Clinical Assessment November 10, 2011 PSY 270 Introduction and Background Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter, Clara, to see Dr. Mason, a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason, but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums, during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and
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different definitions have been proposed for personality. Most of the definitions refer to a mental system a collection of psychological parts including motives, emotions, and thoughts. The definitions vary a bit as to what those parts might be, but they come down to the idea that personality involves a pattern or global operation of mental systems. Some definitions of personality are "Personality is the entire mental organization of a human being at any stage of his development. It embraces every phase
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to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not
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perceptions. (Gromly,526) Schizophrenia is a brain disorder, which is identified by specific concrete symptoms. Schizophrenia is not a split personality, or multi-personality. It has been proven that schizophrenia is not caused by childhood trauma, bad parenting, or poverty. Schizophrenia is not the result of any action or personal failure by the individual afflicted with this terrible mental disorder. Schizophrenia is marked by extreme thought disorder, and is usually treatable with medication. Given
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Hypothetical Working Agreement Paper The purpose of this paper is to execute a viable contractual agreement between clinician Hillary Kings and Client Rosemary Hans. As a clinician I have to understand the problem of the client and know what her expectations. The document addresses the hopes expected and comes up with a plan that will help achieve valuable outcomes for the client. The paper uses the essential four steps for a working agreement. The elements are the assessment of the client, prioritizing
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The Sanity of a Sane Doctor Abstract Suffering from antisocial personality disorder, with an intellectual barrier, no one could break, Hannibal “The cannibal” Lecter will be my patient, I will observe his behavior and try to give an assessment. Through an observation approach, the collected data will consist of, behavior that was observed directly, while indirectly collecting information about the patient, and the consideration of the biological variables that can be observed via advanced technology
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Eating, Substance Abuse, Sex/Gender/Sexual, Impulse-Control, and Personality Disorder Normal behavior is accepted world-wide, but when people show abnormal behavior, it is accepted by the few that may understand why this is their behavior. Abnormal behavior that disrupts an individual’s life on a daily basis can be caused by several disorders. These disorders can very complex at times and some are more devastating to the mind and body than others. In this paper, the biological, emotional
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that could trigger a relapse. Mr. Futrell reported that there is no one in his life that consumes drugs or alcohol. Mr. Futrell appears to understand the concept of the treatment program and seems ready and willing to start recovery relating to his mental and physical health, learning to live without substance use/abuse. IX. ASAM-DIMENSION 6 – Recovery and Living Environment Mr. Futrell reported that he currently lives with his girlfriend’s mother, his girlfriend, and his two children named
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boys in, and locked CPS worker out. CPS worker smelled strong odor of gas, she backed off and called police. Immediately the house erupted in flames. Powell and two sons were killed in fire. • Analyze the four stages of fire. • The four basic classifications that
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understanding of psychological and behavioral problems and disorders” (Plante, 2011, p. 5). Clinical psychology has a rich history compiled with information derived from philosophy, biology, and science. In this paper the history and the evolving nature of clinical psychology will be described as well as an explanation of the role research and statistics has on clinical psychology, and a comparison of clinical psychology to other mental health profession. The History of Clinical Psychology Greek
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