Case study: A 61-year-old male complains of intermittent weakness and muscle fatigue that has progressively worsened over the past month. He was an internationally known extreme mountain climber but now he says he has difficulty in getting his morning paper. Initially, he thought his symptoms of profound leg weakness and fatigue were due to his […]
CASE STUDY: A 32-year-old white female presents to Urgent Care with complaints of blurry vision and “fuzzy thinking” which has been present for the last several weeks. She works as an executive for an insurance company and puts her symptoms down to the stress of preparing the quarterly report. Today, she noticed that her symptoms […]
A 17-year-old male presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of pain in his right elbow. He says the pain is sharp, especially with pronation and supination. He noticed the pain several weeks ago after his tennis team went to a regional competition. When he rests, the pain seems to go away. The pain is […]
A 32-year-old Caucasian male presents to the office with complaints of back pain, stiffness, especially in the morning, interrupted sleep due to pain, and difficulty in leaning over to tie his shoes. The patient first noticed these symptoms about 6 months ago but attributed them to his weekend basketball team He said he is exhausted […]
CASE STUDY A 72-year-old female was walking her dog when the dog suddenly tried to chase a squirrel and pulled the woman down. She tried to break her fall by putting her hand out and she landed on her outstretched hand. She immediately felt severe pain in her right wrist and noticed her wrist looked […]
The APRN tells the patient that the tender points are no longer used to diagnose FM. She suggests that the patient takes the Widespread Pain Index (WPI) and the Symptom Severity Inventory (SSI). The patient asks the APRN what these tests are for. What is the APRN’s best answer?
One of the biggest challenges for new healthcare managers/directors to understand is the payer source of the revenue side of their budgets. Where does this money come from? How is the plan, no matter the type administered? Who is the “gatekeeper” of care for the beneficiary? What are the types of insurer programs- underneath the […]
Should abnormal psychology continue its focus on identifying the causes of psychological distress, classifying different symptoms, and seeking effective treatment to reduce these symptoms, or should the field focus on improving knowledge of what goes right in happy people and trying to improve these techniques in the general population? If you were to start a […]
Explain the physical and psychological effects of job stress. A stressful work environment can contribute to problems such as headaches, stomachaches, sleep disturbances, short temper, and difficulty concentrating. Chronic stress can result in anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system. What are the physical and psychological effects of job stress? Workplace stress also has […]
In the domain of personality assessment, walk through the steps of how you would construct a measure based on content validity. Next, walk through the steps of explaining how to construct a measure based on empirical criterion keying. How do you measure validity and reliability? How are reliability and validity assessed? Reliability can be estimated by comparing […]
