Essays on Psychosocial

Research Paper

Abstract Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as an impairment in neurobehavioral functioning that is characterized by constant and dysfunctional indications of inattention and hyperactivity. Individuals with ADHD usually have major disabilities in interpersonal, social, and academic performance. Moreover, ADHD is related to a number of co-morbid disorders and disabilities like learning impairments, disruptive behavioral patterns, and mood disorders. Numerous treatments have been studied by researchers, but most of them focused on pharmacological treatments. Generally, there is a lack of research on the effectiveness of behavioral treatments in treating ADHD. One of the potential treatments for ADHD-- positive ...

Integrated Learning Homework

The focus of my interview was the effect of childhood transition that takes place to a child as they move to adolescent. The psychosocial change that occurs between the childhood and adulthood and between the mortality learned by a child, as well as ethics developed by an adult as Erikson's theory suggest. Before my interview, I gathered some information on this psychosocial stage among adolescents from various sources that increase independence to an adolescent through career development, occupational, families, relationships and their personal views and beliefs. According to Erikson stages, the fifth stage that best suits the change in ...

Introduction

Safety programs in aviation are structured in relation to the reactive analysis and investigations that have been conducted by the industry with respect to the events and mishaps that the industry experiences. These programs are aimed at reducing the number of accidents and improving efficiency in the aviation industry. While human factors that lead to errors and finally accidents in this industry cannot be fully eradicated since “to err is human”, certain measures can be put in place in order to reduce the possibility of these errors. Thus the safety approaches in this industry involve a comprehensive process used ...

ADHD is a behavioral disorder that exhibits a severe long-term effect on victims. The condition poses, even more, grave consequences on the health of females than males. Therefore, given that it can progress unnoticed during childhood, there is the need to conduct a thorough assessment to enable accurate diagnosis. Diagnosis is usually made using the Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria. An in-depth exploration of all the possible treatment recommendations begins after the diagnosis. In the treatment of DHD detected in the patient in the case study, various approaches can be considered. Usually, the treatment of ...

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Summarizing the Major Findings of each Article

Article 1 - Homeless Men and Women: Differential Associations Among. Substance Abuse, Psychosocial Factors, and Severity of Homelessness This journal article is written by authors named Judith A. Stein and Lillian Gelberg. In this article, they have successfully examined the relationship between homeless men and women and their involvement in criminal activities, mental illness as well as use of drugs. After their comprehensive study, the authors have found that compared to homeless women, men are more likely to use drugs and tend to be more alcoholic. Homeless men are more involved in criminal activities if they are ...

Introduction

Genetic counselling is defined as the information, guidance, and support provided by a genetic counsellor or medical geneticist to an individual, a couple, or a family about a genetic condition. The information may help the client (affected individual or family) understand how a gene variant underlies an observed phenotype, disease prognosis, and the probability of transmission to progeny. Apart from information to help the client make informed decisions about lifestyle, treatment, and reproduction, a counsellor provides psychosocial support to minimize the adverse psychological, intrafamilial, and social consequences of genetic testing. Therefore, genetic counselling has an educational as well as ...

Introduction

Development is a word that describes the process of growth, adaptation, and changes that people undergo during their lifetime characterized by personality, physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and language developments. The work of developmental psychologists helps the society to understand different developmental theories and how they influence life in various stages of life through various development theories. Development theories describe various factors that influence the development pattern of an individual that include hereditary and environmental factors. On the other hand, other psychological experts argue that development is controlled by nature and nurture that combine to influence biological factors. However, psychological developments ...

Use of Diabetes Education Interventions among Adults with Diabetes

Introduction Currently, 27% of total adults above the age of 60 suffer from diabetic conditions (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2016). A majority percentage (Between 90-95%) of this group has type II diabetes. In effect, it is clear that continuous research must be performed diligently and effectively in order to find measures that are aimed at controlling the effects of diabetes amongst this adult group. For many years, older adults have been sidelined when it comes to diabetes education interventions, especially those over 60 years of age. According to Beverly, Fitzgerald, Sitnikov, Ganda, OCaballero, and ...

