Psychology Case Studies Samples For Students

John Locke’s argument is based on refutation of the notion of existence of innate ideas in the human mind. He argues that all ideas existing in the human mind came about because of particular experiences and encounters. The concept of a yellow banana, if it was to be analyzed in terms of John Locke, would entail deep mental analysis and synthesis and prove that its inception is not as simple as it seems. We have to analyze the concept of a yellow banana in terms of its primary qualities and its secondary qualities. Primary qualities mainly entail the ...

It was in a nice afternoon that I had sat in a restaurant with a colleague after work. He is a man who is usually conservative and I could not predict what was up for discussion. However, being the two of us in a shade, I believed this day we would share a lot with the man.

Following the conservative nature of the friend, I was mindful of what he was about to share with me. It was not a guarantee that he had something in particular that he wanted us to share since I still doubted how he ...

Clinical Diagnosis and Rationale for the Diagnosis

Randle McMurphy is the protagonist in the movie “One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest”. Although he does not overtly show any mental disorder, he seems to be suffering from narcissistic personality disorder (Zaentz & Forma, 1975). Randle McMurphy suffers from Narcissistic Personality Disorders (in Axis 1), which, as he manifests, is proven by several symptoms. The patient employs humiliation and shame to win over others, exploits the situation to gratify himself and becomes jealous easily. He is also confident, arrogant and contemptuous, living in unrealistic fantasies, beauty, power, intelligence and romance, and appearing less emotional (American Psychiatric Association, 2014).
In ...

Introduction:

Any business organization or industry needs an operations manager in order to run their daily operations smoothly. The operations manager for the B.B beverage company has a vital role to play. Lacking of this services, the company might not realize the standard or target results desired due to departmental confusion and uncoordinated flow of activities. The operations manager of the B.B beverage Company also has to attain some threshold requirements in order to be absorbed into the company and deliver services effectively. This position needs a personality that will keenly look at the team management roles and deliver effectively ...

1. Clearly define the problem to be solved or identify symptoms that suggest an underlying problem.
The problem at hand in this situation is that of stereotyping at the healthcare institution. Stereotyping patients may have a negative impact upon the patient’s overall health. Doctor’s for instance, may not take the grievances of female patients as seriously as male patients. Moreover, doctors may have a different attitude towards patient’s belonging to an ethnic background. For instance; sick people of the Afro-Caribbean group areconsidered as having a laid back attitude by the doctors. Therefore, doctors may have varying ...

Introduction

It is not surreptitious that one who is a good leader is a good communicator. In order to move forward in life, one needs to be a good communicator and have effective communication skills. Even in this electronic world the base line or the key factor of personal and professional successes the effective interpersonal communication skills. It is a dynamic process and is the root for many successes (Arnold, 2005). As Jo Ann Shemwell is a new first-line supervisor so she needs to be an effective communicator so that she can make understand her problems, needs, requirement related to ...

INITIAL PATIENT REPORT

In this section of the report, the confidential data of the patient “Kate Doe” would be described in detail.
1. Identifying Information -: The patient, Kate Doe, is a Caucasian woman who is lives in a town near north of San Francisco. She was born on January 1, 1980 and is an attorney.
2. Presenting Problem and Behaviors-: Kate had been experiencing “spitting headaches” since seven days (a week), after recently breaking up with her boyfriend. Upon arriving to the office, Kate showed signs of being tired and tearful. In addition, her speech was also slow along with her ...

Health marriages are good for couples’ mental and physical health. Not leaving out children, health marriage is good for children too. Growing up in a health marriage and family helps children grow happily and avoid educational, social, physical and mental problems. However, survey findings show that about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce. Lacks of a happy family lead to emergence of a problem. This is clearly elicited in Janet’s case. She just completed her fourth divorce. I believe many people think that Janet is out of her mind already and that ...

Principles of Effective Time Management Violated by Chet

Chet is not managing his time effectively because he is violating two key principles of effective time management: (1) spending some of his time on important tasks and (2) failure to comfortably say NO (Whetten and Cameron 121). From the case study, Chet is violating the first principle because he is spending all his time on urgent tasks. He also violating principle two because he is seen trying to solve everything that is presented to him.

