Distinction between the Western and Eastern Ways of Healing

Currently Suzanne is in her hormonal stage where she can experience menopause. Symptoms can be that Suzanne experience hot flushes and during the night sweating.. This can lead to frustration for Suzanne and she can feel inferior to her husband’s need for intimacy. Other symptoms can be anxiety, stages of depression and emotion instability. This can be the causes or reasons for dysfunctional behavior at work. Suzanne did say during her first session that she gets anxious and experience low concentration at work. Her lack of caring for her appearance and health can lead to a form of depression or emotion instability which are symptoms of menopause. Currently Suzanne is at stage 7 of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory. Generativity vs. stagnation,

Tamika comes to a psychology clinic with complaints of poor concentration. As she was talking with the psychologist, she spoke very rapidly and it was difficult to follow her train of thought. Tamika reported that she felt invincible and had not slept for three days since she had been very busy with various tasks. She also reported that in the past, she had frequently experienced periods of time that she felt “down”.

Per grandmother, the client’s pregnancy, and delivery were normal. The grandmother recalls that Keisha’s developmental milestones were reached appropriately, including basic motor skills such as crawling, walking and fine motor skills such as writing. According to the client, she experienced an accident when she was nine years old. The accident affected her brain causing her to experience a coma for more than a month. It took her several months of rehabilitation to be able to return back to school. Keisha reports fatigue and/or loss of energy very often. Even after sleeping for more than twelve hours per day she feels tired every morning. She has been feeling this way for more than three years. Furthermore, the client reports that she has poor appetite, eating one or two meals per day. Due to her decrease in appetite the client reports that she lost about ten pounds since last year. Keisha mentions that her appetite has decreased since she started high school. Per client, her father abused drugs when he was younger, which included heroin and crack. She is unaware if father continues abusing drugs. Per client, her mother did not abuse any drugs while she was alive. The client reports no allergies, traumas or chronic diseases affecting her

The patient, a thirty-three year old female singer, is having difficulty sleeping, simple activities like getting groceries tire the patient easy, complains of neck pain, and cannot concentrate. The patient experiences worry and anxiety. However, when asked about what specifically, many things were brought up but none were more important than the other.

Undecided, initially, because of her age the possibility of an inaccurate diagnosis, the differences of both the reliability and validity which may occur because of the difference in age, race, gender as well as socioeconomic status. However, in Clara’s case, it may just be a phase like many toddlers and adolescents go through. On the contrary, it can also be something a little more severe because of the fact that she is adopted,

After applying to many different places, she finally lands a job as a maid. During her intensive work of scrubbing floors, cleaning bathrooms, and vacuuming carpets, Ehrenreich begins to feel not only mentally exhausted but physically. She learns that her body feels worn out and the only way to get through the day is by taking pain pills that she can afford on a low-wage budget. Ehrenreich is not the only maid suffering from body pain, her coworkers also have various injuries that will not heal because they cannot afford to take any days off of

From the dawn of time healing has been influenced by many different issues, such as religion, politics of the time, different philosophies, and vested interest such as money. There had been conflicts between Eastern and Western medicine for a long time. Eastern medicine is viewed by many people in the West as having no validity and makes little sense to those who view the body in parts and pieces. Eastern medicine has long viewed the body as mind, body and spirit as one entity. To understand the ideas of each Eastern and Western medicine its history has to be taken into consideration

Sharon is a 17 year old young women, her mother noticed that Sharon had lost a significant amount of weight, and she looked pale and had dark circles under her eyes. Sharon was complaining of severe diarrhea, stomach cramps, and after battling this for weeks she was extremely tired. Her doctor conducted a standard physical exam, and interviewed Sharon about her general health, diet, family history, and environment.

How about working on your MRS. degree?!” stated her Father. Ignorant to her passion of cardiology, his suggestion only contained relying on a husband for an income. Determined to earn her medical degree, my mom denied the negative beliefs as she continued working towards her goal and enrolled in Ross Medical School (Dominica, West Indies). Still devastated from a lack of support, Lori became overwhelmed rapidly. Anxiety, skepticism, and “a fear of failure” took over her positive lifestyle as she began traveling to Dominica. The gaping age different from her peers (10 years) constantly discouraged her. Meanwhile, as her studies advanced, her sense of homesickness did as well. Due to the expense of calling the United States, communicating with her parents took place on a week, for only minutes! Additionally, being devoted to her studies, Lori constantly utilized her time within the library, to prepare for exams. However, when returning home at 11PM, she would frequently get mugged due to the perilous areas contained in Dominica. Although, my mother persisted through this surplus of challenges, in order to obtain her highly valued

In the event of looking at the U.S. wellbeing law another dubious battlefront in the continuous clash over looking after the uninsured, controlling runaway social insurance costs, and restricting access to boundless care under government and state privilege programs, it would be hard to discover a circumstance more confounded and loaded with negative social sound than that of repatriation of harmed, undocumented settlers back to their nation of by U.S. hospitals. All gatherings concerned are potential failures in this general wellbeing debacle at the crossing point of medical services and movement. Indeed, even noted wellbeing healthcare professionals, for example, Dr. Joseph Annis, a trustee of the American Medical Affiliation, have moved

recuperate from her “nervous condition” where she is told to rest in an old nursery room with

The healing circle is valuable technique used within Aboriginal communities to initiate healing through their own traditional belief systems (Stevenson, 1999). Traditionally, “a sharing of one’s journey is a great teacher, for it acknowledges that the pain, laughter, and love we experience can bring us closer together and helps us to learn from one another’s experiences” (Stevenson, 1999, p.9). Moreover, Aboriginal peoples created the healing circle to help each other learn by personal experiences, and to ensure the community says connected to one another. An organization that uses healing circles to connect individuals is called the Community Holistic Circle Healing. This organization uses healing circles as a response to sexual abuse in

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.

Susan is a 30 year old wife, mother of two young children, and LPN of 10 years. She has also worked more than normal the last few months, due to the rising inpatient census. It is likely Susan is tired.

Alternative methods of healing have been utilized by non-western medicine for generations. The use of acupuncture to heal everything from seasickness to muscle soreness is well documented and widely used. Physical therapy is often a precursor to surgery and many times will prevent the need to undergo a more invasive procedure. A lesser-known form of alternative healing but becoming more popular is music therapy. In the late 18th century, scientists began to investigate the effects of music on the human body; however, using music as a healing medium dates back to ancient times. There are many forms and techniques of music therapy that aid a variety of disabilities having to do with communication, behavioral issues, the autism spectrum,