PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION!!!!!
Case Study: Miss B is a 20 year old Caucasian female of Irish heritage who was arrested for walking along the roadway on her college campus shouting obscenities at oncoming traffic. She is agitated states"leave me alone. I am in perfect health and know my own mind." Her mother and boyfriend arrive and state that she has been taking lithium carbonate 600mg t.i.d. for Bipolar Disorder II for the past 5 years, with good results until several weeks ago. Her boyfriend states that she has been 'up all night' for the past few days and has a "harebrained scheme to become a Rhodes Scholar". Miss B's mother states that she suffers from chronic depression and that she is worried since Miss B is pregnant. She says, "I have bad genes, but is there anything that we can do to keep my grandchild from having a mental disorder?"
Education: What education needs to be done with the B family? Who else besides the B family needs education?
Medical: What health problems will the B family be prone to? What prophylaxis and health maintenance needs to be done with the B family as time goes on?
Genetic Counseling: What genetic counseling do you think should be done with the B family? What genetic counseling should be done with Miss B and her boyfriend since she is five months pregnant?
Psychosocial Issues: What are the psychosocial issues do you think the B's might have? Are there support groups in your areas of residence for Bipolar families? If so, what are they?
PSYCHOLOGY QUESTION!!!!!
Case Study: Miss B is a 20 year old Caucasian female of Irish heritage who was arrested for walking along the roadway on her college campus shouting obscenities at oncoming traffic. She is agitated states"leave me alone. I am in perfect health and know my own mind." Her mother and boyfriend arrive and state that she has been taking lithium carbonate 600mg t.i.d. for Bipolar Disorder II for the past 5 years, with good results until several weeks ago. Her boyfriend states that she has been 'up all night' for the past few days and has a "harebrained scheme to become a Rhodes Scholar". Miss B's mother states that she suffers from chronic depression and that she is worried since Miss B is pregnant. She says, "I have bad genes, but is there anything that we can do to keep my grandchild from having a mental disorder?"
Education: What education needs to be done with the B family? Who else besides the B family needs education?
Medical: What health problems will the B family be prone to? What prophylaxis and health maintenance needs to be done with the B family as time goes on?
Genetic Counseling: What genetic counseling do you think should be done with the B family? What genetic counseling should be done with Miss B and her boyfriend since she is five months pregnant?
Psychosocial Issues: What are the psychosocial issues do you think the B's might have? Are there support groups in your areas of residence for Bipolar families? If so, what are they?
