The Case of Esperanza Systems Theory ,In class, we reviewed Systems Theory and the Life Model to help us understand how the individual impacts their environment, and how the environment impacts the individual, communities, and organizations. You will use the literature provided and other pertinent literature to respond to the following:Using the Esperanza case and citing the literature providing and using the APA 7th Edition writing style, you will respond:

1. How might systems theory or the life model serve as a tool to help social workers create strategies to build trust with a client who explicitly shares their legitimate disappointment with how institutions have responded to their prior needs? What skills would you use to prioritize your engagement with the client?
2. Social workers might work under policies and political climates that perpetuate injustice. What conflict might this raise for you? How will you support yourself should this occur?
3. Using your understanding of ACE, what might be some of the preventive measures you would work on with Esperanza to decrease her depression and anxiety?
4. What would be some strategies you would use to work with the school and Children\’s Services to advocate for Esperanza and her infant? How would your strategies gain her trust?

Must be completed in English and your ideas and critical thinking must be supported by literature. Will be 3 pages in content and length (this does not include the first page and reference page).

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The student will research the disease using a minimum of three references. Such as Center for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH) websites, professional journal or scholarly magazine.

The Students will create a presentation that creatively demonstrates what they know about the disease using  Prezi, Power point, etc. and upload into Blackboard.

1. Provide a description of the disease.
2. List Signs and symptoms of the disease (use Medical Terminology Words)
3. Is there a cure? Why or why not?
4. Give brief description of why you selected the disease.

The project has two parts First the PowerPoint or something else you chose to use to make your presentation AND  the second part is the 3page essay. Submit a cover sheet with the name of the course, Professors name and his or her own name.  The project should not to exceed three typewritten pages in length with 12 point Times New Roman font lettering and double-space.  Each publication or its Internet site may only be used once. (Use APA Format) and submit in class the actual presentation (Prezi share the link,  PowerPoints share the Slides)

 Human Disease Project on Multiple Sclerosis

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Human Disease Project on Multiple Sclerosis

The student will research the disease using a minimum of three references. Such as Center for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH) websites, professional journal or scholarly magazine.

The Students will create a presentation that creatively demonstrates what they know about the disease using  Prezi, Power point, etc. and upload into Blackboard.

1. Provide a description of the disease.
2. List Signs and symptoms of the disease (use Medical Terminology Words)
3. Is there a cure? Why or why not?
4. Give brief description of why you selected the disease

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1. Individual Project: Design employee satisfaction survey/ design employee satisfaction plan – 25% Due in Week 4 – Monday Midnight 11:59 PM

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Scenario – Stacey is the vice president of HR at ‘ITFast’, a midsized IT sector company. She has called for an urgent meeting of HR department staff as nearly 100 employees had given the notice to leave the company in recent weeks.

“This is a long list of escapees….we’re losing them faster than your people can bring them in,” she said, turning to John, the head of recruiting. “Our turnover rate is up to 35%.”

“We are growing — in revenue, profitability, and reputation, I just don’t understand why people are leaving us fast” said Stacey.

“I need to present these numbers to Mr. Richard Leo (CEO) at the end of the week, and I can’t do that without a theory on what’s happening and a solution to propose. That’s why I called this meeting,” said Stacey.

“This is even surprising given that our work culture is our biggest selling point.  We don’t treat our employees just as a cog in the machine, and our company and its managers — Richard included — will listen to them. That everyone at ‘ITFast’ matters.”

PART A -Task: Stacey has hired you as their HR consultant to create and roll out an employee satisfaction survey that will help her uncover the reasons behind employee turnover so that she can put new policies in place.

