Author Archive: Yvonne M
Pharmacotherapy
Assessing and Treating Clients with Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Pharmacotherapy practice for treating substance use disorders is often referred to as medication-assisted treatment (MAT) (Sharp et al., 2018). In this practice, specific medications approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) are used in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies in treatment of a substance use […]
The Blood and Survival
Blood is essential to every human beings survival. It is a fluid circulating throughout the body that carries nutrients and oxygen to the tissues in exchange for life and if this was somehow lost then the life would also be lost. No matter what caused the loss of blood, if it were jealousy, revenge, guilt […]
Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Humanistic, Transpersonal and Existential Psychology Discussion 6 A) Many of his colleagues considered Rollo May the father of American existential psychology. What are the key similarities and differences that you discern between May and the European humanistic perspectives about the individual and connection to others? What makes these significant? B) Irvin Yalom suggests that anxiety […]
The Clinical Depression Disorder
Clinical depression is one of many mental disorders affecting 1 in 10 Americans today. This disorder is characterized by ongoing feelings of sadness and despair which lead to anxiety, agitation, feelings of emptiness, and loss of self-worth. Following these initial symptoms are possible weight loss or gain, insomnia, lack of energy, unusual indecisiveness, and even […]
A Clinical Psychology
Clinical psychology is just one of several subdivisions of psychology, focusing on mental disorders and emotional instabilities. A clinical psychologist prevents, evaluates, and treats these problems in individuals. Clinical psychology is an important profession nowadays. Looking back, the thought of school shootings were unthinkable. Back then, the children who exhibited severe emotional/mental problems were identified […]
The True Meaning of Human Illusions
Unfortunately, the majority of the time, we are unable to uncover their true meaning. This does not mean that our precious visionary images have no answer or meaning and that they make no sense. Our illusions are based and composed with the daily interaction that we have with our culture, personal pre-occupations and daily experiences […]
The Psychiatry Disorder Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is not a single disease, but a broad category of mental illnesses. Schizophrenia is a psychiatry disorder where several structural disturbances occur in the brain. It normally takes place in the temporal and frontal lobes, changing the neural systems and affecting the neurotransmitters in charge of controlling the functioning that takes place in these […]
Cognitive and Emotional Health Project Committee Project
A National Institute of Health (NIH) Cognitive and Emotional Health Project committee has found that exercise and maintaining heart health also maintain brain health. The committee determined that avoiding hypertension, controlling blood pressure, increasing physical activity, and other factors are all preventative against cognitive decline. These factors all contributed to preventing emotional problems caused by […]
Defining and Understanding Psychology
After taking Psychology 101, psychology means much more to me than it sits prior to taking the class. At the beginning of the semester, I was asked to define the word psychology, and the best definition I could muster was simply the study of the mind and how it works. After examining the large realm […]
Ethics of Euthanasia
Is it a justifiable idea? And if it is, under what circumstances should it be allowed? To help clarify terms: Euthanasia pertains to a death which functions to benefit the person who dies. This death ultimately requires a final act by someone other than the person who dies. There are many ways this question can […]