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Stroke is caused by a disturbance in the blood circulation to the brain; thereby, resulting in a neurologic deficit. It is among the leading causes of disabilities in the U.S. It can become a significant burden for prolonged care (Buttaro, 2013). Patients experiencing first stroke have significantly increased chances of having a subsequent stroke (Lawrence, Fraser, Woods, & McCall, 2011). It is also among the most important causes of death in the U.S. (Buttaro, 2013). Therefore, it is important to educate patients about the prevention strategies. Among the patient education, two things are important: one is the ...

U.S. citizens have had to cope with many health disparities, especially those concerning the quality, affordability, and accessibility of medical services. However, health equality can be promoted by using a public health approach, which can enable the country to take all the relevant aspects into consideration, including outside factors, such as environmental, social, and economic. Previous research has shown that the well-being of a populace is determined by diverse issues that are outside the health care sector. The outside aspects that promote health disparity include income and social status, education, and the physical and psychosocial environment. For instance, past ...

Application– Chronic Kidney Disease

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Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is related to a decrease in kidney function or damage to the kidney function for a minimum of 3 months. Actually, it is an ongoing process in which nephrons’ functioning decrease, glomeruli are destroyed, and glomerular stress is increased as a result of more work by surviving glomeruli to increase glomerular filtration rate (GFR); thereby, resulting in predictable steady decline of the function of kidneys (Buttaro, 2013). Chronic kidney disease is usually difficult to detect or grasp, and symptoms may not appear with a GFR more than 35%. However, when ...

Introduction

The journey by which an individual develops is both very personal and also very predictable. It is predictable by way of accomplishing certain milestones at particular times. Development is marked by these milestones and through them, an individual's development is able to be termed “normal’ or “abnormal.” However, it is personal in that each person achieves these milestones at different times in their development. The similarities between the development of each person allow for the timeline of development to be documented and analyzed.

Social Development of Infants

In infants, social development primarily occurs as the child begins to become aware of and respond ...

Introduction

This scholarly paper identifies the advantages of pursuing a post graduation degree in advanced practice nursing through systematic exploration of evidence – based research literature. Healthcare facilities affected with an acute shortage of nursing professionals and resultantly the existing nurses remain overburdened with additional work responsibilities. Due to the limited scope of clinical practice of the nursing workforce, the autonomous administration of healthcare interventions in complex medical emergencies proves to be a biggest challenge that leads to the deterioration of psychosocial as well as physiological conditions of the affected patients. Therefore, skills enhancement of registered nurses is the need of ...

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Question 1: Pathophysiology of Mr. Jensen’s post-operative hypovolemia

Hypovolemia is a surgical condition that indicates the rapid fluid loss that may result in organ failures. The outcomes of the hypovolemia are mostly due to insufficient circulating volume or scarce perfusion. Often hypovolemia is secondary to hemorrhage the reason of which includes severe internal or external blood loss and GI, thoracic and abdominal bleeding maladies (Devitt, 2001). Hypovolemia involves significant fluid loss other than blood that can be further accompanied by refractory gastroenteritis and widespread burns. Hypovolemia may develop in post-surgical incidence, bone fracture, due to ...

Introduction: For this formative essay, I have chosen the developmental stage: 12-18 years of age. The paper looks into the influence of physical changes, psychological changes and emotional changes on the conscious and subconscious mind of children aged 12-18 years of age. The period is also called adolescence stage. During this stage, the child experiences dramatic emotionally and mentally transformation. Many parents complain about the difficulty of handling the behavior of the child. There are also differences in the way child experience things at this stage. During the beginning of this period, most children achieve puberty. As the child ...

Q1: Prioritizing patient care will help to complete nurse’s shift duties without any adverse patient complication. Prioritizing will help to plan out the day and in managing the cases in the most effective way (Alfaro-LeFevre 2014). The best path to plan care for the patient with different medical and surgical priorities is to set timed objectives and meet the discharge goals based on the urgency of the medical or surgical condition. The handover from the staff of the previous shift provided the information for 4 patients, of which Lucy’s condition is more of an emergency that will ...

