Psychological evaluation

Caregiving and elder abuse have been discussed as an important issue in most of the studies. Forms of elder abuse have been identified based on the prevalence of elder abuse in the United States which include psychological, emotional, and physical abuse. The reasons of these types of mistreatment are distinct and sometimes unknown. Relatives, friends, caregivers as well as professionals can all be responsible for the abuse of vulnerable elders. Most elder people who experience abuse are unable…

and non-abused children”. (Koizumi, Takagishi, 2014, p.1). The maltreatment of children is an issue that is happening around the world. Maltreatment is considered abuse and neglect; furthermore, maltreatment can be a variety of physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. As children grow, so does their understanding of how to interpret another’s feelings, as well as their own. Being abuse has an impact on how children are developing their social cognitive abilities. There…

Sexual Abuse. Antwone’s babysitter Willenda repeated sexual abuse and molestation on him. When in her care, Willenda would make Antwone come downstairs. She would take his clothes off, smack him around, and make him give oral sex to her. It was a continuous nightmare to him that made him terrified of woman. Finkelhor and Brown (1985) suggest that sexual abuse has four types of traumatic sexualization, betrayal, powerlessness, and stigmatization. Traumatic sexualization is the result of a child’s…

group process. 14. What evaluation procedures do you plan? What follow-up procedures are planned? The evaluation procedure will consist of Appendix B and Appendix C. These appendixes were created using a LIKERT scale that I created to gather information of how the offender felt about group work and about his/herself. The evaluation was constructed similar to a self-identity evaluation and how the individual identifies with their self and those around them. The evaluation touches on safety and…

prevention and treatment program should include: 1. Increased visitation between imprisoned mothers and children in healthy environment. 2. Proper child-care arrangements. 3. Training programs introducing the learning of variety of skills. 4. Psychological training programs for improvement of mental…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a disorder for people that have endured traumatic experiences is the past which has cause them to develop a multitude of symptoms. Some of which include anger, depression, hard time sleeping, always feeling on guard, startled when someone surprises you, feelings of shame, despair, hopelessness, difficulty controlling emotions, and sometimes impulsive behavior which could lead to suicide. Suicide is common in people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,…

A Psychological Case Evaluation of Noah Pierce Afaf Al-Ghamdi PRESENTING PROBLEM Noah reports he felt depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD over the fatal killings he committed in Iraq that led him for a suicide to get rid of his self-agony, growing sense of isolation, and feeling the lack of morality. Clinical Formulation Noah Pierce suffered a psychological and moral injury due to feeling self-blame about involving in an unjustified war. Noah has experienced episodes of…

help. These people are not able to protect and care for themselves and there are people who take advantage of that weakness. Abuse can take shape in a variety of different ways. A few of those ways are: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, neglect, abandonment and financial or material exploitation. The NCEA, National Center on Elder Abuse, works towards stopping and preventing abuse, neglect and exploitation. First, it is important to highlight the NCEA’s mission…

therapist to engage the mental states of the soldiers are simple yet effective treatments, like using art and music. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., occupational therapist can “conduct a comprehensive and collaborative evaluation to identify strengths and barriers to occupational performance and their cause(s) (e.g., needs, trauma triggers, environmental barriers). They provide individual and group therapy sessions related to the impact of trauma, phases of…

were brought to the surface to be evaluated. The article states that the Vietnam War veterans responded to a set of questions on a scale called the (PRF) Problem Report Form. The PRF form consists of questions concerning their feelings during evaluation time, at the time they were admitted- two months later, at discharge and 90-days after admission. The form also consists of Likert-like scales to measure what the veterans felt was very important or critical. After making the comparison of…