Treatment of a Client with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a passage published in the Social Work Research & Abstracts written by Marlene Cooper. In this particular article‚ Marlene Cooper‚ discusses the treatment for an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient. Cooper begins by providing a scientific description of obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ and its usual symptoms upon a client. Then‚ Cooper goes onto present a specific client used for this particular research project‚ which was eventually diagnosed
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The information gathered from the case study best illustrates the symptoms related to obsessive compulsive disorder. According to the DSM-5‚ a person with this disorder is characterized by two important terms‚ including obsessions and compulsions. Scott has an obsession‚ that being an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes his mind‚ which in this case is his obsession over the contamination of germs. He also has a compulsion‚ that being an irresistible impulse to perform an act
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With the touch of darkness in his writing‚ he came up with tales “of death‚ wickedness and crime‚ survival after dissolution‚ [and] fatality” (Charles). Although it is not clear as to why Poe wrote such dark stories in his lifetime‚ one could assume the pain from the losses of his loved ones played a role. Writing in such darkness‚ could be his coping mechanism to dealing with all the loss and pain throughout his life. “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe is suspenseful and detailed. The narrator
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In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story‚ The Tell-Tale Heart‚ it focuses on a disturbed man who has an intense infatuation with his elderly neighbor’s “vulture eye”. The madman or the narrator says that the eye is evil and states several times that it needs to be terminated. The story builds up to the climax point where the madman snaps and kills his elderly neighbor. Throughout the tale‚ the man expresses to the audience that he is not mad at all‚ that his actions are justifiable. The man starts off by
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Obsessive compulsive disorder is identified as a psychological dysfunction where a person experiences elaborated thoughts that intrude with their normative functioning ( ). These thoughts are typically rational however their constant recurrence can make it difficult for a person to accomplish tasks that are important in daily functioning. The manifestations of these thoughts are also observable though ritualized actions. Actions are also interfering and exhibit the OCD individual’s constant struggle
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Beating Heart With a descriptive epistle of murder and insanity‚ “The Tell Tale Heart” threw itself into history as a classic. The narrator tells of his plot to murder an old man with a “vulture eye.” Although he sneaks into his bedroom‚ night after night‚ he still cannot murder the old man‚ because he loves the man‚ but hates the eye. When seeing the vulture eye on the eighth night‚ he murders the old man and dismembers his body. While insisting upon his sanity he hears the old man’s heart beating
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The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe 1. Author’s biography - 1809-1849 - He was an American author‚ poet‚ editor‚ and literary critic. - He was considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre‚ Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story‚ and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known
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Krista Zeock English 1302‚ section .002 Mrs. Dietiker February 22‚ 2013 “The Tell-Tale Heart” Quote of importance: The following selection may be found in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” and is the focus of this reader-response paper: “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived‚ it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. …
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“The Tell-Tale Heart” Essay The elements indicating the gothic features in the story are the thrillers‚ mystery‚ and horror. These three elements are the devices that represent the significance of the gothic elements in the story. In “The Tell Tale Heart”‚ there are Gothic style shown by the atmosphere. The atmosphere is very mysterious. The characters also add a mysterious and eerie feeling. Also the time in which this was written which is midnight adds a scary and eerie feeling. Midnight in general
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confidentiality‚ I will refer to my client as Julie throughout this case report. Referral Julie is a 19-year-old single female who was referred by her surgery based counsellor for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)‚ to help with recurring obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) episodes. Whilst the referral did not identify any background history about Julie’s obsessions‚ the referral did suggest that these episodes ranged from mild to moderate in nature and had started when Julie was about sixteen years
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