...of Family Therapy published an article titled “Structural Therapy with a Couple Battling Pornography Addiction” by Jeffrey J. Ford, Jared A. Durtschi, and Darell L. Franklin. This remarkable publication addresses an issue about how the increasing availability of pornographic material is becoming detrimental to couples’ relationships. It notifies the reader that boundless addictions to pornography are affecting individuals in a relationship, and as a result, therapists are pursuing effective ways to solve this significant issue. In this article, it is mentioned that pornography causes personal distress and symptoms of withdrawal and tolerance, which, in turn, can adversely affect relationship and neurological functioning. Unfortunately, there are many instances where therapists encounter victims of pornography addiction, but due to its uncommon occurrence, importance is not given to these addictions. The effects of this addiction are often underestimated, and it is often ignored that these addictions are as severe and difficult as other types of addictions. Therefore, this article addresses the severity of pornographic addictions, in addition to introducing the implementation of a successful structural therapy for obsessive patterns of pornographic addiction. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the structural therapy, the authors present a case study of a couple battling a pornographic addiction. The subjects involved in this case study are a couple named John and Mary, who have...
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...Analyzing Psychological Disorders University of Phoenix June 2, 2011 Analyzing Psychological Disorders For the last duration of my interview process I will analyze the psychiatric disorder of schizophrenia. I will discuss the various parts of the brain that this disorder affects as well as the causes and symptoms of schizophrenia. I will then analyze two different case studies the first one being anorexia and the second being insomnia. Within my analysis of the two case studies I will examine the problem as a biopsychologist and relate it the nature-nurture issue. I will conclude the interview with possible helpful drug interventions or solutions as well as the side effects that they may cause. PART A “The term schizophrenia means the splitting of psychic function and is most commonly associated with the concept of madness” (Pinel, 2007). Schizophrenia affects three different parts of the brain the forebrain, hindbrain, and the limbic system. “As a whole the forebrain serves to control cognition (the process of thinking, knowing, learning, and judging), sensory and motor function, temperature regulation, reproduction, hunger, sleep cycle and emotional expression” (Walding, 2011). Damage or abnormalities in the forebrain causes delusions within people who suffer from schizophrenia. The temporal lobe also located in the forebrain assists in visual and auditory functions. In schizophrenics this may cause hallucinations through both hearing and visual perceptions. The hindbrain...
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...substitutes between two mood extremes mania and depression (Beck 1967). Moreover unipolar involves neurosis manifestation and bipolar involves psychosis features. The aetiology of unipolar is unknown however research suggests a link to chemical changes in the brain and differences in gene make up. It is genetic but can also manifest in those with no family history (Jacob et al 1987). Contributory factors are alcohol and drug abuse, types of cancers and other medical conditions. Life changing issues such as job loss, divorce, death, illness, and social isolation, physical and emotional abuse can trigger unipolar depression. Jacob et al (1987) suggest that people with unipolar depression are more likely to use alcohol or illegal substances additionally these patients are at increased risk of other mental and physical health problems. Unipolar patients are more likely to commit suicide than the general population. Evidence suggests that depression ranks first among the causes of disability worldwide (Lopez et al 2006). Diagnosis Question 1 Mary symptoms are typical of those symptoms associated with unipolar depression. The clinical diagnosis of unipolar requires the presence of five of the following together with a depressed mood, loss of...
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...the blood stream. (medcinenet.com) The pus that was present indicated that his body was trying to fight off the infection. Pus is defined as a thick substance that is part of the body’s natural response system. By seeing pus it showed that the white blood cells were attacking. The reason IV antibiotics were used was this way the medicine is delivered directly into the bloodstream, which causes a faster recovery time. Richard was not able to return to work until the infection was due to the fact an IV port in his arm mae him susceptible to getting more infections while working in the sewer system. Mary is a 35-year-old patient who is suffering from stage two-breast cancer. Mary’s aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer, which put Mary at risk for it. Mary was a woman in her mid 30’s, along with taking birth control could put her at a higher risk. I believe Mary decided to have both breasts...
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...A sprain is when ligaments and tendons are torn and or stretched out(Pierre Rouzier). These injuries can take a long time to heal. Sprains are categorized by grades, the grades are usually in three levels. A ligament is a very strong band of tissue that connects bone to bone(Amy Scholton). A tendon is a very strong band that connects bone to muscle(Amy Scholton). Some tears can be so bad that you may even have to have surgery and then a couple weeks of therapy for a proper healing process (Vernada Karriem-Norwood). So imagine tearing some ligaments and tendons in your shoulder you possibly couldn't even lift up your arm so injured ligaments and tendons can be very severe and bad. Foot fractures are also a very common foot injury. The most common place for a...