Rules of Efficient Time Management for Managers Violated by Chet

Firstly, Chet is violating the principle of delegation (Whetten and Cameron 127). From the case study, he seems to be in control of ...

The case of K

Problem experienced by K
The problem being faced by K is generalized as a mental health challenge. However, this problem can be broken down further into constituent problems. K has been presented as experiencing challenges that include inability to sleep, intense stress and worry, difficulty leaving his house, and intrusive thoughts. K’s general definition of his own problem is presented as worrying about everything and lacking the ability to relax. According to K, the challenges he is facing have caused him to experience weight loss. His problem extends far from the boundaries of his personal life to his ...

Michaels’ wife has been complaining of the forgetfulness of the husband a doctor who is 52 years of age. The doctor was concerned about the forgetfulness when the wife called and asked for food items from the grocery. The doctor repeated the shopping list to the wife but on coming home, the doctor forgot the items and even passed by the grocery. The second issue was when Michael attendance to a conference to earn credits for his job the doctor noticed that the concentration to the lecture was low and on reading the notes, they did not make sense ...

Introduction

Charles Manson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 12, 1934 to Kathleen Maddox, a sixteen-year-old prostitute (Atchison & Kathleen, 2011). This paper aims at analyzing America’s “most dangerous man.” In doing so, the paper will examine his history, actions, psychology, and personality. There are also conclusions regarding preventative treatments and therapies made based on Manson’s story and knowledge of other psychological disorders.
Charles Manson spent his childhood under the care of different people, including his uncle, aunt, caretaker, or grandmother away from his un-wanting mother. His mother, Kathleen Maddox was drunken trouble-maker and irresponsible. She once sold ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive nursing care plan in relation to a case study. The nursing care plan is a structural framework that is developed by a health care provider for the purpose of ensuring harmonized communication that will eventually result to secure and valuable care for the patient (Doenges, M. E., Moorhouse, M. F., & Murr, A. C., 2005). Maternal health care is a sensitive area of health care provision as it involves handling two lives at once; that of the mother and the unborn child. In this case, developing a maternal care plan ...

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

This is a case study of Joseph. Joseph is a twenty five year old American male. There are more than 25 million people who are affected by schizophrenia. There is suspicion and uncertainty with regards to the causal attributes of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that has multiple manifestations. It is hard enough to try to understand the cognitive processes of as healthful person, let alone understand the cognitive processes someone who is manifesting symptoms of schizophrenia. Imagine looking at a person who is sitting on a park bench pretending to argue with someone while sitting on the ...

The challenges that marriages in the present day face have increased there has been a gradual change in the family setup accompanied by family breakups and hence a great majority of people entering into marriage come in with various social problems (Berg & de Shazer, 1993).Even for those couples that had a stable childhood problems often crop up in marriages due to the different personalities and temperaments of the people that enter into the marriage. Marriage counseling is hence a very important component of psychology as it helps couples to get to the root cause of their problem and ...

Question 1

Aggressive and counterproductive behaviors refer an employee behaving towards other employees in a manner that may cause harm to the employees and generally the organization. Aggressive and counterproductive behavior of an employee toward other employees may be caused by several factors. Considering the Cedar district hospital case, the aggressive and counterproductive behavior of Smith towards her subordinates and other managers could have been caused by the following factors (Fox and Paul 2005).
The first reason for Smith’s aggression and counterproductive behavior towards her subordinates and other managers, fall in the theory of individual difference also referred to personal ...

PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology
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This is a very wide research problem. An infant named MB was reviewed. The infant was two months of age and was in the stages of infancy. MB spent the majority of her time resting. In the time that MB was awake, there were several experiments that has d been conducted in order to examine her reflexes. MB demonstrated consistent signs of reflex activity with the exceptions of the tonic neck and stepping reflex. MB did not have the capacity of holding her head upright and did not demonstrate any signs of motor development initiations. MB’s ...

This observation occurred at a public park with a large wooden, fortified playground. It was approximately 3:30 in the afternoon on a school day, and there were about 15 children playing. I asked a parent if I could observe her child, explained my assignment to her, and gained her permission. The child I observed was a 7 year old Caucasian girl. She was approximately 4 and half feet tall, and weighed around 50 to 60 pounds. The girl had long, straight blonde hair that was not tied back, blue eyes, and delicate facial features. She was wearing khaki pants, ...

