Category: Disorders

Table of Contents Developmental Disorder(s): No diagnosis Personality Disorder(s): F60.3 Borderline Personality Disorder Medical Disorder(s): No diagnosis Reference Rationale (what did you see that supports the diagnosis?) The client is a mature (thirty-eight years old) woman with a fear of elevators. The patient is currently unemployed. She failed one of her job interviews approximately two…

Table of Contents Developmental Disorder(s): No diagnosis Personality Disorder(s): Paranoid Personality Disorder Medical Disorder(s): No diagnosis Reference Rationale (what did you see that supports the diagnosis?) The client is a female (fifty-one years old) who says that she is concerned about the robbery in her house that happened three weeks ago. A strange man (perhaps,…

Table of Contents Developmental Disorder(s): F22.0 Delusional disorder, mixed type Personality Disorder(s): Schizotypal Personality Disorder Medical Disorder(s): No diagnosis Reference Rationale (what did you see that supports the diagnosis?) A client is a 50-year-old female who lives with her husband and claims that she does some research. From her behavior, it is seen that she…

Table of Contents Insomnia Narcolepsy Conclusion Works Cited Humans spend approximately one-third of their life for sleeping. However, the full role of this process remains unknown. It was determined that sleep is essential for cell division, body growth and reparation, memory formation and unnecessary memory files removal, protein synthesis, immunocompetence maintenance, and metabolism regulation (Silber…

Table of Contents Introduction Methodology References Introduction Scientists recommend adequate and uninterrupted sleep for a healthy life. Sleep disorder is an intricate physiological phenomenon that medical professionals and researchers are in the course of looking for its remedy. Espie (2007) alleges, “About 40 million people in the United States suffer from chronic long-term sleep disorders…

Table of Contents Client Diagnosis Client Strengths Reference Client Diagnosis Major Psychiatric Disorder(s): F25.9 Schizoaffective Disorder, Unspecified Rationale (what did you see that supports the diagnosis?) The client meets Criterion A (the presence of the major manic episode that is related to Criterion A of schizophrenia) for the schizoaffective disorder because she reported being extremely…

Rationale (what did you see that supports the diagnosis?) Client is a 29-year old female who is obsessively concerned about her safety. She meets diagnostic criterion A due to the presence of recurring thoughts. The client believes she is being constantly watched by people. The thoughts are distressing for Debra; therefore, she attempts to suppress…

Table of Contents Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders The Relationship between Suicide and Depression The Difference between Feeling Sad and Depressed Works Cited Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders The understanding of the somatic symptoms and ability to diagnose it may prevent the dire consequences that disorders may…

Table of Contents Introduction Assessing the Eating Disorders according to DSM-IV-TR Dispelling Misconceptions about Eating Disorders Conclusion References Introduction Eating disorders (EDs), including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS), are serious mental illnesses associated with significant psychosocial and physiological morbidity, as well as a broad range of medical and psychiatric…

Table of Contents Client Diagnosis Client Strengths Reference Client Diagnosis Major Psychiatric Disorder(s): F45.1 Somatic Symptom Disorder, with predominant pain, severe Rationale The client is a 28-year old female who reports having numerous health issues that deprive her of the possibility to work and communicate easily. These are the major issues, as identified by Catherine:…