When she was unwell she was very aggressive towards her family as voices were telling her to do this. As per National institute of clinical Excellence (NICE 2009) Guide lines clozapine is used as a last resort in antipsychotic medication‚ Ruth was not responding well to other antipsychotic medication she was on. Ruth had a few more relapses this prompted the medication change. Ruth was titrated to Clozapine while in hospital; it was a success with no immediate side effects. Clozapine has a lot of side
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Chapter 11 Social Psychology: studies how your thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behavior are influenced by the presence of other people and by the social and physical environment. Social Cognition: studies how we form impressions of others‚ how we interpret the meaning of other people’s behavior‚ and how our behavior is affected by our attitudes. Person Perception: an active and subjective process that occurs in a interpersonal context; is influenced by subjective perceptions‚ social norms‚ personal goals
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(SNRI’s) increase the levels of both neurotransmitters (serotonin & norepinephrine) by inhibiting their reabsorption back into to the brains cells e.g. venlafaxine‚ aropax (paroxetine)‚ duloxetine and the off-label use of both atypical and typical antipsychotic drugs. The prescription and application of the above drugs can be as wide and varied as the signs and symptoms of the patients themselves presenting with anxiety disorders. The pharmacological treatment for GAD is short term anxiolytics: benzodiazepines
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The corporate strategy that Johnson& Johnson pursue is to encourage autonomy in each division and cultivate entrepreneurial culture throughout the organization. It has heavily relied on acquisitions to grow over the years to expand the company into a board range of businesses in the healthcare industry. As Johnson& Johnson has grew into a complex enterprise‚ granted near-total autonomy has fostered each division to develop and expand its best-seller products and to be responsible for their promised
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Tourette’s syndrome have a smaller caudate nucleus‚ a part of the basal ganglia‚ which controls the body movements. The article also mentions the several treatments that may suppress the tics or treat Tourette’s itself. These treatments include taking antipsychotic or antianxiety medication‚ botulinum toxin‚ and habit reversal‚ a method that requires you to contract muscles that opposes the tics. This article is useful and consistent with the several articles that I have read. This article informs the
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Diagnoses of Patrick Solitano Jr. from Silver Linings Playbook Eddie Ordaz Crafton Hills College Diagnoses of Patrick Solitano Jr. from Silver Linings Playbook The character for whom I’ve chosen to do my analyses on is Patrick Solitano Jr. or Pat for short as portrayed in the film. Pat is a former teacher with a likable and inviting personality about him but can be tell by the naked eye he has some issues going on in his head. In the film he has just spent 8 months in a mental health
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Childhood Disorders • Behavior disorders o Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) o Conduct Disorder o Oppositional Defiant Disorder • Separation/anxiety disorder • Elimination disorders o Enuresis o Encopresis • Disorders in cognitive‚ motor‚ and communication skills o Learning disorders Reading disorder (dyslexia) • Deficits in ability to read Mathematics disorder • Deficits in mathematics skills Disorder of written expression • Deficits in the ability to write
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Post-traumatic stress disorder‚ or PTSD‚ is an often talked-about problem among war news and catastrophic events. It’s a household word and a well-known phrase. Post-traumatic stress disorder is a common brain affliction‚ with many causes. Research about its effects on the brain and brain chemistry are still going on‚ and treatments are still being tested. Post-traumatic stress disorder affects multiple areas of the brain‚ and that‚ in turn‚ affects an individual’s ability to function. Learning about
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When thinking of psychological disorders‚ do you really know just how many different disorders there are? How well do you know the definitions of the most heard of disorders such as bipolar and schizophrenia? Most people think of split personalities when they hear the word schizophrenia‚ but schizophrenia does not mean multiple personalities at all. Dealing with schizophrenia may be one of the hardest psychological disorders to live and deal with every day. There are many different causes
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I DSM-IV Evaluation Valerie Lopez Axia of University of Phoenix DSM-IV Evaluation Case 1 – Schizoid Personality Disorder The first case study was matched with Schizoid personality disorder; the symptoms matched Josephine’s inability to be social and her emotional coldness. Genetic and environmental factors are common causes in Schizoid personality disorder as well as chromosomal and nervous system disorder. Some treatments that are available are psychotherapy‚ cognitive behavior
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