CASE 1 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 314.01 V62.3 academic or educational problem V62.4 social exclusion or rejection V61.20 parent-child relationship problem 314.01 – Hannah meets the diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Although she is only six, she displays both inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity that negatively affect her socially and academically and are not appropriate for her developmental level. These features have presented in Hannah for several years, but they have become more prominent now that she is in school. Therefore, she has combined presentation of inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity with mild severity. Hannah exhibits inattention in many forms. She cannot sustain …show more content…
He displays a developmentally inappropriate and excessive fear/anxiety about separation from his father who is a major attachment figure. This excessive fear/anxiety is persistent in that it has lasted over three months. It is also significantly distressing and impairing in that Robbie is unable to be away from his father, attend school regularly, or make friends. Lastly, Robbie’s behavior is not better explained by another mental disorder. Robbie shows excessive distress when anticipating or experiencing separation from his father. Prior to separation, he will become extremely anxious and often report abdominal pain. During separation, such as while at school, he will remain overly anxious and become severely upset, sometimes to the point of vomiting. Robbie has a persistent and excessive worry that something is going to happen to his dad. However, he does not specific what he thinks might happen. Robbie often refuses to go to school because of fear of separation from his father, which has caused him to miss nearly 20 days of school. He also refuses to sleep away from his father and insists on sleeping in the same bed as him. Overall, Robbie’s fear of separation from his father is causing significant impairment in his
Phillip Kmetz LA365 General Psychology May 8, 2016 Module 11 Case Study 1. “Kevin is a cheerful nine-year-old third grader who is brought to the outpatient clinic after the teacher at the private school he attends repeatedly called his mother about his worsening classroom behavior. His teacher described him as a likable and friendly youngster who always obeyed when spoken to but also repeatedly disrupted the class by his antics and could no longer be tolerated in the classroom. The teacher reported that he hummed and make noises under his breath, blurted out answers without raising his hand, and always tried to be first when the teacher asked a question, even though he often did not have the answer when called upon.
Pt is 43 years old AA female who decided to return to OMHC after the program that she attended, Universal Counseling, was closed down. Initial admission to OMHC was around 2012. Pt has been diagnosed with PTSD, Bipolar, and Anxiety Disorder in the past. Her depressive episodes started at the age of 13 and after she was sexually assaulted by distant uncle. She later developed aggressive behavior around late teen and was involved in numerous arrests, starting the age of 18.
Is technology changing our brains for the better or for the worse? The human brain is a biological masterpiece and is the most advanced organ on the face of the planet. In Richard Restak’s essay “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era,” he speaks about how the advancements in technology in this modern era have affected the brain’s habits and functions. Multitasking is requiring the brain to change how it functions, its organizations, and efficiency throughout day-to-day tasks and is also enabling people to do things otherwise not possible. Within the past two decades, the amount of time we spend on using technology has increased by a large amount.
Madison was referred for a full psycho-educational evaluation as one part of her mandated three-year re-evaluation process. Madison has a current special education classification of Other Health Impaired, secondary to Neurofibromatosis. She is educated within a general education classroom; in addition, Madison attends resource room daily for 40 minutes in a five student to teacher ratio classroom (5:1). She receives counseling services with a counselor for thirty minutes twice a month. Her testing accommodations include extended time (1.5) and refocusing/redirection.
Therapist met with the client for individual therapy at school. Therapist did a check in regards to symptoms, mood, thoughts, emotions, coping skills, the goals that he achieved, and behaviors since the last session. Therapist processed the client's negative thoughts. Therapist used open-ended questions to address any concerns the client may have. Therapist encouraged the client to keep motivated during the stressful time, especially when he has negative thoughts, which stats usually with negative thoughts, argue with his sisters, or with his aunt, or if he has been triggered by any internal or external thoughts.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which stands for ADHD is a common behavioural disorder.
Living with ADHD, I face many obstacles in my life regarding school, work, extracurricular activities and in other aspects of my life. I was officially diagnosed with ADHD when I was in the seventh grade, but despite the diagnosis later in my life, I always experienced difficulty involving school. The main challenges I face include my homework, especially if it is an assignment I have received in advance. When it comes to working on my homework, I am never able to sit down and finish it; I am always bouncing around from subject to subject. Because of the constant bouncing around while doing my homework, the biggest problem that I face with my ADHD arises, disorganization.
Furthermore, Chris departs for the second time without leaving a paper trail; his parents had no lead, further demonstrating an avoidance behavior because he completely escaped from a cumbersome situation. These specific examples described above display Chris’s physical avoidance, but he also demonstrates mental avoidance
I. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, more well-known as ADHD, is a disorder that affects 9% of children in the U.S. When left untreated, ADHD can lead the sufferer to be unable to cope in school or socially and possibly leads to depression. ADHD is a hyperactivity disorder with many symptoms that can be treated through therapy, emotional counselling, and use of medications. II. There is a plethora of symptoms when it comes to ADHD. A. Symptoms are separated into two categories, one is inattentiveness and the other is hyperactivity 1.
Just as a doctor’s diagnosis has major impact on the patience’s present and future, an academic diagnosis also has significant impact on the child’s life. In Draper, the fact that he was misdiagnosed and placed in a restricted school environment, affected his ability to read, write and perform math as an adult. As a 20 year old, Draper was working as a stockman at Target because he did not have adequate skills to achieve a more successful career or attend college. Whoever is responsible to diagnoses must be adequately trained. Although I am trained to perform reading inventories, I would never attempt to perform a psychological-academic evaluation on a student.
Vincent knows his mother is sick, so he believes when she gets better he will be placed back into her custody. However, he does have some separation anxiety from his mother and foster parent. With his biological mother, he questions why his mother has not came to see him, which usually goes away when someone says she’s getting better. Also since his biological mother has been taken away from him, he has grown a special bond with his foster parent. However, sometimes at school he asks the teacher if his foster mom will be here when school lets out because he is afraid she will not return.
Tom may benefit from Attachment-Based intervention strategies where the therapist works with the patient to challenge and then resolve those who use avoidance as a coping skill in order deal with their painful past related to early attachment experiences (Foroughe & Muller, 2014). Tom may also benefit from the Bowen approach to Family Systems Therapy which works with the patient towards examining any overt sensitivity towards important relationships in their lives and enables the patient to develop positive coping skills to assist them in their distress over the opinions of others (MacKay,
The three mental ailments associated with ADHD are inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Living with these conditions is no easy task. Anyone of those symptoms can individually lead to not having good grades, or even losing track of a simple conversation. Put all of them together and you have a dangerous mix that in undoubtably going to lead to poor school performance and an inept social life, if the proper means are not taken. Therefore, the effectiveness outweighs the risk when it comes to this medication, which in turn makes ADHD medication a promising and efficient treatment for children with attention deficit hyperactivity
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Sam’s moderate obsessive-compulsive disorder interferes with social and occupational activities and only when he is surrounded by his “mentally challenged” friends or people who he trusts, then his anxiety level decreases. He deals with life his way by following an established routine dictated by his OCD, and any changes to this routine cause to Sam a lot of stress. Affect of Mental Illness on the relationships Sam is a single parent to his daughter Lucy. Despite his mental disabilities and limited knowledge of parenting, I think he gives all his best to his daughter with unconditional love. He says to Lucy, “Love is all you need.”