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Differentiate between the terms Stress, anxiety, and arousal. Describe how you could use Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Systematic Desensitization to assist an individual’s learning and performance. In your description, apply the terms detachment, learned helplessness, Composure, and explain how these concepts are relevant to this discussion.
Topic: Stress, anxiety, or motivation and academic performance
1. Complete background work by selecting a topic and reading two recent articles.
a. Pick a topic containing at least TWO key terms, like the topic suggested above. Use the Jerry Falwell Library to locate two empirical articles from peer-reviewed journals containing both key terms. You may need to log in to have complete access.
i. Try to only use research published within the last year (but definitely limit to within the last 5 years).
ii. Both articles must be from peer-reviewed sources and must be empirical to complete this assignment (remember from Module 1, an empirical article is an original research study so it will have method and results sections).
iii. Read the articles.
2. Compose a professional letter to a potential colleague to make him or her aware of these recent findings.
a. For each article, state the research question, sample size, variables of interest, statistical test used to examine the research question(s), and the conclusions. Make sure to use parenthetical or narrative citations within your letter using APA conventions.
i. Note you cannot quote from the articles you selected – you must put information into your own words for this entire assignment. “Rephrasing” is switching out a few words. This is insufficient at the graduate level and as a professional. You need to be able to read research and present it using your own language, to demonstrate you truly understand how to read a research article.
b. Discuss how the articles work together to strengthen your understanding of the topic you’ve selected personally and/or professionally, OR why you think their results are contradictory.
3. Include a reference section at the end in current APA style for all citations (minimum of 2 entries).
Review the video, Case Study: Dev Cordoba. You will use this case as the basis of this Assignment. In this video,
Consider what history would be necessary to collect from this patient.
Consider what interview questions you would need to ask this patient.
Develop a Focused SOAP Note, including your differential diagnosis and critical-thinking process to formulate a primary diagnosis. Incorporate the following into your responses in the template:
Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?
Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment?
Assessment: Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses with supporting evidence, listed in order from highest priority to lowest priority. Compare the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for each differential diagnosis and explain what DSM-5-TR criteria rules out the differential diagnosis to find an accurate diagnosis. Explain the critical-thinking process that led you to the primary diagnosis you selected. Include pertinent positives and pertinent negatives for the specific patient case.
Plan: What is your plan for psychotherapy? What is your plan for treatment and management, including alternative therapies? Include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, alternative therapies, and follow-up parameters, as well as a rationale for this treatment and management plan. Also incorporate one health promotion activity and one patient education strategy.
Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this patient if you could conduct the session again? Discuss what your next intervention would be if you could follow up with this patient. Also include in your reflection a discussion related to legal/ethical considerations (demonstrate critical thinking beyond confidentiality and consent for treatment!), health promotion, and disease prevention, taking into consideration patient factors (such as age, ethnic group, etc.), PMH, and other risk factors (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.).
Provide at least three evidence-based, peer-reviewed journal articles or evidenced-based guidelines that relate to this case to support your diagnostics and differential diagnoses. Be sure they are current (no more than 5 years old).
Discuss anxiety, effective and ineffective interventions, and stress management. Please include the following in your initial posting:
Describe a client from your clinical setting or work who experienced severe anxiety or panic. Include a brief history and three most pertinent medications.
Describe the assessment process for this patient.
Identify at least one effective and one non-effective nursing intervention. Why did they work? What didn’t work?
Name and describe two stress reduction techniques you have used and whether they were helpful or not in reducing stress.
Select a psycho-therapy approach for ANXIETY. Students will prepare a 5-slide PPT of the medication used FOR ANXIETY and discuss the evidence that this treatment is effective.
Select a psycho-therapy approach for ANXIETY. Students will prepare a 5-slide PPT of the medication used FOR ANXIETY and discuss the evidence that this treatment is effective.
For this discussion, select one of the following diagnosis categories to discuss:
PTSD and Related Disorders.
Anxiety and Related Disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
After you have chosen a diagnosis category:
Provide a summary of the disorder and the key components of diagnosis.
Discuss at least one evidence-based intervention method to address this disorder (please include your reference).
Evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention method.
For this discussion, select one of the following diagnosis categories to discuss:
PTSD and Related Disorders.
Anxiety and Related Disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
After you have chosen a diagnosis category:
Provide a summary of the disorder and the key components of diagnosis.
Discuss at least one evidence-based intervention method to address this disorder (please include your reference).
Evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention method.
For this discussion, select one of the following diagnosis categories to discuss:
PTSD and Related Disorders.
Anxiety and Related Disorders.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
After you have chosen a diagnosis category:
Provide a summary of the disorder and the key components of diagnosis.
Discuss at least one evidence-based intervention method to address this disorder (please include your reference).
Evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention method.