Antipsychotic

The movie mainly portrayed how different members of the society viewed those with mental illnesses. Those who controlled the ward, Nurse Ratched and her coworkers, believed they had the best interest of the patients in mind; however, their actions spoke otherwise. They have just conformed to society by treating the patients in the ward as damaged and declaring them unable to live amongst “normal” people. The patients in the ward may have had a chance if not for Nurse Ratched, who lowered their…

Introduction This paper will be a critical review of the article “Shenpa and Compassionate Abiding: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Anger and Aggression by Individuals with Schizophrenia” written by Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Bryan T. Karazsia, Alan S. W. Winton, Judy Singh, and Robert G. Wahler. This article was originally published in the 12th volume of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction published online in December 2013. Purpose of Research This study looked…

. The DAWBA is “currently the only computerized diagnostic assessment for pediatric OCD” (Krebs et al. 246). The strength of the DAWBA lies primarily in three areas. Initially as discussed, the assessment combines information from both child and parent. Secondly, the online adaptation allows the child to answer freely without the unfamiliar clinician present. Children may be afraid to answer questions honestly in the presence of a stranger, so this format allows for the most authentic…

Psychotropic medications are drugs that can help prevent certain mental health symptoms. Antianxiety, antidepressant, antibipolar, and antipsychotic drugs are all forms of psychotropic medications (Homer, 60). The most common antianxiety drug, benzodiazepines (BZD), helps reduce anxiety that most patients experience (Homer, 139). There’s a controversy that psychotropic medications are overprescribed. Over prescription of psychotropic medication, such as BZD, can be detrimental to one’s health.…

Evaluate the contribution of Psychological Perspectives in the treatment of specific behaviours, states of consciousness and emotional states that are associated with OCD. Intro Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety-related condition. OCD evokes anxiety provoking thoughts (compulsions) and repetitive behaviour (obsessions). Psychological perspectives have different theories with regards to how OCD occurs and is treated. This essay evaluates the treatments used in one particular…

analysis (ABA). The goals of ABA are to shape and reinforce new behaviors, such as learning to speak and play, and reduce undesirable ones. There are medication treatments, the only medications approved by the FDA to treat aspects of ASD are the antipsychotics risperidone (Risperdal) and aripripazole (Abilify). These medications can help reduce irritability—meaning aggression, self-harming acts, or temper tantrums—in children ages 5 to 16 who have ASD. I choose Attention deficit/hyperactivity…

month treatment is more focused for this disorder. In the worst case scenario, a person may potentially be hospitalized for a short duration to be evaluated and to ensure the safety of their health. If psychotic symptoms are minimal, but disabling antipsychotic medications like haloperidol, thioridazine, and chlorpromazine may be administered. However, these medications should not be given for more than a month’s time (Mohammed, 2016). Overall, we can conclude that brief psychotic disorder…

Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Summary Sarah Goldfarb, a character in Requiem for a Dream, is a widow who loves alone. Her son rarely visits, however when he does, it is to steal her television set to pawn off for drug money. She continually buys the set back and is advised by the store owner to call the police on her son. She is uncomfortable with the idea of getting law enforcement involved with her son. Sarah receives notification that she is to appear on television…

Long Term Care When designing a plan for LTC wants and needs, it is solely concerning money problems and wondering how the patient and/or family will pay for the services. It includes alternative vital factors, like all care choice, current living arrangements, lifestyle, legal problems and residential modifications if any. If financial problems are not thought through, it then becomes an issue and gets difficult to set up for these considerations. For instance, choices for care becomes…

Who has never avoided a crack in the sidewalk, fearful of breaking their mother’s back, or checked under the bed for monsters? These are two common instances of paranoia. These examples are docile in comparison to severe paranoia, which is recognized today as a disorder. Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) is defined by Psychology Today as, “A thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality” (2017). This disorder surfaces…