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    MPsychological Evaluation Report Name of Examinee: Lady Macbeth Case Number: 2719 Date of the report: 16/06/12 Examiner: - Purpose for Evaluation Lady Macbeth is a white, Scottish lady of middle age and upper class background and social status. She is married to the Thane of Cawdor and Glamis, Lord Macbeth, and currently has no need for a job and remains a housewife. She was admitted due to the express referral of her husband, Macbeth, who insisted that she needed immediate psychoanalysis

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    developmental and mental health status. To gather information about Tim’s current developmental and mental position I would use my active listening skills. By utilizing these skills, I would be paying attention and taking note of things like his body language towards me and his difficulty in keeping eye contact. Once Tim feels a little bit more comfortable in this situation asking open ended questions could help gain an understanding of where he feels he is regarding his mental state and finding

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    Human Behavior in the Social Environment III Client: William Styron Axis I 296. 25 Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode, In Partial Remission Axis II 799.9 Deferred Axis III Deferred Axis IV Recent awarding ceremony Problems related to the social environment: Death of friends Problems with primary support

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    When a person is subject to an extended period of isolation they are prone to depression which would sink them further into the lonely state. Being lonely, idle, and absent from society can cause a person great mental strain and internal conflict. These conflicts would eventually lead to a mental condition. There are two main causes for someone to be absent from society. The first would be an internal conflict that drove them away from an event or person and have not been able to

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    known history of drug allergy. She takes the medications herself from the pill bottles. She is a nonsmoker and occasional drinker. She would like to drink beer when she is anxious but the son has not bought it for her in 6 months. On physical examination she weighs 126.7 pounds. Her visual acuity is 20/70 on the right and 20/50 on the left. Blood pressure is 170/66 sitting and 160/70 standing, pulse 72 per minute. JVP is not elevated. Heart sounds are normal. There are on murmurs heard. the chest

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    Biopsyhcosocial Agency and Status Role The agency in which this clinician is working is a resource center. The resource center connects individuals with resources throughout the community such as food banks, shelters, rental assistance and energy assistance. The program is grant funded and also offers many other services such as counseling, parenting classes, and bullying education. This client is self referred and came in to get some information and talk to someone about some current stressors

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    PBL 1 Assignment Jodi-Ann Crawford PNH 301 Instructor: Hyacinth Jackson October 13, 2015 Problem Based Learning #1: Alzheimer’s Disease Student Name: Date: SID: M.E. is a 62-year-old woman who has a 5-year history of progressive forgetfulness. She is no longer able to care for herself, has become increasingly depressed and paranoid, and recently started a fire in the kitchen. After extensive neurologic evaluation, M.E. is diagnosed as having Alzheimer 's disease

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    seek treatment. They may feel that depression is a personal weakness, or try to cope with their symptoms alone. On the other hand, some people are comfortable with admitting their symptoms and seeking help. According to The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, April 15, 1949) even the most severe cases, depression can be effectively treated. The earlier that treatment can begin, the more effective it is.The first step

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    Personality Inventory-2

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    “A clinical mental health counselor administers a personality inventory to narrow down a varied set of symptoms and determine the diagnosis of a particular psychological disorder” (Drummond et al., 2016-pg. 274). The Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) is a popular personality inventory. The MMPI-2 can be finished in 60-90 minutes and may offer an explanation to Jessica as too how her personality may affect her mental health. The Beck Depression Inventory-II

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    years old with both male and females equally represented, all of whom suffer from and have been diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease, other forms of dementia, or Parkinson 's disease according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-5]. The selected participants will have volunteered for the study or were referred by physicians and caregivers, and come from multiple nursing homes. The probability sampling method, random sampling, will be used to ensure that the

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