She also described the complexities of breastfeeding. Another major issue remarked upon is the lack of support fro the new mother /expectant mother which can culminate is postpartum depression. FMLA, abortion…
ed mental health spending in 2015, compared to 36 in 2013 and 29 in 2014 (Sun, 2015). As stated previously, all of the funding that is being slashed from state mental health budgets is being spent on state prisons and the incarceration system. While mental institutions and prisons have similarities on paper, they are also fundamentally different in the goal they are trying to accomplish. Prisons should be for the rehabilitation of those who break the law, and it should serve as a way to help transition the convicts within back into society without future problems.…
When confronting a threatening or stressful situation, the body responds to the stressors with a series of chemical reactions that affect heart rate, blood pressure, and other functions. The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) was used as a measure of anxiety levels in both the control and intervention groups (Bothe, 2014). When the raw scores were compared post-intervention, the intervention group had a significant decrease in the total anxiety raw score than the control group. The control group did not show any change. At the one-year follow up, the results showed to be consistent with the post-intervention result.…
Differential Parenting A Research Report by Renee Nelson April 22 2015 HPD4C Mrs Brubacher Introduction Parents sometimes act differently towards one child over the other, for example being positive with one child and acting cold to the other. This is called differential parenting which is also known as favouritism. Favouritism is when you are treating one person in a positive manor and the other in a negative manor.…
Great post on the empty nest syndrome. This can be a difficult transitional time for parents or a single parent to endure. Once the children are gone and the home is empty, now what? I think to help alleviate the vast emotional rollercoaster that parent(s) may deal with is to prepare emotionally and mentally for the inevitable. Sadness, depression and even divorce can be a result of the empty nest if not acknowledge correctly (Gladding, 2015).…
This article is focused on Anxiety and a little smidge of depression to add on. The author is a regular young married woman who lives her normal life with her husband, but unfortunately another guest. The type of guest who comes unwelcomed and you can’t deny their entry into your home and life. Neither one of the home tenants want the guest to show up but they have learned they have to accept that the guest will show up and need to learn how to deal with it. Personally I love this essay from the Wife to the Husband because I can relate to a few points in the essay.…
INTRODUCTION The lady we are about to introduce you is some one exceptional. She is determined, persistent and she gets the job done. She is the next Governor of this great state of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi” Johnson Miller.…
Social Group Analysis Project Five concepts of psychology The five concepts that relate to my family that I am going to be talking about in my essay is Erikson’s theory of socioemotional development, parenting styles, theories of aging (applying to my family members, prejudice (race, racism) and coping with stress. The first concept that I am going to talk about is Erikson’s theory of socioemotional development and how that applies to my family members. The second concept that I am going to talk about is parenting styles and what kind of parenting styles that my parents use and what is says about what kind of parents that they are.…
She spoke about the pressures of being a mom, and how much influence she has on her children’s life. The reality of molding a child’s values and consciences is overwhelming, yet amazing to her. In a study of children’s behavior in relation to their mother’s personality, Babaee & Jain (2009) wrote, “The necessity of having a healthy society is having healthy mothers.” (p.213) They continue explaining how the most important years of development occur during childhood.…
Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychopathological problem in children. In community samples, estimates of the prevalence of childhood anxiety disorders range between 5 to 20%, with half of the estimates lying well above the 10% (Peter Muris, 2001). The SCARED can reliably detect the three-anxiety disorder that are relatively prevalent among children and that are thought to have a major impact on children’s functioning, viz. generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, and social phobia (Peter Muris, 2001). The screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), is a self-report measure that is consistently being use for several studies assessing anxious symptoms in children and adolescents (Diogo Araujo…
Is this a reliable source? • This is a reliable source of information. This article was published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing, a reputable and well-known journal. This specific journal received the following score for Impact Factor: 1.741. This journal also received the following rankings: ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2014: 8/109 (Nursing (Social Science));…
Goal 1: The children will face the event that is causing them to develop negative emotions in their life. • Objective 1: The children will discuss their feelings that they typically avoid about the changes that are occurring with their mom. • Objective 2: The children will demonstrate an understanding of the changes that is occurring with their mom by visiting her once a month. Rationale for Goal 2: The purpose of this goal is to allow the children to confirm or disconfirm their anticipated feelings about the changes with their mom. The children will also change their viewpoint regarding the problem.…
This article was written to study about the correlation of parenting stress between parents with children from 5 to 9 years of age with a autism spectrum disorder (ASD) , attention deficit/hyperactivity, comorbid ASD+ADHD, and typical development (CG). Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) are two neurodevelopmental issue with various side effects. ASD is described by challenges with communication and social reciprocity, and in addition the presence of stereotyped and confined behaviors and interests. ADHD is described by more prominent signs of inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity than what might be normal for the individual's developmental level. These two disorders share different qualities:…
In society today, nearly millions of people suffer from stress everyday. Stress is a natural part of life. The expressions are familiar to us, “I’m stressed out,” “I’m under too much stress,” or “Work is one big stress.” Stress is hard to define because it means different things to different people; however, it’s clear that most stress is a negative feeling rather than a positive feeling. While some people believe stress can be healthy, it can be argued that excessive stress is unbearable because stress can lead to depression, anxiety disorder, and suicide.…
Open your eyes and focus on all of the women working in today’s society. Now imagine the identity that most women have placed on their heads…the role of a mother. Most mothers set off to work to bring in more income for their household. Most mother’s in today’s world deal with the daily tasks of waking up before the household in order to wake the children up on time and prepare breakfast and lunch for the day, all to have her child ready on time. Meanwhile, the mother may have little time to tend to herself before she sets off on the road to send her child to daycare and herself to work.…