Rob wants to confront his mother who never embraced him as a child. Willing to talk about his past in order to move on with his life. 5-Axis Diagnosis Rob shows a pattern of the following disorders: panic disorder: he has palpitations of the heart, sweeting and fear of losing control or going crazy. Dysthymic disorder: insomnia, overeating, low self-esteem, difficulty making decisions and feelings hopelessness. Identify Problems: Rob patterns fit the syndrome of identity problem. He is uncertain about friendship patterns, sexual orientation and behavior, moral and religious values and group loyalties. Adjustment Disorder: nervousness, worry and fear of separation from his Navy officer, who is a key figure in his life. He also has symptoms of physical complaints (headaches) and social withdrawal. The final axis, Axis V is used to report Rob’s overall functioning. Axis I. Clinical disorders: other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention. Axis II. Personality disorders; mental retardation. Axis lll. General medical conditions. Axis IV. Psychosocial and environmental problems. Axis V. Global assessment of functioning. The major symptoms that stood out were the client’s anxiety and depressions (Axis l disorders. The primary consideration for a differential diagnosis is this case is an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression mood, panic disorder without agoraphobia, or a dysthymic disorder. In the clinical interview some other conditions were revealed which included the client’s foster-parent relational problem, partner relational problem, and identity. (Corey 2013). In terms of Axis ll, the client had dependence on his Navy official. He had prominent maladaptive personality features relating ... ... middle of paper ... ...py would be the best mean to work toward the bringing the uncounous to the councious. Maintaining the analytic framework is the first of the 6 key types of therapy that will be used in this case. Consistency is important; therefore session starting on time and ending on time is important. By using Free Association I will help maintain the analytic framework. In free association, clients are expected to say wherever come to mind, regardless of how painful, silly or trivial it may seem. The client will flow with any initial feelings or thoughts. The aim is that free association will open doors to unconscious wishes, fantasies, conflicts and motivations. (Corey 2013). Being awareness that not only is the language important but the things that the client do not talk about is relevant. Listening to the client’s feelings is better than cutting them off. (Summers 2012).
When considering the 5 D’s of abnormality, he possesses characteristics of them all. For dysfunction, he experiences social dysfunction by being unable to create and maintain relationships. He also experiences emotional dysfunction by having a fear of being alone, bouts of crying, and feelings of low self-worth. Physiological symptoms such as insomnia,
An article on the Internet Mental Health website entitled “Borderline (Emotional Unstable) Personality Disorder” by Phillip Long (2011) is a beneficial source as it offers substantial information and core features of BPD. For example, it discusses common symptoms for BPD victims such as fear of abandonment, unstable personal relationship...
I agree with the diagnosis of major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder that was given to Disco Di. The diagnostic features that accompany the major depressive disorder is disorder are the increase rate of
...ription of his foster parents, his foster siblings, are less than objective. I anticipate finding that his symptoms of anxiety attacks, fear of accomplishment, panic over being successful, fear of abandonment, can be interpreted as outward manifestations of unconscious conflicts that have their origins in childhood experiences and defensive reactions to these experienced that were necessary to him as a child.
Mental health is not the mere absence of illness but it is the sense of harmony and balance for the individual. Aspects associated with the individual include self-worth, sense of accomplishment, and a positive identity (Fontaine, 2009), where as mental illness is the disharmony someone is experiencing. This disharmony affects not only the individual but their friends and family as well as the surrounding community. This disharmony causes the person to be unable to function properly in many aspects of their life (Fontaine, 2009). Disco Di started to display signs of mental illness from the young age of 12. Her behaviours may have been triggered by a traumatic event and have been interfering with her life ever since. I agree with the diagnosis that Disco Di was given which was an Axis I diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Axis II diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This paper is going to explain why I agree with these diagnoses as well as genetic and cultural factors and treatment method for them.
