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Carol's Case: A Case Study Of Psychological Disorders

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I believe that Carol’s case is a very interesting as it has the characteristics of what could be several different types of psychological disorders. Due to different aspects of her life, such as her reactions to her parents, social settings and substances, several different disorders come into my mind. For instance, high functioning aspergers is a possibility as she reached the different milestones at the appropriate ages, yet still follows the inability to perform well in social settings and difficulty in determining the feelings of her parents. However, amongst other things she is more drawn to English than she is to the math and sciences, which is typically the opposite for patients with aspergers. Social anxiety disorder is another possibility as she has issues with social settings, school, and work. She prefers to keep herself at home rather than to go out into the real world. She also attaches herself to specific people such as her mother or husband, and will only venture out of her comfort zone when she is with them. …show more content…

Carol does not like to be around other people, or be out doing physical activities where she may be judged. She finds issues with her father and feels detached from him, she also reverts to drugs and alcohol as a coping mechanism. After a period of being alone on the streets, she has gotten married but will only venture out into social settings when her husband is around. Carol also gets physically before she venture out from her home, and has self described herself as “working off of adrenaline” and finds it difficult to calm down. She has lost her dependency on substances but still gets physically

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