Emotional Disorders Case Study

A claim for intentional inflection of emotional distress will be established when the plaintiff is able to prove that: 1) the defendant intended to inflicted emotional distress or knew or should have known emotional distress would likely result from his conduct; 2) the defendant's conduct was extreme and outrageous; 3) the defendant's actions were the cause of the plaintiff's distress; and, 4) the plaintiff suffered severe emotional distress. Agis v. Howard Johnson Co., 355 N.E.2d 315, 319 (Mass. 1976).

Josh has experienced a traumatic strategy that left him emotionally and mentally disturbed. He lost someone that he loved and was a very special person in his life. Josh is exhibiting behaviors and symptoms that lead me to believe that he is suffering from an anxiety/depression disorder due to the loss of his girlfriend. Before this strategic accident happened, Josh was a very happy outgoing individual now, he’s jumpy, withdrawn, stopped playing basketball, avoids going to the town where the accident happened, avoids hanging out with friends, and he quit his job because it was near where the accident happened. These are all behaviors that presents anxiety and depression disorders.

For this paper I have choose Lottie from By The Way, Meet Vera Stark setting in Los Angeles 1930s, she is the friend/roommate of Vera Stark. Lottie is a heavy set women sassy lady also former Broadway performer, she move to Los Angeles, California to better her acting career but doesn’t really work out as she planned. Before she moved Lottie was a big star for herself playing the big roles in plays in the north east playing roles like Julie from Shakespeare getting paid lots of money, but after not getting any roles she just drops her acting career. Lottie doesn’t believe in running back to the business if it doesn’t hand you anything in return. Lottie wants somebody to just find her without her putting in the work ”take no more on your heels than you can kick them off with your toes” she says (pg 20) she is taking no more time in looking for acting job she just hopes they will come to her in the future.

a 44 year old Divorced African Male came into Henry Ford Hospital ED as a walk-in and told the HFHS staff that he was having mental health issues he does still struggle with depression and anxiety. The consumer stated that he initially went into the hospital after his brother was shot twice in the head. At that time the client reports that he was placed on Risperdal, while at Kingswood in January, and he became a zombie at that time. He stated that he has been in and of the hospital multiple times since then, and each time, he has been placed on Risperdal and he doesn't feel that his meds were ever adjusted correctly.

On 12/27/16 I was faxed 26 pages of the initial evaluations and treatment plans, from the Lighthouse, speech, physically therapy and counseling all provided reports.

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 12/31/1952. The member has a diagnosis of increased weakness and decreased conditioning and a history of multiple falls over the past couple of months. The member’s treating provider, Marianne Nikas, MD has recommended that the member be admitted to a skilled inpatient facility from home.

Anemia is a very clinically common diagnosis, especially in women. From the given case study, one can learn the factors that cause anemia and the common type of anemia in females. In this essay, the author is going to analysis a typical 26-year-old young lady and identify the classification of anemia and explanation of patient diagnosis with rationale.

This research provides an analysis of current social disorder, reviews critical data and connects the relationship of illegal drug/immigration between the Mexican border and the United States (U.S.), domestic terrorism and social unrest which impacts our judicial system of law and order and public policy. Subsequently, this relationship directly affects the deployment and effectiveness of local law enforcement (LLEA) personnel, which accounts for the escalated rise in crimes against an unprotected public by lone wolf individual or a collective bound public demonstrating by protesting against social injustice. The increased public demonstrations, coupled by at least 81 terrorist attempts in the U. S. since 9/11, the introduction by

I am a sitter for some of the mental patients that are admitted to the hospital. I sit with patients who suffer from alcohol and drug abuse which leads to the problems of schizoform or the symptoms of schizophrenia. The patients that I commonly sit with are the ones where their hallucinations and paranoia has being brought by the drug abuse. Sitting with these patients are every 15 minutes of monitoring their every move, from what utensils they eat with to their bathroom privileges. The onset stage is true, the patients are in the young adults who may already have this underlying condition or the alcohol or drug abuse triggers it.

She reported gallbladder surgery on 12/05/2014, had difficulty controlling bowel/bladder, uncontrolled diabetes, “deadly allergic reaction to Lisinopril.” Knee pain, mobility difficulty, problems with memory, concentration, understanding and following directions, completing tasks, and getting along with people. Difficulty handling stress and changes in routine. Insomnia, depression/anxiety attacks, crying spells, suicidal thoughts/attempts,

If I were forced to have a personality disorder I would pick brief psychotic disorder. Brief psychotic disorder is described as “…a sudden onset of delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or disorganized behavior.” (Nolen-Hoeksema, 2013) The sudden onset of symptoms is said to come about from experiencing a traumatic event. This event could take the form of: losing a loved one, an accident, a natural disaster and even in some cases it can be genetic.

The client is an 18-years-old White female. The client initially reported that she has a history of physical and verbal abuse by her family and cousins’ that impacted her trust to others and sense of closeness. She was the only child. She presented with low self-esteem, high level of anxiety, and flashback, which have been diagnosed as PTSD and Anxiety disorder.

I received a patient who was not satisfied with the new veneer on her upper anteriors she had received from her previous dentist at a private clinic. I sat her down to listen to her story. I could get a sense of desperation from her voice. Following my dental ethics, I advised her to visit the dentist who had placed the veneers. She replied with a prompt response ‘I cannot go back there’.

The behavior of those that are diagnosed with STPD can fluctuate depending on rigorousness of the symptoms. Schizotypal individuals are often highly creative (Miller 540). An STPD individual may not be able to communicate ideas in a correct manner yet the ideas agree with the arrangement, producing strange communication patterns. Unfitting or confined affect may be exhibited through grinning and happiness in sad situations. A major element in distinguishing individuals with STPD from other Schizo disorders is their desire for relationships (DSM-IV). They long for close personal relationships, yet feel great anxiety in social situations. They have struggle relating to and communicating with other people, causing them to become very remote.

Over the years, I had supervisors with various range of supervising techniques and anxiety coping styles. Specifically, during my employment at a mental health facility, my supervisors were anxiety approachers. Anxiety approachers are typically aware and manage their anxiety (Taibbi, 2013). When an anxiety driven situation arises, anxiety approachers take action and resolve the issue (Taibbi, 2013).