Case study in psychology

The Eames House and Farnsworth house do share common material and tectonic expression. They are constructed of similar materials and in somewhat similar fashions. Additionally, both forms are constructed in a fashion that allows them to be apart of its surrounding site. However, they do have divergences. They differ mainly in how they relate to their surroundings, and how their different constructions allow the surroundings to affect the forms. Additionally, tectonics and material expression are…

As identified in the previous studies mentioned by Knowler et al., (2002) and Gilles et al., (2007) metformin has shown to reduce the risk from progression of prediabetes to diabetes. Moin et al., (2002) case-control study looking at causality examined metformin prescription use for diabetes prevention in individuals with identified prediabetes over a three year period in 17,352 working-age adults. Of the total sample size on 3.7% of patients with prediabetes were actually prescribed metformin…

Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study, which was published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives published in 2004, examined the environmental health issue of pesticide exposure and the related health outcome of neurodevelopmental disorders developing in the children of women who lived in proximity to commercial pesticide usage in an agricultural setting during pregnancy and conception. The authors of the study included: Janie F. Shelton, Estella M.…

leading to either pneumonic plague, septicemic plague or bubonic plague. Pneumonic plague was spread via droplet transmission and had a nearly 100% case fatality rate. The bubonic plague is the subject of this study and was named as such because of the hardened lymph nodes…

estimate, so although at the time of the survey they may have Tb, by the time the study started they may have recovered. Including these people would overestimate the effect as there will be more ‘cases’ than in reality. Alternatively, the results could be underestimated as it is likely that more people will have developed Tb since the survey was conducted. Furthermore, using a point-based estimate like prevalence to obtain cases means that the data will only be valid for that time period. This…

search for graduate programs in neuroscience ever began. From my youth (spent on the Caribbean isle of St. Lucia), I was captivated by the macabre, and this disquieting obsession progressed into a slightly less disturbing fascination with abnormal psychology. Many an afternoon…

Ron had no one to talk to about the war except those who fought the same war with him. In some cases talking to others who are dealing with the same situations you are can be healthy, but Ron’s friends were struggling in the same way he was. An OT would have worked with Ron in finding some activities that were motivational and meaningful to him that…

Jermaine’s Psychology Professor Essay A professor of psychology at a university in a large metropolitan area would be at risk of violating several codes of ethics if he tells his abnormal psychology class that he is a psychotherapist in private practice and that they can come to him for therapy during the duration of the semester. Several problems can occur as a result of the professor’s solicitation of his service as a psychotherapist to his students (5.6, American Psychological Association,…

Gobet, Voogt, and Retschitzki (2004) suggested that chunking is connected to the expertise in chess; the skilled chess players can break up the chunk in greater size to help them remember different cases in order to develop the best, plausible solutions. Because chunking help people acquire knowledge, Gobet (2005) suggests that Chunk-based theories may help improve the way instruction is delivered in schools. One of the advantages offered through theories…

The Case of Belle Gibson In the following case study we see the negative effects of breaking down these barriers and not having the third party to censor the content that celebrities are publishing. Annabelle Natalie “Belle” Gibson is a 24 year old blogger who claimed to have battled cancer through alternative medicine. She fabricated stories about how she self-treated her cancer by dieting. She also invented a Smartphone Application and wrote a book about her “healthy lifestyle”. She spread…