speed is loud and pressured. He also speaks about impregnating his secretary and taking out a second mortgage on his house in order to pay for three law offices. Based on these symptoms‚ Melanie would most likely diagnose Rick with a Bipolar Spectrum Disorder. Rick’s subjective symptoms include his claims to multitasking with great success as well as his emotionally labile state. He also expresses his impulsivity and purchase
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Kyle would have suffered at least a mild TBI (Boyd & Asmussen‚ 2013; Hoge et al.‚ 2008). Furthermore‚ since substance abuse within the American Sniper film was episodic in nature‚ one cannot definitively diagnose if Kyle suffered from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Evidence-Based Practices It is well documented that Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) are best practices for treating PTSD‚ however‚ it is the author’s opinion that other best practices should be
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mathematics. In 2005‚ Emily was referred for Special Education eligibility; however‚ she was not found eligible for services. In 2007 while attending Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina‚ Emily was diagnosed with GAD‚ Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Upon transfer to Montgomery City Public schools in 2008‚ she was found eligible for services due to below average range of
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Background-Sarah is a 22 month old functioning at a level much below her chronological age. Sarah has been evaluated twice regarding her symptoms‚ and at the time of the 2nd evaluation‚ she was too young for a formal diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Sarah does though‚ present with many of the common symptoms associated with ASD and she is essentially non-verbal. Sarah has a multitude of goals‚ both short term and long term to increase her level of functional communication. There are three
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PART ONE Medical-Surgical Cases 1 1 Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Disorders Case Study 1 Heart Failure Difficulty: Beginning Setting: Emergency department‚ hospital Index Words: heart failure (HF)‚ cardiomyopathy‚ volume overload‚ quality of life X Scenario M.G.‚ a “frequent flier‚” is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a diagnosis of heart failure (HF). She was discharged from the hospital 10 days ago and comes in today stating‚ “I just had to come to the hospital today because I
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In these types of cases keeping the dog from experiencing fear is absolutely paramount! A more in depth desensitization and counterconditioning program is required. Therefore implementation must be done gradually while being closely monitored. If executed improperly any
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Case study one discusses the current situation that a 27-year old male‚ Josh is going through. Three months ago‚ Josh was walking to meet his Fiancée for lunch one day when she was struck and killed by a car‚ right in front of his eyes. He was with her in the final moments that she was alive‚ and has recently quit his job. It has become too difficult for him to revisit the area in which his Fiancée was killed and now lives with his parents. Often he finds that he relives the scene of her death in
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1. What diagnosis does the client have? You must state what you see in the case study that is leading you to believe the client has a particular diagnosis. Diagnosis: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) (F40.10) According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ the characteristic symptoms of social anxiety disorder are marked‚ or intense‚ fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. When exposed to such social situations‚ the individual fears that he or
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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY 3 MAJOR DEPRESSION 1. Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been linked to many causes‚ including biologic and genetic‚ cognitive‚ behavioral‚ and social and interpersonal factors. Which factors do you believe are the most important to the development of MDD? In addition to their roles as causal factors‚ having MDD can lead to substantial changes in these same domains. How does having MDD affect a person’s thoughts‚ behaviors‚ and social interactions? What effects
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Dealing with gender identity disorder also known as trans-sexualism can be a hard process for many people to go through if they are dealing with this situation. Most people can find themselves afraid of what others may think of them‚ or how people will react to the disorder. When people find themselves having gender identity disorder they may deny it themselves because of society and family values. They do not intent for this is be a part of their life but it starts to change their entire aspect
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