Ann And Martha Case Study

DSM-IV-TR- is the official classification system of mental disorders used by counselors, psychologist, social workers, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals in the United States. It is used across settings (inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, private practice and primary care) and with community populations. (Drummond, 2010). The DSM-5 is a very complex assessment where counselors are required to have extensive preparation in the understanding of mental disorders, certain factors can take in place when administering this test and errors can be made such as misdiagnosing or over diagnosing if not properly administered.

The DSM-5 is the most recent addition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This manual is used for the classification and diagnosis of all known mental health disorders. Each disorder has the symptoms listed in order to qualify for that particular diagnosis. In the newest addition of this manual, the process has moved away from being categorical, where there is a disorder or there is not, into a degree of the disorder, based on the symptom the patient is showing. This gives the provider a much broader base in which to diagnosis a patient.

Being able to form a diagnosis properly for a client is a process that is wide-ranging and broad. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013) supports recommendations and standards for identifying a diagnosis for a client. The procedure of diagnosing is more than skimming for symptoms in the DSM; one must assess, interview and identify issues, as well as refer to the DSM for a diagnosis.

Negative changes in thinking and mood: negative feelings of self or others; inability to experience positive emotions; feeling emotionally numb; lack of interest in activities previously enjoyed; in general hopelessness.

CM was unable to reach Lisa Marshall (caregiver) in regards to services and upcoming CFT meeting for Alexia (youth). CM left caregiver a detailed message informing her that at today’s, Wednesday 4/12/17 CFT meeting caregiver has to complete a full Medicaid package, 3560 OOH application. CM noted caregiver must bring the following: copies of private insurance card, youth’s birth certificate and youth’s social security card. CM requested to be contacted.

Reading this piece, I think morale had played a role in the decisions of Martha Hale and Mrs. Peters to intentional-ly hide evidence or distort the crime scene. However, the decisions of Martha Hale and Mrs. Peters can be viewed as dishonest in allowing the investigation to appropriately be take place in order to resolve a crime.

Loss of interest of pleasure. Example: Jack loves playing sports and is the star quarterback of his school’s football team. Astonishingly, he decides to quit the team claiming “I just didn’t like it anymore,” and becomes withdrawn from his friends and fellow

The following is a case study of a female client, Martha Clark, an 81-year-old widow. Martha Clark has been diagnosed with depression, heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. There is possibility Martha is experiencing physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect from her caregivers. Her caregivers, Al and Betty, are experiencing internal and external stressors that do not help stabilize their environment. The roles of each person in the Clark family have transitioned over the two years, which has added additional strain to each of their lives.

An explanation of your rationale for assigning the diagnosis on the basis of the DSM

Her first onset of symptoms in high school was when she was dealing with the “black and chaotic moods” (35) of her father (Jamison, 1995). At that time she started to notice around sixteen or seventeen, her own ups and downs that mimicked her fathers. Her ups were of little sleep and exhausting to those around her, while her downs as she puts it “became really dark and on the brooding side of life” (35) (Jamison, 1995). Her symptoms meeting the criteria for manic episodes with (1) decreased need for sleep, (2) flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing,

Then, Emmy steps in and says, “Being open is different than whoring around.” Valerie already does not like Emmy, and her comment only encourages her dislike for her. Emmy and Dawn are comfortable in embracing an untraditional approach to sex and relationships, despite the criticism they receive. They are an example of people who do not believe “that adults who come in conventional pairings are the only ones who truly count,” unlike many others in society (Depaulo 19). Ultimately though, both Emmy and Dawn’s openness to sexual experiences result in consequences. In Dawn’s case, it destroys her relationship with her children. For Emmy, it backfires when her and Valerie do MDMA at the wedding party and end up sleeping together. Alex walks in on

Sadness is despair. It is when you’re hanging out with all of your friends, everyone laughing and having a wonderful time. It’s when the subject changes frequently and everyone gets a say. It’s when you have a sudden thought, and you decide to voice it. It’s when you try to get everyone’s attention, but fail. It’s when someone actually does pay attention to you, and you smile, speaking. When you abruptly stop your sentence, and no one even notices. It’s when the smile fades off your face, and you think to yourself, do I even matter? Does anyone even care? It’s when you realize that you are nobody. That you are just there, no one important. It’s when you work out that you are nothing.

My case study student Martha has only been in America for almost 2 years and has a come a long way with her English acquisition. Even though her progress has been incredible, she still has a long way to go until she is reclassified as English proficient. Martha interacts more comfortably with her peers than with her educational instructors. Overall, her schooling program offers her a lot of opportunities for growth and English acquisition. While her two years in Palm Vista Elementary have been very different, I believe they have both been beneficial. Some of the benefits her program offers her is a low affective filter and her intervention program. These two things have helped Martha feel safe at school and have helped her on her journey to

Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood (intense episodes of irritability or anxiety usually lasting a few hours, rarely a few days)

A diagnosis is often given after about an hour is spent with the client during an intake session, obtaining information regarding their symptoms. Working from a strengths based model and then providing a DSM 5 diagnosis almost seems somewhat hypocritical. One cannot have an in-depth conversation regarding strengths and resources and be able to give a diagnosis. The diagnosis comes from the presenting problems and complaints, the history of problems such as abuse, neglect, trauma, substance abuse, etc. The diagnosis comes from information regarding how one negatively impacts themselves and their environment through, anger, violence, aggression, mania, depression, and self-harm, among many other abnormalities. “The DSM 5 makes no provisions for recording the client strengths. Strengths oriented practice implies that practitioners should assess all clients in light of their capacities, talents, competencies, possibilities, visions, values and hopes. This perspective emphasizes human reliance- the skills, abilities, knowledge, and insight that people accumulate overtime as they struggle to surmount adversity and meet life challenges”(Corcoran & Walsh, 2015). The DSM 5 provides the criteria for all the billable mental disorders that can be chosen from. A diagnosis is a label or term that is applied to an individual or their circumstance. It provides a very short categorization based on specific criteria. They serve the purpose of providing a common language for