Vanessa Torres Psychological Assessment

Affect was appropriate. Her behavior was also appropriate. She didn’t express any thought planning or intent towards harming herself or others in any way. She denied having any mental health diagnosis, but some medical conditions. Conversation was optimistic and future oriented. Stream of thought was without disorganization. Ms. Elliot-Noon was well oriented to place, time, and person. Her intellectual ability is probably at least in the above-average range. Her concentration and attention was slightly impaired. She had difficulty with digit span forward. She was unable to correctly repeat digit sequences more than 6 digits long. She completed all other tasks with error and difficulty. Her remote, recent, and immediate memory appeared intact. I was able to establish adequate rapport with her throughout the interview and he was able to follow

Vanessa Johnson was born on August 11, 1957 in New Orlands, Lousiana. She will soon turn 60 years old and will become part of the older adult group. Vanessa is an African American and she is daughter of Eula and Charles Nucholson. Vanessa got married two times with the same person. She married Mr. X for 2 years, got divorced and stayed alone for three years finally she got married again with him and still is. Vanessa has been married for 14 years with Mr. X and are currently living together. She has three daughters and two step sons.

On the other hand, she likes to have mommy and daughter time. What made me happy is that she said we are more supported and approved of her than other parents are towards their kids. Vanessa Junior briefly mentioned that we are more strict than other parents. We did not take it as a complaint because we want what is best for Vanesa Junior.

The BAI is a quick list describing 21 anxiety signs and symptoms, including "wobbliness in legs", "scared" and "worry of dropping control" [8]. Respondents are asked how to charge a great deal each of those signs and symptoms bothered them inside the beyond week, on a scale ranging from 0 (never) tot 3. The total rating has at least 0 and a maximum of sixty three. The size becomes verified in a sample of one hundred sixty psychiatric outpatients with diverse anxiety and depressive problems, identified with the structured medical Interview for DSM-III [28]. The BAI has a excessive inner consistency and a test-retest reliability over one week of .75 [8].

As a promising young lady, Jill is experiencing discomfort and anxiety mainly from two aspects. The first point is the panic attack coming from her studies and career choice. Jill suffered a great sense of loss as she failed in the Bar exam and cast doubt on her career pursuit, meanwhile she is anxious about the hyper-competitive environment among her law school classmates. From another perspective, Jill feels insecurity in her relationships not only with her boyfriend but also with her parents. Given her great deal of anxiety and uncertainty, it is not hard to understand her obsessive and compulsive symptoms as extremely finicky with food and sometimes bulimic.

Psychiatric studies that were part of this study include Beck Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, and SCL-90-R questionnaires. The Beck Depression Inventory questionnaire measures the severity of depression and screens patients who require intervention. BDI scores minimal depression from 0-13, mild depression from 14-19, moderate depression from 20-28, with severe depression scoring lying within the 29-63 range (Beck AT. Depression: Causes and Treatment. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006). HARS provides an overall measure of global anxiety that is psychiatric and somatic symptomatically. Scoring ranges from 0-56 with a score over 14 indicating high levels of anxiety (Bagby RM, Ryder AG, Schuller DR, Marshall MB. "The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale: has the gold standard become a lead weight?" Am J Psychiatry 2004; 161(12):2163-77). SCL-90-R questionnaire presented

The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is the latest version of one of the most extensively used assessments of depression that utilizes a self-report method to measure depression severity in individuals aged thirteen and older (Beck, Steer & Brown, 1996). The BDI-II proves to be an effective measure of depression as evidenced by its prevalent use in both clinical and counseling settings, as well as its use in studies of psychotherapy and antidepressant treatment (Beck, Steer & Brown, 1996). Even though the BDI-II is meant to be administered individually, the test administration time is only 5 to 10 minutes and Beck, Steer & Brown (1996) remark that the interpretive guidelines presented in the test manual are straightforward,

he article focuses on Selena Gomez and her recent interview for Vogue magazine. After so many years, the pop star will finally appear on the American Vogue magazine cover. After staying in rehab for 90 days, Gomez says that she still “goes to therapy five days a week” to recover from her issues regarding loneliness (Delbyck). She wants other girls to know that it is okay to sometimes allow yourselves to fall apart. She believes that Dialectical Behavior Therapy is very beneficial and it “ teaches patients how to “accept” uncomfortable thoughts in order to make it easier to change them” (Delbyck). She is not very attached to her social media and even says that only about 17 people have her phone number. Gomez would much rather spend time with