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...biopsychology is my passion. I will start with analyzing the psychiatric disease schizophrenia first. Schizophrenia was a term coined by psychologist in the early 20th century. It means “splitting the psychic functions”. Another common term for schizophrenia is split personality disorder. (Dryden-Edwards, 20011). When you think of schizophrenia, words like madness and crazy come to mind. It is a disease that is made up of many complex and diverse symptoms, which often overlap with other psychiatric disorders (Pinel, 2009). Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the population. It generally starts between late adolescence and early adulthood. Men are statistically affected with schizophrenia 1 ½ times more than women. There are five types of schizophrenia: paranoid schizophrenia, disorganized schizophrenia, catatonic schizophrenia, undifferentiated schizophrenia, and residual schizophrenia. The symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia deal with delusions or auditory hallucinations. For example, the patient might feel as if they have bugs crawling on them when they do not. Disorganized schizophrenia has symptoms of speech and behaviors that are disorganized, and that are often inappropriate. The symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia usually deal with the individual having difficulty moving, abnormal movements, excessive movements, and/or resistance to moving. They also tend to repeat what others are doing or saying. Imagine a person swaying back and forth, repeating the same...
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...Game instructions for multiple players Game requires two teams. How to play the game There are two sets of cards. Set 1 contains 5 cards with a description of a patients pain. Set two also contains 5 cards with a description of pain The goal is to match each card in set one with the correct type of pain in set two. Team 1takes game set 1cards with the description of a patients pain. Team 2 takes game set 2 cards with the type of pain. Goal: Team 2 will match each type of pain to the patient description by asking each member of team 1 questions about their pain and through this assessment will determine what pain type they are experiencing. The game ends when each game card in set 1 is matched to the correct game card in set 2. Game Card Set 1 Patient Profile Presenting Complaints and Symptoms o 19 year old male with complaints of dull pain around navel that has been getting progressively worse. Also has been experiencing nausea and occasional vomiting and constipation. Exam Findings o Abdominal guarding and rebound tenderness o Sudden onset and worsen with coughing Diagnosis: Appendicitis Game Card Set 2 Type of Pain Acute Pain Definition: Pain that starts suddenly and is very sharp. It can be a warning of a disease or from a result of trauma. It can also occur with certain events such as: Surgery Broken bones Dental work Burns or cuts Labor and childbirth Game Card Set 1 Patient Profile ...
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...More Than Just a Spiritual Document Popular interpretations of Mary Rowlandson’s work, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, argue the significance of her inclusion of biblical principles and reference to characters from the Bible and other scriptural contexts, however Rowlandson endured a serious traumatic event and, I believe, suffered a psychological breakdown that resulted in the crafting of this narrative. The first of its genre, Rowlandson’s captivity narrative provided an outlet for her to express the pain that she suffered, while simultaneously drawing parallels between her scenarios and scriptures. Although Mrs. Mary Rowlandson dealt with unimaginable grief and emotional turmoil during and after her eleven week captivity in Indian custody, she wrote this narrative...
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...very few incidents where people have shown great mercy to a murderer who has killed a greatly loved family member or friend. A great example is the story of the woman named Mary Johnson, who forgave the man who shot her one and only son. Not only did this woman forgive him, but she told him to move in next door to her in her apartment building! As a teenager in Minneapolis, Israel was involved with gangs, drugs, and violence. In February 1993, at a friend’s party, Oshea Israel got into a fight with Laramiun Byrd, who was only twenty years old, and shot him in the head. Oshea is now 34. He finished serving his prison sentence for murder about a year and a half ago. His prison sentence was twenty-five years....
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...The problem and issue of the study conducted by Mary Ainsworth was to test and study the attachment of a child with their parent. This is imperative to any reader because even if you're not planning on having children, everyone will eventually interact with one. This being said, the study not only observed the attachment of a child on their mother, but also the changes in their behavior around a stranger. As a parent, it would be beneficial to read and learn about the way a child might think and react around different people in different scenarios. As a student, it's beneficial to read about Ainsworth's studies to be able to psychologically understand how a child might react around different people. The research method used in Mary Ainsworth's...
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...itself, and ways in which it is diagnosed will also be discussed. We will be focusing on Bipolar I Disorder for the purposes of this paper. Paper submitted to Prof. Kiely for Psychology 201, 8/17/2010 Treatment of Bipolar Disorder - 3 Introduction Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mood disorder that causes shifts in mood from mania to depression. During times of mania, one feels as if they are on a “high” and experience a high level of energy, racing thoughts, are easily distracted, and have a decreased need for sleep. During times of depression, one feels a decreased level of energy and activity, as well as low-self esteem. Various sources indicate variable types of bipolar disorder, but the main ones are: ♦ Bipolar I Disorder: this is the most common type of BD; the individual experiences at least one episode of mania and one episode of depression ♦ Bipolar II Disorder: as opposed to “full-blown manic episodes” (M. Smith, et al, 2009), individuals with Bipolar II Disorder experience manic episodes of lower intensity (known as hypomania) as well as severe depression. ♦ Cyclothymia: the milder form of...
