Summary In human services, affirmations are genuine, honest statements that acknowledge the clients’ strengths. Such statements promote positive change by regarding the clients’ positive thoughts, behaviors, and qualities (DiClemente et al., 2017). There are at least three affirmations I would use with Mrs. Lopez based on the background provided. First,...
Sexual dysfunction is a significant problem, which has ruined many relationships and marriages. It occurs during any stage of the sexual response cycle and hinders couples from getting satisfied with their sexual activities. According to McCabe et al. (2016), there are four primary categories of sexual dysfunction, including desire, orgasm,...
The social aspect of health is a crucial element that needs appropriate attention to achieve the general wellbeing of individuals and communities. Consequently, experts in the social sciences fields have a task of ensuring everybody including the vulnerable are accorded proper attention and resources for their social lives. For example,...
Understanding anxiety is an adventure that people should experience to know how to deal with it. Through the adventure, one comes to realize when they are getting anxious and how to control their anxiety. Nervousness arises when an individual worries about the experience he or she is about to witness....
When a person hears the word “stress,” the sensations are not very pleasant. It is a nervous breakdown, poor sleep, fatigue, fear, and even pain in the chest area. Shakya (2020) notes that a stressful state can provoke various diseases, ranging from vegetative-vascular dystonia to stomach ulcers, including depression, disability,...
Empathy is termed as the capability of understanding people’s feelings. This is constantly cultivated through individuals’ lives in many ways. Challenging prejudices, conversing with one another, inspiring social transformation, active listening, and knowledge regarding oppositions are all the customs fostering empathic growth (Gigliotti et al., 2012, 1:38:20). Watching movies seems...
Stress is a psychological effect that can affect any individual at some point in their lives regardless of their job capacity. Stress is brought by several factors ranging from survival, environmental, fatigue and overwork. People under stress cannot think critically and often unable to concentrate, leading to many sick leaves....
Situations that involve stress often entail negative consequences for people, for example, anxiety, which many individuals tend to experience when facing pressure. Yet, the fact is that stress can actually be a source of inspiration and motivation if a person can learn how to channel it in the right direction....
According to a psychologist who focuses on developmental psychology, Jake may have had accumulated anxiety from past encounters with challenging courses. He is linked to excessive burden to things like studying late at night, getting behind in class, and so on. Jake’s anxiety disorder may be viewed from three different...
Introduction Postpartum depression is a major issue, which takes place after a woman gives birth. The problem is more prominent and more prevalent among mothers who have a low-socioeconomic status. Therefore, the topic is centered around postpartum depression among low-income U.S. mothers. The purpose of the paper is to analyze...
Secondary Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Secondary post-traumatic stress disorder (SPTSD) is a psychological disorder experienced by individuals who interact with or are close to victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The main difference between SPTSD and PTSD is that PTSD affects persons who directly experience traumatic events such as abuse, violence,...
Introduction Anxiety disorders are often developed in adolescents, influencing their social functioning and academic progress. However, the application of certain therapeutic interventions and counseling techniques in order to treat anxiety disorders in teenagers should depend on the cultural context. The cultural group that will be discussed in this paper is...
Effective leaders have one characteristic in common: strong emotional intelligence (EQ). Intelligence quotient (IQ) and hard skills, such as technical expertise and analytical knowledge, also matter in leadership. However, when considered alone, they are insufficient; high levels of EQ are a distinctive characteristic of top performers. Such leaders are emotionally...
Gary’s unresponsiveness towards counseling most probably stems from a cultural perspective. He is an African-American, and according to Ingersol and Rak (2016), it is stated that individuals from this racial background mistrust the mental health treatment systems, which encompass counseling and pharmacotherapy. As a consequence of a history of discrimination...
Multitasking In multitasking, an individual gives his/her mental attention to multiple tasks. The brain then tries to readjust itself to process all the tasks at the same time. As a result, straining sets in causing a stressed condition. In that way, multitasking is like a “stressed condition”. In meditation and...
