Midterm Case Study

Throughout the story, Melinda shows many signs of depression. Teens will often display changes in their thinking and behavior, lose their motivation, or become withdrawn. Psych Info Online presented some signs of depression that Melinda experienced in the novel. The signs Melinda indicated include: sadness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, withdrawal from friends, decreased interest of activities, social isolation, poor communication, low self-esteem, guilt, and

Melinda got tired of living the pain. “Jeans that fit, that’s a good start. I have to stay away from the closet. I will make myself normal. Forget the rest of it,” (chapter 59, page 125). Melinda is tired of feeling stressed. She is growing as a person. She doesn’t want to be stuck in that situation anymore. She is now taking control because having flashbacks and trying to forget is not helping.

She attempts to hide this effect among others with her coping mechanism, sarcasm and hiding. She even hides from herself for most of the story. "I get out of my bed and take down the mirror. I put it back in my closet, facing the wall"(Halse-Anderson 17). Not being able to look at one's own face in the mirror is a sign of deep and destructive sadness. This is supported by the following."It’s normal for survivors to have feelings of sadness, unhappiness, and hopelessness. If these feelings persist for an extended period of time, it may be an indicator of depression"(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | RAINN |). These are emotions Melinda experiences in her days of freshman year. She especially feels them when her "friends" abandoned her. Though her friends of many years left her she made a new friend named Heather, whom she liked to call "Heather from Ohio". "I stumble down the hall […] till I find my very own door and slop inside and throw the lock, not even bothering to turn on the lights, just falling falling a mile downhill to the bottom of my brown chair, where I can sink my teeth into […] my wrist and cry like the baby I am."(Halse-Anderson). Heather abandoned Melinda just like the rest of her friends but she felt this even more because she began to like being around her. This is the state Melinda is left in after receiving the we're-not-friends Valentine from Heather."Deliberate self-harm, also called self-injury, is when people inflict physical harm on themselves, usually in private and without suicidal intentions. Some survivors of sexual assault may use self-harm to cope with difficult or painful feelings"(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | RAINN |). She has pattern when she's sad and she stayed true to it. She'd isolate herself and inflict pain upon herself. Melinda falls victim to the effect depression because couldn't find another way to let out her emotions,

Most children are diagnosed during the first years of schooling, when the child’s teacher is usually the first to bring concerns to the parents/caregivers and the school administration. Often it is not until children enter school and there is an expectation to perform, interact and speak, that selective mutism becomes more obvious. Moreover, when school starts, children also experience difficulties

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In addition, an avoidance of the experience often occurs in the form of seemingly forgetting the day of the incident, a detachment from other people, despondency, and loss of interest in all activities. The last group of symptoms for PTSD constitutes increased arousal: the client becomes more easily startled, is quicker to be irritated, and exhibits insomnia or other sleep disorders. These three

Melinda’s diagnosis was relatively easy due to the fact that she fit most of the requirements for a patient with post traumatic stress disorder. She suffered a trauma outside the scope of everyday events, lost interest in things that she used to enjoy, fell significantly behind in school, was unable to form meaningful relationships after the attack, and, though not required for a diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder, also suffered from depression, which is often comorbid with post traumatic stress disorder. One difficulty with diagnosing Melinda with post traumatic stress disorder was that it was unclear how to account for the fact that she does not talk for most of the book. However, after consulting practicing psychologists, the lack

At the end of the book, it was not clear if Melinda sought out professional help. However, she did finally tell people what happened to her and that enabled her to finally move past her assault. When talking to Mr. Freedman at the end of the book, he asks her if she wanted to talk about it and Melinda responds by saying, “Let me tell you about it”. By taking through her attack, Melinda was able to move on with her life. As time goes by after the trauma occurs, the symptoms of the post traumatic stress disorder tends to decrease or disappear over time. This is exactly what happens with Melinda. In terms of long term prognosis, I would image that with support from friends and family, Melinda would be able to make a full recovery. By the end of the book, she is able to come to terms with what has happened to her, but she does not let it define her; “IT happened. There is no avoiding it, no forgetting. No running away, or flying, or buying, or hiding. It wasn’t my fault. He hurt me. It wasn’t my fault. And I’m not going to let it kill me. I can grow. It isn’t perfect and that makes it just right. The bruises are vivid, but they will fade”.

