Case Study Of Mr. X

The interview between clinician and client appears to be the foundation upon which help and healing begins. Depending upon the particular case and diagnosis certain techniques, boundaries and settings will be used to bring about the best results. It appears vital for the clinician to understand how what may appear minor in their opinion could negatively affect their client in the greatest way. A scenario of a 45 year-old Hispanic female diagnosed with clinical depression will be used as a hypothetical case and the approach in helping her will be explored. The attempt to analyze, diagnose and treat her effectively given her unique

Case: Rick Sanchez is an older white male, who carries a flask on him and can frequently be seen drinking out of it, this is concerning because of his pension of flying his hovercraft after having a few pulls and possibly endangering his life as well as his grandsons who is often with him. Rick Sanchez has complete disregard for the law, and lives on his own terms. He is wanted by the Galactic Federation for numerous crimes. He often acts with disregard for the lives of others. He has an extreme intellect which he uses by inventing things, though he does not try to sell these inventions to the benefit of his family. Sanchez does not hold a steady job and relies on his daughter Beth for housing and financial

The aforementioned client described problems with low self-esteem, feelings of constant failure whilst belittling the reported achievements in his life; and feeling the need to constantly better himself. When we tried to formulate the problem collaboratively, we were able to establish that his thoughts were: negative, discounting success, black and white and following rigid rules. He experienced feelings of low mood and exhaustion and noted that his behaviours involved constant checking, trying to multi task, being over thorough, making lists that were unrealistic to achieve and tendencies to avoid tasks and

Mr. Saunders is a 60 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO under petition by his niece, Rachelle, for allegedly putting a gun into his mouth, him putting a gun in another individuals mouth called "legs", and increasing alcohol consumption. At the time of the assessment Mr. Saunders is calm and cooperative. He denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. Mr. Saunders reports he has been depressed for several months and has been binge drinking alcohol. He reports relational issues with his wife has been the primary stressor contributing to his distress. He express feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and isolation. He does admit to informing a friend, William, he see no reason to leave if he can not be with his wife. Patient does not appear to be exhibiting signs of agitation,

Mr. S is a 29-year-old male with past medical history of (PMH) hypertension (HTN) and obesity who presented to local emergency room (ER) with headache and chest and back pain. Mr. s had been seen at urgent care three days prior for a headache and near syncope and was told to hold his metoprolol due to bradycardia. Due to health insurance related problem, he has been off amlodipine and lisinopril for a month.

Based on the information obtained from the intake clinical interview by client Paul Repko, there is some evidence that could potentially define his symptoms as a mental disorder. First, there is some dysfunctional behavior as Paul notices that his attitude as a new divorce is affecting his ability to maintain relationships. Also, his state has caused Paul some distress causing him anxieties in several aspects of his life: financially, romantically and emotionally. Even his loved ones are noticing an increase in aggression since the divorce, especially towards different female characters in his life such as his sister and current girlfriend. Additionally, there is some sense of deviance and dangerousness due to Paul expressing his idea of discipline as a physical punishment, which is not socially acceptable and can potentially turn into abuse. For all these reasons, Paul came voluntarily to overcome his irritability and anxiety he has been experiencing more lately.

Family/Living Situation – Anthony Edward Pearson is an unmarried 43 year old Black male with four children and seven grandchildren. At the time of his arrest, he co-habited with his then live-in girlfriend and their two year old daughter.

Mr. Moore is a 24 year old male who presented to the ED with reports of experiencing depressive symptoms, vague suicidal ideation without a plan, and recent episodes of anxiety. At the time of the assessment Mr. Moore denies current suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He reported to suicidal ideation would come and go, however never had a plan . Mr. Moore appears calm, cooperative and in good spirits during assessment. He reports a history of anxiety, depression, and emotional trauma by father at the age of 8 years old. Mr. Moore expressed he started noticing increase anxiety when he had to speak in large groups, present in school, driving, and engaging in social actives. He states, "Over the past 16 years my father has been out my live, when I was younger he would hit me if he felt I said anything out of line." Mr. Moore reports recent relationship issues and separation with his fiance. He reports due to him not engaging in many social actives his fiance has left him. He reports for many year going to Randolph Counseling Center for his anxiety. He reports positive results from services. Mr. Moore mention coming to the hospital last Thursday for his anxiety and bring prescribed a 30day supply of Ativan, which he reports has helped him become more stable when engaging in actives,like driving his mother's car. He reports depressive comes and goes depending on the mood he is in. He describes symptoms on occasion as feelings of

There are a myriad of considerations when a clinician enters into a new and unfamiliar environment. The diagnosis, assessment and treatment process potentially will present a new and unique opportunity for growth. Diagnosis of an individual will change based on the core values and philosophies of the individual. Some cultures may focus on the physical manifestation of mental illness instead of identifying to underlying psychological problem sets. During assessments, individual may require a unique approach that is unfamiliar to the clinician. Furthermore, treatment may require further specialization to positively affect the patient.

On Tuesday, February 17, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., the Investigator arrived at the single-family home residence for Claimant, Mr. Eduardo Real at 19165 Otilla Street, Bloomington CA 92316. A disability interview was conducted at 10:15 a.m. Mr. Real based his disability on Stage IV colon cancer, which now the cancer has traveled to Mr. Real’s lungs.

The brother of the patient reports the patient has been experiencing a decline in mental health since her separation 2 months ago. The patient's brother reports the patient has been experiencing emptiness and having increased sexual activities with other men. The patient expressed this also during the time of evaluation. The patient reports trying to cope with multiple relationships current, however did not go too far into details when

Psycho-social/ Spiritual hx: Patient lives with his mother and maternal grandmother. He has no siblings. Have three dogs the loves. The patient report helping his family with house chores. He is currently in the 9th grade and attends a high school. He plays football 3 x a week. He states having a lot of friends and go out to do activities every week. Denies drinking alcohol, smoking, or using illicit drugs. Attends a Christian Church every Saturday and Sundays.

The following information was obtained by shadowing interviews and therapy sessions with numerous mental health professionals and the client, John Doe. John Doe is a 46 year-old, newly single, Caucasian male who was recently admitted to Chestnut Ridge Center’s Day Hospital,

Hector is a 19-year Hispanic male who is showing signs of decompensation and erratic behaviors. According to the assessment, Hector was hospitalized in the ER for disruptive behavior in a classroom setting. After refusing to leave the premises he was escorted by the campus police to the ER where he received a mental health evaluation from an LCSW. Her notes included Hector well-groomed young man who is generally uncooperative. During the assessment, he was preoccupied and inattentive but denied hallucinations.

Psychological dysfunction is somewhat not satisfactory on the account of the behavior is contiuum. A more sensative impairment would not meet the standards for a disorder. Personal distress, by itself, this criteria doesn’t define abnormal behavior, because distress can be a normal reaction to a trumatic situation. Psychological diorders, by meaning, the suffering and distess is missing. Atypical or not culturally accepted is insufficient when it refers to someone such as a person with an extremely high IQ, who’s atypical but not dysfunctional. Culturally