This article describes the hospice nursing experience of a young adult with giant cell tumor of bone with lungs, intra-abdominal muscle, and bone metastases. The nursing period lasted from October 10th to October 26th, 2015. The physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of the patient were integrated into a holistic nursing assessment. The following major health issues were identified: chronic pain, death anxiety, and grief of family members. During the nursing process, apart from medication for pain control, the nursing intervention of applying pillow, music therapy, massage, and adjusting a comfortable position to alleviate cancer-related discomfort were provided. When facing patient’s apathy, anxiety, and unwilling emotions,
The concept of disasters in providing mental health assistance when there has been a traumatic and devastating event. One of the concepts according to (Everly & Mitchell, 2008) would be psychological reactions to disaster may cause serious psychological impairment. In an over all study according to Norris et al . (2002) There was a study of severity of impairment of 60,000 disaster victims between 1981 and 2001. The sample studies showed 11% had minimal impairment, indicative of transient stress; 51% had moderate impairment, indicative of prolonged stress; 21% had severe impairment. There was significant psychopathology or distress; and 18% had severe impairment. PTSD, MDD, GAD and PD were found and considered specific psychological problems
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a therapeutic model that aids in regulating emotions. Regulating emotions involve gaining control over negative cognition and emotions that are behind memories that have been suppressed. The main focus of this therapeutic technique is to abolish a connection between negative emotional processes and the memories that are involved. To gain access to these often hidden psychological experiences is to look at physical and emotional behavior to see if there is a pattern and any psychological disorders that the client may have. While past events may receive some attention during this type of therapy, there is not too much of an emphasis of the cause of the distress.
Hispanic woman in her thirties recently struggling with alcohol and drug addiction since the loss of her job. Client has been living in this country for a few years and married to American-born citizen for fifteen years old. Husband travels frequently for his job which makes for little time together. The client has not attempted to make friends and feels alone. Client has made mention of waiting to go to sleep permanently. Husband has been concerned for wife’s safety and has brought her into therapy for assistance.
Depression is a condition of low disposition and aversion to action that can influence someone 's contemplations, conduct, emotions and sense of well-being (Salmans, Sandra, 1997). People with depression can feel very sad, restless, sad, defenseless, useless, guilty. They might lose enthusiasm for activities that were once pleasurable, experience problems with the way they eat, for example they may experience overeating or decreased appetite. People with depressed mood may also have issues with their concentration, they may face problem on recalling details or deciding about something, and might think about, endeavor or commit suicide (Schmidt, Peter, (2005). There are many different reasons why someone may suffer from depression. Some life
Mental illness is a leading cause of disability in Canada (Center for Addiction & Mental Health (CAMH, 2014). With one in five Canadians experiencing a mental health condition, there is an increasing need for early detection, intervention and prevention of relapse of these illnesses (Kozy & Varcarolis, 2014). The use of various therapies is therefore imperative in enhancing patient outcomes.
The video that I watched dealt with substance abuse counseling. It involved three different sessions emphasizing the technique of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The first session was based upon caffeine substance addiction, the second was based upon obsessive cocaine use, and the third session was based upon cocaine use as well. Cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the widely used psychotherapies in substance abuse counseling. Its need is a psychological and cognitive change of behavioral habits that are detrimental to the client’s daily life such as substance addiction. My interest in substance addiction is personal because a few of my family members had addictions as such which caused extreme detrimental factors to my family. I feel
I have the ability to engage in effective social work practice as I have been exposed to many settings which have provided me the groundwork build my competencies. I have been in a school setting to which I was providing individual and group therapy for students ages 5 through 18. I utilized cognitive behavioral therapy worksheets which are evidence-based and recognized the changes in some students. I ensured that the worksheets utilized were appropriate for whichever age group. During my time in the hospital setting, I built my skills in assessing client needs and coordinating with many community organizations for needed resources. The worksheets were from my Cognitive Behavioral Intervention class that I took at The University of Houston,
When working with diverse populations social workers should possess that skills needed to help with a client’s individual needs. Since there are many diverse population that social workers may come in contact with in different environments and situations. I feel that it’s important that social workers need to be well versified and educated in all aspects of helping an individual or families. Working with blended, gay and lesbian, multigenerational and grandparent-headed families is something that has become a thing of present.
Different types of treatment options are available for patients with bladder cancer. There are four types of standard treatment used, which include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and biologic therapy. Doctor’s recommendation on which treatment is determined by which stage the patient is at. There are also clinical trials in the process, which is a research study that helps improve the current standard treatments.
Cancer is a big impact to the family and oneself. Each person can handle illnesses in a different way, such in the case of not talking
Irvin D.Yalom psychiatrist, psychotherapist and bibliotherapist and a major influence in Jewish existentialism, was born in Washington D.C in 1931, the only child of Jewish parents, who left Russia shortly after World War I. His parents were not well educated and worked long hours in their grocery store, to survive financially. Their neighbourhood was poor and unsafe and so Yalom sought solace in books. His relationship was his father was close, “And Sunday mornings were mellow times, etched clearly in my mind. Usually I played chess with my father" (Yalom, 2001, p. 303) but his relationship with his mother was ambivalent, "never, not once, do I remember
In the 1800’s, a cancer diagnosis was viewed as the equivalent of death (Holland, 2002). In this day and age, there was no known cause or cure, and it was considered inhumane to reveal the diagnosis to the patient. In a constantly changing and advancing society, this ideology was transformed as the result of an accumulation of technological advances, education, and research initiative. This led to the acceptance of the notion of cancer worldwide. As cancer continued to become more prevalent, health care providers and researchers were forced to further investigate the biology, development, and treatment of cancer. The interaction of cancer outside the realm of molecular and cellular biology became apparent in the mid 1900’s and has since found importance in the fields of psychology, neuropsychology, and psychosocial oncology (Holland, 2002).
The movie starts off at funeral service in honor of Vincent late mother and sitting beside him is his father Robert who is a political candidate and his wife. Vincent mother died because of excessive drinking which was brought by stress and too much worry. Since no one was stepping in to take care of Vincent who was suffering Tourette’s syndrome, his father decided to put him through an experimental medical treatment. Robert at that time thought he was doing what was best for Vincent and at the same time avoiding public scrutiny that will get in the way of his political campaign. It’s likely that Robert was embarrassed being seen with Vincent or around him.
Self-Regulatory Model (SRM) [1-4] is a cognitive-affective model that highlights the existence of the emotional component as well as the cognitive component; both of these components alter the perception of disease threat and influence each other. This model emphasizes the active role of the patient and his / her concrete action towards the change of behavior, which will allow effective interventions. According to the Self-Regulation Model, there is a simultaneity ratio between the cognitive and the emotional processing of the disease threat [4].