A.N.‚ hereafter known as An‚ is currently this author’s client at her internship site. An has been receiving services since March and has attended seven family sessions and two individual CCPT sessions. One of the latter was recorded by this author‚ with signed permission from An’s mother and the author’s site supervisor‚ to fulfill the requirements of this assignment. An is a ten year old‚ Caucasian‚ female‚ from a lower-middle class family that consists of herself and her two biological parents
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Background Ankit is a 22 year old male‚ he is a first year undergraduate politics student. Ankit moved to university six months ago‚ he is from a small town located 200 miles away. His family is very large‚ consisting of six children of which Ankit is the eldest. Growing up Ankit felt isolated‚ his mother was often preoccupied with his younger siblings‚ and his father worked long hours. His relationship with his mother was pleasant‚ though Ankit never felt worthy of her time and rarely approached
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Secondary diagnosis: Anxiety disorders. The claimant was a 41-year-old woman. Alleged disability: bipolar disorder‚ high anxiety‚ deep depression. The claimant had difficulties with her personal hygiene and with most activities of daily living. She had mobility difficulties‚ ambulated with a cane because of knee problems. She had “a hard time” lifting objects‚ and was unable to do house chores. She did not do well with new people. She did not go shopping‚ because of anxiety was unable to tolerate
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Social anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders with half being diagnosed with generalized anxiety and the other half report fear of public speaking and performance situations (Schneier‚ 2006). Stacey’s social anxiety seems to be specific with difficulties in public speaking and fears of being made fun of. Social anxiety typically begins during early childhood years and is more common in women (Schneier
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An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Case Study Focusing on a Patient with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. This essay will provide an understanding of the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and its application to a case study of someone who has mild to moderate health problems. It aims to critically evaluate the principles and philosophy that underpin cognitive behaviour theory‚ whist demonstrating an understanding of fundamental cognitive behavioural strategies‚ and finally
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1. What diagnosis does the client have? You must state what you see in the case study that is leading you to believe the client has a particular diagnosis. Diagnosis: Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) (F40.10) According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ the characteristic symptoms of social anxiety disorder are marked‚ or intense‚ fear or anxiety of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others. When exposed to such social situations‚ the individual fears that he or
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Anxiety‚ Somatoform‚ and Dissociative Disorders Outline & Case Analysis The capacity for an individual to have normal socialization and daily function can be altered in disorders such as; anxiety disorder‚ somatoform disorder‚ and dissociative disorder. Each disorder has varying biological‚ behavioral‚ emotional‚ and cognitive components; however‚ the symptoms in each of these disorders can overlap into another disorder. Identifying these components is important for abnormal psychology to develop
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In order for Mary to move up in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs pyramid‚ "security and safety"‚ she needs to ensure her basic needs are being met first. As shown in the case study‚ the care manager at Sunnydene care home assists Mary to do so by showing her respect‚ telling other carers to be friendly and telling other carers to be supportive and listen to Mary and her needs. This would therefore help Mary to feel more confident to leave her room to eat her lunch meals and to join in with what everyone
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analyzes the relationship between depression‚ anxiety disorders‚ and bipolar disorder on work related behaviors. The following studies; Harvard Mental Health Newsletter (2010)‚ Lerner et al. (2010)‚ Ludman et al. (2008)‚ Erickson et. al (2008)‚ and Marciniak et al. (2004) have found that there is a significant effect on work-related behaviors in the work force primarily involving absenteeism for depression and bipolar disorder and presenteeism for anxiety disorders. The research by Laxman et. al (2008)
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Patients diagnosed with cancer experience anxiety for multiple reasons and at different stages of their illness. Anxiety occurs while awaiting the actual cancer diagnosis and continues disease and the reality of death. This added stress and anxiety can affect the patient’s daily life. It is the goal of the oncology nurse to provide therapeutic interventions to improve his or her patient’s quality of life. Providing oncology patients with psychosocial interventions such as progressive relaxation techniques
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