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Case Study Analysis: Case Study Adam is a 48-year-old male who was referred by his family physician. During the clinical interview, Adam reports he cannot sleep at night and feels his mind is constantly racing. He states that he often has trouble breathing and that he feels like his skin is tingling. He also states that he breaks out into cold sweats and is constantly tense. Adam reports he cannot stop worrying about certain incidents and once something is on his mind, he cannot seem to let go of it. He says he has always been high-strung and nervous. He reports that his employer for 25 years has been having financial difficulty, and he will likely lose his job and pension plan. He says he has had difficulty with anxiety throughout his …show more content…

Each Anxiety disorder has certain criteria that has to be met in order to diagnose. To meet the Criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder you would have to have “excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months…the individual finds it difficult to control the worry, the anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms having been present for more days than not for the past six months): 1. Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge. 2. Being easily fatigued. 3. Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank. 4. Irritability. 5. Muscle tension. 6. Sleep disturbance …. The anxiety, worry or physical symptoms cause clinically significant distress… the disturbance is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance… the disturbance is not better explained by another mental disorder.” (DSM-5, 2014, p. 222). The current client meets the DSM-5 criteria symptoms as does the longevity.
Use Of Psychopharmacology With The Psychological Conditions Of The Case
Now that we are able to narrow down what type of Anxiety disorder the client has the therapist can now focus on how best to treat him. First, the therapist would need to further look into what medication he took in the past and if it helped him with

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