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...hisroty of the disorder as well as treatment, and current research of the disorder. Dissociative Identity Disorder Rebecca, a 14 year old girl, presented to a hospital by her mother with a complaint of ‘behaving like a male’ for past 2 weeks. She was identifying herself as Mr. S. and dressed herself like a male. She was not recognizing her neighbors, relatives, or teachers anymore and her belongings as well. She was not able to recount her personal information either. Her mother also reported a significant and contrasting change in her behavior, like she had become stubborn, confident, outgoing and demanding during this period in contrast to her normal behavior. She developed interest in drawing and painting, would demand different types of fast food items, dresses, and certain objects in the altered state. Her mother fearing worsening of her illness readily fulfilled these demands. Rebecca stopped going to school and would stay at home all day long. Upon exploration, it was found that about 2 years back, her father and older sister had left the house to live separately from Rebecca and her mother. There was a strained relationship among the parents on the issue of not having a son. Since separation, there was no communication with them. Rebecca was closely attached with her older sister and couldn’t imagine staying at home in her absence. She would remain preoccupied with her memory and appeared sad and worried. This sadness was not pervasive and persistent and not associated...
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...Carl Rogers and His Influence on Modern Psychology Introduction Carl Rogers is considered the founder of client-centered therapy, which asserts that childhood experiences affect an individual’s feelings, thoughts, and behavior (Rathus, 2004). The therapist must see the world from that of the client to be effective in treatment. Rogers has influenced many psychological theories and therapies present today, especially positive psychology. Despite this fact, many who practice positive psychology do not, or are not willing to, accept the influence of past theories. Client-Centered Therapy In 1959, Rogers asserted that the therapeutic relationship is used differently with different clients and “it is not necessary to manipulate the relationship in specific ways for specific kinds of clients” (Moon, 2001, p. 45). This means that when a client enters the therapy room, treatment using psychotherapy can begin if the therapist is warm, available, open, accepting, and seeks to understand and follow the client’s needs (Moon). Therefore, client-centered therapy asserts that when a clinician is successfully embracing the attitudinal conditions with a client, the relationship becomes therapeutic and psychological transformation occurs. In essence, Rogers believed that all humans are free to make choices and control their destiny, despite what has occurred in the past. Therefore, client-centered therapy’s goal is to provide insight into the client that has been discarded or disowned...
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...Mary seems to have experienced inexplicable, horrendous experiences, which have undoubtedly led to some form of psychological impairment; her history is marked with uncommon happening—beginning with her father’s murder, to her marriage at the age of 16. Abnormal behavior is defined as follows: it deviates statistically from typical behavior; it interferes with a person’s ability to function in a particular situation; it is labeled as abnormal by the society in which it occurs; lastly, it is characterized by perceptual or cognitive dysfunction. In all these components, Mary’s current conditions are applicable. During Mary’s first session, she tore a tissue into shreds, never looked me in the eye during our discourse about her husband, and, at one point, stopped blinking for a period of time. All these strange activities may point to a type of anxiety disorder or possibly a multitude of these disorders. In my second opinion with Mary, I utilized a different method of psychoanalysis—free association. I made sure to exclude all my feelings from the conversation so that no countertransference existed. Highly connotative words like death, clean, and hurt were repeated multiple times, giving further credit to my suspicions of her having anxiety disorders. I believe she suffers from OCD, post-traumatic stress disorder, and certain phobias which she developed during childhood. In my viewpoint, Mary developed OCD from her grandmother. Her grandmother’s constant insistence that Mary...
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...Unexplored psychologists or psychiatrists Herbert "Harry" Stack Sullivan Herbert "Harry" Stack Sullivan (February 21, 1892, Norwich, New York – January 14, 1949) was an American Neo-Freudian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who held that the personality lives in, and has his or her being in, a complex of interpersonal relations. Work Along with Clara Thompson, Karen Horney, Erich Fromm, Otto Allen Will, Jr., Erik H. Erikson, and Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Sullivan laid the groundwork for understanding the individual based on the network of relationships in which he or she is enmeshed. He developed a theory of psychiatry based on interpersonal relationships where cultural forces are largely responsible for mental illnesses. In his words, one must pay attention to the "interactional", not the "intrapsychic". This search for satisfaction via personal involvement with others led Sullivan to characterize loneliness as the most painful of human experiences. He also extended the Freudian psychoanalysis to the treatment of patients with severe mental disorders, particularly schizophrenia. Besides making the first mention of the significant other in psychological literature, Sullivan developed the Self System, a configuration of the personality traits developed in childhood and reinforced by positive affirmation and the security operations developed in childhood to avoid anxiety and threats to self-esteem. Sullivan further defined the Self System as a steering mechanism toward a series...
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