Your task is to carefully design the questionnaire (15 questions) in the light of theories/concepts/Canadian Laws discussed in the class. You can use any rating scale to design your questionnaire (for example creating ranges for each question – very satisfied to not satisfied at all – refer to the samples given below). Use your creativity to design the questionnaire. The creative and unique questionnaire designs will be graded high. The questionnaire must be graphically well developed. If you are developing a questionnaire using some external app, PLEASE DO NOT include just a link to your questionnaire in the paper. Provide screenshots of your questionnaire in the paper along with explaining the purpose of each question. Links will not be accepted, and you will be marked down. Please refer to the following samples as an acceptable questionnaire design. If your questionnaire is created in word only – you will be marked down.

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Keep in mind, you cannot ask any discriminatory questions prohibited by law, in the survey.

• For every question include a line or two to explain the purpose of this question and how will this question help you to know the causes of employee dissatisfaction. Avoid lengthy explanations (you will be marked down for that). Include at least 1-2 references for each question you are asking or to support the question explanations.
• You will also be marked down for every question that seems irrelevant/off the topic.
• Create your own questions from scratch any copied questions from the internet and other sources will be marked down. You can check secondary sources only for brainstorming not for copy-pasting.

PART B -Task: based on areas of improvement (identified through survey questions) in part A – create an employee engagement/satisfaction plan for ITFast that will help them reduce employee turnover. You must have connectivity between part 1 and part 2, for instance, you can not propose strategies/themes not covered in the questionnaire.

• Your plan should have clearly identified strategies/programs (3 strictly), each strategy should be explained in small paragraphs. Avoid unnecessary length.

Assessment Criteria

• ANALYSIS – You will be marked on the thoroughness of your analysis and how well-informed and well thought your analysis is. How creative and unique your proposed strategies/programs are. How well do you know and incorporate both federal and provincial laws in designing a questionnaire and recommending improvement strategies? How many important elements of HR are you covering in your assignment?

• PAPER REQUIREMENTS – Whether students have fully understood the paper requirements. If all requirements are satisfactorily met/fulfilled. Whether or not all questions have been answered

• CREATIVITY: You are required to put the effort into designing a questionnaire that is graphically appealing and has rating scales of some sort. The use of graphics and colours will reflect creativity.

• QUALITY AND VARIETY OF SOURCES – For this information to be robust you have to use at least 15 references – Google, Wikipedia will not be considered as authentic sources you will be marked down for using them. You can use company websites, Governmental & provincial websites of Canada, Labour laws both federal and provincial, updated textbooks, and industry papers, etc.,

• FORMATTING – You must include a title page and a list of references for this Exercise. APA style of formatting for font style, line spacing, etc., must be used. No Abstract or Introduction is needed, start directly with part A.

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Psychopathology in Movies

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Objective:

This project is designed to provide you with an opportunity to evaluate the validity of the depiction of mental disorders in popular movies.  You will be graded based on the accuracy, thoroughness, and thoughtfulness of your assessment and evaluation.

Due Date:  Please see the course calendar.

Format: Your paper should be typed in APA format using 12 point, Times New Roman font. Please be sure to include a title page with this assignment, including your name, project assignment title, due date, course number and section number. This paper should be a minimum of five pages in length, not including the title sheet and reference page.

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1. Movie

Please choose one (1) movie*** from the following list and watch it:

• Sybil (1976), Sally Field; (NR-PG)
• As Good As It Gets (1997), Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt; (PG-13)
• Rain Man (1988), Dustin Huffman, Tom Cruise; (R)
• Girl Interrupted (1999), Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie; (R)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001), Russel Crowe; (PG-13)
• The Soloist (2009), Jaime Foxx, Robert Downy, Jr.; (R)
• Frankie & Alice (2010), Halle Berry; (R)
• Acrimony (2018), Taraji P. Henson; (R)

*** Several of the movies listed above are rated R for adult content.  Please review the ratings prior to watching and use your own discretion. If you have concerns about this, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

1. Synopsis

Provide a synopsis of the movie. Be sure to provide enough detail so that someone who has never seen the movie has a general idea of what the movie is about. Do not however, provide so much detail that you end up with a glorified book report. 🙂 Remember, the purpose of this assignment is to evaluate the depiction of psychopathology in popular movies.

