What Is Kayla's Case Study

Kayla lives with her parents and two siblings. Kayla was first referred for psychoeducational testing when she was in fifth grade and this was done by her teacher. Kayla has a history of cutting school and not doing any of school work. Even she has been given a second chance to resubmit her work, she still doesn’t do it. One class in particular TV Production, Kayla has never attended and the teacher feels that Kayla should have been dropped. Kayla also never attends Physical Education. Kayla’s father and paternal uncle have a history of ADHD, Bipolar Disorder and possibly learning disabilities. Kayla’s father has been on medication for his disorders. Unfortunately, Kayla’s father is currently unemployed and depends on Kayla’s to provide for

During her first evaluation, her parents had just separated. I think this must have triggered Kayla’s emotional and academic difficulties. Even though her parents got back together by the time she had her second evaluation, their relationship was not any better. Her life did not get any better as she grew older. Her parents moving from one town to another did not help Kayla get better. Due to her family’s moving from town to town, Kayla did not have a social circle. As soon as soon she made friends, they had to

In order Kayla to fit the diagnostic criteria of Major Depressive Disorder she needs to have “five of the following symptoms have been present during the same 2-week period and represent a change from previous functioning” (Barkley & Mash, 2014). Kayla is depressed most of the day and this has been observed both her parents and school psychologist. Secondly she is not interested in school or any activities that concern school. She been absent from school and some classes she has not attended at all. She also has a history of not completing her work, which has led to her not been eligible to take the Regents tests. Thirdly, she has feelings of worthlessness nearly every day because she thinks her life is terrible. Fourth, she has had thoughts of death but does not have a specific plan of when and how she will do it. Fifth, she suffers from insomnia nearly every day. A change in previous functioning can be seen in the difference between her first psychoeducational report and the second one. In the first report Kayla enjoyed going to school and spending time with her friends. unfortunately, this changed as she got older because she hated school when she was older. Kayla performed better on her first psychoeducational report than the first one in all the things that she was tested