Ms fielding that has erratic behavioral patterns that precede her losing her job and the demise of her father. She has a brief psychotherapy due to living away from her family as she concedes of experiencing stress since she lost her job three months ago. She attributes her job loss to a sluggish economy while she denies having mood disturbance as she answers no to psychotic symptoms. It is possible that Fielding could be suffering from a brief psychotic disorder. The diagnostic criteria include (1) delusions, hallucinations that have eventual full return to premorbid level of functioning. (3) A ...

Educational Institution

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Student Name,
Drugs, alcohol, mental illness, and death are not words people would readily associate with beloved Hollywood actor and comedian Robin Williams. The demise and death of a beloved Hollywood actor is always shocking. Underneath the laughter and movie roles however, Williams was facing private issues that could not be seen on the surface. Williams struggled to maintain his sobriety from drugs and alcohol and suffered privately with mental health issues. Williams ultimately lost his battle with mental illness and committed suicide in August 2014, where he was found hanging ...

I took a small box of cereal and put an apple in it. John is a three year, six months old boy. I asked john what he thought was in the cereal box. John responded that the cereal box contained cereals. I opened the box and showed John the apple in the box. After that, I asked John what his friend Ryan would think is in the box.
In the first instant when I asked john what was in the cereal box; John replied that the box had the cereals labeled on top of the box. After showing John ...

Short-Answer Questions1. Which DSM-5 disorder matches the symptoms Abby is reporting?

Abby matches the anxiety disorder symptoms.2. Which theoretical model does the homework assigned by Dr. Smith match?
Dr. Smith matched the cognitive theoretical model.3. If Dr. Smith recommended medications only, which theoretical model would this match?
If he had recommended medications, then it would be referred to as pharmacological treatment.4. If Dr. Smith recommended medications in addition to therapy, which theoretical model would this match?
If he had mixed the two, then the therapy would be pharmacotherapy.5. If Dr. Smith completed a free association exercise with Abby, which theoretical model would this match?
Then this would have been the ...

Human Resource Management

Summary
This case study is narrates the hiring process Benton Dickinson, a large medical research device company that failed to perform a background check on an applicant they hired to be the company’s director. Seymour Schlager was the applicant, and he had an impressive resume and qualifications. He was on hired on the spot because the hiring managers of Benton Dickinson were so impressed with the skills and qualification that he showed on his resume and they failed to do a background check on the applicant. Schlager did not include in his application that he was convicted for ...

Preparations

This delicate issue needs a very mature approach. If I commit any mistake regarding John’s situation, I might end up making matters worse for both John and the company. What I will do is performing substantive preparations including the questions I will ask him. What I will be keen about is preventing depressing him more. He is in a delicate situation, which I understand. I will make sure I let him know everything I think will be of great help towards his mental health. I will keep the discussion informal to create a free environment where interaction will ...

1) What blood test would you order and why? (1 point)
- Quantitative hCG blood test: measures serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin levels (US FDA, 2013)
- Above normal hCG values: determines if patient is having a normal pregnancy and the number of fetuses as well as gestational age, or if amenorrhea is due to hydatidiform mole, choriocarcinoma, or ovarian cancer (Ratcliffe et al., 2008; US FDA, 2013)
- Below normal hCG values: indicates ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, incomplete abortion, or threatened spontaneous abortion (US FDA, 2013)
2). What is her estimated date of confinement (EDC) based on her ...

Alice Greely is in the state of emotional and psychological distress. She is struggling with upsetting emotions of the death of her husband. Emotional and psychological distress shatters the sense of security, feeling helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous World (Figley, 2012). Emotional distress stems from the relentless stress such death of the husband after a struggle with cancer. For example, Alice Greely lost her husband two years after a long battle with cancer. In addition, she is feeling overwhelmed and lonely since her husband passed away.
There are emotional and physical symptoms of psychological distress. Emotional and psychological ...

