Healthy People 2030 framework

The Healthy People 2030 framework was recommended based on the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030. The mission of the framework is to promote, strengthen, and evaluate the nation’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people. The vision is a society in which all people […]
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Schizoaffective disorder

Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health disorder that is marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania. The two types of schizoaffective disorder are Bipolar type and Depressive type. Bipolar type includes episodes of mania and sometimes major depression while depressive type […]
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separation anxiety disorder

Separation anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder that occurs in childhood or adolescence. It involves a fear of separation from one’s home or family. It may also involve mounting anxiety purely over the anticipation of potential separation and ongoing fears and concerns surrounding the presumed terrible things that might happen if that separation occurs. Children […]
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Vaginal Yeast Infection

A vaginal yeast infection or vaginal candidiasis is a fungal infection that causes irritation, discharge and intense itchiness of the vagina and the vulva. Vaginal yeast infection affects up to 3 out of 4 women at some point in their lifetimes with many women experiencing at least two episodes. Although this kind of infection is […]
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Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is a health care condition characterized by gastrinomas, tumors grow in the pancreas or in the upper part of the small intestine. These gastrinomas produce large amounts of the hormone gastrin, which causes the stomach to produce too much acid that in turns leads to peptic ulcers. Other effects if high gastrin levels […]
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Choice and Reality theory

The choice theory strongly believes that the only real control that people have is over themselves and everything they do in an attempt to meet one or more basic needs. Itwas developed by Dr. William Glasser in 1965 with the goal of empowering individuals and improving relationships. The basic needs include survival, love, belonging, fun, […]
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Enuresis or bedwetting

Enuresis or bedwetting is a repeated inability to control urination among people old enough to be expected to exercise such control. Although the exact cause of bedwetting is not known, various factors may play a role, including having a small bladder, hormonal imbalance, sleep apnea, and urinary tract infection. Describe how you would approach these […]
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Gestalt theory

The Gestalt theory is a school of psychology positing that the whole of anything is greater than its parts. The school of thought looks at the human mind and behavior as a whole. It was founded in the 20th century by Kurt Koffka in collaboration with Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler. Koffka applied the concept of […]
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Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are eating disorders. Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder that is characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, abnormally low body weight, and a distorted perception of weight. People with anorexia nervosa have an unusual appetite for controlling weight and shape and sometimes the efforts they put in affect […]
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Existential therapy

Existential therapy is an approach that targets the factors that cause internal conflicts within an individual. Although existential therapy does not address the problem at hand, it targets both mental and behavioral concerns. Some of the techniques of existential therapy include establishing meaningful relationships, accepting anxiety as a condition for loving, searching for the meaning, […]
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