Introduction Cognitive psychology refers to the process of investigating one’s ability to perceive, learn, remember, think, reason, and understand. Essentially, cognition studies the process of acquiring and applying information or knowledge. Cameron seems distracted during discussions in group therapy despite having no history of attention disorder. Instead, he has oppositional...
Abstract Stress is a part of every life on earth and each one has its stress management strategies. Students especially teenagers are considered to experience stress and most of the time they take stress to be negative and are unable to tackle it. Some studies suggest stress is usual and...
Introduction In a technical sense, the term ‘stress’ is used in reference to the way human bodies respond to various external factors. Stress is perceived to occur when the apparent requirements of a circumstance are more than the individual’s available resources (Russell & Jarvis, 2003). The concerned person tends to...
Stress is defined as an individual’s reaction to a situation that destabilizes their mental, physical, psychological, or emotional state (Bickerstaff, 2007). Stressful situations usually trigger certain responses in the body causing the release of certain hormones that enable individuals overcome tough situations. However, several factors are responsible for the differences...
Available literature demonstrates that suicide in old age remains a neglected topic in spite of the fact that the highest suicide rates are found among the older people (Malfent, Wondrak, Kapusta, & Sonneck, 2010). Indeed, according to these authors, there is a clear lack of information on the factors that...
Introduction This paper is devoted to the case of a woman I know personally. S. is a 31-year-old single mother with a family history of anxiety disorders that had her first pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy girl in January 2020. After being left by her partner while pregnant,...
Mental disorders among children are becoming more common and severe with every year. Such a negative tendency may be explained by multiple factors, including the influence of social media on the hypersensitivity of the current generation. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a pervasive disease among modern children characterized by...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant health concern among veterans. It is a mental health condition caused by terrifying incidents experienced by individuals. Persons with PTSD portrays such signs as flashbacks or nightmares, depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, and avoidance of any situation likely to trigger shocking experience. Although PTSD can...
Different sexual customs around the world have the potential to influence the incidence of sexual dysfunction. By definition, sexual dysfunction is the inability of an individual to fully participate in sexual intercourse due to disorders that interfere with the sexual reaction cycle (Herdt, 1997). Such disorders can either be physically...
Health Education Concerning Postpartum Depression on Maternal Health As a woman, it is essential to understand postpartum depression and the fact that it can happen to any woman during or after pregnancy. Post-delivery depression is a condition that many women often go through during pregnancy or after they have delivered....
In counseling practice, group-based interventions are commonly used to promote behavior change. Understanding how interventions in groups facilitate change is critical to guiding intervention design and process evaluations. Group-based interventions face various challenges such as design features, facilitation techniques, group dynamics, inter-personal change processes, selective intra-personal change processes operating in...
There might be a plethora of inconvenient situations in a setting that result from various personal ethical considerations. A patient may be involved in an issue that does not stay in line with the individual state of mind of a healthcare provider. The latter is to demonstrate a significant extent...
Throughout their lifespan, humans are affected by different stressors. For instance, for teenagers, the main stress-inducing problems are related to education, relationship with parents and peers, and identity crisis, for people in middle adulthood, which are often connected to their occupations. However, the reaction and the severity of consequences depending...
Sleeping pills are generally perceived as a necessary evil in society. While they do help suffering people to get restful sleep they are also sometimes abused by some people similar to the way alcohol and other drugs are abused. The New York Times is one among the most popular magazines...
There are two job related stresses that has been affecting me the most, and these are decreasing work efficiency, especially of the people under me, and continuously increasing direct medical and insurance costs. At this time of the year, people who are in the corporate world, tend to work really...
Many studies have recognized the commonness of depression in older person. The rising incidence of depression in older person has a correlation with age, gender, genetics, lifestyle, interpersonal relationship and the level of education. This means that depression in older person has multiple etiologies. Besides, it connotes that most old...
Introduction Scientists use different perspectives to understand and explain occurrences and events. These perspectives used in the interpretation of events are known as paradigms or models. Models have a fundamental influence on what investigators view and the questions they ask, information sort after, and how information obtained is perceived. Until...