It was also made very evident that individuals are connected to everybody else in the world in some way even when the connection is not made fully aware of. Jung stated that we are all connected through repetitive events in which we find meaningful. Research is starting to focus more on synchronicity, thus changing the way individuals view it when it comes to psychotherapy. Walt Whitman as well as Jung believe that once synchronicity is established in therapy, those experiences are then able to build off of each other. Overall, relational therapy might need to involve receptivity and sustained attention awareness in order to aide in the healing process while shifting through the therapeutic process. It was made very clear in this article that client-patient understanding is a very important concept of psychotherapy due to the fact that if the therapist cannot communicate with their patient, the problems in which the patient is suffering from cannot be solved. In addition, when therapists have a close connection with their patients, they are able to understand their feelings more than if not, therefore, they will be able to identify problems and find solutions to those problems. Synchronicity is strongly encouraged to be incorporated in psychotherapy due to the fact that such
Frances, A., & Ross, R. (1996). DSM-IV case studies a clinical guide to differential diagnosis. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.
The psychiatrist recommended that she be admitted to a mental hospital for women, where she can rest and recover. Another sign of the Borderline Personality Disorder is c...
Peter Dickinson, a 28-year-old Caucasian male was referred to an outpatient mental health clinic by his current girlfriend of one year, Ashley. Ashley reported that about six months ago, she noticed changes in Peter’s behaviors after the announcement of his parents’ divorce proceedings. Peter is a motivated hard worker who devotes himself to his career and is currently working as a defense attorney at a small firm. However, he described himself as “obsessive” about his work in which he was afraid to make errors and would spend a lot of time worrying about failing the assignment rather than completing it. Since he spends a lot of time worrying about his work, he had little leisure time for friends and romantic relationships. Peter has also always felt anxious and is a “worrier”. After Peter’s parents’ divorce proceedings began, Peter had troubl...
Everyone at some point have experience fear due to a situation that overwhelms us. This is an essential response of our bodies that can help us survive. However, when these fears are constant, they can disable an individual. Panic disorder (PD) it’s a mental illness that leads a person to have recurring panic attacks, (Strickland, 2001). Panic attacks in people with PD arise unexpectedly, situationally predisposed and / or by situations that remind them experienced dreadful events. PD can be categorized under two types: PD with or without agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is the fear of being in a situation or place in which the person thinks that would be difficult or embarrassing to escape. Some individuals develop agoraphobia after the first episodes of panic attacks; others acquire it years later, (Key, 2012).
The rapport and friendship built throughout this movie is vital to the success of the therapy exhibited here. This is a great example of Gestalt therapeutic approach and helps to identify most of the techniques incorporated. The techniques and ways of gently confronting but pushing a client all the way through are very beneficial to each viewer of this film.
For my case study my group and I chose the movie “Fatal Attraction”, and we chose Alex Forrest for our case study. For my part I chose to do the diagnosis aspect on Alex Forrest. Throughout this paper I will be diagnosing Alex Forrest. The following key clinical data will be discussed: client demographics, presenting problem, preliminary diagnostic information, symptoms, client characteristics and history, diagnostic impressions, potential disorders, and the DSM diagnosis.
Many patients with factitious disorder also suffer from other mental conditions and personality disorders, commonly having inadequate coping skills and developing healthy relationships. A history of abuse, deprivation, neglect or being rejected as a child, present traumatic events, or a history of frequent illnesses requiring hospitalization or institutionalization could be influences in the occurrence of this disorder. As an adult, patients may lack support from relatives and/or friends, are working in the healthcare field, have a poor sense of identity and have an inner need to be seen ill or injured will use factitious disorder as a coping mechanism that has been learned and reinforced in childhood. Because of that the patient will seek hospitalizations to unconsciously recreate the anticipated parent-child bond that they never had experienced in childhood.
I decided early on that I would allow myself to experience these feelings fully, because in order to be a good therapist, I need to be able to understand how the client might be feeling. I am still just beginning this journey, but I have every intention of becoming more open to embracing the new awareness that I have found in this class. This paper describing my philosophy will incorporate all three of these systems of psychotherapy in what I believe to be a clear and cohesive manner.
He discusses how an active Working Alliance encourages growth through the partnership, by way of responding to concerns in a thought provoking yet sensitive and empathic manner (process comments). This teaches the client to start looking within, rather than outside, to find and trust their own voice – which is necessary in order to flourish in the world they are planted in. Teyber believes when the therapist is striving to possess empathy within all aspects of the partnership, this allows the client to begin to be open in areas they may not have ever felt safe enough to do so before, and subsequently begin to