Mental status examination

Psychologists often creates a barrier between psychologist and client, as minority students are likely to have negative race-related experiences that hinder their ability to focus academically. The South Asian culture in which I was brought up in shuns mental disabilities as temporary and unreal. This led to my understanding that minorities are often misunderstood as culture plays an important role in an individual’s academic success. My personal understanding as a minority myself allows me to…

The discipline of forensic science has been under fire for quite some time now, and one can say that it is completely justified. Fraudulent and incompetent analysts, such as Annie Dookhan, have performed investigations in flawed crime labs, like that of the Baltimore crime lab, and through this process, have imprisoned the innocent, just as Cameron T. Willingham was falsely convicted. Issues occurred in all of these instances that allowed for the devaluing of the field of forensic science. If…

by generations going round in circles in terms of their socioeconomic status. The feeling of insecurity towards the primary carer leads to impaired social wellbeing (1), which is a precursor of a substantially worse mental and general health. The susceptibility to depression, anxiety and attention problems (i.e. inability to suppress distraction) increase with the duration of…

range, anhedonia, and poverty of speech. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Editiom, a patient must have at least one positive symptom accompanied by a second positive or negative symptoms for at least 6 months to meet the criteria for the diagnosis of schizophrenia (Desousa, 2015). What physical examination is appropriate to the diagnosis? A thorough examination is important when examining patients with schizophrenia to rule out other medical…

A mental status examination is a structured assessment of a patient’s behavioral and cognitive functions to determine if any problems are progressing or dissipating. There are many different things you can assess in a mental status examination. Some I feel may be more important than others would include: orientation, attention span, memory, appearance and judgement. I would assess my patient’s orientation by asking them simple questions like “what is your full name?”, “what is the date and…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSMS), avoidant personality disorder (APD) is associated by a pattern of hypersensitivity to negative evaluation, social inhibition, and feelings of inadequacy 7 • Individuals who meet the criteria: 2 o Being extremely shy, o Inhibited in new situations, o Fearful of disapproval and social rejection. • Their fear of rejection is so overwhelming that is affects all aspects of…

and examination of the kid 's formative rate and example with those of kin (Lotan and Ells, 2010). Particular inquiries regarding the kid 's present formative capacities ought to be asked at every visit. Delays in discourse improvement are normal and may turn out to be more evident when appeared differently in relation to the discourse advancement of a kin. Request ought to be made with respect to worries about hearing and vision (I. Duvdevany, H. Ben-Zur, and A. Ambar, 2002). One can 't…

The assessment must include an examination with special emphasis on recalled, recent and remote memory; a current and past psychiatric/psychological abnormality and neurological assessment if indicated by the assessment; if they are dangerous to self or others; and an evaluation of cognitive…

Research concerning the stigmatization on mental illness so far have been broad and encompassing, ranging from various examinations of media to cultural portrayals. There has been specific discussion concerning the depiction of schizophrenia in media and the stigmatization of schizophrenia that is produced thereof. This project on the depiction of violence in A Beautiful Mind will go to further discussion on the specific, almost “celebrity” status that schizophrenia has become. The popular…

health; if a person is negatively affected by the social determinants of health, his or her physical, emotional and mental health are all likely to suffer (Davidson, 2015, pg.8). Digger, one of the main characters in Richard Wagamese’s Ragged Company, was born into a poor family of Aboriginal descent, though it becomes clear that had he been born into a family of higher social status he would have been given more opportunities to discover his talents and put them to use. While negative social…