Somatic Symptom Disorders

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Somatic Symptom Disorders

Imagine that Jennifer Brea, whose TEDTalk (TED Conferences, LLC, 2016) you watched, is referred to you for ongoing supportive therapy when her psychiatry consultant decides that she does not have a conversion disorder. Despite the psychiatrist’s opinion, her primary care physician ignores that consult and labels Jennifer as having a somatic symptom disorder anyway.

Submit a 5-minute recorded PowerPoint (5–7 slides) in which you address the following:

  • Explain in a concise professional manner how you would conduct your first meeting with Jennifer. Identify specific steps you would take to understand her circumstance and needs.
  • Explain how you would proceed with her medical team in terms of advocacy for her as a client believed to have this condition.
  • Explain why you would need to take a biopsychosocial approach to her ongoing care.
  • Explain what social, family, vocational, Internet, and medical supports you would explore to help with her longer-term stabilization.
  • Analyze the controversy in diagnosing a mental disorder based on unexplained physical symptoms. Within your analysis, consider how power and privilege influence who provides the diagnoses and which groups are more likely to be diagnosed with certain disorders. Explain your thoughts on this debate.

Workplace stress can have long-term effects

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Workplace stress can have long-term effects. Our text identifies the following four areas which can increase this type of stress:

Role conflict: two or more incompatible demands at work or across work and non-work roles

Role ambiguity: vagueness or unclearness in role responsibilities and functions

Workload incompatibility: occurs when the amount of work to be accomplished exceeds the employee’s capabilities

Job insecurity: the feeling that the security of one’s job is unstable

In addition, happiness and positivity can lead to personal success and further indicates the following ideas to increase one’s happiness:

•Setting challenging and meaningful goals

•Disputing negative thinking and deliberately practicing positive self-talk

•Choosing to forgive others and let go of grudges and hard feelings

•Counting one’s blessings and intentionally expressing gratitude for them

•Visualizing future success

•Practicing healthy habits such as a balanced diet, adequate sleep, and regular exercise

Thus, hypothetically these suggestions and ideas can be applied to each of our lives. Whether you are working and going to school, or just going to school, they are applicable since school, too, is an organization.

After reading and viewing all of the required resources this week, consider all of the factors related to a person’s health and the workplace, how can you apply the concepts to your own life right now?

Identify at least three strategies that you can implement today to increase your level of success in the situation you most identify with.

Why do you think these strategies can work for you?

What strategies could you utilize to increase someone else’s happiness level and assist them in increased success based on our content?

Overall, consider the past five weeks of content. What do you think are two of the most important factors that will be applicable to you and your current goals? What about to your future goals? Why or How?

Your journal should be a minimum of four to five double-spaced pages, adequately discuss all questions posed, and demonstrate maturating self-awareness.

This is a reflection based on all of your required resources for the week and you will not be required to use additional sources.Use the rubric to check for thoroughness of your writing.If using additional sources, the Ashford Library should be used as your primary resource for this journal, but other credible sources will also be accepted. Cite all information from your sources according to APA guidelines as outlined in the In-Text Citation Helper: A Guide to Making APA In-Text Citation (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.s (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.List each of your sources at the end of your post according to APA style as shown in the sample page for Reference (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.s (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

Explain why it is important to keep the social context of the social problem in mind when analyzing the problem for a cause or correlation

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A minimum of 150 words each question and References (questions #1-4) KEEP QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1. What is a social problem? Explain why it is important to keep the social context of the social problem in mind when analyzing the problem for a cause or correlation. Explain how research is used to describe the social context of a social problem.

2. After completing the “Research Analysis Exercise”, explain how the article can be used to understand the social problems presented. Which part of the analysis did you struggle with the most? Why? Explain whether or not the journal article provided any contextual factors that have influenced the social problem the article was about.

3. Provide an example of institutional discrimination. Explain how this social problem became incorporated into social policies and practices. What are some possible solutions to alleviate or eliminate this social problem from policies and practices? Explain if you have seen the elimination of some institutional discrimination in your experience.

4. Explain whether the Civil Rights Act or Affirmative Action eliminated racism in America. Why or why not? Explain a theory you have regarding the source of prejudice or discrimination in America. Provide a possible solution to alleviate this social problem

Infants and preschool-aged children

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In this assignment you will choose three general topics of interest  to you related to psychological assessment from the list below.

  • Infants and preschool-aged children
  • Children ages 5 through 12 years
  • Children with neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Neuropsychological assessment of adolescents
  • Children and adolescents with anxiety disorders
  • Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Intellectual assessment of adults
  • Individuals with schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
  • Individuals with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
  • Individuals with intellectual disabilities
  • Individuals with autism spectrum disorders
  • Individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Individuals with depressive disorders
  • Individuals with neurocognitive disorders
  • Individuals with hearing impairments
  • Individuals with visual impairments
  • Gifted individuals
  • Individuals who have served in the military

Research five peer-reviewed articles in the Ashford University  Library that were published within the last 15 years, including a  minimum of one article for each of your three chosen topics. In your  paper, begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment  in diagnosis and treatment. Using your researched articles, compare at  least two psychological or educational tests and/or assessment  procedures for each of the topics chosen. Analyze and describe the  psychometric methodologies employed in the development and/or validation  of the tests and/or assessment procedures associated with each of the  three topics. Debate any relevant approaches to assessment of the  constructs being evaluated by any tests and assessments you described.  Include an analysis of any challenges related to assessing individuals  from diverse social and cultural backgrounds for each of the three  topics. Conclude by evaluating the ethical and professional issues that  influence the interpretation of testing and assessment data. You may  cite from your textbook to assist you in the development of your  introduction and the conclusion of your paper; however, the textbook  cannot count as one of the five required peer-reviewed articles.

Writing the Literature Review
The Literature Review:

  • Must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title or  references pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as  outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must begin with an introduction that describes the role of assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
  • Must end with a conclusion that summarizes your evaluation  addressing the current use of psychological tests and the role of  assessment in diagnosis and treatment.
  • Must use at least five peer-reviewed sources published within the  last 15 years, all of which come from the Ashford University Library.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.