Incorporate the knowledge that you have acquired in your college education, in particular what you have learned in psychology, the material from the textbook, lecture material and other material provided.

Incorporate the knowledge that you have acquired in your college education, in particular what you have learned in psychology, the material from the textbook, lecture material and other material provided. The questions will require you to incorporate your knowledge with advanced reasoning and critical thinking. Apply your empirical knowledge to the problem at hand. What will not be accepted is personal opinions, assertions or personal experiences. This is to be a scholarly discussion, therefore present scholarly information. To enhance critical thinking, advance reasoning, and writing skills, your arguments must be based on empirical evidence and the scientific literature.  Opinions and speculations should be kept to a minimum.  Faith based arguments, such as the bible or god, are not acceptable arguments for this discussion.

 

This paper is to be five (5) pages in length, including the references.  The paper must be in APA format and typed using MS Word with a font size of 12 pt. You are to find four (4) articles relevant to the topic. Articles that are acceptable for citation must be from scientific journals or scholarly texts.  Popular press articles and web sites are not acceptable for this posting.

Problem (question):

You are a neuropsychologist and you have a client who is an Afghanistan war veteran.  She lost the lower limb of her left arm, just below the elbow, while serving in Afghanistan.  She is complaining that her hand is cramping and is extremely painful.  You start to check her right hand and she says “No, doctor it is my left hand.”  This is known as Phantom Limb Syndrome.  How is it possible to have cramps and pain in a non-existing hand? Explain Phantom Limb could occur neurologically and describe treatment procedures for managing it.

 

TEXTBOOK CITATION:

Freberg, L. A. (2016). Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological Psychology. San Luis Obispo: Cengage.

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