biopsychosocial and the biomedical models of health.

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After reviewing the resources in the course materials, write a 750-1,000-word paper analyzing the biopsychosocial and the biomedical models of health.

Include the following in your writing:

  1. Differentiate between the biomedical and biopsychosocial models.
  2. Identify the factors of each model (biological, psychological, social).
  3. Describe the role of biological, psychological, and social factors as it relates to health and illness.
  4. What are the current leading causes of death for each model?
  5. How can lifestyle or healthful behaviors reduce illness?

Use three to four current scholarly resources to support your discussion (one of which may be the textbook).

Discuss developmental, gender, and sociocultural factors in health. Provide examples of each and identify the impact on the individual and the community.

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Discuss developmental, gender, and sociocultural factors in health.  Provide examples of each and identify the impact on the individual and the community.

What is meant by patient adherence? What are some factors related to seeking medical treatment? Who will and will not use health services?

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What is meant by patient adherence? What are some factors related to seeking medical treatment? Who will and will not use health services?

What is the biological basis of PTSD? What occurs in the brain and nervous system that apparently gives rise to PTSD symptoms?

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3 pages needed ***YOU MUST use the attached article***

  • What is the biological basis of PTSD? What occurs in the brain and nervous system that apparently gives rise to PTSD symptoms?
  • How is PTSD diagnosed, according to the DSM–5? Does this relate to the biological basis that you just described?
  • Describe the treatment options that are available for PTSD. Do they seem to address the biological basis of the disorder, as you have described them?
  • Summarize the article attached “Interpersonal violence in posttraumatic women: brain networks triggered by trauma-related pictures” about the biological basis of PTSD in enough detail that your reader will understand what was done in the study and what the results of the study were.
  • Based on the article describe a test you could develop to help determine whether a particular individual might be more susceptible to developing PTSD if they were to experience an extremely stressful situation.

****References must come from the article attached “Interpersonal violence in posttraumatic women: brain networks triggered by trauma-related pictures” and 2 other references of your choice

How does DNA establish identity?

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PSY1001

Chapter 3

  1. How does DNA establish identity?
  2. What is similar and different between an IVF pregnancy and a traditional pregnancy?
  3. What is the difference between monozygotic and dizygotic twins?
  4. Why do humans vary so much in skin color and height?
  5. What genes increase the risk of alcohol use disorder?

Chapter 4

  1. Why do new mothers and fathers sometimes become depressed?
  2. What are the immediate and long-term results of a cesarean birth?
  3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of hospital birth?
  4. How can a newborn be socially interactive?
  5. Why is kangaroo care beneficial?

Does the science of Evolutionary Psychology support or refute the notion of genetic determinism?

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lease answer each of the following questions. Be sure to use a minimum of 3 additional academic source materials as references/citations.

  • Does the science of Evolutionary Psychology support or refute the notion of genetic determinism?
  • How did Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory strongly connect with Evolutionary Psychology in terms of its roots in Darwinian beliefs?

Develop effective documentation skills for family therapy sessions *

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Assignment 1: Practicum – Week 5 Journal Entry

Learning Objectives

Students will:

· Develop effective documentation skills for family therapy sessions *

· Develop diagnoses for clients receiving family psychotherapy *

· Evaluate the efficacy of solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for families *

· Analyze legal and ethical implications of counseling clients with psychiatric disorders *

 

Select two clients you observed or counseled this week during a family therapy session. Note: The two clients you select must have attended the same family session. Do not select the same family you selected for Week 2.

Then, address in your Practicum Journal the following:

· Using the Group Therapy Progress Note in this week’s Learning Resources, document the family session.

· Describe each client (without violating HIPAA regulations) and identify any pertinent history or medical information, including prescribed medications.

· Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for each client.

· Explain whether solution-focused or cognitive behavioral therapy would be more effective with this family. Include expected outcomes based on these therapeutic approaches.

· Explain any legal and/or ethical implications related to counseling each client.

