abnormal psych
Read the assessment below. Diagnose this client using the qualifications from the current DSM-5. Give reasons for your diagnosis or diagnoses (there can be more than one). Be sure to defend the reason for your diagnosis thoroughly to receive full points. Identify which diagnoses you ruled out (decided the diagnosis did not fit this patient) and which factors led you to rule out the diagnosis(es). In summary, responses should be at least two pages and should include: 1. the diagnosis you decided on (include the F Code), 2. the reasons you decided on that diagnosis, 3. information about that diagnosis, 4. how to treat that diagnosis, 5. the diagnoses you ruled out, and 5. what factors made you rule them out. You should have at least one ruled out diagnosis.
Annie is a 13 year old girl whose parents do not live together. Her step-father is in the military, which means they move around a lot. Sometimes Annie worries about moving to their new destination. Will she make friends? Will people make fun of her? Will she do well in the new school? Annie sometimes stays up late at night worrying about these things. She has difficulties sleeping. Sometimes, Annie worries so much her stomach hurts. When asked, Annie will tell you she worries about a lot of other things too. And she has a lot of fears. She says her mother calls her fears “irrational”. Sometimes, Annie’s fears keep her from doing things she really wants to do, causing her to miss out on a lot. At school, Annie has a hard time focusing on her school work because she is thinking about all of her worries. Her teacher thinks she might have ADHD. Annie is worried her mother will make her take medication for ADHD now.How would you diagnose Annie?