Reviewing the Case of Barbara Terry L. Bailey PS 531 Co-Occurring Disorders and Treatments Amanda Graham August 11‚ 2015 Kaplan University Abstract This paper will examine the case study of Barbara‚ a 29-year old single Hispanic female who presents with nervous episode‚ appearing to have an anxiety disorder. Additionally‚ she is also a mental health counselor which raises various legal and ethical concern regarding herself and her client. Discussion will include a completed assessment
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Introduction THESIS STATEMENT SOCIAL PHOBIAS ARE ANXIETY DISORDERS THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO CLOUD MANY AREAS IN OUR LIVES AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS CAUSES. TREATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO SUCCESSFULLY CURE SOCIAL PHOBIAS AND FORM A BETTER COMMUNITY. ’I have not been out of the house for six months. I did go to see my doctor at Christmas‚ but I got into such a state that I nearly collapsed‚ and now I get him to see me here. I feel safe here and
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Psychopathology Anxiety Disorders PTSD Introduction In this paper I will discuss the multitude of issues faced by clinicians in assessing and diagnosing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I will attempt to explore the many factors which influence the occurrence and manifestation of PTSD. I will critically discuss this question by exploring the nature of anxiety‚ the relationship between anxiety and PTSD‚ how PTSD is influenced by different life-stages‚ cultural influences impacting on PTSD
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after treatment. Interestingly‚ internalizing scores fell to an approximately equivalent degree. CONCLUSIONS: An intervention targeted towards parenting may be efficacious in the treatment of children’s internalizing symptoms. Search terms: Anxiety‚ childhood‚ depression‚ parenting Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing‚ Volume 18‚ Number 2‚ pp. 4 5 – 52 JCAPN Volume 18‚ Number 2‚ April-June‚ 2005 Sam Cartwright‚ Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry‚ University
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bathroom to shower‚ and putting on clothes. Each one of these activities requires the capacity to co-ordinate your desires with their corresponding muscle functions‚ something that people with ataxia have difficulty with. Ataxia is a degenerative disorder that can be hereditary‚ acquired (due to injury or stroke)‚ or idiopathic late onset (rapidly affects someone in middle age due to an unknown cause) (Foundation N. A.‚ 2013 ). It affects the central nervous system and the individual’s capacity to
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was upon the aspect of ‘happiness’‚ investigating the best determinant predictor of happiness. A cross sectional questionnaire was used‚ consisting of the criterion variable-happiness. The three predictor variables used were; social relationships‚ self-esteem and anxiety. Participants were recruited through a convenience sampling‚ including 283 participants from the University of Bradford. The study used a within subject design and was conducted with a laboratory setting. Participants were
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References: American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington‚ DC: Author. Dog Years Calculator. (n.d.). In Online Conversions. Retrieved June 29‚ 2013 from http://www.onlineconversion.com/dogyears.htm
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Selective Mutism Selective Mutism is the name given to a mental disorder found mostly in children‚ which is characterized by the child ’s failure to speak in certain situations and settings for greater than one month. These children have the ability to speak and understand spoken language‚ yet they are unable to speak in many social settings. Most speak at home or to certain individuals in the home‚ but are unable to speak in school. Most do‚ however‚ function normally in other ways and learn
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The person I have chosen to use for this research assignment is a gentleman I will refer to as Randall. He is a 31 year old man with what has been diagnosed as both a General Anxiety Disorder and agoraphobia. Randall’s condition is one that stems from a moment of extreme anxiety in his early twenties‚ and has worsened over the last decade into the agoraphobic behaviors of having a generalized discomfort or inability to leave the house. In short‚ Randall cannot be somewhere that does not come with
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alone‚ depression‚ tiredness‚ social issues‚ and physical illness or feelings of physical illness. The external problems are outbursts of anger and aggression‚ tempers‚ and physical animosity. Some examples of indications why a child would want to refuse school may be to get away from a bully or unwanted peer‚ a need of attention from parents or a specific person‚ the fear of not succeeding‚ and depression or anxiety. All of which can effect the academic and social aspects of school and amplify the
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