Jessica is a twenty year old college sophomore who is a self-referral at the urging of her roommate due to recent symptoms of depression and panic attacks. Jessica complains of not being able to sleep, fatigue, inability to concentrate on school work, and having no appetite for about a month. She has also started having panic attacks in the past week, which has led her to stop going to class or out with friends due to fear of having one. Jessica reports that they come out of nowhere and she feels as if she is “going crazy”. Her heart starts to pound, she shakes, hyperventilates, gets light-headed, starts to sweat, and feels sick to her stomach. She rarely leaves her room and spends most of her time in bed. At the end of the initial phone call

The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) [1993] is an anxiety inventory developed by Aaron T. Beck, an American psychologist noted for his research in psychotherapy, psychopathology, suicide, and psychometrics ().The BAI is published in 1990 and 1993 by The Psychological Corporation. The Psychological Corporation is a privately held company located in San Antonio, Texas. The address for The Psychological Corporation is 19500 Bulverde Road San Antonio, TX 78259. Psych Corp’s phone number is (210) 299-1061. While the BAI is typically used to discriminate anxiety from depression among the adult population, it has also been proven to be valid among the adolescent population. As a result, there is a separate anxiety inventory for children, known as the Beck Anxiety Inventory for Youth (BAI-Y). The BAI-Y contains an anxiety inventory of 20 questions specifically designed for children and adolescents ages seven to eighteen years of age.

The Beck Anxiety Inventory is a 21-item scale that measures the severity of self-reported anxiety in adults and adolescents. The inventory was created by Aaron T. Beck and his colleague, Robert A. Steer, at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. The most recent edition was published in 1993 by The Psychological Corporation, Harcourt Brace & Company in San Antonio, TX. The first edition was published in 1988. The 1993 edition recommends different scoring guidelines than previous editions. There is only one form and one manual as part of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). To purchase the BAI in 2010, the manual and 25 scoring sheets

The formal outcome of treatment is unavailable to present due to the fact that the client decided to discontinue treatment at week five leaving the final BAI uncompleted. Attempts to reach the client directly were inconclusive, although I was able to speak to her mother who stated that Clara no longer wanted therapy. Clara was making gains in therapy and verbally expressed feeling better even though her anxiety symptoms increased overall during the treatment phase. What is most interesting is that the symptoms changed. Some areas decreased for example the ability to relax, while others increased such as the somatic symptoms of unsteadiness and hot and cold sweats. Utilizing the information provided from the assessment, it appears

Palms trembling, seated down with her hands on top of her chest bidding to cease her heart palpitations, I became cognizant of her hyper vigilance. Stuttering, with caution and reluctance she confesses, "I have Anxiety." In efforts to relieve her from her stress, as a peer counselor, I instruct her to concentrate on her breathing exercises and try to openly discuss what is on her mind. I refrain from providing her with simple solutions.  Her physically debilitating symptoms were deeply rooted from her lived experience with mental health. My hand clenched onto hers until her symptoms gradually eased. She thanked me for providing her a safe space for her to confide in me, and said, “You saved me.” In this moment, and other shared experiences such as this one, I realized that being a caring guide in behavior health care would become a passion that I would one day strive to put into professional practice. I am confident that I have the experience, knowledge and passion to be an ideal Doctoral candidate in Psychology at Adler University.

The Beck Depression Inventory is a self-administered test, administered in a group setting or individually, that measures the severity of depression symptoms and attitudes of depression (pg 1 of manual). The revised Beck Depression Inventory was specifically designed to assess the severity of depression in clinically diagnosed patients. However, the revised Beck Depression Inventory was not specifically developed to be used as a screening instrument in normal populations or to reflect any specific theory of depression. Although the BDI is oftentimes used for screening in normal populations, it should be used with caution because high BDI scores do not necessarily indicated depression. This provides an indication of the level of intensity a patient’s depression is for the past week including the day of administration for clinicians.

Victoria Guzman is a victim of systemic oppression and violence, but she combats that persecution through utilizing direct violence and cultural violence to assert her own sense of control in what is, ultimately for her, a powerless situation. She is protective of her daughter, Divina Flor, especially against Santiago, who says to Divina, “The time has come for you to be tamed” (9). Victoria shows Santiago a bloody knife (from cutting up rabbits) and says, “Let go of her, white man,”… “You won’t have a drink of that water as long as I’m alive” (9). Victoria knows, deep down, she has little control over what Santiago does, but by showing him the bloody knife and telling him that he will not be able to be with Divina while she is still alive,