1. Assessment and Diagnosis

• Gather the information necessary to assess the character’s mental health status. Be sure to provide your rationale for the diagnosis including the symptoms that meet the diagnostic criteria of the disorder. Make sure that your diagnosis is one included in the DSM 5. Some movies have diagnoses that are not DSM 5 Disorders
• Assess the symptoms as depicted in the movie, including their severity, duration, and frequency.
• Do these symptoms meet the criteria of a DSM 5 diagnosis? Why or why not?  If yes, make a DSM 5 Diagnosis of each disorder observed.  Make sure that your diagnosis is one included in the DSM 5. Some movies have diagnoses that are not DSM 5 Disorders and you cannot include those in your paper.
• Provide a thorough discussion of treatment options and provide a specific treatment recommendation.
• Please make sure to use at least one research article on the diagnosis, symptoms, and/or treatment of the diagnosis. See the Research Instructions in the Content section

1. Evaluation

• Is your diagnosis consistent with the diagnosis in the movie?
• To what extent does the movie illustrate a valid picture of the mental disorder?
• Which scenes are especially effective in the depiction of the disorder?
• Were there some scenes which detracted from the effective depiction of the disorder? If so, what about the depiction was inaccurate?
• Provide a general evaluation (conclusive summary) of the movie as it relates to mental disorders.
• Please provide specific examples from the movie whenever possible.

Tips for Writing:

Make an APA title page (see APA Paper Template)

 Suggested Headings should be the following (See APA Paper Template)

• Synopsis
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• Treatment Plan
• Evaluation of the movie

How to include the DSM-5 in your Assessment Section:

• Identify the diagnosis you believe is accurate for the character from the DSM-5
• Identify the criteria required to have the disorder (cite the DSM-5)
• List each criterion that the character exhibits and the scene in the movie that depicted that criterion
• Make sure that you have the number required to diagnosis the disorder

What to include for Treatment:

• Use journal articles to identify effective treatments for that diagnosis
• Talk briefly about the treatment and how it is used to treat the disorder or reduce the symptoms
• Recommend a treatment regimen including but not limited to type of medication recommended, type of therapy recommended, or a combination of both
• Identify what would be best for the character given his/her symptoms.

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This assignment is a combination of all your work that showed how you implemented your solutions. It includes your problem statement, workflow, and design requirements. This will complete your business objectives.

Write a final project report (1,000 to 1,250 words) that includes the following:

Problem statement to address the business need.

Impacted processes and stakeholders.

Project objectives and how the project addressed the objectives.

Goals with identified key performance indicators to include how the workflow design and requirements will achieve the goals. Identify at least three key performance indicators that were impacted and the stakeholder responsible for monitoring (you can use organizational title).

IT project governance that was used during the project. Are the stakeholders comfortable with the test life cycle solution?

Change management used for implementation.

Executive summary of the project.

An appendix that includes your workflow, case design, and user interface documents with incorporated feedback.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to . A link to the THE ACADEMIC NURSING technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Information Technology Management

2.1: Engage in business process analysis in order to improve an organization’s value chain.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Information Technology Management

2.1: Engage in business process analysis in order to improve an organization’s value chain.

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Step 2: Attend Meeting with ACME

Monday morning, you meet with Jillian in her office. “We are so glad that you have come back to help us grow at Maryland Creative Solutions,” Jillian says. “As you know, with shifting markets, I have decided to reposition the company to focus more on clients with branding and digital strategy consulting needs. I feel that your long-term knowledge of our company and global mindset are perfect for leading the way on some of our new projects.

“To get you started, we have just signed on with ACME. I would like you to meet with their leadership: Tarek Fahmy, the company’s head of new-product innovation, and ACME’s CEO, Erik Knops, to finalize the details of their request. Again, it is a pleasure to be working with you. I am really looking forward to seeing your creative approaches in our partnerships.”