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Introduction

Therapies are usually designed to address the problems of weight loss that should lessen the risks for chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension. In addition to this, many researchers happen to approve of the positive feelings and the improvement of wellbeing that physical therapies are able to provide (Bryan & Tiggemann, 2001, p.147). Significant weight loss is said to accompany both positive and negative emotions, and it is in this regard that psychological balance should be maintained to ensure success of the therapy. The aim ...

Incorporating Professional Standards in Counseling

Incorporating Professional Standards in Counseling

Introduction

As an aspiring professional counselor, I am fully aware that my success in the practice totally depends on my ability to implement the profession’s standards for ethical behavior. The successful implementation of the standards depends on the incorporation of models for ethical behavior into counseling and psychotherapy, for example, Kitchener’s principle ethics model (Urofsky, Engels, & Engebretson, 2008, p. 67). The model was developed by Childress and Beauchamp, and it acts as the cornerstone for the development of the professional ethical codes for practicing counselors. The Psychotherapy and Counseling Federation of Australia (PACFA) ...

There are many theories as to how a person may become who he or she is. Some people believe that they are directly shaped by the events that happen in a person’s past, while other thinkers state that people go through different dialectical stages that led up to one’s current state. In this sense, there are many elements that one must be aware of in order to adequately analyze one’s life development. Three of the most important development theorists are B. F. Skinner, John Watson and Erik Erikson; these three men founded Operant Conditioning, Behaviorism and ...

Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires continuous medical care, ongoing patient self-management education and support to prevent its advancement and the occurrence of acute complications. It also requires evidence-based recommendations and management to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Of importance to note is that diabetes care is a complex endeavor that revolves around many issues that go beyond the glycemic control management. Research has shown that other interventions are required to support the improvement of diabetes outcomes (Burant, 2012). These are caring standards provided by patients, researchers, payers, and clinicians. These standards address how children suffering from ...

A man's identity is an outcome of the interaction between sociological, psychological, historical, and biological impacts. It springs from the person's endeavors to keep up a feeling of congruity as well as personal uniqueness in the midst of shifting developmental tasks and unexpected events in life and acquire a sense of oneness with the group. Another approach to hypothesize identity is by depicting the characteristics of people who have obtained a strong sense of individual identity. The interest of developmental psychology in the development of identity arises from the seminal work of Erikson titled Identity: Youth and Crisis. In ...

Smoking, drinking, overeating and accumulating stressors are behaviors that become pronounced in adulthood though they trace their origins to a much younger age probably around the teenage years. These behaviors do not just crop up out of the blues. They start and develop over a period. The various theories and theorists in this context are keen on pointing out the psychosocial nature of an individual. They show how the actions and expectations of a person conflict with those of society and how that could therefore lead to various behaviors in adulthood. The theories in contexts have their different ways ...

Literature review

Kaasa, S. (2015). Is Cancer Pain Control Improved by a Simple WHO Pain Analgesic Ladder Approach Combined With Tumor-Directed Treatment?.Journal of Clinical Oncology, JCO647537.

Article summary

This article takes into consideration the role that the WHO analgesic ladder plays in addressing cancer pain in palliative care patients. The authors identify that cancer pain occurs in 90% of cancer patients but only half them are under proper pain management. To this effect, therefore, there is the need for applying opioids under the WHO ladder guidelines as a way of addressing cancer pain in oncology care patients.

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PSYCHOLOGY

Developmental Psychology refers to the learning and explanation of behaviors elicited by human beings during their life span. Life begins at birth and psychologists have various categories that have been used to define certain stages. In childhood, for example there is early, middle, and late childhood. Various psychologists had different explanations for what went on during teenage or adolescent years. Some even refer to this stage as the stage of storm and confusion. This essay summarizes three theories, that of Erik Erikson and Anna Freud, and Sigmund Freud, whilst attempting to shed some light on what they asserted to ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. Some of the problems identified included ...

Abstract

Medical personnel working in the emergency department encounter many cases of patients suffering from life threatening conditions. It is important, therefore, that the healthcare provider determines the exact extent of the injuries before the patient is committed to specialized treatment. In this case, a patient presents to the emergency department with a life threatening condition, renal failure. Assessing the vital signs of the patient is critical in ensuring survival, in addition to reducing or mitigating the extent of the injuries. The assessment was achieved via a primary survey of the patient, which involved assessing the airway patency, breathing and ...

Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease characterised by reduced mineral density of the bones as well as the destruction of the tissues of the bones. This damage makes the bone fragile and prone to fractures. The fractures often occur in the spine, wrist, and the hip bone. The disease mostly affects the elderly individuals in the society. This paper examines the causes, diagnosis, prognosis, and osteoporosis-related psychosocial issues. Additionally, the paper is set to explore the accommodations required for an individual suffering from osteoporosis.

Causes of Osteoporosis

Loss of bone density and structure is natural in the process of ageing. However, bone loss ...

Marital Satisfaction and Work-Family Conflict

The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for a study on the topic of marital satisfaction and work-family balance. The paper presents the proposal under the subsections objective, subjects for the study, ethical considerations, measurement, data collection methods, and data analysis. 1. Objective The concept of work-family balance refers to the assessment of the whether or not family and work resources are sufficient to satisfy both work and family demands (Voydanoff, 2005). Family and work are central social institutions in an individual’s life and both absorb considerable amounts of an individual’s time. Balancing the ...

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Introduction

The goal of therapies addressing weight loss is to decrease the risks for chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, but also to ultimately increase positive feelings of well-being from physical improvements. Significant weight loss is accompanied by both positive and negative emotions and if the decrease in body mass is accompanying by negative feelings, maintenance is difficult. Therefore, psychological aspects to weight loss programs are an important consideration when determining the success of the therapy. Previous research concerning the psychological aspects of significant weight loss has made ...

Security Services as well as Methods

Security is an essential factor in the development of any part of the world. Regions where security is threatened, there are few development initiatives. The security of a nation lies with the government of the particular state. When a security concern arises, the government reacts to protect the citizens. Security threats that may affect than one country can be regarded as a regional or global threats. These threats are often tackled by global security organizations. Some of these organizations include the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN). These organizations are essential in ensuring international peace ...

Introduction

Schizophrenia is a mental illness or disorder that affects a considerable amount of people around the world. The mental illness adversely affects the neurological and psychological functioning of the individual that lead to skewed perceptions of reality and hallucinations. Most schizophrenic patients have distorted perceptions of reality and portray atypical social behavior along with vague thinking, various pretenses, and lack of emotional or social engagement (Keshavan & Diwadkar, 2012). Schizophrenia patients usually develop other mental illnesses, including depression, substance abuse, and anxiety disorders. Although schizophrenia is not as prevalent as other mental illnesses, a severe condition involves a broad range ...

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Based on a 2005 survey that was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 2.6 percent of the adult population has a bipolar disorder (National Institutes of Health, n.d.). Among these people, 82.9 percent have severe cases of the said condition. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive disorder, is a serious condition which affects patients’ day to day lives. The National Institutes of Health (n.d.) describes this condition as a “dramatic shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels.” In the popular culture, this disorder have been presented in many American films. For instance, in the year 2012, ...

This paper discusses the significance of biopsychosocial model in the field of healthcare. A biopsychosocial model is a tool that a general practitioner utilizes to inspect how psychosomatic disorders build up. According to White (2005), the bio-psychosocial model affirms ill health is indomitable by a forceful contact between natural, mental, and societal factors (White, 2005). The lesson provides a classification of the bio-psychosocial model and provides exact details to demonstrate that how it can be used. To help enlighten the complications, the general practitioners have implemented various models and theories that explain that how several factors contribute to healthiness ...

There is a general feeling among scholars that crises are important aspects when working with people with distress and difficulties in life (Kaplan & Girard, 1994). A crisis is defined as a turning point with a situation that pushes the usual coping mechanisms in people beyond their effectiveness limits and necessitates different responses as well as a different coping strategy. Crisis intervention is defined as an approach premised on the fact that crises play a critical role for situational aspects that help individuals in various situations. This is approach is best exemplified by a situation where the health worker analyses ...

