Virginia Woolf Case Summary

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Generalizations used in The Case of Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf was refereed to treatment due to her presumed bipolar disorder with increasing psychotic, manic behaviors. Virginia continues to go into bipolar, depressive states and has suicidal thoughts at a result. Meyer & Weaver, (2013). Virginia’s behaviors include lacking the ability to communicate her problems effectively with anyone in her immediate surroundings, with the function of the behavior being escape or avoidance from expressing needs and concerns with any immediate family members. The goal of treatment was to determine a functionally equivalent replacement behavior which included Virginia engaging in conversation with her therapist to help improve her communication

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