Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral approach to the understanding and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Thesis - 4 pages - Psychology
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder is not yet fully understood, and thus is presently the subject of a number of possible theories regarding its origin and treatment. Despite this controversy however, a number of basic facts regarding the symptoms and diagnosis of the disorder remain consistent...
Understanding the effects of Asperger's syndrome on the parents
Thesis - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome is often indistinguishable, using current standards, from high-functioning autism. Despite this, techniques tailored to individual cases appear show the most promise. Recent studies are too small in scale and subjective in measurements to be...
A critical analysis concerning one aspect of the nursing care of older people who require palliative care
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
Cancer is a significant health problem in the UK today and according to Redfern and Ross (1999) is a major cause of mortality in the ageing population. Brooker and Nicol (2003) added that cancer is a medical diagnosis that covers the most distinctive diseases. Cancer Research Campaign...
Home health nursing initiatives: Mental health outpatient care
Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies
Extending the accessibility of home nursing care for patients with mental illness will greatly improve their health and well being. A psychiatric home care nurse (PHCN) can assist patients with a primary diagnosis of mental illness; in particular, those with a history of not following...
The Beck depression inventory
Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology
The most current version of the test is called the Beck Depression Inventory - II (BDI-II). The original version was authored by Aaron T. Beck, Robert A. Steer, and Gregory K. Brown in 1961, and published by the Psychological Corporation. A complete kit, which includes a manual and twenty-five...
Living on mars: The real and unaltered facts of a medicated teen
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Before I begin there are a few things that need to be sorted out. For one this book began when discussions arose regarding children and teenagers being medicated without any real bases, possibly at too young of an age, and therefore that psychiatrists were not doing a proper diagnosis....
Nursing management of the client with respiratory failure
Thesis - 2 pages - Medical studies
This paper focuses on what respiratory failure is, its classification and nursing management of the client with respiratory failure. It includes clinical manifestations, nursing assessment, potential nursing diagnosis and nursing interventions plus patient teaching. Respiratory failure...
Orsol swimming pools
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
The market for swimming pools in France has been constantly increasing over the past 15 years and his size has doubled between 1999 and 2009. The number on swimming pool installations went from 607 200 to 1 056 000 between 1997 and 2003. The company Sud Piscines has been in the swimming pool...
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Medical Tags
Thesis - 10 pages - Management
This small business venture attempts to solve a problem that many hospitals have to deal with on a daily basis along with paramedics who serve injured patients. Hospitals spend millions of dollars on patient filing and patient information. However, many times, physicians may lose crucial...
Change in management at Air France
Case study - 29 pages - Management
Driving organizational change in a company revolve around six themes. In this document we will take into account the external and internal sources of change, the steps through which it passes, the context, and the forces involved, to finally determine the type of change and explain the phases of...
Opposing viewpoints: Autism is a serious public health crisis
Case study - 9 pages - Educational studies
According to Anne McElroy Dachel, Autism is now becoming an epidemic because of the increase of cases now being reported as compared to 20 years ago. Dachel, I feel is biased because her child was diagnosed with Autism almost 20 years ago and at the time of his diagnosis not much was known...
Patient or UTI - Psychological aspects
Case study - 8 pages - Biology
This paper aims to analyze the psychological aspect of the patient hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) as well as the importance of the psychologist in the care of this patient. Hospital psychology is the playing field more develops in psychology. Among the many professional development...
Major depressive disorder
Case study - 1 pages - Psychology
Within the world's cultures most individuals will come a time within their lives that they will have an episode of depression. Major depressive disorder or MDD holds an expansive range as well as subtypes of the disorder. Investigate into the study of MDD does illustrate a relationship among...
The case study: "Garnier, take care of you" (2005)
Case study - 10 pages - Services marketing
Garnier is a French firm, owned for forty years by the L'Oreal Group, the market leader in the capillaries. Faced with fierce competition, its flagship brand Garnier Fructis saw their market share stagnate in a market that was already fragmented steeply. Two consequent threats pushed the...
Papanicolaou test
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Papanicolaou test (pap test, pap smear)[1]is a microscopic examination of cell taken from the cervix (the lower, narrow end of the uterus) to detect cancer, abnormalities that may cause cancer of cervix and noncancerous conditions like infection and inflammation..[1] Papanicolaou test was named...
