Vitiligo is a skin condition characterized by loss of pigmentation in blotches. The cause of vitiligo is the death of melanocytes, the cells that are responsible for producing melanin. According to the National Institutes of Health and the National I Continue Reading...
Psychosocial Process Recording Theories thrive in situations where facts are scarce or sparse in human endeavors. Medicine is a field in which such truths are evident. According to Gorman (1990), radical biologists hold the view that all psychiatric Continue Reading...
Decision-Making by Caregivers of Family Members with Heart Failure Describe the population for this study. The population for this study consisted of people who are family members of those with cardiovascular issues who may develop heart failure o Continue Reading...
Biological Psychology: SchizophreniaIntroductionSchizophrenia is a mental disorder that is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and distorted thinking. The exact cause of schizophrenia is unknown, but it is believed to be a combination of gene Continue Reading...
Caregiver Decision Making for Heart Failure Reading Research Literature #1 Type your answers to the following questions using complete sentences and correct grammar, spelling, and syntax. Click Save as and save the file with your last name and assi Continue Reading...
Those who happen to be disproportionately affected by hypertension according to Elliot (2007) are African-Americans. Family history of BP also plays a prominent role in the prevalence of hypertension. In the words of Elliot (2007), "data consistentl Continue Reading...
Family Communication There is a lot of information on dementia, and even a lot about the concerns that families may have about the treatment of their loved ones in facilities, however there is very little if not any research regarding communication Continue Reading...
Then, the therapist challenges these structures and begins restructuring the family by offering alternative, more functional ways of behaving and communicating ("Find out more about family therapy," 2008, DMRTK). Regardless of the efficacy of this t Continue Reading...
Family Therapies Structural family approach Major contributors of Structural family approach Structural family approach mainly operates by considering problems within the family structure, it emphasizes on dealing with the individual symptom throu Continue Reading...
...in the end 'the addict has to want to change' and if the addict does not want to change it does not matter what program..." that the addict is in. (National Institute of Justice, 2005) the National Institute of Justice reports that a woman "often Continue Reading...
Not all physical force can be characterized as violence, and not all violence is created equal. There are numerous controversies regarding definitions of violence and abuse and no clear consensus among researchers on how to characterize acts as one Continue Reading...
Psychology of Marriage and Family Systems The literal meaning of the word "psychopathology" is a mind disorder or disease. Psychological diagnosticians, while assuming that the illness is located inside a person, always use the medical model in trea Continue Reading...
Paul -- You can see why this was reworked. I did not do it in the regular format because of our relationship, and I didn't worry about double spacing, and all that jazz. You know there is more here than you need. So, based on an interview and readin Continue Reading...
VL AdditionVL's behavior can be considered in the light of the DSM-5 criteria by contrasting the symptoms of ADHD and ASD versus those of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD). VL displays challenges in social interactions, co Continue Reading...
Emotional Stress Triggers Symptoms in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Survey of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association In the article titled: "Emotional Stress Triggers Symptoms in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Survey of the Hypertrophic Card Continue Reading...
Family CounselingFamily therapy systems adopt systems thinking approach in which the family is viewed as an emotional unit. Through this approach, family therapy systems conceptualize psychosocial symptoms of individuals within families. There are va Continue Reading...
Psychology of Marriage and Family Systems Vignette One Considering the reading assignments in both texts, what do you see going on with Pete and his family? Family dynamics is affecting Pete and his family. The point of focus is the pattern of dyn Continue Reading...
Vingnettes Psychology of marriage and family systems Vignette Three Considering the text reading assignments, what do you see going on with Phillip and his family? Given that Phillip was born to a mother who abused alcohol in the past, it is poss Continue Reading...
Shift From First-order to Second-Order Cybernetics in the Family and Systemic Therapies The strategic family therapy model came up in the 1950s and was inspired by two primary works: the works of Milton Erickson who came up with revolutionary parad Continue Reading...