Introduction Stress is an emotional, mental or physical response to experiences that lead to mental or bodily strain. Stress is helpful sometimes, however, when it is prolonged; it affects one well being; it might also lead to burnout. Burnout is the physical and emotional exhaustion related to excessive stress or...
The topic of dual diagnosis continues to elicit increased interest of academics and practitioners as they come to terms with the fact that a broad range of abnormal behaviors are often related to developmental disabilities (Davis et al, 2008). This topic has traditionally focused on individuals who experience alcohol/drug related...
I have learnt that dementia is caused by several abnormalities of the brain such that the victims fail to function well intellectually thereby failing to conduct their daily activities and relationships in an effective normal manner. Some of the victims cannot control their emotions while others lose memory. This reflective...
Several stressors are usually associated with single-parent households. For example, one can mention financial difficulties, domestic violence, or child abuse. This paper will discuss such stressors as divorce and its impact on family and public health, in general. In particular, it is necessary to identify the risks to which children...
Sometimes the self-assessment can become a challenging task, in particular when a person is so preoccupied and absorbed in everyday life with its problems, that he or she fails to note the obvious signs of something going wrong. For me, the results of psychological stress scale tests came as a...
Description of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Findings Many people have a weakness of managing personal stress (Goleman, 2009). According to MacCann and Roberts (2008), majority of people check their emotions through honest speaking of their predicaments and mistakes. Frequent communication with close friends is mutually helpful since it makes a person...
Sternberg came up with practical intelligence in the 1980s, which refers to the ability of a person to cope with issues and events arising from everyday activities. Other scholars refer to this type of intelligence as common sense or intuition. Lay people term practical intelligence as street smart, which is...
There are numerous life-limiting diseases nowadays that have proved hard to treat. As such, it is always challenging when one tries to cope with such an illness, as well as its ultimate death. Such a scenario often is accompanied by emotionally related challenges to any person affected, in spite of...
Abstract Grieving is a lamentation that occurs due to the loss of property, relatives and friends. Ross (1993) developed a grieving model with five distinct steps, including denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. In the biblical story of Ayub, it is evident that the latter underwent three stages that included...
Introduction Humans experience grief and bereavement in certain situations. In psychology and psychiatric work, these terms are important in helping individuals cope with sad occurrences. Several studies have shown that grief and bereavement are responsible for a number of impacts on human life (American Psychiatric Association, 2010). In addition, the...
The prenatal experiences associated with the chemosensory environment can influence a person’s life not only during the nursing period, but also during the later stages of human development. This idea was stated by a group of British scientists who conducted the research in 2013 that proved the controversial assumption and...
Introduction Mood disorders are a group of mental diseases caused by chemical imbalances in the brain which causes the patient to have irregular changes in their moods. These moos changes are normally to the extremes. The patient can be extremely happy or extremely sad at inappropriate times. A considerable percentage...
Introduction Anxiety or simply nervousness is a state that affects both the mind and the body. During this state, the victim shows many worries and experiences several panic attacks. Medical specialists define it as disarray that interferes with both the physiology and the psychology of a person. The victim of...
Introduction Mental illness is a disease or a psychiatric disorder that is mainly characterized by impairment of an individual’s thoughts and mood. Mental illness can also be referred to as emotional illness that involves a variety of conditions that impair a person’s normal emotional, behavioral and cognitive functions that may...
The article to be reviewed in the present paper is the work by Abdulla A.-B. Badawy (2003) titled “Alcohol and violence and the possible role of serotonin”. At the very beginning of his article Badawy voices an opinion that there exists a defined interrelation between the consumption of alcohol and...
Ochello, P. (2003). Effects of anxiety attacks. Web. Anxiety is a normal process in the body that is referred to as “the fight/flight response”. Its purpose is to make a person stay alert, and thus protect him/her from real or imaginary danger. However, a continued inability to positively cope with...
Introduction The relevance of psychology in hospital settings cannot be underestimated because it has the potential to shorten patient stays or adherence to medical regimens hence boosting the overall health of the population. Through an analysis of five psychology titles, the report shall illustrate how the latter objectives are attainable....