Hesselman coined the term “selective mutism” in 1983 to describe the disorder previously called “aphasia voluntaria, elective mutism, speech phobia, psychological mutism, and hearing mute” among fourteen other historic terms (Dow, Freeman, Garcia, Leonard, & Miller, 2004; Kearney, 2010). The American Psychiatric Association, or APA, characterizes selective mutism by a “persistent failure to speak in specific social situations where speech is expected, despite speaking in other situations.” Selective mutism shifted in recent years from being viewed as a response to trauma sustained early in life to a manifestation of an anxiety disorder (Dow et al, 2004). This paper briefly covers all aspects of selective mutism from signs and symptoms to

Selective Mutism is a changeable anxiety issue defined by a child 's lack of talk in different social places, for example, school. These children can talk and communicate where they are friendly, secure, and relaxed most of the times these students are very talkative at home but in the school they don 't talk. I have seen a lot of students like that they are super shy in the school but when I have a chance to visit their home they are very talkative. Also, I know some of these students are very smart but they don 't respond to any question but when I checked their writing responses it is perfect. I have seen different students like that some of them have genetic problems about anxiety. Also, some of the kids have serious anger problems at home but in the school they are shy and unresponsive to the environment. I have seen a lot of K-5 classrooms, and most of them are look like a room of a house I think it will help to reduce anxiety. Unfortunately, it is hard to set up the same environment in high school classes.

Melinda has a huge internal conflict; she struggles throughout the whole novel to inform anyone about her trauma. Melinda was invariably pushed to speak up. Mr. Freeman pushed her to

It is evident from Maxine’s case that she has suffered a traumatic life full of grief and loss that has led her to live a life of PTSD. She exudes the classic symptoms presented in the DSM V, cognitive: forgetfulness, attention problems, and poor concentration, affective: irritability, mood swings, increased aggression, withdrawal/avoidance, and behavioral: hypervigilance, and sleep problems (Finney, 2016). Research confirms that PTSD has an anxiety component that is caused by an exposure to an extremely stressful traumatic event in which the individual experiences, witnessed, or was confronted with primarily or secondarily (Finney, 2016). Living a life with PTSD is usually described as living a life in hell, which measures a person’s endurance to withstand the test of time.

Midterms. The deadly reminder that I have a half of a term until my finals. Though right now, I have to worry about passing my Midterm tests. Goodness, so many tests in college. After looking on Pinterest about "How to survive midterms" I make my own personal midterm Survival Kit. The first object I grab is my ipod. Music has such a powerful force, it helps me calm down and stay focused before tests. Next object, my lucky Batman pencils, who doesn't feel confident with Batman pencils. Lastly, I grab a photo of my younger brother. Thanks to him I know I can achieve anything.

Midterm Instructions: Answer each question below in essay form, based on the principles and cases that we have reviewed so far this semester (i.e., Recognizing the Opportunity, Marshalling Resources).

Derek Evans previously worked for a small computer firm that specializes in creating software for management tasks. While Derek Evens was there, he was a main contributor in designing an innovative software system for customer services. This software system is essentially the "lifeblood" of the firm (Davis, Schiller & Wheeler, 2011). When I first read this initial question, I believed it to be quite cut-and-dried. But this was before doing the research; I thought if Derek Evens was being employed as a programmer by the small company, then any intellectual property he created on company time would naturally belong to his original small company. However, I located some resources that implied that the programmer is typically the owner, except when the work-for-hire rules apply (Jassin, 2014). Moreover, if Derek does not have an employment contract and created the innovative software system for customer services in the scope of his employment, then U.S. copyright law includes a statutory provision called the "work made for hire" doctrine. This would allow the employer and not the programmer to own the work created by Derek Evens within the scope of his employment. Since Derek Even’s original company is considered the creator of the work, then this company owns the full copyright to the innovative software system for customer services, under Section 201 (b) of the 1976 Federal Copyright Act