Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Case Study The patient is an 11-year-old girl who has been complaining of intermittent right lower quadrant pain and diarrhea for the past year. She is small for her age. Her physical examination indicates some mild right lower quadrant tenderness and fullness. Studies Results Hemoglobin (Hgb), 8.6 g/dL (normal: >12 g/dL) Hematocrit (Hct), 28% (normal: 31%-43%) Vitamin B12 level, 68 pg/mL (normal: 100-700 pg/mL) Meckel scan, No evidence of Meckel diverticulum D-Xylose absorption, 60 min: 8 mg/dL (normal: >15-20 mg/dL) 120 min: 6 mg/dL (normal: >20 mg/dL) Lactose tolerance, No change in glucose level (normal: >20 mg/dL rise in glucose) Small bowel series, Constriction of multiple segments of the small intestine Diagnostic Analysis The child’s small bowel series is compatible with Crohn disease of the small intestine. Intestinal absorption is diminished, as indicated by the abnormal D-xylose and lactose tolerance tests. Absorption is so bad that she cannot absorb vitamin B12. As a result, she has vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. She was placed on an aggressive immunosuppressive regimen, and her condition improved significantly. Unfortunately, 2 years later she experienced unremitting obstructive symptoms and required surgery. One year after surgery, her gastrointestinal function was normal, and her anemia had resolved. Her growth status matched her age group. Her absorption tests were normal, as were her B12 levels. Her immunosuppressive drugs were discontinued, and she is doing well. 

Critical Thinking Questions 

1. Why was this patient placed on immunosuppressive therapy? 

2. Why was the Meckel scan ordered for this patient? 

3. What are the clinical differences and treatment options for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease? (always on boards) 

4. What is prognosis for patients with IBD and what are the follow up recommendations for managing disease? 

A random selection of files from a student counseling center revealed the following reasons why college students seek services:

1. What does it mean to say the files were randomly selected?
2. How would the researcher randomly select files? In other words, what does the process look like?
3. What is the probability that if we pulled another student file from the counseling center the student would fall in each of the following categories a) mental health issues, b) learning/school issues OR relationship issues, c) any category except other?
4. Would our probabilities and results be different if we used convenience sampling? Why or why not?

A researcher predicts that watching a film on institutionalization will change students’ attitudes about chronically mentally ill patients. The researcher randomly selects a class of 36 students, shows them the film, and gives them a questionnaire about their attitudes. The mean score on the questionnaire for these 36 students is 70. The score for a similar class of students who did not see the film is 75. The standard deviation is 12. Using the five steps of hypothesis testing and the 5% significance level (i.e. alpha = .05), does showing the film change students’ attitudes towards the chronically mentally ill?

1. What does it mean to set alpha at .05?
2. What is your null hypothesis? Alternate hypothesis?
3. Is this a one-tailed or two-tailed hypothesis?
4. What is the critical z?
5. Suppose the obtained z was -2.5. Do you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis?
6. State in words what you have found.

Assignment 3: Cultural Influence in Business Psychology

Mark Jones, a Production Manager, has been transferred from the manufacturing plant in his hometown of Chicago to his company’s overseas manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan.

You are the company’s I-O psychologist. Using Hofstede’s Five Basic Elements of Culture Distinction, write an e-mail message to the Vice President (VP) of Production discussing at least three cultural differences that Mark will experience in managing front-line plant workers in Japan in contrast to in the United States. Also address how cultural differences may play a role in individual differences Mark will experience. 

Your e-mail message should also include at least three recommendations on how managers can take up overseas tasks with minimum transition problems. State the rationale for your recommendations.

Because the VP of Production is a busy individual, restrict your e-mail message to one to two pages. Type the e-mail message in Microsoft Word, and send it to theM1: Assignment 3 Dropbox by Wednesday, July 23, 2014.