Abstract Background: Motor Vehicle Collision qualifies as an extreme traumatic stress that can result in post traumatic stress disorder. Costs for treatment of anxiety disorders are currently estimated at $42 Billion United States Dollars annually. Objective To investigate the efficiency of distress thermometer in early detection of anxiety disorder in...
Miss S. is a 25-year-old female. Miss S. reported having been working in the modeling industry since the age of 8 years old. Miss S. stated that she has always been preoccupied with keeping a thin body frame and she reported having been on a diet “since ever”. When Miss...
Suicide can be caused by a variety of factors. The reasons that can promote or encourage suicide can be psychological, social factors, and mental illness/disorders. This paper covers these contributing factors. Mental illnesses such as bipolar disorders can lead to suicide. This sickness affects a person by making the shift...
Introduction Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is a mental disorder mainly in children, linked with poor attention. The disorder sometimes called hyperkinetic, causes many problems in a child, like restlessness, insensitivity, impetuosity and hyperactivity. In most cases, children having this disorder fail to learn, and eventually isolate themselves from others....
Introduction Human normal activities or normal performance can be affected some other factors without which normality in his day to day life. The tendency of entirely depending on a substance or an activity in order to have normal performance can be referred to as an addiction or dependence. One’s daily...
Introduction Mental disorders have always been a cornerstone of biased thinking due to people’s distorted perceptions of them. This condition may be defined as “an ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behavior that causes significant distress, and that is considered deviant in that person’s culture or society” (Introduction to...
Introduction Mental disorders are among the major problems facing the health sector in America and across the world in the contemporary society. Mental disorders stem from existing or non existence of internal emotional and psychological threats from which the individual lacks the mechanisms for control. Stress and stress related problems...
Introduction When an animal (man included) is confronted with a threat in the environment, a response is triggered to protect the animal from the danger. When the threat or danger is real and may lead to serious consequences to the wellbeing of the animal it leads to stress. Stress is...
Dowbiggin (2009) essays a comprehensive review of anxiety disorders, employing as his springboard the many sub-types listed by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (third edition or DSM-III) and observations that anxiety is the most prevalent mental health concern, not only in North America but worldwide as well....
Introduction Suicide incidences in the United States have been increasing at an alarming rate in the last twenty years. However, this worrying trend only comes to the forefront when beloved people, such as famous artists, take their own lives (Miron et al. 2363). This should not be the case, as...
Introduction Statement of the problem This study seeks to examine the effect of mothers’ weight perceptions and eating behaviors on their daughters’ weight and eating behaviors, and the pathways through which such an effect is realized. Background and significance of the problem The number of women and girls suffering from...
Introduction Sun is a solar body that supports life on Earth and provides living creatures with multiple benefits. First and foremost, it is an essential source of energy for plants, animals, and humans. Moreover, historically, the sun played an important part in the cultural life of ancient civilizations, as it...
In the research process, certain types of claims and big validities are applied. According to Morling (2017), there are four key variations of big validities – internal, external, construct, and statistical, and three types of claims – frequency, casual, and association. One should take into account that for each of...
In the article “Video Games in Psychotherapy”, T. Atilla Ceranoglu offers powerful arguments that explain why medical practitioners and clinicians should embrace the use of video games in the field of psychotherapy. The researcher relies on past experience to explain how such resources can facilitate desirable relationships, complement youth psychological...
Introduction Living with any disorder, be it a severe mental impairment or a minor neurotic problem, requires adapting to the existing social norms. My life with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an example of how ordinary and routine activities can be complicated by accompanying challenges. In particular, spending time...
The phenomenon of stress and the processes of adaptation for more than a century have been the focus of attention of a number of humanitarian and natural sciences. The problem field of stress covers many areas of human life, occupying one of the central places in medicine, biology, and psychology....
Cannabis, widely known as marijuana, is a psychoactive drug that is commonly abused worldwide. Some people, who were active marijuana users, reported that the drug helps overcome stress and relieve nervousness and anxiety (Filbey et al., 2017). For this reason, more than 40 of the US states have legalized the...
