Explain how your awareness of using the right drugs helps in advocating for clients through mental health treatment.

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ASSIGNMENT 1: Client Advocacy and Connecting Neurobiology to Psychopharmacological Interventions
An awareness of neurobiology and neurotransmitters establishes the critical basis for mental health professionals to understand the connection between psychopathology and psychopharmacological interventions. Mental health professionals use their awareness of the complex interactions between neurobiology, neurochemistry, and psychotropic medications to conceptualize client concerns and formulate treatment strategies.
For this Assignment, review Suzy’s case study and consider the function of neurotransmitters and the way client treatment may be affected by these functions. As a mental health professional, how can you help Suzy understand what might be going on in her brain while at the same time advocating for her case?
In a 2 page, APA-formatted paper, include the following:
As a mental health professional, you are called upon to advocate for clients in mental health settings. For this Assignment, imagine you have been called into a panel discussion with the case study team for Suzy. Your plan is to advocate for Suzy through her mental health treatment. In your advocacy for Suzy, address the following:
o Identify which neurotransmitters may be affected in Suzy’s case and justify your selection based on evidence from the case and the Learning Resources.
o Identify three drugs that could be used to treat Suzy’s mental health symptoms and explain how these drugs may affect her neurotransmitter function.
o Identify one possible drug of addictive potential that may contribute to her mental health symptoms.
o Explain how your awareness of using the right drugs helps in advocating for clients through mental health treatment.

Give 4 reasons why humans might have either a Type I or Type III survivorship curve.

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1. Examine slide #5. List 5 DIFFERENT reasons, one each from society, culture, economics, biology, and politics, why a human female never reaches the biotic potential calculated for her in the example in the slide. Please explain EXACTLY how each reason you listed affects her biotic potential.
2. In slide #10, the age structure for the US was a pyramid indicating that our population is still growing. Give one reason why our growth is slowing and one reason why we are still have a pyramid age structure.
3. Explain why organisms like trees and sea turtles have a Type III survivorship curve while most mammals have a Type 1 survivorship curve.
4. Give 4 reasons why humans might have either a Type I or Type III survivorship
curve.
5. Examine slides #22 and 23. For each distribution pattern in slide #23, list the factors from slide #22 that would account for that pattern (example 1a, 2b, 3a) for each of the three patterns
6. What might account for a developed nation having a pyramid age structure?

Describe research regarding the biological processes that influence human behavior by examining the historical evolution of the field of biopsychology

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As a biological psychologist, you should know and be able to explain the ways in which biology influences behavior. Biological influences on behavior encompass
changes in the brain that change behavior, changes in biological systems (such as heart rate or blood pressure) that change behavior, and changes in genetics
that lead to behavioral changes. Careers in biopsychology include being a mental health practitioner, conducting research, or acting as genetic counselor. In each
role, your ability to be effective will be influenced by your knowledge of the role of biology in behavior. The final project is meant for you to propose a
hypothetical study. You are not and should not be conducting human subjects research for this project. It is not necessary for the purposes of this assignment.
All human subjects research requires written approval from the SNHU COCE Institutional Review Board in order to protect the welfare and ensure ethical
treatment of the subjects.
For the final project in this course, you will examine existing research in the field to determine how biopsychology has changed, and you will investigate a
possible gap in the research that has not been addressed. This assessment will allow you to foster and improve your skills at reading, interpreting, and writing
psychological works. It will also help you learn your place within the field and how to combine both your personal perspective and your opinions with
established, empirical research to make original claims.
Final Project Part I is supported by three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality
final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Three, and Five. The first part of the final project, the research investigation, is due in
Module Seven.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
· Describe research regarding the biological processes that influence human behavior by examining the historical evolution of the field of biopsychology
· Determine appropriate research designs used in biopsychology for application in the study of aspects of the biological processes that influence human
behavior
· Examine issues of ethics in research in biopsychology for informing appropriate conclusions
· Interpret claims made by research in biopsychology for conveying appropriate conclusions that are supported by peer-reviewed evidence
· Develop basic research questions supported by peer-reviewed evidence by identifying gaps in the research of biopsychologyFor your final project, you will conduct an investigation of the existing research in biopsychology. You will need to conduct a literature review of the ex isting

How will the psychiatric nurse assess if Karen has made progress toward self-realization?

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CHAPTER 1, Introduction to Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing In completing the case study, students will be addressing the following learning objectives: Explain elements that contribute to mental health.
Review trends, problems, and goals related to the delivery of mental health care and treatment of mental illness.
1. Karen is a 25-year-old white woman who lives alone in an apartment with her dog. Karen has been divorced for 2 years and is taking Prozac prescribed by her psychiatrist for depression. Karen and her boyfriend had been discussing marriage until he told her that he wanted to end their relationship. Karen became even more depressed and could not work for a week. Karen returned to work, refusing to discuss her issues with family, friends, or coworkers. She did, however, make an appointment to see a psychiatric nurse practitioner. Karen told the nurse that she was making some changes in her life. Karen said that she and a girlfriend were joining a gym program for workouts and a social group for young men and women. Karen stated that she realizes that her former boyfriend had not been committed to her, and she anticipates meeting and dating other young men from the adult social group. Karen also said that she thinks that the gym exercise will be beneficial to her mentally and physically.
Learning Objectives: 1, 4)
• How will the psychiatric nurse assess if Karen has made progress toward self-realization?
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• Identify strengths that Karen has for progress in personal growth.
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Karen has been seeking treatment for her depression. Analyze the factors that might contribute to Karen’s reluctance to discuss her depression with others.
Case Study, Mohr: CHAPTER 2, Neuroscience: Biology and Behavior
In completing the case study, students will be addressing the following learning objectives:
Discuss neuroplasticity and how this concept relates to mental health and mental illness.
Briefly explain the importance of interaction between genes and environment, the role of endophenotypes, and the stress-diathesis model of psychiatric illness.
1. Michael is a 22-year-old college senior whose GPA has declined with this semester’s grades. Michael plans to apply to medical school and thinks that the lower GPA may prevent his acceptance to medical school. For the last 2 weeks, Michael has skipped most classes because he has insomnia and fatigue. Michael is now very depressed and has been thinking of suicide. He took a loaded gun from his father’s gun cabinet and then wrote a suicide note to his family. At the last moment, he telephoned 911 and told them of his suicide plan. The police came, took the gun away, and then took Michael to the city hospital to be admitted for psychiatric treatment. In the admission interview with the psychiatric nurse, Michael said that his pastor thought that only weak-willed people experienced depression and that it was a punishment for personal sins and the sins of one’s ancestors. Michael told the nurse that he must be weak-willed and will never be able to accomplish anything. The psychiatric nurse explained that multiple factors are the cause of depression. The nurse told Michael that one theory holds that an imbalance of neurotransmitters, or chemical messengers of the brain, occurs in depression. Neurotransmitters influence the individual’s emotions, thoughts, and subsequent behavior. Recent research implies that neurobiology, heredity, as well as Psychological and environmental factors may be involved in the development and progression of depression.
(Learning Objectives: 5, 6)
a. Will Michael think that the psychiatric nurse’s explanation for the cause of depression is more correct than that of his pastor?
b. Michael asks the nurse why he has to have psychotherapy. He states that he only needs to take a couple of pills to get better. How should the nurse respond to Michael’s question and comment?