Name: ___________________________________ Please complete the following: 1. Select correct answer 2. Provide rationale 3. If you complete all successfully‚ all points will be awarded. 4. Total points: 34 1pt for correct answer‚ 1 pt for rationale 1. Select the example of tort. a. The primary nurse does not complete the plan of care for a patient within 24 hours of the patient’s admission. b. An advanced practice nurse recommends that a patient who is dangerous to self and others be
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brain damage‚ these therapy talks need to be supplemented with other therapies‚ through drugs‚ vitamin supplements‚ a simple change in diet‚ or eventually‚ maybe even gene therapy. These supplementary treatments are needed as patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) tend to have low level of feel good neurotransmitters‚ such as serotonin‚ dopamine‚ and norepinephrine. These hormonal deficiencies may cause a reduced reproduction of neural cells‚ as neurotransmitters
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Running head: MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER Major Depressive Disorder LaTisha Green Cameron University Abstract At one time or another one has felt depressed‚ sad‚ lonely‚ or misunderstood. Being depressed is normal for everyone at one point of time and is a natural reaction to a loss‚ difficulties in life‚ and a deflated self-esteem. When this feeling of sadness becomes intense‚ lasts for a long period‚ and it prevents one from living a normal life is when the depression needs to be looked
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Major Depressive Disorder: Theories andTherapies Deborah G. McGhee Psychopathology and Social Work: SWK 663 Dr. Nikki Wingerson July 25‚ 2012 1. Major Depressive Disorder Definition and Symptoms Major Depressive Disorder may be diagnosed as one or more episodes of a Major Depressive Episode. Symptoms of a major depressive episode include depressed mood‚ diminished interest or pleasure in activities‚ weight changes‚ sleep problems‚ slowing of speech or agitation‚ fatigue or loss
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Treatments Through time the treatments for depression and major depressive disorder have evolved. In early time treatment was performed by priests in order to remove the evil and demonic possession inside the suffered. The Greek decided that the problem could be physical and prescribed a healthy diet‚ exercise‚ mixtures of herbs‚ and bloodletting. Later people went back to the belief that the person who suffered was affected by evil entities which was treated by beatings‚ death‚ electroshock therapy
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY: MOOD DISORDERS A mood disorder is the term given for a group of diagnoses in the DSM IV TR classification system where a disturbance in the person ’s emotional mood is hypothesised to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10. English psychiatrist Henry Maudsley proposed an overarching category of affective disorder. The term was then replaced by mood disorder‚ as the latter term refers to the underlying or longitudinal
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Overview of Major Depressive Disorder Major Depressive Disorder‚ also referred to commonly as depression‚ is a brain disorder that causes both physical and psychological symptoms in the patients of whom it effects. Depression is very common‚ but the symptoms can be extremely severe and potentially deadly if left ignored or untreated for any significant period of time. The cause of depression can be a combination of genetic‚ environmental‚ and psychological factors. Depression is a chronic disorder and
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Psychotherapeutic Treatments of Major Depressive Disorder Seham Saba National University Author Note This paper is being submitted to Eugene Furnace‚ MS in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Clinical Assessment II‚ PSY623B‚ on May 2nd‚ 2013. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Seham Saba‚ College of Letters and Sciences‚ National University San Bernardino Campus‚ 804 East Brier Drive‚ San Bernardino‚ CA 92408. E-mail: sehamsaba@hotmail.com Abstract This
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Discuss the applicability of the use of hypnosis in the management of Major Depressive Disorder Discuss the applicability of the use of hypnosis in the management of Major Depressive Disorder Hypnotherapy is an applicable treatment method in the management of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)‚ however further evidence and research is required to validate its’ integration into cognitive behavioural therapy. Depression is a serious issue‚ with rates rising dangerously every year. The
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a problem affecting many populations‚ especially among women. MDD is a recognized condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ with the signs‚ symptoms‚ and causes varying among individuals. Sociocultural factors including economic status‚ marital status‚ lifestyle changes‚ and substance use may influence the development of depression disorders among women throughout the world. This paper will explore these factors and their relationship
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