Dana shows signs of having bulimia. She binges and then purges to rid herself of the extra food consumed. The person involved is Dana and her triggers are comments and conversation made by her mother and her sister, Joanie. The modality of family th Continue Reading...
Family Systems Theory: Integrative Research Case Presentation The family system in the west seems well entrenched and a closely knit unit. Yet, they are not without stigma. Their norms do not align with normative, ethical demeanor and there have bee Continue Reading...
Family Therapy Treatment of Mental Illness There has been a growing movement towards the use of family therapy methods for the treatment of mental illness in recent years. To determine the facts about this trend, this paper provides a review of the Continue Reading...
It makes the important assertion that, current health status and disease outcomes associated with disease states in individuals or populations are determined by multiple factors that are both internal and external to the individual or population. Th Continue Reading...
The research indicates that domestic violence has a negative impact on each of these areas. One of the prominent concerns concerning domestic violence is the megative impact that it has on children. According to Stenberg (2006) "In the first decad Continue Reading...
Family Therapy and Anorexia Nervosa Family Therapy & Anorexia Nervosa This paper is a literature review and discussion of how family therapy approaches anorexia nervosa. The premise for most of the research conducted using family based therapy Continue Reading...
Monogamous Nuclear Families, Polygamous and Communal Families Family has different connotations for different persons and cultures. In American society, the word is usually meant to denote a nuclear family consisting of a father, mother and their ch Continue Reading...
Psycho-educational Models of Family Therapy and Transgenerational Models of Family Therapy in Correlation to Physical and Sexual Violence and Abuse Molestation, commonly known as sexual abuse, is defined as forced sexual behavior by one individual w Continue Reading...
Brice Family SYSTEMS Napier and Whitaker exemplify systems therapy with their presentation of the Brice family case. It is necessary to identify the origins of the systems approach in order to fully appreciate its value in the context of family the Continue Reading...
Dr. Murray Bowen family systems therapy contribution family therapy. Explain the Bowenian Dr. Murray Bowen's place in family systems therapy is secure and is one of the most prominent of theorists within this field. He has helped to pioneer a numbe Continue Reading...
Multiple Therapeutic Models of a Family The main components of structural therapy Structural therapy is a family treatment model founded on the frameworks of systems theory. The distinctive component of this model is the emphasis it has placed on s Continue Reading...
Family Abuse on Children The widespread prevalence of family abuse has been increasingly the focus of media, societal, and scholarly attention. This research paper examines the effects of various forms of family abuse on the psychological developme Continue Reading...
Structural Family Couselling Approach Family Counseling Approach FAMILY COUNSELING APPROACH RESEARCH PAPER Structural Approach to Family Counselling Families vary across the cultures, just as individuals vary within the family structure but the Continue Reading...
Drug Abuse Affects Families • Analyze the issues related to the affects of drug abuse on families Families are affected by the addictions of the young people in the family in more than one way. Adolescence is the time when most people become a Continue Reading...
They have grandparents who visit them during the holidays. However, for the most part family members deal with their problems as individuals, not as a family unit. Information provided by the family is an important source of information about the f Continue Reading...
Psychology Salvador Minuchin's System of Family Counseling Family therapy is usually initiated because of psychological or emotional problems of a single family member (Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology, 2001). In many cases, the family member is a c Continue Reading...
Nevertheless, the family capacity does not receive full exploitation during most intervention programs. A central challenge to most interventions is the need to broaden the chemical abuse treatment focus from the addict to the family. The initial s Continue Reading...
Post Deployment on Family Life It is stated in a Defense Watch document entitled "Post-Deployment Stressful for Many Veterans" that deployments are not only stressful for members of the armed forces but as well deployments are "also very stressful Continue Reading...
Depression and Family Depression is a very serious condition which can have some surprising effects on those who are experiencing this mental state. Depression is often looked upon as a negative consequence of the human condition as it sends a messa Continue Reading...
