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Pt required Max-Mod A, verbal redirection, visual, tactile cues due to inconsisten attention to task when performr obstacle course act of going from seat on the floor to stand, going througth a tunnel, copy 3 letters word on board and blow bubbles, x 9. This act targeted Bilateral integration, UB/LB strengthening, endurance, balace, tracing , tripod grasp and focus attention. During writing he exhibited poor (line awarness, letter formation, direction, space between letters ). He also engaged in intrinsic hand muscles and in hand manipulation acts of forming words with pape clener to improve FM coordination, intrinsic hand muscle sttrengthening and attention. He required Max-Mod A verbal, tactile cues 70% of the time due to poor letters

The theory of unpleasant symptoms has three related components: the symptoms experienced by the individual, factors that affect the nature of the symptom experience, and the consequences of the symptom experience (Lenz, Pugh, Milligan, Gift, & Suppe, 1997). Symptoms can be measured individually or in combination with other symptoms, and they can often be characterized by intensity, duration and frequency, level of distress, and quality. Physiological factors, psychological factors, and situational factors each relate to each other and can influence the symptom experience (Lenz, Pugh, Milligan, Gift, & Suppe, 1997). Physiological factors include normal functioning of body systems, whereas psychological factors include the mental state and knowledge of symptoms. Situational factors are compromised of the social and environmental aspects that may affect the patient’s experience. The final component of the theory of unpleasant symptoms is the outcome of the symptoms experience, or

560). Older adults who suffer from apraxia may have difficulties remembering how to perform routine motor tasks For example, if a patients are asked to brush their hair, they might first brush their body part, then hesitate and brush the chair, and finally, with prompting, brush their hair. Because of disturbance in the brain, the brain do not process the nerve impulses correctly, consequently the action will likely be disorganized and slow. Almost as though they have to think out each movement along the way. The patient with apraxia fails to translate the idea to perform specific movements into a coordinated and sequential scheme of muscle contractions to achieve the desired motor

People often relate the loss of arm mobility to stroke patients because it is so noticeable when a person cannot use one of their arms properly. Statistics show, “motor deficits are common following stroke. Approximately 43% to 69% of people suffering from a stroke have upper-extremity impairment, 1, 2 and 4 years after a stroke, 67% still experience non-use of the affected arm as a major problem” (Siebers et al., 389). In these cases, CIMT can be more beneficial than less invasive therapies. CIMT looks to force movement and use of the affected side of the body after a stroke in order to promote rehabilitation while limiting the unaffected limb. However, this type of therapy does not come easily as CIMT is a very rigorous therapy. In the article, Stroke patients ' and therapists ' opinions of constraint-induced movement therapy, it was stated this therapy is intense because the unaffected arm is restrained while the patient participates in about 6 hours

He could not hold the information and apply it to finger movement. AJ did fare better with his right hand and was able to complete two sequences correctly. Upon completion he stated that it was difficult. The examiner noted that AJ struggled to move his fingers fluidly, he had difficulty keeping his arms raised and his face scrunched in concentration with an occasional flick of the tongue his lips were consistently pursed. AJ’s lagging gross motor skills were further noted when participating in tandem balance. He was unable to maintain balance during the first trial and almost fell over multiple times. On the second trial he met the expectation for eight seconds before meeting the requirement of fifteen seconds on the last trial. The examiner noted that on the last trial AJ seemed to be concentrating at a greater degree as he did not laugh or make comments during the fifteen seconds. This could imply that, when participating in a gross motor task that requires balance, AJ must attend solely on the task to experience success. Throughout the subtest “catch the ball in cup,” AJ was erratic and had difficulty maintaining control off his body and the ball. The examiner provided verbal directions and released AJ to complete the task. AJ struggled to coordinate his body in a manner that would allow him to toss the ball above his head and catch it in the cup. Often times the ball ended up behind his head and on the floor which led to him crawling after it. The examiner then provided a visual model, tossing the ball gently above her head and catching it in the cup. AJ was able to maintain control for two tosses after the modeling before becoming erratic. He was able to catch the ball four times. AJ receives services from an Occupational Therapist at the school and the pair work on visual planning through body and writing work. Finally, verbal directions were given for

The psychomotor domain includes physical movement, coordination, and use of the motor-skill areas (“University of Connecticut”, n.d.). There are five levels: imitation, manipulation, precision, articulation, and naturalization. Imitation is to replicate an action of another; observe and mirror the action. Manipulation is recreating an activity from instruction or memory. Precision is performing a skill reliably, independent of help, and the action is quick, smooth, and accurate. Articulation is adapting and articulating competence to satisfy a new context or task. Naturalization is instinctive, effortless and unconscious mastery of an activity and related skills at a strategic level.