The Man in the Mirror: Self-Awareness as Social Awareness
Essay - 5 pages - Psychology
Much of the realm of psychology, especially in the disciplines of neuroscience and cognitive studies, is focused on identifying the unified characteristics of human thought and behavior. The brain is studied extensively: years upon years of theories and experiments have yielded an accurate map...
Creative psychology
Essay - 8 pages - Psychology
In this essay we discuss some selective creative areas of psychology; of interest to Depth Psychology. Part 1 discusses the influence of romanticism on the famous 20th century psychologist, Carl Jung. Part 2 discusses Jung's psychological perspective on the UFO phenomenon. Finally in part 3 we...
France's balance of payments analysis
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
We are going to focus here on the latest France's balance of payments. The document used is mainly the balance of 2006 which was published on June 19th 2007, but will the previous years will also be useful to define the trend, and especially the 2005 balance because some information are not...
The process of chemical dependency
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Peele, Brodsky, and Arnold (1991:133) cited in Dowieko (1993:11) maintain that ‘[addiction] is not an all-or-nothing thing, but a continuum from moderate excess to severe compulsion'. With this citation in mind, I will attempt to discuss both the ‘how' and ‘why' of addiction,...
An investigation into the effect of exercise on clinical depression
Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies
Problems with depression are by no means limited to those who are clinically diagnosed as being so. Generalised, negative affect is experienced by everyone throughout the course of a lifetime. Usually, non clinical depression is linked to some kind of stressor in the environment which can be...
A medical case study concerning an elderly man with congestive heart failure
Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies
For the purpose of this case study the patient shall be referred to as John to ensure patient privacy and confidentiality in accordance with the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 (Burgess, 1999). John is an 80-year-old European male. He lives with his wife who is a very supportive person. John...
Nursing initiatives: Application of mental health project
Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies
The following paper will describe the home health nursing program previously promoted and approved for implementation concerning mental health outpatient care. It was discussed that patients with mental disorders receive considerable benefits from home care supplemental to their treatment plan...
A look at the important concepts in finance
Thesis - 10 pages - Finance
RAY G. JONES and DEAN DUDLEY observe that the word finance comes indirectly from the Latin word Finis. Finance is defined as the “Issuance of the distribution of and the purchase of liability and equity claim issued for the purpose of generating revenue-producing assets. These claims are...
The European business environment, Renault-Nissan
Thesis - 2 pages - Business strategy
Renault-Nissan knows so many direct competitors. Indeed, it is within the same criteria as PSA, Fiat or Toyota. We shall now see below, what are the distinctive capabilities that allow Renault-Nissan to stand out and differentiate from others. For this, we must first review the internal...
The working of an ayurvedic pharmacy
Thesis - 11 pages - Management
Ayurveda was predominant in Kerala and most of the other parts of India for a long period. But foreign invasion and the subsequent propagation of allopathic medicine made Ayurveda very weak in importance. But newly developed fear of the side effects and long term ill effects of allopathic...
Arthritis pain bee gone: Bee venom as a treatment for arthritis
Essay - 1 pages - Medical studies
Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints that often causes intense pain, restricted movement, and disfigurement. It is one of the world's leading debilitating conditions that can affect both men and women, young and old. It affects millions of people worldwide, and its...
Analysis of the Strategic Marketing of Quicksilver
Case study - 37 pages - Services marketing
For almost 40 years, Quiksilver has designed, produced and distributed clothing, accessories and related products designed to target young and active surfboarders. It is currently the world leader in the surfing gear market with its worldwide development, communication and organization strategy...
The country doctor: A reaction paper
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
For many people, medicine is almost magical and doctors are demigods. Because sickness leads to suffering, loss of function and even loss of life, the ability to heal is highly esteemed. The relationship between the patient and the doctor is termed “fiduciary' - it is built on trust and...
Film analysis: Hunger Point
Thesis - 4 pages - Film studies
The 2003 film, Hunger Point, tells the story of Shelly Hunter—a 23 year old struggling with anorexia—through the narration of her older sister, Frannie. While Shelly's presentation of anorexia is typical and conforms to the DSM-IV-TR criteria for a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa,...
Critically evaluating the ASPIRE model of social work - published: 17/11/2022
Course material - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Social work traditionally utilizes a series of strategic steps or procedures to aid in problem resolution. In many cases, the steps include the collection of critical information concerning subjects of interest (assessment), analysis to draw information from collected information...
