Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 1 Discussion Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 2 Discussion The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you will find that multiple assessment tools are designed to measure the same condition or response….
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 4 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD “Fear,” according to the DSM-5, “is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is anticipation of future threat” (APA, 2013). All anxiety disorders contain some degree of fear or anxiety symptoms…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 3 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Mood Disorders Photo Credit: Getty Images Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 8 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders An important consideration when working with patients is their cultural background. Understanding an individual’s culture and personal experiences provides insight into who the person is and where he or she may progress in the future. Culture…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 7 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders Photo Credit: [Hero Images]/[Hero Images]/Getty Images Psychotic disorders and schizophrenia are some of the most complicated and challenging diagnoses in the DSM. The symptoms of psychotic disorders may appear quite vivid in…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 10 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Neurocognitive and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Photo Credit: Getty Images Neurodevelopmental disorders begin in the developmental period of childhood and may continue through adulthood. They may range from the very specific to a general or global impairment, and often co-occur (APA, 2013)….
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 1 Discussion Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology Photo Credit: Getty Images/Blend Images In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological…
Question NRNP6635 Psychopathology and Diagnostic Reasoning Week 3 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Mood Disorders Photo Credit: Getty Images Accurately diagnosing depressive disorders can be challenging given their periodic and, at times, cyclic nature. Some of these disorders occur in response to stressors and, depending on the cultural history of the client, may…
Question User The Man From Eastlandos Course NRNP-6635-15-Psychpathology Diag Reasoning-QTR Test Exam – Week 6 Select the serum assessment that is required when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients. Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of psychosocial life cycle. Select two causes of dissociative amnesia. Select the patient evaluation scale…