Alberto, age 55, was brought to the emergency department of a regional medical center by his brother-in-law. Alberto is pacing, demanding, agitated, and speaking vociferously. “I did not wish to come here! My brother-in-law is simply jealous and he is trying to make me appear like I am suffering from some sort of insanity!” Alberto’s treatment is financially subsidized by his brother in law. Alberto will undergo a maximum of 8 sessions at 2 hours each session. The session will start on June 25, 2014.

Presenting Problem

Alberto is a 55-year-old man who was brought to the emergency department of ...

REVIEW OF THE ARTICLES

Behavioural Economics has made its way in the economic decision making. Considerable research has been done in the context. This paper develops review of the three articles developed with respect to field of study conducted to develop and ascertain the role of Behavioural sciences in economics. Articles that have been reviewed are as follows:
- Simon, Herbert A. (1978) “Rational Decision‐Making in Business Organizations.” Novel Prize Lecture
- Rabin, Matthew. (1998). “Psychology and Economics,” Journal of Economic Literature, 36, 11‐46. [36 pages]
- Thaler, Richard H. (2000). “From HomoEconomicus to Homo Sapiens,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14:1, ...

Question 1

The enterprise conducted a lengthy and detailed research that lasted for 2 years and which costed the company up to $ 10 million. The aim of this research was to identify what most customers valued or rather derived satisfaction from. The results were that the attitude of the service provider towards the client together with the convenience of the transactions among others is what the customers derived satisfaction from. With this in mind, the management of the company can now be in a position to inform its workers of their customers’ expectations that are to be met to minimize any ...

Introduction

US Department of justice (2013), define domestic violence as a sequence and pattern of abusive behavior present in a relationship. Domestic violence can appear in forms of physical, psychological, emotional, economic, or even sexual actions. Vocalized threats are also considered as domestic violence. The behaviors that produce damaging effects on the victim are acknowledged as violent. Which includes threatening, controlling, degrading, isolating, terrifying, terrorizing, forcing, fragmenting, bullying, blaming, hurting, harming, or wounding someone in a relationship (Siemieniuk, Krentz, Gish, Gill, 2010).The motive behind abusive position is attributed to the perpetrator’s need for power and control over one’ ...

Environment is the physical and biological features that are around the ecosystem of an individual and it forms the basis of human survival. As a result, it becomes an important aspect for the survival of human beings. It is from that background that public awareness of the environment is emphasized the entire world with Saudi Arabia not being an exception. They have over the years turned to be more cautious about the environmental issues that come along with the various developments that the country undertakes (Ham, Brekhus & Madden, 2004).
There are various goals and objectives that can be attributed ...

Part 1 Traumagram

Information from traumagram and discussion about it with the client
- Family history for three generations of traumatized family members and mental illness
- Paternal Grandfather James b.1925d.1993
- James traumatized
- James died of liver problems
- Paternal Grandmother Mary b.1929d. 2011
- Paternal Grandmother mentally ill (cruel at times, loving at times)
- Grandmother on father’s side traumatized grandfather and her children with verbal and psychological abuse
- Father Ricky b.1995d.2010
- Father traumatized
- Father became alcoholic in late teens
- Father mental illness (? does not know the type)
- Mother Louise b. 1955
...

Introduction. Egoism is derived from ego, a Latin word that means “I” in English (Moseley, 2011). Egoism is the obsession of self-importance and considering one-self the most important person. People are motivated by self-interests and own desires and therefore want the best in their life whether they deserve it or not. Egoism is also a form of complex that is mostly the inferiority complex. Philosophically, egoism is the theory that one individual himself is the motivation and he himself is the goal. In simple words, egoism is the over-evaluation of one-self about himself. People who do not care for ...

The remote jack unit failure creates a major problem since 2009. The problem due to the following reasons 1. Pin break 2. Audio loss and Mono audio 3. Ring missing issue. These problems being a major problem in the top management and there also refer the poor performance with low reliability RJU. The further improvement in the RJU still shows no improvement in the issue. The issue discussed with the technical engineers to conclude that the design is still a major problem. The RJU places the major factor in passengers report about the RJU design, location, and shape. The ...