Video Scripting The malicious use of a person’s state of intoxication to satisfy own sexual or emotional needs is an important problem for social activities. At parties, during walks, or as a group, a person is often the victim of sexual harassment or abuse by an offender. This situation usually...
Introduction The two prominent thinkers and physicians from Austria have contributed to the development of psychology and founded unique schools that emphasized different approaches to the concept of personality. Their biographies make it clear that they have a lot in common. Both of them have a Jewish background, had to...
Introduction Lately the diagnosis of ADHD became very spread comparatively to the past. This illness seems to be very spread, that is why the research about the ways of its treatment are very topical nowadays. ADHD is a psychiatric developmental disorder. It affects children, mostly boys, starting from the age...
Introduction Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is largely believed to be a childhood behavioral disorder, it is now considered a lifespan disorder, and in 60%–70% of cases, it can persist into young adulthood. First, ADHD in children is considered, followed by adult ADHD. DSM-IV Diagnostic Criteria for ADHD Although...
This discussion is a reaction to Laura Turner’s article on accepting anxiety as normal pressure in modern life. The writer is a former publisher turned author working on different books on anxiety. She acknowledges that individuals are stressed by social, economic, and political pressure present in modern societies (Turner). Anxiety...
The 1900s marked an important period in human history. This period was characterized by social and cultural events that have remained integral in the process of civilization. Psychology, as an infant discipline, was one of the greatest benefactors of this knowledge revolution. During this period, the discipline witnessed great contributions...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) consists of two behaviors that happen simultaneously, which are obsession and compulsion. One of the most vivid examples of OCD is David Sedaris’s case, who had felt the need to “press his nose to the hood of a particular car, lick a certain mailbox, or touch a...
Today, sharing personal inclination in media sources is a trend that cannot be ignored. The theme of the coronavirus crisis has already touched millions of citizens on the planet and continues shaping the quality of life. In his article, Achenbach gives the numbers about the virus and underlines how the...
Leadership is a critical practice which aids in developing a positive relationship in social contexts. The case study entails a psychologist seeking vital answers from a psychopath in prison. In essence, the incarcerated person is convicted for murdering two of his previous girlfriends (Solheim, 2020). Establishing a progressive conversation with...
The process of military personnel deployment is related to various challenges, beginning with the evaluation of a person and selection of proper programs and ending with reintegration difficulties. The stage of post-deployment seems to be the most challenging as it includes the attempts to adjust and reunite with the family...
Autism is a situation that occurs during the initial stages of a child’s growth. The child displays characteristics of self or not willing to cooperate with other children. Children develop difficulties in creating relationships with others and develop other problems such as communication problems, anti-social behaviors, and sensory issues among...
A person undergoes various development stages ranging from childhood to adulthood. In this regard, middle adulthood is a lifespan period between early and late adulthood. According to Santrock (2015), the commonly recognized age limit for this stage is between 40-45 and 60-65 years. During this time, people experience various notable...
Suicide among adolescents: general overview According to the generally accepted definition, suicide is considered to be “a fatal self-injurious act with some evidence of intent to die” (Bilsen, 2018). Nowadays, it is the second most prevalent cause of death among adolescents in the US and worldwide, accounting for about 800,000...
In their research, Sherlock and Wagstaff (2019) tested the hypothesis that the time spent by women on Instagram was positively correlated with body dissatisfaction, generalized anxiety, physical appearance anxiety, depression, and social comparison. The authors also hypothesized a negative correlation between Instagram use and females’ self-esteem. Another significant aim of...
Introduction The mind/body problem arises when individuals fail to establish the physical and non-physical attributes of the brain. Ideally, the mind is considered a physical part of the body like the heart, lungs, and limbs (Cucu and Pitts 95). However, the head has special features noting its non-physical presence. For...
Mental health issues can considerably decrease an individual’s well-being, ability to work, be a functioning member of a community, and unsettle familial relationships. Some of these illnesses, depression, for instance, become major public health problems, as one of every three individuals experiences disruptions in mental health during their life (Vigo...