Where appropriate use structured text—bold format, headings, bulleted lists, and graphics—to clarify your meaning and to make your document easier to read.  Remember texting language will not be acceptable.

psy 380 Unit Unit.1 ( Q.15,21,22,23 AND 25 ),
15) Most experts agree that recovered memories of sexual abuse are
A) accurate for female victims but not for male victims.
B) inaccurate in many cases.
C) accurate for male victims but not for female victims.
almost always accurate.
21) In his explanation of the concept of organ inferiority, Adler emphasized
A) determinism.
B) the subjective experience of the child.
e) the inheritance of personality.
0) the impact of physical limitations on the development of intelligence.
22) The unknown part of a person’s fictionally final goal is
A) irrelevant to psychological functioning.
B) the unconscious.
e) likely to cause emotional problems.
D) repressed because of painful childhood experiences.
23) According to Adler, the most important determinant of personality is
A) parental behavior.
B) birth order.
e) biological factors.
0) a person’s own choices.
24) What do Adlerians offer parents?
A) the threat of lawsuits
B) legal options
e) sympathy
0) training programs

25) Adler’s major criterion for psychological health is
A) high achievement in school.
B) the absence of anxiety.
C) social interest.
D) creativity.

Unit.2 ( Q.6,16,18,and 23 ),And
6) Individual rituals that are defensive, such as obsessive hand-washing, are called by Erikson.
A) ritualisms
B) ideal prototypes
C) compulsions
0) moratoria
16) Which way of describing George best illustrates Allport’s concept of central traits?
A) George is not like anyone else I know.
B) George is a typical Englishman.
C) George is like a lamb; he is very meek.
0) George is intelligent, ambitious, deceptive, good-looking, friendly, athletic, and selfish.
18) According to psychoanalysis, people are motivated by experiences in their past. Which concept from Allport contrasts with this view?
A) central traits
B) habits
C) extrinsic orientation
D) functional autonomy
23) The best way to raise a child who has an inhibited temperament, in order to produce a well-adapted personality, is to
A) encourage the child to explore the environment and give warnings when appropriate.
B) provide strict discipline.
C) continue setting high standards for the child to achieve.
D) do not interfere with the child’s innate tendencies.

Unit.3 (Q.3,16,20 ) Thank you.
3) Punishment
A) influences only the behavior that is punished.
B) reduces the frequency of behavior.
C) was recommended by Skinner as a means of controlling behavior.
all of the above
16) Despite numerous physical difficulties, artist Frida Kahlo believed she could be successful in her work. This is called
A) cognitive bias
B) self-efficacy
C) collective efficacy
D) id inflation
20) A person high in self-efficacy
A) is high in overall intelligence.
B) believes he or she can act effectively in a situation.
C) is healthy.
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Week 1 Discussion

Nursing revolves around the patient, the nurse, the patient’s health, and the environment. Therefore, these four concepts are known as the metaparadigms of nursing. There are many additional concepts that come to mind when I think of nursing. As a registered nurse, I feel as if collaboration and advocacy are two additional concepts that are relevant to my personal practice.

Collaboration is defined as “working with others in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contributions toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals” (Butts & Rich, 2018). In my opinion, working in the healthcare field truly requires amazing teamwork. A patient cannot heal purely by the medications the nurse gives them every morning. They must walk with physical therapy to get stronger, they must get their breathing treatments from the respiratory therapist, their labs have to be drawn by the phlebotomist, the radiologists must read their x-rays, and the physician must speak to/evaluate the patient each day to ensure that his/her goals are being met. Thankfully, I work in an environment where collaboration is welcomed. As the nurse, physicians often ask my opinion, as I have a closer relationship to the patient. Collaboration is most successful when there is active communication regarding patient care, and the correct resources are used to optimize patient outcomes (Butts & Rich, 2018).

Advocacy is the second concept that I feel is relevant to my personal practice. According to Butts and Rich (2018), advocacy is defined as “working on another’s behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff.” On a daily basis, I find myself advocating for my patients. I do this by keeping the entire healthcare team informed, providing assistance or getting them in touch with the correct people to get them assistance, and providing professional nursing care. Working on an orthopedic unit, I most often find myself advocating for my patient regarding their pain. As nurses, we are taught that “pain is what the patient says it is.” If I feel as if my patient does not have adequate pain control, I am quick to call the physician. By advocating for my patients, I want to ensure that they get the proper care to optimize their health and outcomes.

Reference

                Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2018). Philosophies and theories for advanced nursing practice (3rd ed.).