Discharge Planning Case Study

Discharge planning is an essential activity in the preparation of consumers for the transition from hospital to home settings. The efficiency of the process for patients living with mental health problems can influence the number of future rehospitalizations in acute-care facilities as well as their quality of life in the community (Nurjannah et al., 2014). This paper will address the discharge planning process for a 48-year old patient called Margaret who had been treated for an anxiety disorder at a local hospital. According to the history, she had been referred for assessment by her general physician due to a ...

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Question 1. Cliff provided his employees with positive reinforcement. He did so by often complimenting their good work, by providing lunch of Fridays for those who met their weekly goals and by giving extra time off to those who worked hard. By doing all of these things, the boss in the case study was performing operant conditioning, a form of behavior reinforcement that seeks to change behaviors. In this particular case study, the boss used positive reinforcement in that he provided the workers with additional perks, such as lunch and compliments in order to reinforce productive behaviors.
Question 2. ...

A counselor is considered as a professional who have the ability to facilitate an individual to transform his or her character. In the past, most of the people used to assume that counselors should only be visited by persons who are facing many mental challenges. As a result, the majority of the people used to refrain from visiting counselors. Consequently, the society was characterized by a significant population of people who were suffering from psychological illnesses (Lago, 2006). Counselors facilitate individuals to cope or recover from psychological illnesses. There are various factors that counselors need to put into consideration ...

50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being
50 Years Old Widow and Its Effects on Her Well Being

Introduction to the Theoretical Model

Psychology study became more popular in the year 1900 than before. The contribution made by Sigmund Freud’s in his book “The Interpretation of Dreams” made psychology study and its application a great achievement towards understanding of the psychodynamics of mental dreams and other mental processes. All psychodynamic themes have a stem from psychoanalysis. The two major perspectives applied to psychology are psychodynamics perspective and cognitive behavioural perspective. Psychodynamic perspective also referred to as insight-oriented therapy explains ...

Conceptualization

The psychological problems of the client, Yisel revolve around her choice of career, and are rooted in the fact that she is trying hard to live and make decisions according to the expectations of her parents as she fears disappointing them. Yisel is incongruent because there is a very slight overlap between her ideal self and her real self. With this being the case, it is very unlikely that she will achieve the state of self actualization. Seeking to conform to the needs and desires of her parents has consistently widens the gap between her real self and her ...

As increasing globalization bring together people from different background and races who are required to work together towards attainment of common objectives, diversity training as applied by organizations seek to address the racial prejudice problem by promoting acceptance of different races and groups within workforces and the nation rather than focusing on changing people’s traits and behaviors as well as cultures that are inherent to them by mere affiliation to certain races and groups,. (Kelly & Dobbin, 1998) In that respect, diversity training programs seek to achieve a number of objectives including:
- Challenging racist attitudes.
- Training immigrants.
...

Introduction

Organizational behavior is the of study that explores the collision that structures, groups and individuals, have on behavior within an organization for the intention of applying such information towards taming an organization's efficiency. It understands the employees’ role and them understanding the manager’s role in the accurate manner without misconception in favor of the organization. In this case study, a retail shop sells teddy bears and Clark the manager determines her personalities in her organization” (Giacobbe, 2009).

Maxine’s Clark’s personality

Understanding the People Who Work at an organization and Patronize Build-A-Bear Workshop occur when people’s personality is done accurately ...

Introduction

Binge drinking is defined as heavy consumption of alcohol over a short space of time. For men, it is the consumption of more than six units of alcohol and for women is consuming more than five units of alcohol. My clients name is Dave was a good student who kept away from bad peer until his 9th grade where he joined group that introduced him to drinking. Now at 12th grade, he drinks thrice a week. This has affected his academics; he no longer finishes his assignments nor gets good grades. Constantly he is arrested for violence, minor crimes ...

Comment

The Spiegel article on The Dictionary of Disorder partly discusses the major developments that took place from the moment the earliest version of Robert Spitzer’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). He brings forth the major development that DSM has had since its inception. He also talks about the revolution that Spitzer created in the field of psychological disorders but does it mean that Spitzer has exhausted everything that needs to be known in this field. Are his findings final?

Question 1

I do believe that the DSM, more so the early versions did not contain much that ...

