Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old woman who drove her grey Hyundai Electra into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade on October 24, 2015, killed four people as well as injured forty-six and according to court documents, she was not found to be intoxicated at the time of the incident. As reported by NBC News, “an application for psychology and crash reconstruction experts filed by Chambers' lawyer in Payne County Court revealed that Chambers' blood alcohol level was just .01 when her blood was drawn immediately after the crash” (NBC, 2015). Although she was not driving under the influence, Tony Coleman, Chambers attorney, believes she is suffering from a mental illness. In an ABC News article, Tony Coleman stated, “I have…
In this discussion, I had the opportune to have the same individual as my mock therapy. Firstly I expounded to this person that this is a mock therapy session to help me further comprehend Albert Ellis’ REBT theory and the ABC (Adversity, Belief, Consequence) that decrease the irrational thought to a rational method (Seligman & Reichenberg, 2010). My client is informed of the client covert and confidentiality rights. Individual comprehend and consent to therapy.…
The sexual abuse Lisa experienced and the reaction of her mother are hypnotized to have created a degree of disorganized attachment in Lisa. Additionally, Lisa presented with multiple risk factors for BDP or for the development of BDP in adulthood. The following addressed symptoms of insecure attachment and BDP that were exhibited by Lisa. Lisa presented as having an insecure attachment as she had rapids shifts in her state of mind and had a difficult time with her affect regulation. Lisa also presented with a push-pull style in relationships, for example, she would hug me, ask me to stay, tell me how much she liked me (loved me) and within minutes would snap at me for no apparent reason.…
Domestic Violence October is domestic violence awareness month and a purple ribbon represents this cause and states, “recognize it, report it, prevent it”. McKenzi Walker is a passionate college student who has a heart to help survivors in domestic violence. She is currently finishing her masters in criminology and has a minor in women studies. This passion began when she attended a class regarding domestic violence and through this she realized that she had been in domestic violence relationship herself. She was in a manipulating relationship and had not even acknowledge that it could be called abuse.…
Carol symptoms are not cause by another medical condition. She does not have social anxiety disorder, after facing the gunman they went to security to report the situation rather than fear of being judge in public for informing the incident. Carol does not have adjustments disorder because the adjustment disorder are anxiety or depression generally during stressful life events. Furthermore, Carol does not have somatic symptom because her health is functioning well and no identifiable medical condition most importantly she is not seeking any attention. Illness anxiety disorder is also not a cause for her since she does not fear that she has serious physical symptoms.…
What About Bob? portrays realistic psychological disorders from a comedic perspective, through the main character, Bob Wiley. Despite the gross exaggeration of some of Bob’s dysfunctional traits, the film does an exceptional job conveying the reality of these disorders and the affects associated with them. It is very apparent from the get-go that Bob Wiley suffers from numerous psychological disorders; specifically, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Agoraphobia, Hypochondriasis, Anxiety and Dependent Personality Disorder. Although some of the characteristics of these disorders are detected right away, once the relationship with his new therapist, Dr. Leo Marvin is established, they are heightened and beyond obvious. Bob Wiley exhibits…
I like the idea of a machine recording our dreams, although it sounds interesting and a part of future science, I do not believe that dreams will help treat and diagnosis patients, in that regard I disagree with the psychoanalysts. In fact, I have never really seen anything useful about Freud except for the fact that he was the first to address mental illnesses. I suppose I am too much like Karen Horney in that I believe most problems are societal problems and not due to certain inner neuroses.…
A Rose for Emily: It’s no secret that Emily Grierson seemed crazy, she may have even suffered from a mental illness. Having such an illness could be drastic for one’s self or for others around them. Her actions were bizarre, from denying that her father had died to buying poison from the pharmacy and everything in between. Everyone in the town had noticed this, but never said anything to Miss Emily.…
According to David and Congleton, all individuals suffer from internal thoughts that create negative feelings; how we evolve from these negative thoughts is most important for future personal and professional growth. Per David and Congleton, ‘emotional agility’ consists of four main components: recognizing your thought patterns, labeling your thoughts and emotions, accepting them, and acting on your values. Utilizing the emotional agility process will grant individuals the ability to have increased constructive and solution driven thoughts. Once you recognize your personal thought patterns, you have a greater chance of controlling the negative thoughts and feelings before they have a significant impact on your life; attempting to suppress negative…
We are so use to running on automatic pilot that we accept our inner thoughts for what they are. We never question them. We never try to change them. Good, bad or indifferent, that inner recording just keeps looping and playing and we just keep listening to it.…
The Diaz family has been in the United States for about eight years. They immigrated to north eastern Pennsylvania from Puerto Ricco, to be closer to their grandmother and to have a better life, away from the projects that they had been living in. The family consists of a mother Angelica, a daughter Rose, and two sons, Miguel and Ian. The family was very close, but they have become more distant since their father left them emotional, broken and also taken most of the families income with him.…
Catherine and Claire’s Rights The play Proof by David Auburn tells a story about a woman named Catherine, whose father is a brilliant mathematician plagued by a mental illness. Due to her father having this mental illness, she struggles to deal with her suspicion that she has inherited the same disease. Catherine’s sister Claire does not think she is capable of living on her own and wants to commit her to a mental hospital.…
The movie “Girl, Interrupted” is based on patients admitted into a mental institution, all for various amounts of time and is set in the 1960’s. The first person who will be discussed is the patient Susanna Kaysen and her eighteen-month stay. The second main character that will be discussed in this paper is Lisa Rowe. This paper will also pertain to various other patients who the author of this paper deemed important to the abnormal psychology class and its lessons.…
Sometimes in life, we as people get caught in situations that keep us from growing. We fight against ourselves to become better, but fear sets in to scare us. Also, our negative mindset keeps us from progressing in life. When dealing with negative thoughts understanding how to overcome them can be a big issue. Negativity can lead to things such as exhaustion, hunger, sleep deprivation, and even the common cold.…
TONGUE CONTROL James 3:1-12 Have you ever wished that, like the cruise control on your cars, you could have a tongue control switch? I’ve often thought that if I could just cut out my tongue or tape my mouth shut my walk with the Lord would be infinitely easier. It would stop the unkind word, the undisciplined word, the stupid word, the inaccurate word, etc. from escaping my mouth and becoming reality rather than just thought. Not to mention the fact that it would also prevent the sin of gluttony!…