How Agoraphobia Is A Difficult Mental Illness

Ms. Henderson notes that during the assessment process Aunika was placed with her for an evening, but was then removed and placed into foster care. She reports being confused by this decision, as her nephew, the son of her fiancé, was able to stay in the placement at her home with her and his biological father, Glenn Stillmen. I discussed with Ms. Henderson the difference between placing a child with a legal parent, which I clarified with her, Mr. Stillman is, and placing a child with a relative, which would be what the placement between she and Aunika, would be. I clarified further, that with a relative placement there are certain certification requirements that must be reached in order for the child to reside there, while they are a ward of the courts and DHS Child Welfare is charged with their safety. She seemed to understand this and asserted that she would like to be a placement option for Aunika and that she would like information regarding doing this. At this time I

The Refrences listed in the Home Evaluation: Ms. Everett Price and Gary Scott have provided positive feedback regarding their child care ability and parental protective capacity. Ms.Price remarks were;” When I’m around her she takes good care of of Marquel. She provides good welfare and is always there for him. I strongly believe she is able to provide for the child.” Mr. Scott, who is a friend of Ms.Frazier described her as a good all-around person, a caregiver, and a provider. The parties explained that they do not have any concerns regarding Ms.Frazier being able to care for Marcquel.

The department has talked with Mr. Joey Beaird, Mrs. Julie Johnson, and Visiting Angles. The children are not willing to move into the family home 24/7 and assist with Mr. and Mrs. Beaird's care. Ms. Johnson is afraid of her father and does not believe it would be a safe environment for herself or her mother and Visiting Angels have stated if Mr. Beaird returns home they will be required to stop services due to fear of Mr. Beaird. currently no one is willing to care for Mr. Beaird at his residence and Mr. Beaird requires assistance with activities of daily living and 24/7 care.

Case management services were provided through an FTM (family team meting) in the youth’s home. Present at the meeting were WYP (Wraparound Youth Partner) Andy Ngo, WYP Vicky Tran, WPP (Wraparound Parent Partner) Shannon Ortiz, WCC (Wraparound care Coordinator) Jody Taylor, SSW (Social Services Worker) Stacey Padilla, the youth’s grandfather, the siblings, and the youth. The team went around sharing about the successes and the positives (what is working well), The youth is getting tutoring at school and in the home. The kids are doing their chores. The sisters look up to the youth as a role model. The youth does not have any behavior issue with WYP Ngo. The grandfather was at court on October 12th, 2016 to adopt the kids. The next court date

The worker contacted Brittany Blackburn; who is the sister of Bradley Blackburn. Mrs. Blackburn stated “Bradley is a good father and both parents love care and provide for their children. Aside from what I heard from the incident involving DHS I have never witnessed any fighting or drug use by either of the parents. Bradley and Lee both participated in church Wednesdays and Sundays with the children, and did activities as a family like going to the water park or out to eat. I have no concerns for the children’s safety being with either

Definition: Agoraphobia is the fear of being in a situation where there may be lack of an escape or help, and may result in embarrassment and humiliation. (MedicineNet, 2013) This may include being in a public or open place; like in a crowd, standing in line, being in some mode of transportation, being on a bridge, or being out alone. (Psych Central Staff, 2013) Often, those with Agoraphobia need the presence of a companion to leave their house or venture to specific places. Anxiety is accompanied when one is placed in these threatening situations and they will experience panic-like symptoms or a panic attack. This fear will cause one to entirely avoid these places or situations and become more reclusive to decrease the panic attacks.

In this paper, the intern was placed at the Mobile County Department of Human Resources in the Adult Protective Services department and will be disclosing information about a particular case during their internship. To protect the clients and all parties associated confidentially within this case, material that could reveal their identity will not be discussed and only relevant information about the case will be addressed. The clients in this case have been both diagnosed with agoraphobia with panic disorder. According to the Social Work Dictionary (2014) agoraphobia is described as “an irrational and persistent fear of being in unfamiliar places or of leaving one’s home” (Baker, p. 13). Agoraphobia with panic disorder is a difficult mental illness to treat, especially with two individuals who have made the decision to stay in isolation. Ebenfeld (2014) explains panic disorder as having unexpected panic attacks and the worry of future attacks (p.2). Some professionals believe that agoraphobia is a secondary onset associated with panic disorders and for the twins’ situation, it is unsure which diagnosis was developed first.