People with depression normally think that no one cares about them. When others seem to really care, they question their sincerity. They often start detaching themselves from their surrounding more so family and friends and then begin to hang onto themselves. The mood normally goes down just like in Jan’s case and they no longer engage in activities that they could have enjoyed doing. This is typical of a depressive disorder because of the attitude that she exhibits as well as the way she behaves when she is alone and around people.
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It is clear that Jan ...

Sometimes, the world can be a very dangerous place. Since the prehistoric times, people all over the world have been confronted by rather overwhelming events. Nevertheless, humans have balanced this through coping successfully with catastrophes that they encounter. As a result, a crucial role has been played by the evolution process with regards to the selection, preservation, and fine-tuning of a number of adaptive mechanisms that are psychological, thus promoting human species survival.
Post-Traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a condition whereby a human being develops anxiety disorder after experiencing, seeing or living through events that threaten or cause ...

Menopause is a common stage of life; this is a period whereby a woman experience differences on her periods as they gradually stop. Some of symptoms which can be revealed include changes on estrogen and even progesterone (Jeremy, 2005).
Researchers and other professionals call this period menopausal transition. Normally, symptoms can be seen even before the last menstrual period. A woman is supposed to admit she has menopause after a full year without experiencing menstrual period.
Scientifically, women experience menstrual period up to the age of 51. However, others experience menopause even before fifty’s. Moreover, there are women ...

Abstract

This paper focuses on a case study involving a patient with heart disorder. The paper answers nine questions based on the case study. The case study helps provide insight into symptoms management heart diseases.

Question 1

Both health and nutritional status of PF are poor. To start with, he has a medical history of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema presents with among other signs and symptoms, shortness of breath and course breath sounds. Given that PF has been complaining of shortness of breath, it follows that he might be experiencing yet another episode of pulmonary edema. Pulmonary edema can also be suspected ...

Axis I- Clinical Disorders include loneliness, chronic anxiety, fear, stressed, unfocused, tiredness, sleeplessness, eating disorder, grieve and forgetfulness.

Axis II - Personality disorders and mental retardation include acute stress disorder and panic disorder.
Axis III- General medical conditions include weight, back injury, headache, dizziness, racing heartbeat and shortness of breath.
Axis IV- Psychosocial and environmental factors include loss of the mother, living alone in her family home, and lack of close relatives.

Axis V – Global assessment of functioning includes social circle and cultural and demographic background.

Possible treatment methods:
The possible treatment should cover the following aspects:
- The subject’s willingness and motivation to change and her psycho-social resilience like her strengths and family-support network should be monitored.
- A recovery plan, advance directive and a relapse management plan should ...

- What are the clinical differences between seizures and epilepsy?
Seizure is characterized by hyperexcitation of brain neurons which results into spontaneous sensory interruptions, motor activity, and at times loss of consciousness. Epilepsy on its part is a neurologic disorder characterized by recurrent seizures.
- Being a lifelong neurological condition, does epilepsy requires palliative or comfort care?
Epilepsy is not curable but can easily be managed. Being a lifelong condition, it requires comfort care that improves the quality of life.
- What are the comorbid conditions associated with epilepsy?
The majority of patients with epilepsy also suffer from few ...

Introduction

The movie ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ is acted with a sense of human life. It demonstrates humanity and features what happens in the human society in depth.

Even without showing any overt signs of mental illness McMurphy the main character and his colleagues avoid hard labor and spend their sentence in a relaxed hospital environment playing sick. This exhibits the behavior of pretence. McMurphy exhibits leadership and responsibility skills by establishing himself as a leader in the hospital. Billy refuses to leave the hospital because he is unwell. This highlights how responsible he is over his health ...

- Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about, when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain each symptom.
Some of the symptoms that the clinician should ask about from the client are: depression, anxiety, and panic . This would be of great importance so as the clinician can come to a conclusion on what disorder Meredith faces.
- What other historical information might a counselor want to ask about?
One may ask the client whether there is any member of their ...

Part 1.

The pathophysiological template of an ischemic stroke involving the dominant left hemisphere of the brain is usually caused by the arterial occlusion resulting from a thrombus that embolized from a more proximal anatomical structure in the body that is closer to the brain, such as the heart and lungs and arterial plaques. The thrombus may cause a significant occlusion to the major intracranial arteries like the middle cerebral artery which carries the blood flow to the frontal, parietal and temporal lobes. A left middle cerebral artery stroke will manifest a right hemiplegia and hemiparesis with the upper extremities more ...

