Category: Psychology homework help

Identify a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument.
Discuss if the instrument is appropriate for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.
Describe whether the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment.
Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.
Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.
Instruments/Tools for diagnosis of (one instrument/tool for each diagnosis):
Anxiety in children and adolescents
OCD in children and adolescents
Use the Journal Template Assessment Tool Template to complete the journal assignment. Your information can be in bulleted format or just a couple sentences for each criterion listed. However, you must use APA citations and references at the end. 

Addresses the following prompts using evidence-based references to support your answers:
Summarize the case.
What is your provisional diagnosis, as well as the possible      differentials?
Justify your answer with DSM-5 criteria (be short, brief and to the      point).
Is Ava too young to diagnose, or is there a basis for early      identification and intervention?
What psychiatric scales or assessment tools might you use with this      patient? With the parents? List and describe briefly.
What would be your treatment plan for medications, if any? If you      do choose to offer medication as part of the treatment plan, please      address the following medications issues:

Target symptoms
Receptors affected
Psychiatric and system effects
Possible parental concerns

What would be your school-based treatment plan, if any?
What would be the implications for the families of children and      adolescents with these diagnostic pictures?
How does the mother’s health play into the picture of Ava’s      diagnosis? What type of therapy would you recommend for Ava (and her      family) to work through her issues?
Identify resources for patients/families with this diagnosis in the      form of community groups, web-sites, advocacy, as well as treatment      resources available in your service area.
What are you worried about (if anything)? Consider this question in      terms of treatment, assessment, alliance, compliance, effectiveness,      safety, and other factors.

 Take a moment to think about and answer the following questions.
Think about how you feel when given information that is contradictory to what you believe. How do you think cognitive dissonance has an influence on critical thinking abilities? Explain.
Does it have an influence on the way we consume and interpret media? Explain.

 This week, you will be reading about the anatomy of the eye, the differences between rods and cones, and certain limitations of our visual system. For your Week Two activity, I am asking you to conduct another experiment… this time with a partner! In this experiment, you are going to conduct a test of peripheral vision. 
 After you watch the video explanation and conduct the experiment, I want you to reply to this discussion topic and provide the following information about what happened during the activity 
1. List the *order* in which each of the four things were detected:
For example, in the experiment I did in the video, Billy detected things in this order:
1st: Motion
2nd: Shape
3rd: Color
4th:  Text
2. Based on what your textbook says about rods, cones, peripheral vision, and foveal vision, would you have predicted the order in which you observed in your experiment? If yes, explain from a physiological standpoint, why your findings confirm your prediction. If no, why not? What explanation might you provide as to why your results aren’t what you would have expected?
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz2OHcDuXfA

 Complete the following questions.  Upload your responses in a Word Document.
Dr. Rosser-Mims’ talks about everyone wanting to feel as if they belong.  Relate a story where you did not feel included or a part of as it relates to Dr. Rosser-Mims’ video.
Summarize the “Diversity Model” in Dr. Rosser-Mims’ presentation.
What are the 5 principles of an Inclusive Leader?
What are the 6 traits of an Inclusive Leader?
What is the differences between Gender Intelligence and Stereotyping in Leadership and in Communication?
When it comes to gender, why do you think our brains are different?

 Topic 1. Some biases are a learned behavior that shape our perceptions of who we are according to our gender, ethnicity, and culture (i.e.. girls wear pink, boys should be competitive and confident; certain ethnicities are considered smart while others are not, etc.) happen very early in our development. These biases can follow us into adulthood or our careers and can affect how we view others. However, what is learned can be unlearned as explained in this week’s content. After reviewing Dr. Rosser-Mims’ Diversity and Inclusion video lecture: 
    a. What are some inherent biases you have recognized in yourself?
    b. Have you experienced any explicit workplace biases based on your gender, ethnicity, or cultural heritage? (Explain if you desire.) 
    c. Finally, what is your personal responsibility to correct any biases as you progress to understanding others ?

