Clinical Assessment | Marcia Brandon | Professor Ferguson PSY270 August 4‚ 2013 | Clinical Assessment Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is
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DSM-IV Evaluation Case Study 1: Schizoid Personality Disorder “People with schizoid personality disorder persistently avoid and are removed from social relationships and demonstrate little in the way of emotion (APA‚ 2000)” (Comer‚ p. 398‚ 2005). Psychodynamic theorists believe schizoid personality disorder is caused by something that happened through a person’s childhood. They have been unaccepted by their parents or even abused as a young child‚ which causes a person to avoid all relationships
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Schizoid Personality Disorder. Symptoms of this disorder include little or no desire‚ nor the enjoyment of close relationships including being part of a family. Furthermore‚ one who has this disorder lacks close friendships and take pleasure in few things. She demonstrated an excessive detachment from social relationships and a lack of multiple emotions or expressions. Treatments for this disorder include medication‚ although there is no specific one for the treatment of this disorder. Nevertheless‚ there
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Her cool demeanor makes her difficult to approach. Josephine has no significant relationship in her personal life and cannot name any close friends. I would like to determine that Josephine may be experiencing a personality disorder called Schizoid personality disorder. While Josephine’s family may think she is rude‚ Josephine may think that she reacts better while being alone. However because of being alone so much‚ she possibly may even have skips and deficiencies in her thinking processes.
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December 12‚ 2010 Miles Castle Assignment-DSM-IV Evaluation The purpose of this paper is to match the disorders in Appendix H to the appropriate case studies according to the DSM-IV. I will also discuss possible causes and treatments of the disorders that I successfully matched. There were five case studies and seven disorders so therefore there were two that were not used. The psychological disorders that were used were schizoid‚ narcissistic‚ somatoform‚ dissociative‚ and schizophrenia. In reference
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Studies Case Study I: Josephine a 47 year old woman whom I label her with the disorder of Schizoid Personality Disorder. What is the possible causes and potential treatment for her disorder? The exact causes of Schizoid personality disorder are unknown‚ although a combination of genetic and environmental factors-particularly in early childhood are thought to contribute to development of all personality disorders. Treatment: There’s no specific drug treatment for Schizoid personality. But‚
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Treatment Plan Problem/Symptoms: The presenting problem is the focus of treatment and the mental health diagnosis should be based upon this. Each client presents with unique nuances as to how a problem behaviorally reveals itself. It is important to identify and list the symptoms of the problem in a way that would justify the DSM diagnosis. Example: Patient reported she has been feeling depressed for the past three weeks. She reported feeling a constant heavy sadness‚ having low energy
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Vignette #: 7 I’m Not Right Up Here Axis I: 309.21 Separation Anxiety Disorder‚ early onset‚ 313.81 Oppositional Defiant Disorder‚ 315.9 Learning Disorder NOS Axis II: V62.3 Academic problem Axis III: R Axis IV: Victim of Child abandonment (Mother) Axis V: GAF = 31 (current) Phillip meets criteria for Separation Anxiety Disorder Criteria A by meeting three (or more) symptoms: 1) Phillip showed anxiety at separation from his grandmother when he began school Criteria B is met with duration
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axis? You are not asked to enter a diagnosis‚ only describe the kind of information that would be entered in each axis. In axis I‚ Clara would receive a mood disorder. If clinician judged that Clara also displayed a life history of dependent behavior. She might then also receive an Axis II diagnosis of dependent personality disorder. The remaining axes of DSM-IV guide diagnosticians in reporting other factors. Axis III asks for information concerning relevant medical conditions from which the
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer wants to go to preschool. Create a
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