctioning (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2007; Bass‚ Duchowny & Llabre
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DSM-5 Criteria According to the DSM-5‚ there must be persistent deficits in social communication and interactions that affect multiple instances to satisfy Criteria A (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). Deficits in social-emotions include inability to hold a normal conversation‚ to initiative as well as a response to social interactions‚ and expressing shared interests (Nolen-Hoeksema‚ 2017). Deficits in verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviors consist “abnormalities in eye contact and body language”‚ lack
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how I react to certain experiences. The test made me choose between two extremes. Therefore‚ allowing me to think I would receive one of the two extreme personalities. After obtaining the results‚ I was very surprised on how everything matched with me to a tee. It was as if someone already knew my path of life from knowing my own personality and how I experience the world; I tested as ISFJ. The letter “I” stands for introverted; Characteristics of an introvert are being quiet‚ thinking before acting
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Personality Socrates Garcia PSYCH/645 November 3‚ 2014 Dr. Morera Personality Introduction The personality of an individual is perceived as the characteristics that shape and distinguishes one person from another‚ at least from a general perspective. For instance‚ John may be described as quiet and decisive in the way he handles different situations. On another hand‚ we would have Peter who is very irrational. These two distinctive characters would describe the personalities of those two
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Review Sheet #1 Chapters 1-3 1. What does psychology study? Psychology is the scientific study of behaviors and mental processes. Behaviors include all outward or overt actions and reactions‚ mental processes include all internal covert activities of the mind. The goals of psychology are to describe‚ explain‚ predict‚ and control the behaviors and mental process of both human and animals. 2. Explain Structuralism. Structuralism is the study of the structure of the mind. It’s based on the
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