Question 1

The pub business in the United Kingdom has witnessed significant growth in the recent years. This growth is associated with the increased sales and profitability of the business. Most businesses attribute their success to their market segments as it contributes to increased sales. Selecting the best market segment is essential in realizing success or failure to an establishment due to the customer base. Appreciating success in business requires proper segmentation and management towards segmentation benefits. The benefits of segmentation can only be realized once a complete study of the business needs is conducted. This is consistent with the notion ...

Betsy Case Study

Betsy Case Study (4)
1. Body Composition
Aging is known to be accompanied by many body composition changes. Some changes will happen no matter what preventative steps are taken but all can be delayed. Some of the changes commonly seen are decreased muscle mass, decreased muscle strength, and increased body fat. All of these problems can be counteracted with resistance exercise and eating enough protein (Little & Phillips, 2009). A good diet including enough protein and some exercise won’t make you stay physically the way you were at 50, nothing can do that, but these two steps can help ...

Attention deficit disorder is a common psychiatric disorder that affects young children and persists into adulthood. It makes it difficult for school going children to concentrate on their studies. Attention deficit disorder affects 6-7 % of children. Additionally, ADD is diagnosed in 2-16 percent of children attending school. This disorder is characterized by troubles in controlling hyperactive and impulsive behaviors and paying attention. This constellation of symptoms not only affects the child at home but also has negative effects on a child’s education by creating difficulties in school and peer relations. Most school going children who suffer from ADD ...

Abstract

Adults are human being with the natural drive to expand their learning experiences, to broaden their accomplishments and to improve their ability towards self competence and learning autonomy. The process of learning is a natural occurrence to an adult learner. Part of the desire towards learning are the influences of self-esteem, the need for satisfying individual wants and needs and the need for self development. Self directed learning complements the psychological aspect of an adult learner by increasing the momentum of the learning experiences of an adult learner and to nurture and deepen the learning experiences acquired on the ...

Psychology Case Study

According to Sigmund Freud, the conscious mind includes all the things that are within the awareness of the individual while the unconscious mind includes all thoughts, urges, memories and feelings that are outside the conscious awareness of the individual. Most of the content of the unconscious mind are feelings and emotions that are unpleasant or unacceptable to the individual. They include such feelings as conflict, anxiety or pain. Moreover, the unconscious exerts a significant influence on the daily experiences and behaviors of the individual even though the individual is not aware of the presence of such influences. (Cherry, 2013). ...

Growth and development is a steady and continuous process that starts at conception and ends when one dies. Each development stage is defined by certain characteristics and challenges. A child is supposed to overcome developmental challenges before proceeding to the next stage. Adolescent stage is one of the developmental stages characterized with physical, emotional, and physiological changes. Majority of the teenagers belong in this stage and are at a higher risk of contracting STDs such as HIV/AIDS, Syphilis and gonorrhea, and teenage pregnancy as they are sexually active. A report released by US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention ( ...

Behavioral emergencies on a non-psychiatric unit

Introduction
- 1dentifying possible causes of the staff's problem applying FOCUS model
- Find the process improvement based on the given scenario
- Organize a Team That Knows the Process
- Clarify Current Knowledge of the Process
- Understand Causes of Process Variation
- Improvement to ensure appropriate response times and appropriate clinical interventions in the given situation, using a modified version of the PDCA model (PDC).
- Plan (development of a plan to address the situation and possible risk in the future
- Do – explanation of the implementation process
- Check – explanation of the evaluation process
- Act- ...

Jasmine is diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which is the most common form of pediatric cancers. It is caused by malignant transformations that occur in hematopoietic stem cells, making them undifferentiated cells with increased longevity. In ALL, those cells are called lymphoid cells, and their rate of proliferation causes fast growth and destruction of healthy bone marrow. Because of Jasmine’s age, the chances for an initial remission can be estimated at 95 percent (Rytting, 2012). However, achieving a complete cure is not a likely outcome, and an open and honest communication with Jasmine and her parents about ...