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Brandy Vela an 18-year-old teenager, committed suicide on November 29, 2016 in Texas City, Texas. The teenage girl had been bullied for many years for being overweight. On November 29, 2016 Brandy Vela had sent an e-mail and text message to her siblings and parents stating that she planned on committing suicide. Her sister Jacqueline Vela and father Raul Vela immediately rushed home. They made their way up to their dear one’s room and saw her against a wall, pointing a gun at her chest crying.…

CRITICAL REVIEW The title of the journal article that I had read is “The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia” written by Sharon L. Feeney, who is currently in a private practice with Summit Psychological Services in Summit, NJ where she specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety. The purpose of this journal article is to present a case study as an example of the use of the cognitive-behavioral principles in the treatment of social phobia. In this critical review…

The United States Census Bureau reported that thirty percent of Americans have never been married. In the South 11.1 % of women has the highest percentage rate for divorce. Next in the South men have the highest rate of 10.2%. The second highest divorce rate location is in the West. Women still have a higher divorce rate, then men. In the West women divorces rate are 9.8% and men have a rate of 9.2%. The Northeast has the fewest number of divorce rates compared to the South and the West. Women…

Ariel Winter is an actress on the hit sitcom Modern Family, recently comes out and talks about the Breast Reduction she had back in early June. At only 17 years old, the young actress explains how having large breast was something she struggled with most of her life. Not only with the constant stares had she attracted, but the constant questions regarding if they were real or not. She also dealt with a lot of back and neck pain due to the fact, making simple tasks almost unbearable. At a 32F,…

R/s reportedly Valencia is showing highly psychotic symptoms. R/s Valencia stated that the children were clones and demons were coming to take her to hell. R/s reportedly Valencia’s behavior has been increasing and there is a concern for her and the children’s safety. R/s 14-year-old Tabitha and 11-year-old Fantasia are in the home. R/s that they spoke with Valencia today, and she explained that whenever she has a bad vibe she leaves from the environment. R/s Valencia stated that she got a…

Hearing loss can really change a person's life. In just a short period of time, you can go from hearing everything with ease to struggling to hear what your friends and loved one are saying during a conversation. To decrease the amount of suffering people experience when they have hearing loss, many have opted to get a hearing aid. However, when you decide to get a hearing aid, you have to be sure you choose the perfect one if you want to have a positive experience. When visiting audiologists…

Relating it back to suicide, gay youth have a higher chance of leaving their homes and are at risk of suicide. This group receives the most discrimination for being different. When they discover what they’re gay, it is a big surprise for a lot of people like, their family and friends. When someone does not receive the support they tend to think negative thoughts, either suicidal or thinking about leaving their homes because they are not being accepted by their loved one. In fact, “street youth…

Physical Child Abuse Assessment Notified Concerns: The notified concerns relate to a seven-year-old boy with unexplained bruising around his back and arms. These marks where noticed by his teacher Ms. Austin during his English class at School’s Name on April 20, 2016. The child was placed in the care of his paternal grandmother by the Family Court three years ago. Recently, the child’s father moved in with the family after being drug free for a year and establishing fulltime employment. It was…

Previous work has shown that economic factors are associated with violent deaths from suicide and possibly homicide. In a pioneering study, Brenner showed that both rates of suicide and homicide rose within a year of increased unemployment, both in the U.S. and the U.K. (1936–1976), reconfirming general mortality observations in the U.S. over longer term (1901–2000)., Additionally, Holinger observed that, over 1900–1979 in the U.S., both suicide and homicide rates strongly and positively…

1. Antidepressants can be a good way to treat people if other options are ruled out. However, I would first try to see if other options would work on a depressed client before using antidepressants. Also, it is proven that people on the placebo are more likely to relapse into depression compared to people on antidepressants and therefore antidepressants can be a good way to medicate clients. On the other side, due to the fact that it is proven that antidepressants are not very affective when it…