Insecure Attachment and Identity Formation Issues

Abstract: This paper will seek to examine the effect of forming insecure attachment in leading to unsuccessful identity achievement in human beings. This question is answered by examining the attachment theory and relating it to identity formation. It will also examine how these two issues affect healthy development in each stage of the life span based on Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages. According to the attachment theory, attachment mainly determines different aspects of human relationships and interaction. This in turn, leads to social and emotional development issues in individuals during different life stages. This research paper includes an in-depth ...

Psychologist Eric Erikson advanced a theory of psychosocial stages of development which has greatly influenced the course of modern psychology. Erickson contended that there are eight phases of life that a person goes through, with each phase resulting in some sort of conflict (McLeod, 2013). According to Erickson, the healthy adult must resolve the conflict, a resolution that ultimately allows passage into the next phase of psychosocial development (McLeod, 2013). With respect to Erikson’s theory, I am now in the midst of the so-called young adult stage (between the ages of 18 and 40), characterized by a conflict ...

Abstract

This research involves a critique of empirical peer-reviewed analysis and reviews of the impact and implications of inadequate prenatal care. The study examines two professional journals that provide information about late prenatal care and risk management in prenatal care. The findings indicate that prenatal care that is given late in a pregnancy often comes with inherent issues including emotional stress, self-esteem problems and substance abuse risks. These situations include the presentation of intensive prenatal care to deal with cases involving late care. There is the need for gaps and issues to be dealt with in order to get the ...

Focusing solely on the map and two graphs that contain data for Colorado, the most feasible research proposal to develop would be one that answers the question “is there a correlation between health, level of income, and the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among various population based on income groups in Colorado”. When developing a research question, narrowing it down based on several criteria is among the hardest steps to accomplish. However, this was made easier in this case thanks to the defined availability of data. So far, three groups of data were already available and so the most sensible ...

Introduction

Advanced practice psychiatric nurses (APPNs) are advanced practice physicians specialized in providing multifaceted roles in mental health care. Changes in the delivery of health-care have promoted for the integration of the advanced psychiatric nurse into psychiatric practice to address a number of mental and other psychiatric health problems formerly met primarily by the psychiatrist alone (Theccanat, 2015). Also, it positions the APNs in a broader position to provide an array of psychiatric and mental health-related services not only in their health care centers but also in the wider society. In this paper, we analyze some of the critical roles ...

Protocol for Diagnosis, Management, and Follow-Up Care of Growth and Development and Psychosocial Issues

When it comes to common growth and development and psychosocial issues that may potentially present in pediatric patients one should recognize possible dangers from first days in order to watch and treat them. As the example of implementing assessment and treatment options to children, one case study has been analyzed in this paper. 30-month-old child named Brian goes through different stages of growth and development at the same time. Both his mind and body change in order to satisfy the child psychosocial issues. The boy runs and walks independently and he is also able to button his pants. He ...

Smoking is a learned habit that has existed in the society for long. This allows us to understand how the habit affects health and wellbeing both. Though the country may make millions of dollars selling tobacco, it spends several times more on treating diseases caused by the smoking habit. Explain why sociology is useful in helping us to challenge the dominance of biomedicine and understand health and health care as shaped by biopsychosocial factors. The society we belong treats scientific knowledge as proven and reliable information to improve once understanding about the world we live. Biomedical understanding of diseases ...

Headache is a common complaint that afflicts most of the adult population at some point in their lives (Hainer & Matheson, 2013). Headaches are by and large a subjective phenomenon with few objectively measurable factors (McMurtray & Saito, 2014). Most headaches will be the benign, but a small percentage will indicate an underlying neurologic or systemic pathology (Hainer & Matheson, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the chief complaint, “I have headaches or a headache.” The paper will discuss the objective and subjective data that needs to be collected, headache triggers and drug treatments, and the health promotion strategies ...

Hi, I concur with you take on the important characteristics that a disaster mental health responder should possess. The expert addresses the psychosocial needs of individuals during hazards. The requirements of victims are different based on the crisis; hence, the disaster mental health responder must be committed to performing his role and observe flexibility. The skills and knowledge of the professional should guide him or her in creating personal relationships with the victims to help them in the recovery procedure (North & Pfefferbaum, 2013). The willingness and flexibility to pursue the professional tasks require a level of calmness and adequate ...

