...Biopsychosocial Case Study Paper Theodore (Ted) John Kaczynski—AKA the Unabomber—was born May 22, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Wanda and Theodore Richard Kaczynski (Meyer, Chapman & Weaver, 2009). The date of his first recorded attack was on May 25, 1978 when a package exploded at Northwestern University, and his last attack was on April 24, 1995 aimed at the California Forestry Association. However, before the spree of attacks—mostly targeting universities and airlines—Theodore Kaczynski’s life was marked by antisocial tendencies, flattened affectivity, and interpersonal dysfunction. During his primary and secondary Ted played by himself and his mother encouraged socially isolated activities, such as reading. He graduated high school one year early but was not remembered specifically by most of his class mates. He received his Ph.D. in 1967 from the University of Chicago and taught at the university level for several years before abruptly quitting and moving to a secluded cabin in Montana. Even though several diagnoses of psychological disorder are warranted, the diagnosis of schizoid personality disorder (SPD) best describes the particular features exhibit by the Unabomber over the course of his upbringing and adult years. Though, to piece together a diagnosis of SPD and the life events of Ted an overview of the case study must be presented, the psychological, social, and biological precursors of the disorder must be examined, and the application of the behavioral-cognitive...
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...person into a rage or to completely withdrawal from society. Post-traumatic stress disorder can break up families that have had the strongest bond and foundation. Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect any age of person ranging from the youngest victims of 9-11 or Hurricane Katrina to soldiers coming home from war. The case of Paul is a heart-wrenching story of a little boy whose world was turned upside-down within the matter of minutes. September 11, 2001 will forever be etched in his mind even if he never speaks on the memory again. In the 3,000 people the United States lost that tragic day, two of those people were Paul’s parents. Before September 11th, Paul’s family had just been another normal family by society’s description. His mother worked in the south tower, which fell first and his father was an assistant chief for the New York City Fire Department (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). Paul was five and his brother, Tom, was in second grade. Three out of five days Paul would go to kindergarten at his school in lower Manhattan, just a block away from the Twin Towers (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). The other two days Paul would go to his grandparent’s house instead. Paul had a normal upbringing. His parents were happily married for a decade and had upstanding careers. Dave had served his country for 15 years in the United States Air Force (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). Both boys, Paul and Tom, were healthy and had strong morals. They were...
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...Paranoid Schizophrenia Case: Daniel Paul Schreber Born on July 25, 1842, Daniel Schreber was known as a distinguished and renowned judge who suffered from psychosis when he was in his middle ages (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). The text describes Schreber’s obsessed thoughts as having sex as a female were the beginnings of his psychotic episodes. For Schreber, this contained a lot of frightening and unfamiliar imagery and considered it to be an outside source that compelled him to think this way as opposed to coming from himself; from within. Thinking irrationally, he suspected that his doctors were somehow implanting these thoughts in his brain with the use of hypnosis and telepathy (Meyer, Chapman, et al., 2009). After some additional thinking, Schreber began to believe that his thoughts were instilled within him by God and that is was God’s decision to make him a woman. Although he figured this was beyond human ability and deemed as “miraculous” it still tormented him (Meyer, Chapman, et al., 2009). The text describes Schreber’s case as containing many different personality disorders, or abnormal disorders, such as anxiety and mood disorders. Freud described Schreber’s primary symptoms as paranoid schizophrenia as well as psychosis in nature. Freud came to the conclusion that Schreber’s thoughts and delusions were brought on upon by his rejection and denial of his homosexuality (Meyer, Chapman, et al., 2009). Other psychologist at the time believed that homosexuality...
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...each individual. Interventions have to be rational as they apply to a patient, and the clinical psychology professional would have to have a plan as to who is involved, where will it be, what should happen, and what specific areas the intervention will focus on. We will examine the case study of Betty Ford, and uncover the possible reason for addiction as well as what type of interventions may work best and why. The Case of Betty Ford Many have heard of the Betty Ford Clinic, but most think Betty Ford, former first lady opened the clinic up because she wanted to help substance abuse addicts. In fact, that is precisely what she wished to accomplish, but for reasons other than just helping. Betty Ford was an addict herself. In 1978, Ford admitted that she was an addict, and a week later went into a treatment program. Inspired by the ability to overcome drugs and alcohol through treatment, in 1982, the Betty Ford Clinic was opened. Substance abuse doesn't lend itself to a particular economic, religious, academic, or cultural status. There are, however, clues to what may aid substance abuse. Clues may be found in the individual's biological makeup, psychological states and social factors (Meyers & Others, 2009). Ford's mother required her children to adhere to her standards and ideas of perfectionism, yet Ford adored her mother. Betty's held views of...
