Biological Influences on Human Behaviour Review the journal article by Liu (2014) that investigated how people living in Hong Kong coped with major mental disorders, chiefly schizophrenia. How did Liu (2014) demonstrate the importance of work, social relationships and religion for his participants with schizophrenia?
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What are one health promotion activity and one patient education consideration for this patient for improving health disparities and inequities in the realm of psychiatry and mental health?
Assessment: What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three (3) possible diagnoses. List them from highest to lowest priority. What was your primary diagnosis, and why? Reflection notes: What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation? Reflect on one social determinant of health according to the Healthy People 2030 (you will […]
How do treatments affect the neurons and/or neurotransmitters in order to improve symptoms?
OCD: Neurophysiology and Treatments Pick at least five psychology journal articles on the topic. Write a literature review based on these journal articles. A literature review is really just a paper that both summarizes and synthesizes what you found in the articles. What do the articles say? Do they say anything in common about your […]
Write a short evaluation of the scientific article in your own words.
Discussion Post: In the Scientific Literature (PubMed) In our Week 2 “IN THE NEWS” Discussion topic you were asked to explore news outlets to find a lay description of a recent discovery in the field of genetics. Explore the scientific literature to find a primary source. Go to the PubMed website (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ site.) and insert […]
Discuss novel potential treatments for schizophrenia.
Discuss novel potential treatments for schizophrenia. Hint: you can “borrow” approaches in any area. It could not be tested for schizophrenia yet. You need to justify your proposal. There is ongoing research into new treatments for schizophrenia. One promising area of research is the use of glutamate modulators, which work by regulating the activity of […]
What are known characteristics of schizophrenia and relate those to this patient.
Advance pathophysiology A 22-year-old female student was brought to her college student health department by her boyfriend. He was concerned about the changes in her behavior. The boyfriend noted that she has been hearing voices, and seeing things that are not there. She also thinks that there are people that want to harm her. She […]
Describe three causes of population bottlenecks and the implications they would have on the species involved.
Module 15 GENETIC / Behavioral Disorders Review these websites: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6774046/ http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/gtesting/EGAPP/recommend/CYP450.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743615/ https://www.nature.com/articles/gim2007123 PART A 1. Explain factors that have made our understanding of the genetic and environmental components to autism so challenging. PART B 2. Case Study: Bob and Will are monozygotic (identical) twins. They are 18 years old and in their first year […]
What resources are available to help manage the costs of care related to this condition?
Schizophrenia A paper 3 pages long on Schizophrenia The incidence and prevalence of this condition in the US. How the condition is diagnosed, monitored, and treated in individuals with this condition? Can care teams use the CCCR model? Think in terms of systems and complexity reflective thinking. If not, name another model to help manage […]
What are some of the treatment approaches for each of the four disorders?
Effects of Psychological Disorders and Therapies – Choose four (4) of the disorders listed below. Using your textbook, the websites listed, and additional research, please answer the Activity Questions below. I have also listed some movies that you may have seen that depict these disorders. – Psychological Disorders: Dissociative Identity Disorder (movie: Identity) Bipolar Disorder […]
Describe both the behavioral and biological components of the disease.
According the National Alliance on Mental Illness (2016), 1 in 5 adults will experience mental illness each year–that’s 20% of the American population. Examples of mental illness include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia. Like other chronic conditions, mental illnesses are marked by behavioral and biological components. For your initial post, address the following: […]
