Case Study Of Princess Diana

Client Name: Diana
Completed by: Selina Horwath

Date of Case Formulation: 4/29/14

I. Diagnosis: 307.51 Bulimia nervosa

II. Relevant History and Background (1-2 pages)

Princess Diana was a celebrity member of the royal family of Great Brittan whom from the outside appeared to have the ideal fairy princess lifestyle, however, she was facing turmoil in her private and public life. She struggled with bulimia nervosa and depression for many years before and following her marriage to Prince Charles.
On July 1, 1961 in Sandringham England, Diana was born the third child to Edward John and Frances Ruth Burke Spenser, (Meyer & Weaver, 2013). Her father was not a kind husband to her mother whom she married at the age of 18. When Diane was born her parents had hoped for a boy following the death of a previous child. Diana sensed that her parents were disappointed and always had a feeling of guilt for letting them down. She grew up in an atmosphere of privilege and heritage, however, she was not seen as snobbish. She socialized with the Queen and family who lived close. She received the traditional upbringing, which included christenings, godparents, and discipline, (Meyer & Weaver, 2013). In her early years, her family was very social with birthday parties, however, in private, her parents deputed constantly. She remembers her mother crying and her father not speaking. He brothers would cry themselves to sleep at night. She claimed that Johnnie was known to have moments of rage, which included drinking.
In 1967, Diana had two monumental life changing events, which included two her sisters being sent to boarding school an...

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...came more confident in the public. Charles left for extended periods of time while she continued with bulimia and poor self-esteem. She attempted hypnotherapy, an astrological counselor, deep-tissue masseuse, aroma therapist, an acupuncturist, a cranial masseuse, a practitioner of ostopthology and a clinician who gives regular colonic irruption, (Meyer & Weaver, 2013).
In 1996 she agreed to divorce and received a settlement of $22.5 million, the right to keep her jewelry, live at Kensington Palace, and $800,000 a year to maintain her private office. He loss was not being able to maintain the title of "Her Royal Highness.
On August 31, 1997, she died tragically after her Mercedes crashed in a tunnel near the Eiffel Tower.

III. Based on Skinner’s Case Formulation (Sturmey, pages 18-20), complete the table below. Begin by first identifying no less