Psychological Disorders Part A. What is schizophrenia‚ people may ask‚ It is a brain disease that is chronic and very severe‚ that “more than two Million Americans” (schizophrenia.com‚ 2004)‚ are having to deal with each day. Understanding the causes and treatments of schizophrenia is the first thing that needs to be done when taking a look at the causes and the treatments of this disorder. The cause of schizophrenia is in a person’s genetics‚ or DNA as the professionals would say
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Primary diagnosis: Affective (mood) disorder Secondary diagnosis: Anxiety disorders. The claimant was a 41-year-old woman. Alleged disability: bipolar disorder‚ high anxiety‚ deep depression. The claimant had difficulties with her personal hygiene and with most activities of daily living. She had mobility difficulties‚ ambulated with a cane because of knee problems. She had “a hard time” lifting objects‚ and was unable to do house chores. She did not do well with new people. She did not
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Cognitive Disorders Definitions Cognition: The act‚ process‚ or result of knowing‚ learning‚ or understanding -represents a fundamental human feature that distinguishes living from existing -has a distinctive personalized impact on the individual’s physical‚ psychological‚ social & spiritual conduct of life -Direct relationship with ADL’s Cognitive Disorders: Psychiatric disorders that are manifested in deficits in memory‚ perception‚ & problem solving. 1) Delirium 2) Dementia 3)
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A number of highly complex processes continuously take place on a molecular level in our body through transportation. Iron is the mineral which helps in the circulation and composition of blood. Females require a consistent level of iron‚ even overconsumption can be useful for them. In each country of the world‚ women lack adequate iron consumption leading to anemia‚ pernicious anemia‚ and even blood loss. WHO reported that 75% of women lack the minimum level of iron consumption in the body. It is
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mentally. The client stated he carries a diagnosis of Manic Depression. In addition‚ he believes that the he was diagnosed with other mental health disorders but does not remember specifics related to the diagnoses. He consumes the prescribed psychotropic medications Hydroxyzine 50mg and Quetiapine 150mg. The client carries diagnosis of Cannabis Use Disorder: Severe- F14.20
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Anemia Anemia is a common hematopoietic disorder in which a patient has a reduction in the total number of red blood cells and hemoglobin. The causes of anemia are decreased production of erythrocytes or blood loss‚ and increased destruction of erythrocytes (Huether & McCance‚ 2012). Anemia is classified into several types namely‚ pernicious anemia‚ folate deficiency anemia‚ sideroblastic anemia‚ chronic inflammatory anemia‚ and post-hemorrhagic anemia. For the purpose of this paper‚ I will select
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“Conversion as a Ground for Divorce” We are grateful to Mrs Ambily for her guidance and support to execute this paper. She not only served as my supervisor for this paper‚ but her help during the class hours as well as afterhours is much appreciated. Without her support‚ this paper would not have been as satisfactory as it is. We thank you Ma’am. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Table of Cases…………………………………………………………………………04 2. Abstract………………………………………………………………………………
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Patient’s Psychiatric Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder‚ Attention deficit/ Hyperactivity Patient’s Medical Diagnosis: N/A Describe the patient’s appearance: I talked with Ms. Samantha. She was wearing a pink shirt with blue jeans. She was playing in the gym with her friends in the group. She has no body odor‚ hygiene maintained. Describe the patient’s behavior: The Patient was cooperative and pleasant to talk. She maintained direct eye contact and looked calm. Describe the patient’s communication:
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So‚ I began the interview with a therapeutic communication and tried to figure which assessment I will conduct with the client. Resident had advanced stage of Parkinson’s disease and excessive‚ uncontrollable body movement. Patient also had a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis. Resident also mentioned about having diarrhea for the past 3-4 days and he was following BRAT diet. I assessed the client for ulcer sore but he denied having ulcer sore because he slept on his side. Since the client had excessive
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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