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...Hermann Mudgett Case Study Nathan Hanis PSY 410 April 16, 2012 Sarah Wyckoff Hermann Mudgett Case Study “Hermann Webster Mudgett was born into a strict Methodist family on May 16, 1860, in Gilmanton, an isolated village in New Hampshire’s Lake District,” (Meyer & Weaver, 2009). His parents were Levi Horton Mudgett and Theodate Page Price. His mother was a devout Methodist always reading the bible to Hermann, while his father was more of a disciplinarian and alcoholic. “Hermann was a “delicately built boy, blue eyed and brown haired, with a reputation as ‘the brightest lad in town’ … his father… beat the boy with savage regularity,” (Meyer & Weaver, 2009). After a beating, Hermann would ordinarily spend a day in solitary confinement in the attic with no food or water. It was not only his father that was malicious toward him many children were too. “On one occasion they grabbed him, dragged him into the office of the village doctor, who was out on a call, and forced his face into the hands of the skeleton the doctor used for demonstrations,” (Meyer & Weaver). This experience led to his fascination with anatomy. When Hermann was 11 years, he began to dissect live animals and kept their bones. “His closest and possibly only childhood friend was killed in a suspicious “fall” while the two of them were playing in an abandoned house,” and he was apparently standing behind his friend during the incident, (Meyer & Weaver, 2009). When Hermann was 17 he married...
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...Undifferentiated Schizophrenia/Sally Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness. That often features bizarre behaviors that severely disrupt and reduce normal human functioning in the lives of the schizophrenic and the schizophrenic's family. People who suffer from schizophrenia, often have problems adequately performing in society, at school, work, and in relationships. One of the five subtypes of schizophrenia is differentiated schizophrenia: “Does not meet the criteria for paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic subtypes. However, patient does have one or more of the following symptoms: Delusions, Hallucinations, Extremely disorganized behavior, Catatonic behavior, and negative symptoms” (The Internet Mental Health Initiative [MHI], 2010, p. 1). Following is a case of Sally, who is an example of undifferentiated schizophrenia. Sally likely started her life pre-disposed to schizophrenia. Unfortunately, while pregnant with Sally, her mother smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, and during her fifth month of pregnancy Sally's mother caught a severe flu. Nonetheless, Sally's grandfather on her mother's side had always been known to be a little crazy. His actions were never brought to the attention of the mental professionals, so he was never officially diagnosed with a mental illness. Nonetheless the community had diagnosed him eccentric because of his bizarre behaviors, religious beliefs, and farming practices. Sally with an active child, but she was developmentally slow. She learned...
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...classified by the DSM-IV-TR, for it focuses on a pattern of drug abuse which bypasses personality patterns and focuses on common characteristics between clients, rather than a specific drug (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). Prescription drug abuse is a wide-spread and exceedingly common problem in present day America. This essay will examine the case study of cultural icon Elvis Presley and his struggle with prescription drugs which eventually took his life. Biological, psychological, and social factors which contributed to his addiction will be examined, as well as interventions which may have been helpful had they been available or had Elvis decided to seek help. The examination of the case study, along with the contributing factors and possible interventions, should be considered for anyone going through problems with similar addictions. The Case of Elvis Presley Elvis Presley was one of the most well-known and famous individual’s of all time. After his death, Elvis was made into a cultural icon and coined the “King of Rock n’ Roll.” However, fame and fortune did not lead him down a productive and positive life path, but rather to a life of depression, alienation, and prescription drug addiction. Elvis passed away in a bathroom, presumably due to a drug overdose, in 1977 at the age of 42 (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). On January 8, 1935, after the still birth of his twin brother, Elvis was born the only child of Gladys and Vernon Presley. Vernon ran into some trouble...
