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Case Study: Looking At Jane's Neuroscience Approach

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Looking for a Solution According to Mitchell & Jolley (2007), theories can be an excellent foundation for developing ideas for applying knowledge to current ideas and perfect for problem-solving. Additionally, theories create consistency, are based on careful analysis of data patterns, make predictions that are counter-intuitive, and summarize and organize a large amount of information (Mitchell & Jolley, 2007). They also suggest that the best hypotheses are those in which two theories make different predictions (Mitchell & Jolley, 2007). Therefore, to decide whether the help for Jane should the primary responsibility of the school or should her mother seek outside medical assistance I will look at two opposing theories. Initially, I will examine Jane 's behavior through a neuroscience framework and again through a social justice lens. A Neuroscience Approach According to Merriam-Webster, neuroscience is a "branch of science that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and especially their relation to behavior and learning (2017)." Looking at Jane 's problem through a neuroscience lens will address the possibility of a medical diagnosis, placing the responsibility on an outside medical facility. This would …show more content…

Despite the undiagnosed status of Jane 's condition, there are several indicators that kleptomania might be fitting to explain her behavior. "Several studies have shown that patients with kleptomania also met criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Methylphenidate for treating kleptomania 2011)." Additionally, the Kleptomania appears to be more common in women than in men, and there is some correlation to family history of behavioral disorders to this syndrome (Durst, Katz, Teitelbaum, Zislin, & Dannon, 2001). Jane has a prior diagnosis of ADHA, is female, and has siblings with behavioral problems; these factors warrant some examination by a medical doctor for a proper

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