Case manager has been working with Ms. Tabitha, who has one child by the name of Michelle, currently 25 years of age, and two deceased twin daughters, as well. Tabitha was diagnosed with having an anxiety disorder, and is taking medication’s to help with her anxiety. Recently, Tabitha failed her housekeeping inspection, and has six months to improve her housekeeping situation, and if she doesn’t, will be evicted from the premises. Tabitha sought help for her situation; is receiving counseling, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and she’s removing the clutter from her home, while learning new skills. The

There are many misconceptions that come along with a disorder such as Agoraphobia, but it is important to become aware of the true definition of the disorder and the detrimental effects that it has on individuals that are all around us on a day-to-day basis. A major misconception about Agoraphobia is that it is incurable; this is simply false. Many individuals who struggle with a disorder such as Agoraphobia can seek therapy to help with them eventually overcome their fear. For Claire, she first looked into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to start helping her overcome her phobia, and then she joined a support group where she was able to talk to other individuals struggling with her same

Agoraphobia is an extreme behavioral disorder where one is scared to go into places where they won’t be able to depart hurriedly, where they will be trapped, and sometimes, even just going away from their residence. When having this condition, they will avoid large environments or locations where an attack had previously occurred to prevent a future panic attack. When they are in a location that involves a public area, they may start to feel confined, fragile, and often humiliated. Individuals with this condition generally don’t suffer from an excessive amount of anxiety because they avoid the situations that will create it.

On 5/12/17 the worker visited with Kim, Jaoy and Zie Williams at the safety plan or foster home of Mrs. Terry Miller home. The children were happy or reserved when they saw the caseworker. However the children or child appeared to healthy and healthy or sad with and scratches on his or body. The home was clean, neat and appropriate for the child/children. The case worker spoke with Kim on-one- on. She reported doing well in school. She also informed worker of…… Worker ask Kim is she missed her parents.. Kim said no or yes and she wanted or did not wanted to go back home. The home had adequate food, toys and books for the children or child. Worker spoke with caregiver regarding the children. According to Mrs William…. The children are

Among the many diseases in this world, some of the most interesting and least understood are illnesses of the mind. One aliment in particular, Agoraphobia, is of particular interest to me as it affects many of my family members in ways both subtle and drastic, and I cannot help but wonder if I too will fall victim to it. I know from previous knowledge that this particular ailment is a mental one, though I have witnessed it causing drastic physical symptoms, and that it generally involves a fear of leaving home for an open, public place. Through research, I aim to find the cause of agoraphobia, including anything that predisposes one to it, and treatments for it, including both medications and therapy. I would also like to know just how

Symptoms are very important when it comes down to a disorder. Seeing that agoraphobia is classified as a panic/anxiety disorder there are going to be signs and symptoms that’s similar to other anxiety disorder. Furthermore, agoraphobia symptoms include fear and avoidance of places and situations that might cause feelings of panic and entrapment. Agoraphobia can severely limit your ability to socialize, work, attend important events and even manage the details of daily life. Some people have a panic disorder in addition to agoraphobia. Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder in which you experience sudden attacks of extreme fear that reach a peak (Mayoclinc, 2014). However, when people with agoraphobia are faced with these situations they

Evolutionarily, humans have been hunter gatherers, with a nomadic lifestyle and on a constant move. However, as farming civilization began to occur, it made way to a more stable lifestyle. As humans move towards a more fast paced, sedative, and more technologically advanced lifestyle, various diseases that were once somewhat preventable are on the rise. These may include many psychological ones like depression, anorexia, obesity, stress, situations and genetics. Due to these regions maladaptive behaviors also came into existence. One of the most interesting maladaptive behaviors to research is agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a type of behavior that inhibit a person's ability to adjust to a particular situation.

Spiders, snakes, clowns, heights, kidnappers, death, needles: everyone is scared of something. Why are humans predisposed to fear the things we sometimes have to deal with in everyday life? A phobia is an anxiety disorder. It can be defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which a person goes to great lengths to avoid. Typically, the avoiding action is extremely disproportional to the actual danger being posed, which explains why these fears are often recognized as “irrational.” In one case in particular, patients who receive chemotherapy treatments experience vomiting, nausea, and/or other severe side effects; as a result, these patients begin feeling bilious long before entering the office, simply knowing they will soon receive a treatment. So if the human brain associates nausea with the doctor’s office, why doesn’t it associate a spider found in the bedroom with an irrational fear of entering the bedroom? In a similar chemotherapy case, many patients who eat a certain food before their treatment, would associate that food with the nauseous feelings of the treatment. Later, the patient would no longer eat that food. Why did the patient’s body fear the food even though it had no relation to the chemotherapy nausea? These questions will soon be explored.