ACME Meeting

Client Name: ACME

Industry: Appliances

Product Line: Smart televisions

Consumers: United States, United Kingdom, and Germany smart TV buyers 

Competitors:    

1. Samsung
2. LG
3. Vizio

“Thank you for meeting with us today,” Tarek says. “Market intelligence has shown that our major competitors—Samsung, LG, and Vizio—are all developing new smart televisions. These new televisions have attractive designs, are efficient, durable, and are available in different sizes. In addition, these televisions are competitively priced, and sell between $800-$1,400 dollars each.”

Tarek looks to you: “As ACME is debating whether to enter this market, we need you to participate in a new cross-functional product development team that will research the smart TV customers buying habits in our three main markets: The United States, Germany, and the U.K. We also need to know if there’s an unmet demand for these TVs in those markets,” he says. Erik Knops, ACME’s CEO, nods his head in agreement.

Tarek continues, “We need to take into consideration the different needs and preferences of smart TV buyers in those markets; as well as the demographics of those buyers such age and gender. The customer requirements for each of those markets may be quite different.”

Finally, Tarek remarks, “In addition, we need to know where those customers buy their smart TVs from, and if there is any seasonal variation in sales.”

Erik nods his head again, smiles, and adds, “Tarek and I want you to research the smart TV buyers’ needs and preferences for those three markets, and provide us with a customer buying behavior report in two weeks. Remember, the report should focus on the customers, and not on the competitors!”

You know that to give Erik and Tarek the most in-depth report, you will need to conduct an analysis of the smart TVs buyers in those markets. Each market has to be discussed and analyzed separately under its own headings and subheadings (three different discussions and analyses). In addition, you have to create a value proposition for ACME’s proposed product. The value proposition should be clear and specific to ACME’s proposed new product. What value do customers see in the proposed product and what would compel them to buy it?

Final Consumer Buying Behavior

How are things going?

As previously mentioned, I would like you to conduct an analysis of the consumers in our main markets. Your analysis should consider both current and potential product users and should address the following questions:

1. What needs are being met by the product purchase? What are the benefits to the consumers? Make sure that you differentiate between features and benefits; go beyond manifest motives and consider latent motives.
2. Who is involved in the purchase process? Who are the influencers? Who are the buyers? Who are the end users?
3. Where are the products sold, and what are the distribution channels?
4. How often are the products purchased? Is there seasonality to sales?

Deliverable: By the end of Week 1, I need you to produce a six-page preliminary consumer buying behavior report (excluding cover page, reference list, tables, graphs, and exhibits) explaining your findings on consumer needs, wants, and preferences in these markets. Make sure that your report is specific to consumers of ACME’s potential product and not to consumers in general.

Support your work with the course readings and at least two scholarly sources and eight reliable nonscholarly sources, such as Reuters, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, Barrons.com, Morningstar.com, Money, Forbes, Fortune, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business Review, as well as the UMGC Library databases, such as Hoover’s and ABI/INFORM. All sources need to be cited using APA formatting, both within the text and in the reference list. The report should be organized using headings and subheadings to improve its readability.

Expecting your best efforts on this,

Project 1: Researching Consumer Buying Behavior
Step 5: Complete Your Value Proposition

I wanted to clarify that a customer-focused  explains the reason why a customer purchases a product or uses a service (i.e., the value that a company delivers to its customers).

Deliverable: Based on your research of consumer needs in our main markets, describe your value proposition, or the benefits that ACME and its potential new product would provide to customers. Remember, a value proposition is essentially the promise that is made to the customer. Also provide a half-page recommendation to ACME on whether or not to manufacture that product.

Support your work with the course readings, scholarly sources, and reliable nonscholarly sources, such as Reuters, Bloomberg, Yahoo! Finance, Barrons.com, Morningstar.com, Money, Forbes, Fortune, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business Review, as well as the UMGC Library databases, such as Hoover’s. All sources need to be cited using APA formatting, both within the text and in the reference list. The value proposition should be organized using headings and subheadings to improve its readability.