A number of studies reported that mental health care becomes one of the most demanded services since the rates of depression and mood disorders tend to increase (Assari, 2017; Delgadillo, 2015). The literature extensively studies the associations between patients’ socioeconomic status (SES) and their access to mental health care. The...
Addiction in the modern world is one of the phenomena that occur in the vast majority of people. That is why the study of this phenomenon’s aspects, the principles, and features of its work is essential. This essay aims to examine addiction from a neurobiological perspective while also analyzing the...
Signal detection theory acts as a method of assessing the capability to distinguish between data-holding patterns (referred to as stimulus in human beings and signals in machinery) and arbitrary occurrences. Random incidences interrupt the flow of information and are called noise. In line with the theory, there are numerous determinants...
Introduction Psychological Debriefing (PD) is a strategic intervention for survivors of a traumatic event, which aims at helping them to face their fears and avoid the development of post-traumatic stress disorders (PSTD) by informing them or making them recount their traumatic experience (Devilly & Cotton, 2003; Mitchell, 2004). Therefore, the...
The rise of Hitler was conditional upon the creation of an ideology resulting from the change in the psychological conditions of his supporters. To understand the process, it is vital to consider the precondition for the emergence of Nazi psychology (Steizinger, 2018). It is defined by the work of groupthink...
Mental illness is a health condition that involves a change in thinking, emotions, behavior, or an amalgamation of the three. It begins at any age, and its causes include genetics and injuries to the brain cells. The condition is common but treatable, with the majority of patients continuing with their...
Introduction Every person is inevitably afraid of something, like a fear of speaking in public or a dread of losing a loved one. Regardless of the phobia, however, people acquire their concerns in similar ways. Psychologists attempt to explain how a particular thing can become terrific to a person through...
Introduction There are several learning disabilities that have only recently been discovered. It is critical to note that the community does not have much information of learning disabilities. McGregor et al. (2016) note that disabilities are normally a group of disorders that affect learning in one way or another. The...
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulty concentrating. They are impulsive in their actions, forgetful, and often overly active. Some patients may even develop behavioral problems, which prevent them from socializing or studying. Most children show symptoms at the age of kindergarten; that is why doctors call it...
The discussion of identity and its role in understanding and interacting with the environment is a subject of numerous philosophies. David Hume is a historian, economist, and philosopher of the Enlightenment period, who contributed to the debates around the concept of the self. According to this philosopher, people are motivated...
Introduction Biosocial examinations of the degree of attractiveness of a particular color are of great importance both for studying the structuring of relationships between individuals in society and assessing and further managing natural processes in ecosystems which are tied to the use of light. While it is well known that...
The identity acquired by a person through the formation of features in him or her during the cognition of culture’s characteristics and upbringing is essential. It is not learned during the process of practice and work. A medical provider can undoubtedly do much for people in the course of their...
Introduction Nowadays, there are still many severe healthcare problems that threaten people’s lives and welfare. Unfortunately, in the U.S., mental health disorders are the top causes of disability (“Mental Health Disorder Statistics”). Typically, they include obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or manic depression, and clinical or major depression. The purpose...
The failure of people to remember names of the people they encounter, is a matter that has been mentioned to be occurring quite often especially in the older adults. The authors cite the factors leading to memory lapses and difficulty in name learning and recall. Lower frequency of name use...
The Use of Grounded Theory Online gaming can be associated with the development of addiction, so this kind of activity has attracted researchers’ attention. It has been acknowledged that online gaming leads to negative effects related to people’s social life, but the reasons for the development of this addiction still...
Who can be Affected by Depression? For the most part, depression is not common among a specific age group or gender group; it can happen to anyone. However, several studies indicated that over the past few years, the prevalence of this disorder in adolescents and young adults has grown. For...
There are many noted viewpoints and theories regarding the effects of trauma on human development and the ability to be resilient when faced with life-changing events. Scholarly reviews on human development vary from a scientific approach to a spiritual perspective. Theory on human development denotes that life consists of a...