· Support your approach with evidence-based literature

Part 1: Progress Note

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Assignment 1: Practicum – Assessing Client Family Progress

Learning Objectives

To prepare:

· Reflect on the client family you selected for the Week 3 Practicum Assignment.

Assignment

Part 1: Progress Note

Using the client family from your Week 3 Practicum Assignment, address in a progress note (without violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

· Treatment modality used and efficacy of approach

· Progress and/or lack of progress toward the mutually agreed-upon client goals (reference the treatment plan for progress toward goals)

· Modification(s) of the treatment plan that were made based on progress/lack of progress

· Clinical impressions regarding diagnosis and or symptoms

· Relevant psychosocial information or changes from original assessment (e.g., marriage, separation/divorce, new relationships, move to a new house/apartment, change of job)

· Safety issues

· Clinical emergencies/actions taken

· Medications used by the patient, even if the nurse psychotherapist was not the one prescribing them

· Treatment compliance/lack of compliance

· Clinical consultations

· Collaboration with other professionals (e.g., phone consultations with physicians, psychiatrists, marriage/family therapists)

· The therapist’s recommendations, including whether the client agreed to the recommendations

· Referrals made/reasons for making referrals

· Termination/issues that are relevant to the termination process (e.g., client informed of loss of insurance or refusal of insurance company to pay for continued sessions)

· Issues related to consent and/or informed consent for treatment

· Information concerning child abuse and/or elder or dependent adult abuse, including documentation as to where the abuse was reported

· Information reflecting the therapist’s exercise of clinical judgment

 

Note:  Be sure to exclude any information that should not be found in a discoverable progress note.

Part 2: Privileged Note

Based on this week’s readings, prepare a privileged psychotherapy note that you would use to document your impressions of therapeutic progress/therapy sessions for your client family from the Week 3 Practicum Assignment.

In your progress note, address the following:

· Include items that you would not typically include in a note as part of the clinical record.

· Explain why the items you included in the privileged note would not be included in the client family’s progress note.

· Explain whether your preceptor uses privileged notes. If so, describe the type of information he or she might include. If not, explain why.

 

Assignment 1: Practicum

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Assessing Client Family Progress

 

Learning Objectives

 

T

o prepare:

 

·

 

Reflect on the client family you selected for the Week 3 Practicum Assignmen

t.

 

Assignment

 

Part 1: Progress Note

 

Using the client family from your Week 3 Practicum Assignment, address in a progress note (without

violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

 

·

 

Treatment modality used and efficacy of approach

 

·

 

Progress and/or lack of prog

ress toward the mutually agreed

–

upon client goals (reference the

treatment plan for progress toward goals)

 

·

 

Modification(s) of the treatment plan that were made based on progress/lack of progress

 

·

 

Clinical impressions regarding diagnosis and or symptoms

 

·

 

Rele

vant psychosocial information or changes from original assessment (e.g., marriage,

separation/divorce, new relationships, move to a new house/apartment, change of job)

 

·

 

Safety issues

 

·

 

Clinical emergencies/actions taken

 

·

 

Medications used by the patient,

even if the nurse psychotherapist was not the

one prescribing them

 

·

 

Treatment compliance/lack of compliance

 

·

 

Clinical consultations

 

·

 

Collaboration with other professionals (e.g., phone consultations with physicians,

psychiatrists, marriage/family therapists)

 

·

 

The therapist’s recommendations, including whether the client agreed to the

recommendations

 

·

 

Referrals made/reasons for making referrals

 

·

 

Termination/issues that are relevant to the termination process (e.g., client

informed of loss of insurance or refusal o

f insurance company to pay for

continued sessions)

 

·

 

Issues related to consent and/or informed consent for treatment

 

·

 

Information concerning child abuse and/or elder or dependent adult abuse,

including documentation as to where the abuse was reported

 

·

 

Informat

ion reflecting the therapist’s exercise of clinical judgment

 

 

Note:

 

Be sure to exclude any information that should not be found in a discoverable progress note.