I know these are tight turnarounds, but I have no doubt you’ll knock this out,

Erik

Project 1: Researching Consumer Buying Behavior
Step 6: Complete Your Final Consumer Buying Behavior Report

Deliverable: By the end of Week 2, combine the first two deliverables into a single report after making any necessary corrections, and edit them to ensure that there is clear flow of ideas from one section to the other. In addition, include a one-page executive summary that highlights the most important findings of the report; as well as your recommendation as a consultant at the end of the report. APA style should be applied to in-text citations and in the reference list.

Your final report to Erik should be eight to nine pages, excluding cover page, executive summary, the reference list, and appendices. Any graphs, tables, and figures should be included as appendices. Your report should have one-inch margins and be double spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font. The report should be organized using headings and subheadings to improve its readability.

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This assignment is a combination of all your work that showed how you implemented your solutions. It includes your problem statement, workflow, and design requirements. This will complete your business objectives.CLICK FOR HELP

Write a final project report (1,000 to 1,250 words) that includes the following:

Problem statement to address the business need.

Impacted processes and stakeholders.

Project objectives and how the project addressed the objectives.

Goals with identified key performance indicators to include how the workflow design and requirements will achieve the goals. Identify at least three key performance indicators that were impacted and the stakeholder responsible for monitoring (you can use organizational title).

IT project governance that was used during the project. Are the stakeholders comfortable with the test life cycle solution?

Change management used for implementation.

Executive summary of the project.

An appendix that includes your workflow, case design, and user interface documents with incorporated feedback.CLICK FOR HELP

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Information Technology Management

2.1: Engage in business process analysis in order to improve an organization’s value chain.

This assignment is a combination of all your work that showed how you implemented your solutions. It includes your problem statement, workflow, and design requirements. This will complete your business objectives.

Write a final project report (1,000 to 1,250 words) that includes the following:

Problem statement to address the business need.

Impacted processes and stakeholders.

Project objectives and how the project addressed the objectives.

Goals with identified key performance indicators to include how the workflow design and requirements will achieve the goals. Identify at least three key performance indicators that were impacted and the stakeholder responsible for monitoring (you can use organizational title).

IT project governance that was used during the project. Are the stakeholders comfortable with the test life cycle solution?

Change management used for implementation.

Executive summary of the project.

An appendix that includes your workflow, case design, and user interface documents with incorporated feedback.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Information Technology Management

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Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Doctoral learners are required to use APA 7^th style for their writing assignments.
• Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral level writing. The Manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
• This assignment requires that at least four additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

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In a paper (1,650-1,750 words), do the following:

1. Contrast the views of Aristotle and Descartes on the relationship between body and mind/soul.
2. Contrast the nature of introspection from the vantage points of Titchener, Comte, and Kant.

For literally thousands of years, people have discussed the answers to questions about reality and the nature of being. The 350 years surveyed thus far in this course have included a broad spectrum of philosophers and psychologists that demonstrate this tradition. This assignment will focus this broad perspective by providing two seminal themes and a few major theorists for further consideration.

General Requirements: 

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Doctoral learners are required to use APA 7^th style for their writing assignments.
• Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral level writing. The Manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
• This assignment requires that at least four additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

Directions:

In a paper (1,650-1,750 words), do the following:

1. Contrast the views of Aristotle and Descartes on the relationship between body and mind/soul.
2. Contrast the nature of introspection from the vantage points of Titchener, Comte, and Kant.

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Case Study

L.L. is a 67-year-old male who has been diagnosed with BPH. He is having difficulty with urination. He is currently on Cozaar 100 mg for HTN and his BP is well controlled. He is taking no other medications. The doctor has recommended medication for his BPH, but he would like to try a herbal supplement before taking a prescription medication.

