Carl Psychology : Carl Landau

The case of Marci a 22-year-old female college student has several significant psychological, biological, social, and spiritual issues.

Lester is a 40-year-old man referred to me for counselling by his doctor. He is currently married and lives with his wife, Carolyn, and their 16-year-old daughter Jane. He is employed as a fast food attendant (Cohen, Jinks & Mendes, 1999). At the initial examination Lester dresses untidily and unshaven, and avoids eye contact. Lester reports an overall feeling of unhappiness (Cohen, Jinks & Mendes, 1999). He stated that he has become reckless and self-destructive and worried about some of his recent life decisions.

According to A Consequence of Testing ALL Students article, Isaac was referred for special education services in 4th grade for behavioral issues, which also seemed to be about the time he lost his dad. The article did not mention whether or not Isaac and his family members received any counseling after the loss of his father. I am going to assume they did not; otherwise, his records would have contained that piece of information regardless of the “large number of personnel turnover” later on (A Consequence of Testing ALL Students). Since Isaac never received any counseling, his problem behaviors are more likely a result of his loss, confusion, and anger. He probably did not know any appropriate alternative ways for expressing himself or

The Book The boy who couldn’t stop washing is written by Judith L. Rapoport it was published in 1981. Dr. Raporport was born in 1933 also a graduate from Harvard Medical School. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Rapoport's laboratory investigates the clinical phenomenology, neurobiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders in children, including Childhood Onset Schizophrenia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Your memory of your first day of high school would be an example of which of the following types of memory?

At six years old, James was diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed a stimulant medication for a short few months. There was some concern from his teachers that he also should be assessed for a learning disability. James lived with his mother Karen, father Rick, and two younger sisters. Meanwhile, there was child abuse occurring in the household. The vicious cycle was repeating itself; Karen was abused by her parents, and she allowed the cycle to continue. Taking James’s case into consideration that he suffers from three core concepts, physical violation, living on the edge of not knowing what his father’s mood or action would be from minute to minute, constantly living in the state of fear or the unexpected.

Kerry Middleton is a fifty-two year old Caucasian male and is currently married to his wife Sherrifor more than 20 years. For the past several months Kerry has been experiencing night sweats,repetitive nightmares and extreme amounts of anxiety. Most nights Sherri has to wake him aftersweating profusely and shaking in his sleep. When he is finally woken up, it becomes difficult for him tofall back to sleep. During the daytime Kerry has reported feeling terribly disconnected to hissurroundings. He often finds himself in a place of despair and self-hatred. Kerry daily indulges in anenormous amount of alcohol and from time-to-time recreational drugs to convince him-self thateverything is going to be ok. Up until a few months ago Kerry was the Chief

The client has high motivation for treatment within MRFH. The client was diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder: Severe and Cocaine Use Disorder (crack): Moderate. The client sought treatment at MRFH when he realized he had lost control of using alcohol and crack cocaine. The client stated he attended the MRFH program in the 1980 's but does not remember the exact date of attendance. The client stated he was diagnosed with Mild Depression by a primary care physician when he was 56-years-old. The client reports he has no history of suicidal or homicidal attempts, and currently denies having any suicidal ideations or homicidal ideations. The client stated one to two times per week he experiences muscle tension and worrying about things that he often realizes have no significance. The client stated prior to the age of 18-years-old, "I would knock over my neighbors mailboxes and destroy their gardens, because they would make my parents aware of my wrong doings and that was way of getting them back." The client stated, there was one time that I started a fire and blamed it on my brother. I would break things as well and blame someone else. The client stated if there was an event taking place that he wanted to participate in, he would rush and complete what he was doing so he could become involved in other events taking place around him. The client stated, "I started using drugs and alcohol without thinking about what the consequences. The client appeared to be oriented to the

In the vignette provided Tommy, an 11 yr.-old male Hispanic male is suffering from numerous symptoms such as compulsive behavior, extreme mood swings, difficulty engaging in meaningful conversations and problems with concentration, to name a few. Tommy first started showing signs of disruptive and hyper behavior as early as 18 months. There are numerous factors both environmental and biological that have affected Tommy’s development and care. His mother and maternal grandmother both suffer from bipolar disorder. While pregnant with Tommy his mother had adequate prenatal care however, she may have exposed her son to various harmful substances. Also, prior to becoming pregnant Tommy’s mother had been on numerous medications for substance abuse, severe depression and suicidal ideation.

Sean is a 19- year-old single African American male with an extensive history of emotional and behavioral problems. These problems include excessive showering and head washing, rituals for dressing and studying, as well as compulsive need for specific item placement. Sean’s behaviors have become so consuming that he withdrew from college his freshman year. His condition has been declining over the past few years. He continually isolates himself from his friends and family, refuses meals, and neglects his personal appearance. While attending school, Sean’s behaviors had become so time-consuming and debilitating that he feared his hygiene rituals would interfere with his studying and he therefore quit showering all together. In addition to not

Interpersonally, she had withdrawn from others and socially isolated. She reported having difficulties in forming meaningful relationships with her parents and peers at the college. Her behaviors were inactive causing inability to work or live independently. The hallucinations, delusions, and cognitions she is currently suffering from severely limits her self-care functioning. Her coping methods of avoidant behaviors increase in the negative symptoms to deal with stress that in turn causes increased anxiety, negative cognitions, and psychotic

Background information: John Smith is a mid-sixties old Caucasian male residing at a rehab center for broken his foot. He was sent to the er for suicidal ideation and admitted to SBBH. Previously, the patient has received inpatient and outpatient treatments for depression. The patient has an ongoing struggle with depression and occasionally suicidal ideation for the past six years. The patient’s strengths include the following: motivated for treatment and spirituality; however, his weaknesses consist of being homeless, abuse substance, family conflicts, and mood disturbances. His barriers to treatment consist of being homeless, money, and no transportation. His interests and hobbies are hunting and fishing. His major source of income is Social Security and Veteran’s Benefits.

One of the most influential psychologists of all times is Burrhus Frederic Skinner, also known as B. F. Skinner, who was born on March 20, 1904 in a small town called Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. B. F. Skinner was raised in a warm and wealthy home. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a stay at home mom. In Skinner’s early childhood, it was noted that he and his younger brother, Edward James, liked to build things such as arrows and shack in the woods, to name a few ( ). These construction skills would enable an older Skinner to build the equipment invented for his psychology research. As he grew up, he went through all twelve grades at the same school, graduating with less than eight students. Within these years, he developed an interest in art and literature through drawing and later reading Shakespeare (Dews, 1970).

Lanesha is a 12 year old girl that has been having trouble with her temper and her anger in almost every aspect of her daily life. Her medicine and compliance to her treatment plan are no different. As a teenager, she does not want to continually be hassled and bothered. So to avoid this she constantly is telling the providers lies, or in her mind, “what they want to hear.” (http://support.mchtraining.net/national_ccce/case1/Flash/activity1.html). Lanesha has a sense of neglect from her grandmother because she states that she want to act like everything is fine as to appease her Grandmothers temperament. Marietta, also shares in frustration but also has a great deal of added stress as she also cares for her 10 year old grandchild and also her older ailing mother. Marietta exudes many of the qualities spoken by Dr. Horky in her presentation; her own age is taking a toll on her ability to care for Lanesha, she is worried about Lanesha. Due to Lanesha’s age and behavior however, Marietta is experiencing depression and grief. Almost portrays a sense that she has given up, like she has done all that she can. (Horky, n.d.). Other socioeconomic issues are in Marietta’s forefront.

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