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...Biological, psychological and social factors in Betty Ford case PSY/480 October 14, 2013 According to the coalition of drug and alcohol centers there are ten million drinkers in the world and of those two million are alcoholics; also the abuse of prescription medication has risen five hundred percent since 1990. Addiction and drug abuse have been focal points of politicians such as Nancy Reagan and the D.A.R.E to say no campaign. However, it was another first lady that began a spearhead campaign for the treatment of such an illness. Betty Ford and the Betty Ford center catered to the therapeutic treatment of addicts. Group C will give a brief description of the Betty Ford case study. The biological, psychological, and social factors involved will be discussed. Finally an example of a clinical intervention will be illustrated. This case concerns Betty Ford who is the widow of former president Gerald Rudolph Ford. In the period of time she spent as First Lady, she had a strong influence in the United States as a spokeswoman for breast cancer and the women’s movement. Her most important influence came about after her husband lost the presidential election in 1976 (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). A couple of years later, Betty Ford revealed to family that she had an addiction to drugs and alcohol. She started treatment at a hospital about one week later. The treatment program lasted a month and played a huge role in creating a passion in her to do something...
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...Case Study Paper University of Phoenix Erica Vazquez PSY 410 Annette Edwards October 10, 2011 Case Study Paper “Once upon a time, there was a little girl who dreamed of being a mommy. She wanted, more than anything, to have a child and knew her dream would come true one day. She would sit for hours thinking up names to call her baby. Eventually this little girl grew up. Though she'd met and married her Prince Charming, she was having trouble conceiving. She began to realize that her dream wasn't going to come true without a great deal of medical help. So she went on a long journey through the world of fertility treatments. When none of them worked, she got frustrated and depressed. She felt like a failure. And then one day, finally, she became pregnant. She was thrilled beyond belief. She had a wonderful pregnancy and a perfect baby girl. At long last, her dream of being a mommy had come true. But instead of being relieved and happy, all she could do was cry.” (Shields, 2005) Brooke Shields was born to Frank and Terri Shields on May 31, 1965. Her father an executive for Revlon and her mother a model separated when Brooke was very young. Brooke began her modeling career at 11 months and has been acting and modeling since then. After graduating from Princeton University brook met and married tennis player Andre Agassi, they were married for two years before they got divorced. In 2001 she married Chris Henchy and began to try to conceive a baby. Unfortunately, she was...
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...Case Study: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – The Case of Bess Your Name PSY/410 Date Professor Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: The Case of Bess Obsessive compulsive disorder commonly (OCD) can be defined as an anxiety disorder differentiated by acts of compulsiveness or continual thoughts of obsession. Persistent thoughts, images, and desires are characteristics of obsessions. These thoughts, images, and desires are not typically willed into one’s mind as they are often senseless, illogical, aggressive, taboo, etc. Compulsive acts are unrealistic and repetitive behaviors. The fear of contamination with germs, dirt, or grease is the most common obsession, which leads to thoroughgoing or compulsive cleansing rituals. Religion, sex, neatness, and hostility are other premises of obsessions. Other variations of compulsions consist of ritualistic counting and checking a specific amount of times. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of OCD in the case of Bess. Additionally, I will explain the biological, psychodynamic, cognitive, and behavioral theories as they apply to the disorder analyzed in my selected case. Overview of Case Bess is a 27-year-old upper-middle class woman who is an accountant and perfectionist, which is normal within her field. At age 10 her parents divorced and Bess was raised by her mother. Although Bess and her mother spent a great deal of time together and her mother frequently expressed her love for Bess, they would often fight. Most...
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...Lukasz Giza Essay discussing causes of disorders for three selected case studies The case of Bess Obsessive compulsive disorder commonly referred to as OCD is an anxiety disorder; people who suffer from OCD act compulsively and have obsessive thoughts. The fear of contamination is most common type of OCD; it leads to compulsive cleaning rituals as fear of germs, or dirt is a frightening thought for OCD sufferers. OCD could be explained biologically and psychologically. Genes could be a factor that could expose one to OCD. It is thought of that OCD could be passed on genetically. Family studies are good source supporting this theory; the siblings, parents or children of OCD sufferer have 50% genes similar to the OCD sufferer. The risk of getting OCD is between 2-3%, if the percentage is bigger than 2-3% within the family members it is the suggested as an evidence for genetic influences. Close family members have 10-15% risk of developing OCD which stands as a strong evidence. Another study has concentrated on the twins both identical and fraternal. The twins that were studied where selected based on if one had definitely OCD and they looked if the other twin had it too. The results showed that the second twin had 53-87% risk of developing OCD. With the fraternal twins the risk was smaller at 23-43%. To fully understand OCD psychological factors that could trigger OCD need to be taken into consideration too. Regression to an anal stage is an example of psychodynamic explanation...