1. Would you recommend a herbal supplement in L.L’s case?

2. If so, what herbal supplement would he take?

3. What is the recommended dosage?

4. What are possible side effects of the herbal supplement?

5. What warnings should you give L.L. before he starts the herbal supplement.

Use APA 7th Edition Format and support your work with at least 3 peer-reviewed references within 5 years of publication. Remember that you need a cover page and a reference page. All paragraphs need to be cited properly. All responses must be in a narrative format and each paragraph must have at least 4 sentences. Lastly, you must have at least 2 pages of content, no greater than 3 pages, excluding cover page and reference page.

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Case Study

L.L. is a 67-year-old male who has been diagnosed with BPH. He is having difficulty with urination. He is currently on Cozaar 100 mg for HTN and his BP is well controlled. He is taking no other medications. The doctor has recommended medication for his BPH, but he would like to try a herbal supplement before taking a prescription medication.

1. Would you recommend a herbal supplement in L.L’s case?

2. If so, what herbal supplement would he take?

3. What is the recommended dosage?

4. What are possible side effects of the herbal supplement?

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Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive worrying about several events that lasts longer than 6 months (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Symptoms include vigilance, tension, apprehension, poor concentration, difficulty falling or staying asleep, trembling, muscle tension, restlessness, palpitations, tachycardia, and sweating (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Patients with GAD typically have an accompanying psychiatric disorder such as depression. Additionally, compared to the other anxiety disorders, GAD is least likely to be cured.

Treatment Options

GAD treatment is dependent on the severity of the symptoms and falls into two categories nondrug and drug therapy (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Nondrug treatment includes relaxation therapy, biofeedback, cognitive behavioral therapy, and supportive therapy. Drug options include serotonergic reuptake inhibitors (SRI’s), nonbenzodiazepine-nonbarbiturate, and benzodiazepine. First line drug therapy is the SRIs including selective serotonin uptake inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI), and buspirone. Onset is delayed with these medications, but they are better for long term use. Second choice is the benzodiazepines. One major benefit of Benzodiazepines is the rapid onset of relief of symptoms. However, they have a huge potential for abuse, and should not be used long term (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021).

Case Study

The patient is a 46 y.o. white male employed as a welder at a steel factory (Laureate Education, 2019). He was in the ER because he thought he was having a heart attack, symptoms included chest tightness, shortness of breath, and feeling of impending doom. He has history of hypertension, that is treated with a low sodium diet, he is overweight, other medical history is unremarkable. Myocardial infarction was ruled out, physical exam was WNL. Patient reports continued “anxiety attacks” of chest tightness and shortness of breath. He reports ETOH use of 3-4 beers/night. He was diagnosed with GAD. The treatment options include starting the patient on Zoloft 50 mg PO daily, Burpirone 10 PO BID, or Imipramine 25 mg BID.

Based on the patient presented in the case study, I elected to begin treatment with Burspirone 10 BID, because it is considered first line treatment for GAD, and the other options are not, even though Zoloft is an SSRI, it is not under the recommended treatment plan (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021).

Upon return to the clinic the patient reported a slight decrease in symptoms, but he still feels very anxious. His HAMA score decreased from 26 to 23. My options were to then increase Buspirone to 10 mg TID, Buspirone 20 mg TID or discontinue Buspirone and start Lexapro 10 mg PO daily. I elected to increase Buspirone to 10 mg TID.

At his next check up in four weeks, the patient reports no change in anxiety. I elected to discontinue buspirone and begin Zoloft 50 mg orally daily. In this scenario, buspirone meets criteria for treatment failure, so it is appropriate to discontinue it and begin another first line option (Laureate Education, 2019). Sertaline is a SSRI that has been shown to reduce anxiety symptoms and may prove an effective treatment for GAD (Brawman-Mintzer et al., 2006).

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

I do not think pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics would have a large impact on this patient, primarily because he is younger, and not taking any other medications. The main problem I could foresee is due to the patients history of ETOH use and the use of a benzodiazepine. This is due to the potential to abuse benzodiazepines, and it should be used cautiously in patients that abuse ETOH (Rosenthal & Burchum, 2021). Additionally, if the patient does need medication for his hypertension there could potentially be an interaction depending on the medication chosen.

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