Physical Therapy following Stroke

The purpose of this paper is to review a study by Kim, Kim, and Kim1 on the topic of physical therapy following cerebrovascular accident (stroke). The paper will summarize the study, comment on the relevance of the article to the field of physical therapy, and the importance of the study to other stakeholders. Finally, the paper will add recommendations for future research based on the results of the study. 1. Summary of the study The aim of the study was to determine if there was a relationship between stroke survivors’ quality of life and their ability to accomplish daily ...

Introduction

Psychological evaluation of juvenile offenders is an important part of the juvenile court system. This is because the main purpose of the juvenile justice system is the rehabilitation of the juvenile offenders who exhibit different psychological problems and others are raised by dysfunctional families. This means that a juvenile offender may require psychological treatment, assistance with their education, or treatment for a substance abuse problem. Provision of the right rehabilitation service will help in reducing the chances of recidivism. The psychological evaluation of the juvenile offenders may reveal some valuable information to the juvenile court that might assist in ...

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Acknowledgements

This project paper demonstrates the integration of the knowledge I acquired from the courses in Master of Health Administration and Leadership Program and the collaborative application with this project’s community partner, MidMichigan Health to improve the community health in Gratiot County, Michigan. I am thankful for getting this valuable opportunity to work with a large healthcare organization. First and foremost, I would like to thank my parents who worked really hard to financially and emotionally support me in pursuing further education overseas. They comfort me every ...

Child development takes place in discrete phases and ranges from birth to adulthood. These stages of development comprise various interrelated aspects such as socialization, motor skills, language, cognitive ability, emotional aspects, and social interaction. Various theories emphasize on the issues of development such as Vygotsky and Jeane Piaget theories. Piaget's model discusses concerns about the acquisition of knowledge and mechanisms of intellectual development. On the other hand, Vygotsky tended to focus mostly on the influence of culture on social and material structure and language of society (Steinberg & Vandergrift, 2010). Infant development and growth requires a combination of theories to ...

Depression is a psychiatric illness that is prominent with regard to incidence throughout the world (Marchand, 2012). This is a painful condition of despair, which is accompanied by dullness of thought and slow movements. A person feels deeply unhappy and completely unable to experience pleasure, has lost the purpose and meaning of life. There are also other symptoms such as disturbed appetite (overeating or malnutrition), problems with sleep - early waking up at 4-5 in the morning or oversleeping. However, the main criterion of depression is suicidal thoughts. Depression usually worsens overall health and wellbeing. Depression is often accompanied ...

The reaction by a person being told they have HIV is often and very understandably very negative. Most people, even in the most undereducated countries in the world, understand very well that HIV is a life-shortening disease. Depending on a multitude of physical, mental, and socio-economic factors, living with HIV can be a horrendous damnation in which the person is shamed and shunned for the remainder of their life, or it can be another chronic illness among a list of others. In the United States and the United Kingdom, most people today who are the most susceptible consider HIV ...

Philosophy Research Proposal

The research question chosen for this paper is the determination of the existence of a relationship between the type of therapeutic intervention and self-harming behaviors in adolescent girls. The author of this paper has hypothesized that there is indeed a correlation between the type of therapeutic intervention and the resulting self-harming behaviors among adolescent girls. This means that adolescent girls receiving a certain therapeutic intervention will display a more significant decrease in self-harming behaviors as opposed to adolescent girls who do not receive a therapeutic intervention. For the null, hypothesis, it would basically suggest that there is no correlation ...

Abstract:

Mental illnesses altogether place a significant burden of disorder on young people. They induce adequate negative outcomes short- and long-term in several domains. Many youths with mental illnesses such as Bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia fall into the clutches of the criminal justice system (CJS) due to their risky behavior. This leads to a problematic quality of life. The main objective of the paper is to highlight about the mental illnesses in youth and the criminal justice system. A web search was conducted and quality articles were retrieved. It was observed that mentally ill youth encounter trouble with regard to ...