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...Case Study of Betty Ford Substances like alcohol are used for many reasons. Alcohol is frequently used as a means of celebration, and also to assist in diminishing feelings of being anxious or overwhelmed. Some people use alcohol in social settings, whereas other people may drink alone. The use of alcohol to self-medicate when challenges come up in everyday life can cause significant problems. In many instances a person can become totally dependent on alcohol so that he or she can function appropriately. If a person builds a tolerance to alcohol, he or she will most likely need to drink every day as well as consuming larger amounts in order to achieve the same feeling. One of the most prominent and well-known instances of alcoholism and substance abuse is Betty Ford. Betty Ford was married to President Gerald R. Ford and was thought to be one of the most powerful first ladies in our history. Betty Ford’s achievements include her sponsorships of breast cancer awareness and women’s rights (Meyer, Chapman, & Weaver, 2009). Even though Betty Ford was acknowledged and respected for these achievements, she turn out to be an even greater inspiration in society when she admitted to and overcame her lifetime battles with prescription drugs and alcohol. Betty Ford was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and was the only daughter and youngest of three children (The National First Ladies’ Library, 2012). Even though Betty had a pleasant and positive childhood, her mother was considered...
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...The aim of the present study was to explore organizational commitment in an Indian private sector organization. Organizational commitment (OC) is defined as the desire on the part of an employee to remain a member of the organization (Mowday et al., 1979). Organizational commitment influences whether an employee stays a member of the organization (is retained) or leaves to pursue another job (turns over). Meyer & Allen conceptualized OC with the help of a tri-component model, which describes three domains of OC: affective, continuance and normative. Keeping this objective in mind, the group visited a private organization based in New Delhi, where each researcher administered Meyer & Allen’s TCM Employee Commitment Survey (1993) to two or three...
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...Sexual and Gender Identity, Personality, and Eating Disorders Holly Bracy Psy/410 November 18, 2013 Kathryn Westbeld Sexual and Gender Identity, Personality, and Eating Disorders Sexual and Gender Disorder Categories * Sexual Dysfunction * Sexual Desire Disorders * Sexual Arousal Disorders * Orgasmic Disorders * Sexual Pain Disorders * Paraphilias * Gender Identity Disorders (Hansell & Damour, 2008) Sexual and Gender Disorder Classifications * The DSM-IV-TR classifies sexual disorders into three types: sexual dysfunctions, paraphilias, and gender identity disorder. (Hansell & Damour, 2008) Summary of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders * The psychodynamic approach focuses on fixations in sexual development and also focuses on defense mechanisms. * Cognitive/behavioral perspectives emphasize social learning of abnormal sexuality, classically conditioned sexual arousal to deviant stimuli, and reinforcement of aberrant sexual behavior. * Biological factors can include some disinhibiting diseases or injuries or mental retardation that can contribute to abnormal behavior. (Hansell & Damour, 2008) Personality Disorder Categories * Paranoid Personality Disorder * Schizoid Personality Disorder * Schizotypal Personality Disorder * Antisocial Personality Disorder * Borderline Personality Disorder * Histrionic Personality Disorder * Narcissistic Personality Disorder * Avoidant Personality...
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...E-Business: How Businesses Use Information Systems Case 2: IT and Geo-Mapping Help a Small Business Succeed Tags: Entrepreneurship; Sales Strategy Management; Sales Tea Collection; Small business IT; geo-mapping technology; Summary: Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon started The Tea Collection, a children’s clothing wholesaler business in 2002. Their first product line consisted of three baby sweaters and a single shop. Today The Tea Collection has expanded to over 300 department and boutique stores and now includes women’s clothing. Information technologies played a critical role in their success from design, to production, customer targeting and marketing. L=4:57 URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_GmukX5sfM Case IT is not just for huge, multi-national companies. Small business entrepreneurs use a variety of information technologies to do all the things much larger firms do, but on a much smaller budget. IT allows small firms to act and look like much larger firms, amplifying the power of entrepreneurs, and creating the conditions for sustained and rapid growth. The Tea Collection (teacollection.com) exemplifies how entrepreneurs can use inexpensive but powerful information technologies to create a successful business. The Tea Collection was founded by Emily Meyer and Leigh Rawdon in 2002 in San Francisco with just three pima cotton baby sweaters and a vision of bringing the fusion of worldwide cultures and modern design to fashion. Emily Meyer grew up in Texas and started sewing when she...
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