Neurobiological

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a very serious and debilitating condition that occurs after a person has been exposed to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical danger happened or was threatened. The kinds of traumatic events triggering PTSD in people include violent personal assaults (rape, mugging), natural disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes), man-made disasters (bombings), accidents or military combat. People who suffer from PTSD often relive

A child’s sense of self as separate from the world is formulated early in development. Children exposed to early trauma, especially by a primary care giver, develop a distorted sense of the self, others, and the world. When exposed to trauma, children become overwhelmed and are unable to effectively self-regulate thus leading to a disjointed sense of self. They have a tendency to lose hope and expect that life will be dangerous thus challenging their ability to survive (Terr, 1992). Survival becomes

Client Introduction Rosa Gonzalez is a 28 year old, Latino woman, who was raised in Tempe, Arizona. She came from a low socio-economic status family. Rosa’s records indicate that her mother was in prison while she was pregnant with her, and her father was out of the picture. She was placed in several foster care homes until the age of four when her father came back into her life. It was around the same time that her mother was released from prison, and began a relationship with her dad. She grew

Substance use disorder in mental health patients poses a major concern to clinicians in psychiatry. The disorder generally is associated with an underlying mental health condition(s), however, there are multiple theories suggesting psychological to neurological and probably multifactorial etiological profile. Substance abuse and substance dependence which are the former terms that were used to define one with the disorder has been grouped into a set category of substance use disorder by the 2013

A Child with Autism By Shawn Wirth Arkansas State University Beebe   Autism is not a disease, or a reaction; it is a developmental neurobiological differences in brain function. People with autism have difficulty with communication and interaction with others. The symptoms of autism may range from total lack of communication with others to difficulty in understanding others’ feelings. Since there is such a range of symptoms it is now called Autism Spectrum Disorder(Disabled world 2008) Literature

Abstract Schizophrenia effects approximately 1% of the human population, despite the high number of individuals being affected, not much is known about the pathophysiology and etiology of the disease. Through the use of pharmacological models such as ketamine and amphetamine, it allows us to purse the dopamine and glutamate hypothesis. The rise of these hypotheses is due to the nature of the disease, hence heterogeneous disorder not all patients exerts all the symptoms of the disease. As a result

The Feeling Brain: The Biology and Psychology of Emotions Book Review Summary: Chapter 1 explains the work of a Harvard psychologist named William James. William published the article “What is an Emotion?” in a philosophical journal entitled Mind in 1884. His paper is an argument for the primacy and necessity of bodily systems in producing emotional feelings. James-Lange theory states that physiological arousal instigates the experience of emotion. A Harvard physiologist, Walter Cannon, roundly

Client Introduction My internship began three weeks ago. This time frame has not given me the time to get to know a client well enough to use for this paper. I have decided to use a past client of mine. I met this client while working at child protective services. She came into our agency because of a domestic violence encounter. The children were removed and I was able to work with her for a period of 9 months. Rosa Gonzalez is a 28 year old, Latino woman, who was raised in Tempe, Arizona. She

“Concussions is a highly prevalent injury in contact and collision sports that has historically been poorly understood.” (Nelson, 2013) Researchers and medicinal clinicians have become more interested in the post-concussive effects on an individual, specifically on athletes. There is increased knowledge of the negative effects and recovery following a concussion. Researchers are interested in studying more about how athletes are affected post concussive, psychologically and physically, which can

Epilepsy is the second prevalent neurological disorder after stroke. Approximately two-thirds of afflicted patients experience partial onset of seizures (Houser, 1997) and, in most patients, epilepsy evolves as a consequence of a brain damaging injury such as status epilepticus (SE), head trauma, or stroke (Mathern et al., 1995). Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency having a mortality rate of 10–12% (Smith and Shibley, 2002). It is the second most frequent life-threatening condition