 

Part 2: Privileged Note

 

Assignment 1: Practicum – Assessing Client Family Progress

Learning Objectives

To prepare:

 Reflect on the client family you selected for the Week 3 Practicum Assignment.

Assignment

Part 1: Progress Note

Using the client family from your Week 3 Practicum Assignment, address in a progress note (without

violating HIPAA regulations) the following:

 Treatment modality used and efficacy of approach

 Progress and/or lack of progress toward the mutually agreed-upon client goals (reference the

treatment plan for progress toward goals)

 Modification(s) of the treatment plan that were made based on progress/lack of progress

 Clinical impressions regarding diagnosis and or symptoms

 Relevant psychosocial information or changes from original assessment (e.g., marriage,

separation/divorce, new relationships, move to a new house/apartment, change of job)

 Safety issues

 Clinical emergencies/actions taken

 Medications used by the patient, even if the nurse psychotherapist was not the

one prescribing them

 Treatment compliance/lack of compliance

 Clinical consultations

 Collaboration with other professionals (e.g., phone consultations with physicians,

psychiatrists, marriage/family therapists)

 The therapist’s recommendations, including whether the client agreed to the

recommendations

 Referrals made/reasons for making referrals

 Termination/issues that are relevant to the termination process (e.g., client

informed of loss of insurance or refusal of insurance company to pay for

continued sessions)

 Issues related to consent and/or informed consent for treatment

 Information concerning child abuse and/or elder or dependent adult abuse,

including documentation as to where the abuse was reported

 Information reflecting the therapist’s exercise of clinical judgment

 

Note: Be sure to exclude any information that should not be found in a discoverable progress note.

Part 2: Privileged Note

How does an individual’s environment affect his or her overall development, especially in the area of learning? What are the effects of parental influences, including the role of enrichment?

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Use the questions below as a guide to develop your essay answering the question – “In Human Development, Which Has More Influence Nurture or Nature?”

  • How does an individual’s environment affect his or her overall development, especially in the area of learning? What are the effects of parental influences, including the role of enrichment? What is the role of culture in parenting styles and how they affect an individual’s overall development?
  • What is the role of heredity and genes in human development? How influential are congenital problems or genetic disorders in developmental problems?
    The writing assignment should be a minimum of 500 words and include an introduction with an overview of your essay, ending with a thesis statement answering the question “In Human Development, Which Has More Influence Nurture or Nature?” in your own words.
  •  Be sure to end your essay with a solid conclusion that wraps up and summarizes all of the ideas presented throughout your essay.

List their diversity characteristics and how that impacted your ranking. 

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Part I:

Complete “Choosing the Board: Charting the Course with Competing Priorities (pg #241)” exercise. Rank them from highest to lowest.

  • Explain why you made your rankings.
  • List their diversity characteristics and how that impacted your ranking.
  • Regardless of which four nominees are appointed, replacing one-third of the Board members all at once will mean a radical change for this board. This is a source of concern for the Board members and a serious concern of the hospital CEO who deals frequently with the Board. What might be done to ease the transition for the Board itself and for the CEO?
  • What patterns emerge in your choices? Were all of your choices the same on any dimension(s)? Explain.
  • How diversified would you say your choices are? Did you consciously or unconsciously make choices on the basis of any particular dimension of diversity? Explain.
  • If all four of your choices were selected for the Board, how diversified could your complete Board be?
  • This part of the weekly assignment will be at least 1,000 words in order to address all of the questions

Part II:

Investigate various “wellness program models” used by organizations. Write a report describing the costs and benefits of these models and identify the features that are important to the success of wellness programs regardless of the model used. (500 words)

Starting sources:

Assignment Expectations:

  • Length:
    • 1500-1750 words (5-7 pages); answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner
  • Structure:
    • Include a title page and reference page in APA style