Youth and Crime 1) Choose a social issue of interest and describe why you believe it is a social issue and/or relevant for yourself as an upcoming social worker. As an example, it could be a social issue related to mental health supports for a specific population/mental illness (access to perinatal mental health supports or […]
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If you were that person, what would you like to tell your nurse about yourself, your needs, and your fears?
Schitzo Directions: Think about a client with schizophrenia that you know about from personal, work or clinical experience, or from news media or other sources. Describe the individual. What are the positive and/or negative symptoms? What are the person’s struggles? What treatments have been tried and failed? What works? If you were that person, what […]
How might psychological disorders have evolved-Why have they not become extinct?
Discussion topic: As hard as it is to define the boundaries between what we call physical and what we call mental, assigning disorders to either domain is even harder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders avoids the problem by classifying disorders according to their symptoms and not their causes. This is analogous to […]
Discuss the etiology, course, and the structural/functional abnormalities of schizophrenia.
Topic: Psychopathology C.Z. is a 20-year-old Caucasian male who is in his second year of college. He is seeking treatment due to persistent fears that campus security and the local police are tracking and surveilling him. He cites occasional lags in his internet speed as evidence that surveillance devices are interfering with his electronics. His […]
Discuss stigmas (myths or false beliefs) associated with the mental illness selected
Topic: psychology Background: You have been tasked by your organization to put together a support flyer for a specific psychological or mental health disorder or illness in your area (e.g., bipolar, depression, PTSD, GAD, alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism). The flyer should be framed to support and educate a specific group of people (parents, loved ones, caregivers). […]
Write an essay on the psychological disorder Schizophrenia.
Topic: Disorders Write an essay on the psychological disorder Schizophrenia. For this assignment, create an essay on Schizophrenia. Use at least three reliable sources from the online library or Google Scholar. Introduce your chosen topic. (SCHIZOPHRENIA) Explain why you chose it and what your video/presentation will cover. (A FAMILY MEMBER IS DIAGNOSED WITH IT, AND […]
discuss the impact of the stigma that you/your have experienced as a result of the diagnosis.
Intervention Letter Imagine that you have a first degree relative (i.e., mother, father, brother, or sister) who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. In an effort to cope with your own experience with this family member and the disorder, you have begun participating in individual therapy to learn some effective coping strategies. Your therapist has asked […]
What would you change in how you completed this assignment?
Reflection Reflection uploaded to Canvas within 72 hours of patient care conference. Include: 1. Strengths in completion of the care conference. 2. What will you incorporate into your practice as a nurse? 3. What would you change in how you completed this assignment? for my mental health class, we did a Vsim and then after […]
Evaluate the psychological, sociological and biological explanations for Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia Evaluate the psychological, sociological and biological explanations for Schizophrenia.
How do our history and culture affect our understanding of psychological disorders?
While psychological disorders still have a stigma, steps have been taken by some individuals to help others understand the disorders a little better. For example, photographer John William Keedy captured images to express anxiety disorders, OCD, and varied neuroses in “Photos Reveal What It’s Like to Have Anxiety Issues.” Review “What It’s Like to Have […]
