Case study in psychology

The Phantom limb is a sensation experienced by someone who has had a limb amputated that the limb is still there. People who have had their limb or some other part of their body part amputated, still experience this. They still feel pain and experience the sensation that it is still attached to the body. The explanation for the phantom limb pain range from injured nerve endings where the limb was lost to changes in the brain areas connected with the missing limb. Phantom limbs also allow us to…

Cross-cultural psychology has been used in the comprehension of people and development by increasing the generality of their exposures and experiences hence providing a broader base of reporting the effects of experiences on development. However, there have been difficulties in isolation of independent variables and ambiguities in interpreting the dependent variables. Further, cross-cultural psychology has contributed in the processes of examining the relations between culturally organized…

using two sub-disciplines of psychology, clinical psychology and forensic psychology. Clinical psychology was chosen due to the issues relating to the treatment of mental illnesses, which will be examined through a clinical perspective. Forensic psychology was chosen due to this topic presenting an overlap between psychology and the criminal justice system that can best be examined using the means of forensic…

Case Study- Tavey Presenting Issues Based on the information provided, Tavey’s symptoms appeared that he is experiencing psychosis. He reported hearing threats being yelled out to him and noticing people gathering in parkland at the end of streets whenever he went outside. Believing that his neighborhood is dangerous, he adopted safety behaviors such as equipping his house with weapons, checking the boundaries several times per night. He was reluctant to let his wife go to work or leave her…

DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL DIAGNOSES OF DINEO, USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE CASE STUDY. According to the case study, Dineo is a 20-year-old young woman who presents with suicidal ideation. She is a current student and shares that she has been feeling very demonstrated and apathetic lately, and that she has lost all interest in her studies and does not want to spend time with her friends anymore. In her initial sessions, there is evidence that she may have not received love and care…

II. Reason for Referral Mr. Z was referred by his internist for a psychological evaluation to determine his level of depression and psychological adjustment after cardiovascular concerns that resulted in an angioplasty and insertion of a pacemaker. At the time of the evaluation, he was experiencing a preoccupation with death, difficulties concentrating, self-doubt, marital discord, ruminative tendencies, and difficulties making decisions. III. Tests Administered Clinical Interview Rorschach…

control over any part of his body other than his eyes whereas Murphy was still able to talk, but he could not use his legs or arms. Bauby had to live in the hospital where his doctors and therapists took care of him. Murphy was still able to teach and study the social relations of the handicapped. These are some of the ways this two men’s situations were different, but there were also way that their situations were similar. There were limitations of what each of them could do and they were still…

Chandra is a 29-year-old female who was brought to the emergency room by the police after she reportedly try to still a bus. Because she appeared to be an “emotionally disturbed person, “ a mental health evaluation is being requested. According to the detective, Chandra threatened the driver with a knife, took over the almost empty bus, and crashed it into a building. Chandra’s friend, Kelly, was on the bus at the time and shared that they got on the bus at the same time in order to go to the…

caught in a series of depression and anxiety. In the initial session, Tina and the therapist decided that they would convene for ten sessions, at the conclusion which they would reexamine her progress (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychology, 2012).…

more often, and crying when he did not get his way. However, he still participated in class discussions, and always sat quietly during individual assignments. This change in personality happened soon after I began working with him one on one for my case study. One of my observation days I pulled Brayden aside and began an interview, that would help me decide which levels of moral development that he was in. I told Brayden the story, noted as an example scenario in Piaget’s moral development.…