Capella University Course- HS 854- Child and Adolescent Counseling Topic: Project Case Study - Shayla Abstract This case study is about a 4 yr old African American boy whose parent is going through a contentious divorce. Shayla is a fraternal twin whose aggressive behavior in school has attracted the attention of teachers and parents to seek counseling. Using two theories (Developmental and Cognitive) to address client’s need
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Aquaphobia BY, Roll No-1120 S.Y.B.B.A Aquaphobia * Aquaphobia is a persistent and abnormal fear of water. * Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. * People suffer Aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an ocean, a river, or even a bathtub poses no imminent threat. * This anxiety commonly extends to getting wet or splashed with water
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Robin culver Liberty University Dr. Debra McIvor 646 Psychopathology and Counseling April 5, 2015 Case Study 1 I. Key Issues A. 1. Long bouts of worrying, lasting for long period of time. 2. More worrying days than not. 3. Now interfering with work. 4. Friends and family are complaining and notice severe changes in his personality. 5. The worrying is now affecting his health in negative ways. B. I have a positive outlook for Donald’s treatment. Even though the anxiety has been
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Analyzing Psychological Disorders Introduction Many people do not realize how biology can play a role in psychological activities and disorders. Biology is a key aspect of psychology. Understanding the role of biology in behavior and cognitive abilities will create a better understanding of the disorder a person may have. Part A: Schizophrenia “Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. About one percent of Americans have this
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PSYC 101 Week 8 Final Exam Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/2353/ Week 8 Final Exam Part 1 of 1 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 50 2.0/ 2.0 Points Recovering a memory is like a _____________. A.Replaying a videotape of an event and filling in the missing sensory experiences, such as smell B.Reading a short story in which the plot is detailed but mental images must be generated C.Hearing the soundtrack of a story without access to the visual, and other sensory images
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Social Anxiety Social anxiety disorder, commonly referred to as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations. Affects eight percent of general population and 3.7% of U.S. citizens. That’s 5.3 million people in one country being affected by social phobia. Twice as many women as men are affected, but men often seek help more than women do. Ironically both men and women are equally apt to developing this disorder
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RBF is relatively new theory that has real life applications and truths that “People of Color” encounter on a daily basis. The social problem of racial battle fatigue amongst Black men can be solved if we find the three primary causes (or persons) behind the problem and fix (or hold accountable) them. Angelica V. Hernandez, author of “Christopher Dorner and Racial Battle Fatigue” defines the term: Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF) -- coined by William Smith in the Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and
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Fear admits a strong presence in children around certain animals. Some of these fears can turn into phobias such as Bovinophobia , Cynophobia , and Ophidiophobia . All of these animals seeming harmless but to their ‘victim’ they are horribly dangerous. A well-known person with ophidiophobia is everyone’s favorite archeologist/professor, Indiana Jones. Most phobias are created at childhood, teenage years or early adulthood (before the age of 35). How phobias are created can be seen through classical
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GAD is an anxiety disorder that may begin during adolescence (Liao et al., 2013). Moreover, individuals who experienced maltreatment during childhood could have an increased rate of developing numerous disorders during their life, including GAD. Liao et al. study consisted of 26 adolescent participants with GAD, and 25 non-GAD control participants. The participants completed a childhood trauma questionnaire, and a high-resolution structural magnetic resonance scans (Liao et al., 2013). Furthermore
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“AAA! A spider!” This is heard a lot about. But there are more fears than just spiders. There are actually ways to overcome these fears. Most humans have fears, little don’t though. This writing is about people’s fears, and shows you not-so-scary stuff. What is fear anyways? Fear is when our survival instincts react to something your brain feels it is dangerous. Fear is what tries to react to something your brain feels it is dangerous. Fear is what tries to keep you safe, and alerts you from
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