NRNP-6635 Week 4 Assignment Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Anxiety Disorders, PTSD, and OCD Fear,” according to the DSM-5-TR, “is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is anticipation of future threat” (APA, 2022). All anxiety disorders contain some degree of fear or anxiety symptoms (often in combination with avoidant…

NRNP-6635 Week 3 Assignment: Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Mood Disorders 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 affect their decision to seek…

NRNP-6635 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.…

NRNP-6635 Week 1 Discussion: Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology 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 phenomena and behaviors. Can these,…

NRNP-6645 Walden University Full Course Tutorials When psychotherapy, also known as talk therapy, is guided by a qualified practitioner it can be an effective way to help people overcome or control a wide variety of mental health problems. In fact, many studies have shown that psychotherapy can be just as…

NRNP-6645 Week 10 Assignment: Therapy for Clients With Personality Disorders Individuals with personality disorders often find it difficult to overcome the enduring patterns of thought and behavior that they have thus far experienced and functioned with in daily life. Even when patients are aware that personality-related issues are causing significant…

NRNP-6645 Week 9 Assignment: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder It is estimated that more almost 7% of the U.S. population will experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in their lifetime (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017). This debilitating disorder often interferes with an individual’s ability to function in daily life. Common symptoms of…

NRNP-6645 Week 8 Assignment: Psychotherapy for Clients With Addictive Disorder Addictive disorders can be particularly challenging for clients. Not only do these disorders typically interfere with a client’s ability to function in daily life, but they also often manifest as negative and sometimes criminal behaviors. Sometime clients with addictive disorders…

Week 7 assignment Comparing Humanistic-Existential Psychotherapy with Other Approaches Understanding the strengths of each type of therapy and which type of therapy is most appropriate for each patient is an essential skill of the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner. In this Assignment, you will compare humanistic-existential therapy to another psychotherapeutic approach.…

NRNP-6645 Week 5 Discussion Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Comparing Group, Family, and Individual Settings There are significant differences in the applications of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for families and individuals. The same is true for CBT in group settings and CBT in family settings. In your role, it is essential to…