Introduction

Cancer disease encompasses about 200 different types of the disease which take different types of treatments too. Many of such are curable, others are controllable, and symptoms such as pain can be relieved. The behavior and treatment of cancer depends largely on how early the cancer was detected. All types of cancer cannot be treated using a single reliable treatment procedure but current major methods used by clinicians include: surgery where the cancerous tissue is completely removed, chemotherapy where the cancerous tissues are destroyed or the growth of the cells is inhibited, radiotherapy where the cancerous tissues are destroyed ...

Explain the Life Span Perspective of Development

The life span perspective of development focuses on individuals’ development through their respective lifespan. It is concerned with who people are and how they gradually gain their identity. Research suggests that psychoanalytic theories attempt to provide insight into an individual’s lifespan development as well as the developmental stages that a person undergoes in their life (Doise, 1998). Ideally, the lifespan perspective offers useful information regarding the way environmental and hereditary factors interact to create the differences in individuals’ lifespan development. The perspective is essential in the study of human development because it provides significant insight into an individual’ ...

The bio psychosocial model

Wellness is the positive state of wellbeing and not the absence of disease, research has proven the truth in this by clearly illuminating light to the connection between our different dimensions as human beings(Evers et al., 2015). This includes the physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of man, however the Bio psychosocial model looks at the relationship between health and our physical, social as well as our psychological components. The WHO defines health as state of psychological, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing and not the mere absence of disease or infirmity all these aspects are intertwined and contribute ...

Identifying the causes of aggression and pointing out ways to reduce or eliminate them can help to reduce aggression in both people and society. Understanding the importance of addressing aggressive behavior is important in limiting unwanted outcomes such as harassment, violence, and death. There are five major categories of aggression that should be assessed. These include gun legislation, reduction of media violence, understanding the social context of terrorism, reduction of self-harm, and values and regulations for activities such as bullying. Through analysis of these factors, a more informed perspective on how to reduce aggressive behaviors can be achieved. In ...

Bullying, while physical in nature, can have lasting social and psychological consequences that can profoundly effect the emotional and cognitive development of young people. Aggressive behaviors, both in traditional settings and in the virtual realm, have been shown to have deep and lasting challenges to their capacity for personal relationships, emotional stability, and overall success. This is true for both the victims of bullying and the bullies themselves. In assessing the research that has been done in the field of bullying it will be possible to establish a general criteria to determine the overall consensus in regards to the ...

Theory/Author Name and Background

The theory on spiritual well-being in illness is a concept that was explored by Sr. Mary Elizabeth O’Brien. Sr. Mary began her career as a nurse at the Mercy Hospital in Pennsylvania and she worked closely with people with chronic illnesses. Over the course of the history of nursing and specifically on the issues that touch on chronic illnesses and end-of-life care, the aspect of spirituality holds significant influence as to the development of the care plan (O'Brien, 2003). Even in the contemporary healthcare system, nurses are expected to observe the code of ethics within the specifics of ...

Introduction

Members of the LGBT or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in 2016 probably are accepted more in society than even a decade ago. A research report published by the Pew Research Center in 2013 showed that over 55% Americans viewed LGBT members favorably which was a rise by almost 20% when compared to 2003. Lesbians were viewed slightly more favorably than gay men – 58% people had a favorable opinion about lesbians while only 55% had a favorable opinion about gay men. In contrast 92% of LGBT community felt that they had been accepted by society. In sharper contrast, ...

Mary Bell is one of the well-known young killers. She was accused of the death of Brian Howe and Martin Brown. The details of the murders were gruesome, including the strangulation of one of the victims who was a three-year-old boy. Mary's family background is said to be responsible for her delinquent behaviors. Firstly, she thought that Bill Bell was her biological father (Calin, 2011). Billy was a criminal arrested for armed robbery and her biological father was unknown to her. Secondly, Mary claimed that her mother, who was a prostitute, had forced her to engage in sexual acts ...

Introduction

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests with irreversible and progressive loss of memory. The disease causes memory destruction and cognitive dysfunction, and finally the ability to perform simple tasks is affected. Recently the disorder is ranked as among the leading cause of deaths in the United States after heart diseases and cancers thus making it the third leading causes of death especially in geriatrics. Alzheimer is the main cause of dementia among the old people. Dementia simply means loss of cognitive functions which involves thinking, remembering as well as reasoning, and change in behavioral abilities to ...