and beta- adrenergic receptors. They alter cell activity (for instance, mobilization, quicker heart rate, adipose tissue fatty acids) by means of second messengers. Estrogen, andogren (or sex steroids), aldosterone, and cortisol are generated by the adrenal gland cortex. Aldosterone helps regulate the body's potassium and sodium balance. Rigorous exercise boosts aldosterone production. Cortisol reacts to numerous stressors such as exercise, ensuring the availability of fuel (i.e., free fatty acids and glucose) and amino acids to aid the tissue repair process (Crosta, 2015).
Pancreas makes up the third main endocrine gland. Its endocrine part (also called islets of Langerhans) comprises of numerous cells… Continue Reading...
thyroid disease (Klein & Danzi, 2016). Metabolism could also impact the disease to cause problems with heart rate. Devdhar, Drooger, Pehlivanova, Singh and Jonklass (2014) have shown that gender is a factor that will determine dosage levels of levothyroxine, as women will tend to require different doses than men. However, what Devdhar et al. (2014) also noticed was that gender as a factor only became apparent in their research when they were also comparing weight as a factor. So gender and weight may be combined as equally important factors when considering the right dosage level of levothyroxine for patients. This combination is critical to understand according… Continue Reading...
for complementing psychometric instruments and clinical interviews when assessing trauma patients. Key psychophysiological indices include blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, peripheral temperature, and skin conductance response and level. This evaluation technique proves beneficial, owing to its lower likelihood of response bias as well as its ability to identify processes potentially unidentifiable using other methods. A majority of PTSD related research works have indexed numerous psychophysiological activities as a reaction to trauma signs. Researchers concur with the fact that such reactions can help distinguish between traumatized and non-traumatized patients (Bryant & Harvey, 2000)
Current Issues Faced by Client- A Provisional Diagnosis
The patient, Carlos, is, at present,… Continue Reading...
components of anxiety can include headaches, upset stomach, increased heart rate, loss of breath, sweating, tremors, fatigue, insomnia and frequent urination (NAMI, 2017). It is believed that anxiety may have a genetic or environmental cause.
Treatment options for anxiety include psychotherapy such as exposure response prevention or cognitive behavioral therapy, which is designed to help promote positive courses of action for the patient in response to the perception of an anxiety attacks coming on. Medication treatments are also available, such as anti-anxiety drugs like benzodiazepine and antidepressants. Self-management techniques, stress and relaxation techniques, yoga and exercise are also available… Continue Reading...
JR occasionally imbibed alcohol. He is overweight at 248 lbs with a 5’10” height. He has a regular heart rate but soft, hyperactive bowel sounds and pain in his left lower quadrant.
What History Should be Collected
A history of how long he has been taking the medications he is currently on should be obtained. Metformin is one drug he is taking for his diabetes, but one of the side effects of this drug can be diarrhea, so if JR has only recently begun taking this drug, his body could be having an adverse reaction to it (Dujic et al., 2016).
Whether diverticulitis runs in his family is… Continue Reading...
both in personal interactions and in the workplace. For example, I can notice more when my heart rate increases when I feel threatened, thereby training myself to calm down before saying something I might regret later. I can try harder to put myself into the other’s shoes to understand why they feel or think the way they do instead of judging or criticizing them in my head.
Question 2
One communication skill I believe I have mastered has been recognizing when the other person does not understand a message. This is a skills that is related to active empathic listening as well as emotional… Continue Reading...
is being given to psychophysiological techniques to add value to clinical interviews along with the psychometric tools used to assess traumatized people. Heart rate is a common major psychophysiological index. Others include muscle tension, skin conductance and response, peripheral temperature and blood pressure. The approach is a useful guard against response bias. It can also detect elements that may be hard to identify by other means. A lot of studies on post traumatic stress have exhibited multiple psychophysiological processes in resonance to trauma cues. There is a concurrence that such responses can be used to discriminate people experiencing post traumatic stress from those who are not (Bryant & Harvey, 2000).
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to recognize the early warning signs of stress, such as increased heart rate, and take time before responding to situations that may create angry reactions. Being aware of my emotions is a major aspect of emotional intelligence, which is why mindfulness meditation can also become important to self-development.
Even the most pragmatic elements of self-development, such as improving my career prospects, require emotional intelligence. In any field, we need to interact with clients, supervisors, and colleagues. Good customer service skills and strong communication skills are prerequisites to success. I need to stop feeling offended at the slightest affronts, instead taking insults… Continue Reading...
