Psycho

To have had the opportunity to do the Strengths Assessment: Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Factors assignment, and the privilege to be in the role of an Social Service Worker (SSW) as giving me the knowledge and idea of the issues and challenges the client might be experiencing, and how to better assist them non-judgmentally. Before the beginning of the interview, I was very nervous, asking myself, what if I do not know the right question to ask? But I summoned courage and said to myself that it is…

The bio-psycho-social model is not only an important model when studying child risk behavior, but it is the model that most researchers focus on when studying antisocial behavior trajectories. Many children grow up in single parent households, including Nancy a 24-year-old woman who grew up without a father in adolescence, who got pregnant at an early age, and dropped out of high school. With the bio-psycho-social model there are some explanations as to why antisocial behavior is present with…

upcoming negative events (source). High levels of negative affect, chronic over-arousal and a feeling of uncontrollability, which can lead to avoidant behaviors, accompany the condition of anxious apprehension in anxiety disorders (source). The bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment should begin exploration of presenting symptoms during assessment should start with a detailed inquiry about what the client is experiencing cognitively, affectively, and behaviorally. The inquiry will also provide…

Interpreting the Movie Psycho Using Freudianism Who is Norman Bates? Was he born psychotic? Why did he form an unusual attachment to a verbally abusive mother? One might pose these questions after watching Alfred Hitchcock’s classic monochrome thriller, Psycho. Although one might initially believe that Psycho is only a film about scandalous homicides and horrors, however, it essentially documents the life of Norman Bates suffering from mental illnesses. Moreover, 1{Sigmund Freud’s concept of…

The image comes from the novel “American Psycho” where the elite is a psychopath himself, but everyone is too self-absorbed to notice his appalling actions. There isn’t anyone else who poses a greater danger to the people in our society because often times they are never caught. A few like Ted…

family issues with parents for the past 6 months. Has become isolated from her mother. Lying and stealing from her parents. Seeking treatment after being arrested for being under the influence of drugs. Witnessed one of her friends over dose. Bio-psycho-social spiritual Assessment (Summary) Client Appears to have overall good health and hygiene for a 16 year old. She seemed aware of where she was and what was going on. She was cooperative in answering questions. She was friendly and personable…

that contribute to the negative outcomes on the individual’s bio-psycho-social spiritual system. Risk Factors can be defined as, “a characteristic at the biological, psychological, family, community, or cultural level that precedes and is associated with a higher likelihood of problem outcomes.” (http://youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-mental-health/risk-and-protective-factors-youth) The risk factors that occurred to Amarika’s bio-psycho-social spiritual system can be better understood through the…

identity - everyone is striving for perfection so as to express their status and wealth - as well as indicating a feeling of dissatisfaction that was circulated by the producers of commodities. With regards to this, it can be contended that American Psycho highlights a tension between perceived masculinities…

Hollywood’s overzealous portrayal of mental illnesses in movies, such as American Psycho, has caused psychopath to become synonymous with serial killer. However, the term psychopath generally describes a person who charms easily, lacks remorse, manipulates, and craves stimulation. Throughout the novel, Edward Pierce exemplifies the traits commonly assigned to psychopaths, suggesting his motivation for the crime of the century stems from the disorder. To accomplish his lofty goal of robbing a…

Jade also experienced psycho-social influences about breastfeeding in public. She felt her busy lifestyle and embarrassment about exposing her breasts influenced the way she positioned herself during breastfeeding. She describes," In town I would sit in my car with an awkward pillow because I felt so embarrassed and uncomfortable about feeding in public…. Having larger breasts doesn't help either". Embarrassment is a common problem experienced by breastfeeding women today (Amir, 2014).…