Evaluate OCD in terms of symptomatic and behavioral presentation. Include the time, course, and progression of OCD.

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Psychopharmacology/Neuroscience: Drug treatments for OCD
Evaluate OCD in terms of symptomatic and behavioral presentation.
Include the time, course, and progression of OCD.

Evaluate and explain special features of OCD epidemiology including risk factors for development of the disorder, lifespan and reproductive factors increasing risk of developing the disorder, and any genetic, environmental, or behavioral factors that increase risk.

Analyze any ethical considerations with implementing these methods.

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Reflection Research Method

For this week’s reflection, consider the following points:

Explain the research situations that may require you to use within-subjects experimental methods (be sure to give examples/be specific).

Examine the limitations and benefits learned about these methods and their use.

Analyze any ethical considerations with implementing these methods.

Reflect on your experience with this week’s SPSS activity.

How can irrational thinking or beliefs impact emotions and behavior?

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Social Work is the subject.

Attached are resources from the Documents and links for the reading mentioned in the assignment details. Thank you so much!

Your prompt for this discussion is as follows:

After reading and learning about cognitive theory and cognitive-behavior therapies, please discuss the following:

• How can irrational thinking or beliefs impact emotions and behavior? Can you think some examples of how a person’s irrational thinking changed their behavior or emotions? Please provide examples.

• Explain how changing the way one thinks about a problem might change the way they experience a problem, and therefore, change the way they respond to a problem.

Do not forget to include additional research that supports your claims, and to properly cite and reference this material.

ritically evaluate the design and efficacy of the intervention study and application of the theory to the intervention.

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Critically evaluate the design and efficacy of the intervention study and application of the theory to the intervention.

How do you see social learning theory applying to this field?

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Social work is the subject
In reference to the readings and the OBH Council link, what social work theories can you identify being used in this field? How do you see social learning theory applying to this field? How about the importance of soft skills and crisis-interventions skills? Why are these important?

In looking at the accredited organizations listed on the OBH site how many were affiliated with the Aspen(CRC) Group?(Hint: look in previous module link: The Aspen Guide to Wilderness Therapy to compare). In looking at one of the OBH accredited programs, that is not affiliated with the Aspen Group, did you notice any differences or similarities in their approach versus Aspen’s? In your own words, and after previously reading chapter 2 in Shouting at the Sky (about Aaron Bacon’s death) and this weeks article:

Dark side of a Bain Success, why do you think it is important to have an independent accrediting body for wilderness therapy and outdoor behavioral programs? How does it compare or differ from other more urban youth affiliated programs or organizations that have come under scrutiny or have had similar tragedies? Do you agree or disagree with the statement, mentioned by a parent in Ferguson’s book Shouting at the Sky, “You can hate what happened to Aaron Bacon…without needing to hate the whole idea of kids going to the wilds to heal.”(p.16)

Discuss the more emotional / spiritual techniques used? How do they appear to work?

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Read the following article: The neurobiological underpinnings of coping with pain

Then  answer the following questions and upload your responses as a word document or pdf.

List the brain regions mentioned in this article that are utilized in pain management.

What are the “cognitive” techniques that can be used in pain management? Discuss these.

Discuss the more emotional / spiritual techniques used? How do they appear to work?

Based on the evidence presented, do you think drugs (analgesics) or these psychological techniques are more effective for pain management? Why?

Identify 10 examples of what you learned about the specific mental illness presented in the book.

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Provide a brief summary of the book.

Identify 10 examples of what you learned about the specific mental illness presented in the book. You should:

1) number each example,

2) indicate the page number for each example,

3) directly quote or summarize book content for each example,

4) discuss what SPECIFIC course content is connected to each example (NOTE- you MUST reference the source of the other course content- including what the source is- textbook, video, other reading, AND include a specific page number or section of the video),

5) discuss what you specifically LEARNED from each example.
Identify 5 examples of what you learned about the the cognitive, emotional and social impact of mental illness on the families (& others) of those with mental illness. You should:

1) number each example,

2) indicate the page number for each example,

3) directly quote or summarize book content for each example,

4) discuss what SPECIFIC course content is connected to each example (NOTE- you MUST reference the source of the other course content- including what the source is- textbook, video, other reading, AND include a specific page number or section of the video),

5) discuss what you specifically LEARNED from each example.
Provide a conclusion and course reflection. (approx. 2 pages)

Answer the following:

What was most surprising or shocking from the book?

How did your thoughts and feelings about those with mental illness change or not change as a result of reading this book and completing this course?

 

Explain what the researchers learned about black tar heroin and what that means for the HIV epidemic.

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listen to the following podcast story from the journal Nature. You WILL need to listen to the brief audio clip (which is a bit different from the written article) to fully understand and answer the homework questions.

How digital drug users could help to halt the US opioid epidemic file:///C:/Users/18309/Downloads/Nature-2018-1.pdf

Then, answer the following questions. The first three questions are confirming your understanding of the content. Question #4 (both parts) is the only question for which you need to comment/respond to your peers’ posts.

Why is the link between increases in prescriptions of opioids and deaths from opioid use not a simple one? Describe some of the factors that affect potential addiction.

What is agent-based modeling? Why is it useful?

What kind of data does Daniel Ciccarone work with?

How can it assist Georgiy Bobashev’s models?

Explain what the researchers learned about black tar heroin and what that means for the HIV epidemic.

Discuss the following:
Do you think these models will actually turn out to be useful in predicting real life behavior?

What do you think would need to happen in order to put the information in them to use? How could research be applied?

Is there something that was overlooked in the podcast that you believe could more effectively address the opioid epidemic?