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Bear in mind that the disorder won’t go away once you have finished your case study.…
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Please describe any factors in the client’s background that might predispose him or her to this disorder…
Explain the origin of the disorder and any potential treatments by using one of the models of abnormality found in Ch. 2 of Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology.…
Meghanne is a 21-year-old white female. She is completing her third year at the University of Minnesota and will be graduating this May. She works part time as a receptionist and lives with her male partner and their mutual friend. Meghanne has struggled with anxiety and stress since she was young, but in her final semester of her undergraduate career, she has noticed that her mind wandered more often and she became more physically tense in response to stressors. She states that it has been difficult for her to focus on one thing at a time because she will lose focus and become absentminded. This has created issues when dealing with school work and her part time job as a receptionist. Though this lack of focus…
* Feelings of stress interfering with functioning; social and occupational skills are impaired affecting the patient's ability to function, pursue required tasks and seek treatment…
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References: Tasman, Allan, Kay Jerald, MD, Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, eds. Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1997.…
The effect of the Patient Self-Determination Act on health care delivery is that it gives the patient the chance to choose how or if they will be kept alive in case of terminal illness or during a risky procedure. The patient will put in writing how they want to be kept alive and what measures to use to keep them alive in the case there is not a “reasonable hope of recovery” (Thomson Delmar Learning, ND), if they do not want any life saving measures to be taken then this will also be in writing. This legal document is to be followed by all medical personal even if they do not believe in the advanced directives the patient has choose and since it is a legal document the family has to follow the patients written wishes and can not stop the medical personal from caring them out.…
Introduction: Malignant Narcissism has been recognized as a serious condition but it has been largely ignored in psychiatric…
The study of any case in Abnormal Psychology views multiple aspects of self-concept and various behaviors and is the foundation of defining normal and abnormal behaviors. In the complex process of defining and exploring the vast concepts of behavior multi faceted information must be incorporated. Individual behaviors, perspectives, attitudes, and personal identity reveal the internal workings of how specific aspects of life coincide to determine ones concept of normal and abnormal behavior. Throughout history individuals have sought to find out the difference between normal and abnormal perspectives and the purpose for ones existence thus it is only through self realization that society and the people within can find this answer. The exploration of behavior and the many areas that humans search to find a deeper understanding of exactly what the concept of normal behavior leads to a profound investigation of internal and external aspect of life which shapes every angle of one’s self definition. As previous generations have sought to find the answers to this important life question it is the purpose of this paper to continue that great quest into the most definitive goal of society, which is the comprehension of the many, interlinked experiences that define self.…
Adapted from Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology 9th ed., by Oltmanns, Martin, Neale & Davidson, 2012.…
As a youngster, self-regulation can be hard. There's no trained thought or experience to back up our actions or emotions. As an adolescent I lacked emotion in extreme conditions. As I got older I grew a conscience. By choice, I chose to retain the ability to not feel emotion in extreme situations. Since I got older it’s a little harder to contain emotion so I find myself retaining emotion. There are a lot of situations where emotion has no place, and if it does its unnecessary. This ability has helped me to stay focused on set goals and save potential wasted time. Now you may think that I move and act and like a heartless robot, quite the contrary. Through logic, most people expect you at react a certain way to certain situations. When a situation that occurs involving emotional respond I put on an act just so it does not look abnormal. What I am trying to get at is, my self-regulation skills have met a new level where it is bold to say I lack emotion cognitive response. Therefore most of my actions are very logical and less rational. Could you imagine trying to upset someone that just never shows you the gratification of an emotional response? In my experience people hate it.…
Ruby doesn’t strive for perfection, she strives for her best. One out of five times ruby will have perfection; four out of five times ruby will have her best. Mark Victor Hansen says “Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what, get started now with each step you take you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self confident, and more and more successful.” Ruby is inspired by this quote because, it says nothing is perfect and there will always be challenges, but if she keeps trying she will grow stronger, and more skilled and become successful. One of her self motivating thoughts is proving that she can succeed to those who say she will fail. She chooses and controls her schedule very carefully, and finds the appropriate times to study, which is one of her methods of learning. Through motivation, use of time, and methods of learning; Ruby takes control of her own learning and proves to be a highly self regulated learner.…