Respond by Day 6 in one of the following ways to at least one of your colleagues whose posting is in response to the portion of the Discussion to which you were not assigned:
Ask a probing question.
Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
Offer and support an opinion.
Validate an idea with your own experience.
Make a suggestion.
Expand on your colleague’s posting.

 Develop 3 needs assessment research questions based on the social problem: (Example) lack of parental involvement in school-based mental health services.  After each of your questions, discuss how you might answer the question (who might you ask, do you think there is available data you can review, would you primary or secondary data and why), and discuss the type of need which would be assessed by the research question (normative, felt, expressed, or comparative) 

 Develop 3 needs assessment research questions based on the social problem: (Example) lack of parental involvement in school-based mental health services.  After each of your questions, discuss how you might answer the question (who might you ask, do you think there is available data you can review, would you primary or secondary data and why), and discuss the type of need which would be assessed by the research question (normative, felt, expressed, or comparative) 

MICHELLE’S CASE
Michelle brought by her parents to a Psychiatrist because of her unusual behaviour. Based on the client’s report,
“At one point, I would look at my co-workers and their faces would become distorted. Their teeth looked like fangs ready to devour me. Most of the time, I couldn’t trust myself to look at anyone for fear of being swallowed. I had no respite from the illness. Even when I tried to sleep, the demons would keep me awake, and at times I would roam the house searching for them. I was being consumed on all sides whether I was awake or asleep. I felt I was being consumed by demons.”  
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ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS [CASE ANALYSIS NO.2]
RAMONA K. CASE
When she was 20 and had been married only a few months, Ramona Kelt was hospitalized for the first time. According to records, her mood had been silly and inappropriate, her speech disjointed and hard to follow. She had been taken for evaluation after putting coffee grounds and orange peels on her head. She told the staff about television cameras in her closet that spied upon her whenever she had sex. Since then, she had had several additional episodes, widely scattered across years. Whenever she fell ill, her symptoms were the same. Each time she recovered enough to return home to her husband. Every morning Ramona’s husband had to prepare a list spelling out her day’s activities, even including meal planning and cooking. Without it, he might arrive home to find that she had accomplished nothing that day. The couple had no children and few friends. Ramona’s most recent evaluation was prompted by a change in medical care plans. Her new clinician noted that she was still taking neuroleptics; each morning her husband carefully counted them out onto her plate and watched her swallow them. During the interview, she winked and smiled when it did not seem appropriate. She said it had been several years since television cameras bothered her, but she wondered whether her closet “might be haunted.”
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ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS [CASE ANALYSIS NO.3]
MELANIE’S CASE
This was Melanie’s first pregnancy, and she had been quite apprehensive about it. She had gained 30 pounds, and her blood pressure had been slightly too high. But she had needed only a spinal block for anesthesia, and her husband was in the room with her when she delivered a healthy baby girl. That night she slept fitfully; she was irritable the next day. But she breastfed her baby and seemed to listen attentively when the nurse practitioner came to instruct her on bathing and other postpartum care. The next morning, while Melanie was having breakfast, her husband came to take her and the baby home. When she ordered him to turn off the radio, he looked around the room and said he didn’t hear one. “You know very well what radio,” she yelled, and threw a tea bag at him. The mental health consultant noted that Melanie was alert, fully oriented, and cognitively intact. She was irritable but not depressed. She kept insisting that she heard a radio playing: “I think it’s hidden in my pillow.” She unzipped the pillowcase and felt around inside. “It’s some sort of a news report. They’re talking about what’s happening in the hospital. I think I just heard my name mentioned.” Melanie’s flow of speech was coherent and relevant. Apart from throwing the tea bag and looking for the radio, her behavior was unremarkable. She denied hallucinations involving any of the other senses. She insisted that the voices she heard could not be imaginary, and she didn’t think someone was trying to play a trick on her. She had never used drugs or alcohol, and her obstetrician vouched for her excellent general health. After much discussion, she agreed to remain in the hospital a day or two longer to try to get to the bottom of the mystery.
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