Children with somatosensory deficits struggle to development a sense of body awareness or body scheme, and this affects praxis (Fisher et al., 1991:125). As a result of her inability to process somatosensory input efficiently, Kianah has a poorly developed ‘body map’ or body percept, which in turn, affects her ability to plan and execute novel motor actions. This leads to a somatodyspraxia

This may shed light on the differences in strategies employed by signers and non-signers when solving spatial tasks, and the mechanisms by which one is more effective than the others. Future studies should also investigate whether the superior mental rotation abilities observed in Deaf, signing individuals also transfer to enhanced mathematical abilities as well, due to the association frequently observed between spatial abilities and numeracy.

As the task becomes more difficult the performer takes longer to achieve it as oppose to when the task is less difficult. When a movement is less difficult it can be performed faster and accurate. These same principles relate to motor imagery (MI) (Malouin and Richards, 2010). This was studied and shown by analyzing subjects that were instructed to imagine themselves walking on a narrow beam at different speeds while going up and down hill (Malouin, and Richards, 2010). It was further shown by Daporati et al (2010) that the time it takes to mentally react to a motor task is controlled in a similar manner as physical movements are (P 1016). Malouin et al (2010) also specified that imagined motor actions share identical temporal features and follow the identical motor guidelines as their physical equivalent parts. Motor imagery of movements like writing, pointing, and walking; take the same amount of time to execute mentally just like the physical real-time execution does (Malouin et al

The journal entry begins by introducing the concept of nightmares and the negative emotion that is followed by such occurrences. People who are experiencing negative emotions more frequently are often times more likely to having nightmares or other intolerable dreams. The journal also points out how many people who experience nightmares also experience frequent dreaming in general. All the data contrived from people who experience frequent nightmares found that these people experience a wide variety of dreams that are usually triggered by a state of severe emotion. Another form of dream experienced by such people is Day-dreaming. The journal explains that people with a higher occurrence of nightmares, experience dreams in many other forms. They also are more prone to letting their mind wander even when they are not fully asleep. These people may experience similar states of

The article I choose was The Division of Labor in Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual New Adoptive Parents written by Goldberg, A.E., Smith, J.Z, & Perry. The article explains the benefits of same-sex marriage becoming adoptive parents. There actually a better result for the kids in this setting. The kids will grow with a different idea of gender roles growing up and have better profitable future. The author concludes that parents with same-sex can share the housework and child care than relating to sexual orientation. We also found that lesbian and gay male couples had paid labor patterns, in which expected gender differences did not come too. For heterosexual couples, women were more common to become the primary caregivers and in charge of the house work. Sexual orientation and gender roles can work without the need of a man in charge the family. That he brings the money to the household and that’s his work is finish.

The journal article, “Sleep Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence: The Role of Catastrophic Worry,” discussed a potential cognitive vulnerability in adolescent development (Hankin, Abramson, Miller, & Haeffel, 2004). The researchers investigated the stress factor of sleep disturbance during adolescence and its impact on emotional and cognitive health (Danielsson, Harvey, MacDonald, Jansson-Frojmark, & Linton, 2012). The article was focused on research concerning the likelihood of correlation and causality between sleep disturbance and the onset of depression, and between catastrophic worry and the onset of depression. These researchers hoped that their findings would assist in identifying risk factors

‘A guide to taking a patient’s history’ is an article published in the Nursing Standard Journal, in the December 5, 2007 volume 22, issue 13, pages 42-48, written by Hilary Lloyd and Stephen Craig, in this article, Lloyd and Craig provides an overview of taking a patient’s history related to nursing. There are certain questions that should be asked while taking a patient’s history and this articles outlines how to ask and what to ask. It also gives an overview of cardinal symptoms for each system in the body.

The current paper focuses on the clinical cognitive neuropsychology of the disease of Stroke. Below the symptoms of the disease, as well as the different types of stroke will be discussed. In addition, the paper explains the historical development of stroke, starting from the apoplexy written by Hippocrates. Neurological basis of stroke is extremely important in understanding the disease, thus below will be discussed the most important neurological characteristics of stroke.

The data are collected from observation of over 100 patients’ visits, 50 of which were observed and audio taped. The research questions that are asked by Davidson are: