Dr. Charles Smith a once highly respected forensic pathologist who was praised for his work, now his reputation has been tarnished and his work has been proven to be a sham. He started his work in 1978 at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children and was considered to be the leading expert in his field. Dr. Smith’s expert testimony on the cause of death in children lead to numerous criminal convictions. However during a review of 45 autopsies that Dr. Smith performed on children there had been some serious errors found made by the doctor in 20 of those cases. The findings of errors lead to the cases to be reopened which resulted in many overturns of convictions and has led to further inquiries into more cases where Dr. Smith gave expert testimony…
The pathos strategy is used in the movie to make viewers to have sympathy about the main character. The way Sheldon lives makes the watchers feel sorry for him. He was alone, and he performed the same task every day. After he met the woman…
I believe the DSM covers the most important aspects of Professor Smith symptoms because these include emotional, cognitive and behavioral symptoms which are often called syndromes that occur to people when they have several difficulties in life. “A dimensional approach refers to defining abnormal behavior along a continuum or spectrum. Recall three definitions of abnormal behavior from chapter 1. (1) Behavior that deviates from the norm, (2) behavior associated with difficulty adapting to life’s demands, and (3) behavior accompanied by personal distress” (Kearney & Trull, 2015, p.74). This diagnosis can be helpful because once an assessment is completed we can determine a diagnosis and involve medication to help the patient. One of the primary…
Physical touch is a powerful and emotional form of communication. Therapists may use nonsexual touch in psychotherapy for many reasons: to greet clients, to console them in grief or despair, to ground them in the present moment, to…
When I first assessed S.H., I gave her a diagnosis of an Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood. I did this as she met the criteria according to the DSM-5. At the time, I thought she did not meet criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In time, I changed her diagnosis to PTSD. The client met the Criteria A as she was exposed to sexual violence by directly experiencing the traumatic event. Criteria B have been met as she has had intrusive symptoms with distressing memories and recurrent distressing dreams of the event. Criteria C has been met as she attempted to avoid external reminders, which is why she changed the school in which she attended as the perpetrator attended her old school. The thought…
While reading the novel, Of Mice and Men, the reader gets a front row view into the relationship of the two main characters, Lennie and George. In every friendship, there are dysfunctional moments, ups and downs, genuine moments and never ending adventures. By definition, a friend is someone to talk to, do things with, be there for each other in time of need and be each other’s crying shoulder.…
Procedure: Informed witnessed consent was obtained from the patient and placed in chart. Patient was transferred to the angio suite table and placed in supine position. The right groin was prepped and draped in the usual sterile fashion. Local anesthetic was infiltrated at the puncture site. The right common femoral artery was punctured with a 21 gauge Micro-Stick needle following standard exchange technique a 5-French vascular sheath was left in place. A 5-French omni flush catheter was then advanced over the wire and the tip positioned at the level of the renal arteries. The CO2 abdominal aortogram was then acquired. The catheter was then repositioned at the aortic bifurcation and bilateral oblique CO2 pelvic arteriogram was acquired. The catheter was then crossed over the aortic bifurcation with a .035 inch guide wire with the tip positioned within the left external iliac artery. The left lower extremity arteriogram was then acquired…
According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, the definition of friendship is “the state of being friends; the relationship between friends,” emphasis on “relationship”. Although it has a positive connotation, a friendship isn’t always going to be a great one. We see this in John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men. Two long time friends, George and Lennie go through constant difficulties, struggling to obtain “ the American Dream” a reoccurring theme in many of Steinbeck's pieces. We notice that Lennie isn’t all there, there is something about him that would be detected today with our advanced technology, but wouldn’t be detected back then, so he was just seen as dumb. With the mentality of a very young child and the strength of a bull,…
Tannen describes that the differences in communication start at an early age. For young boys, doing things together builds friendship. By having a large group of friends, boys avoid having intimate conversations. On the other hand, conversation is the base of their friendship for young girls. Girls build a close relationship by sharing their feelings, secrets and thoughts. Deborah Tannen studied videotapes made by psychologist Bruce Dorval of children and adults talking to their same-sex best friends. Tannen noticed that while having a conversation, women tend to face each other with direct eye contact. The men avoided eye contact but looked at each other occasionally. By looking away and giving no eye contact gives women the thought that men are not listening to them. Both men and women feel as if neither one of them is listening to each other: “Women’s conversational habits are as frustrating to men as men’s are to women” (467).…
The purpose of this memo is to investigate the similarities and differences between the United States and Israel’s cultural and business aspects.…
Affection may take liberties, but is not a license to be egoistical, or to be uncivil. “The root principle for both [public and domestic courtesy] is the same: ‘that no one give any kind of preference to himself.’… Affection at its best practices a courtesy that is incomparably more…
Buchanan, Goldman & Juhnke (1977) defines Personal Space as ‘a physical space surrounding an individual which, when intruded upon, generates an observable reaction of discomfort or flight’.…
My sample will include 10 teenage couples from the ages of 13 to 19. They will be opposite sex male – female couples at the cinema waiting in the queue to purchase tickets to the latest release aimed at this age group. It will be a random sample who all fit into the given age range. Same sex couples will be excluded.…
Gratuitous physical contact with pupils : A pupil, parent or observer may misconstrue physical contact. Such contact can include well intentional informal and formal gestures such as putting a hand on the shoulder or arm, which if repeated with an individual pupil could lead to serious questions being raised. Therefore, as a general principle, employees must not make gratuitous physical contact with pupils and it is unwise to attribute touching to their style or as a way of relating to pupils.…
There is a reason for that! There is a safety in a hug that you don't get when you are kissed. There is an ability to know that the person holding you at that moment is on your side and going to stand with you through the tough time. A kiss just doesn't always provide that same potential. Do me a favor, go through your life and think about the times that you felt helpless, and what do you see you craved in that moment? (Other then chocolate, ice cream or clothes?) You wanted to be hugged or held or touched. Someone providing words just doesn't bestow the same well of feelings you get when you are held in a silent embrace.…