Anixety Disorders
A therapist is wanting to help their client get over their fear of snakes. What would be the way to go about that?
Luke is normally a rather quiet person, but now all of a sudden, he is talking to anybody that will listen and is more active in the trampoline park that he works at instead of just monitoring the kids. What exactly is Luke most likely experiencing?
Mania.
Mika was diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been experiencing hallucination, delusions of grandeur, and word salad. Would her therapist say that she is experiencing positive or negative symptoms?
Positive Symptoms because the inappropriate behaviors are present.
Dylan constantly follows his friends around, almost having panic attacks whenever they leave him for a long time, constantly makes sure that they are still friends and constant support in decisions. His friends have been suggesting he go to a psychologist to get diagnosed for his "problem." What would he most like get diagnosed with?
Dependent Personality Disorder because he can't be away from his friends.
Janice's parents are worried about her; she rarely eats and has started to lose a significant amount of weight and yet whenever they hear her on the phone with her friend's she calls herself fat. What could be wrong with Janice?
She has anorexia nervosa.
Marcus does not leave his house, even though his friends try to get him to go out with them. He tells them that he is safe at home and fears that something dangerous will happen if he were to leave. What exactly is he scared of?
Marcus is experiencing agoraphobia.
Monica had been different for the past few weeks, her friends have started to notice that she has withdrawn from everybody that cares about her, her therapist has expressed concern to her parents though not shared too much of her patients information because that would a be a HIPPA violation, her parents have noticed her staying in bed on weekends instead of spending time with friends like she normally would. What is Monica most likely going through?
Monica is most likely going through major depressive disorder.
Lilly has been sitting in the same spot for hours, not moving as she stares at the wall in front of her. Her parents are confused and do not understand what she is experiencing. What is Lilly experiencing?
Lilly is experiencing Catatonic Stupor.
Joe had gotten in a car wreck, injuring someone to the point they were in a coma, when being taken to the police station and questioned he showed a lack of care and remorse causing the officers to wonder if he really cared about what happened. Why is that?
Joe most likely has anti-social personality disorder.
George was diagnosed with an eating disorder; his parents are trying to figure out the best treatment to help him. What would doctors suggest?
Doctors would most likely his hospitalization because of the severity of eating disorders.
Sabrina continuously walks through a door frame because her thoughts are telling her that she had hit it and gotten dirty. What would she be diagnosed with?
Sabrina would most likely get diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
Jules has noticed her friends attitude seemingly change to be mixed over the past 12 months, she is growing concerned for her friend especially since she knows that her friend struggles with Bipolar disorder. What is Jules friend most likely experencing?
Jules Friend is just going through the cycling of bipolar disorder.
Amanda was in a fire at the age of 8; she is now 9 and beginning to experience delusions and hallucinations confusing her parents because they had not heard of a young child developing schizophrenia. What schizophrenia did Amanda develop?
Acute Schizophrenia.
Hayden has been lashing out at her friends whenever they mention the play Hamlet, but whenever they change the subject, she switches to an upbeat smiley mood which confused them. What could be the reason her emotions change like that?
Hayden possibly has borderline personality disorder.
Molly had told her mother that she wanted to lose weight and put herself on a diet, a few weeks later she had broken her diet and ate foods that was not a part of it. Why did she break her diet?
She broke her diet because she most likely has bulimia nervosa.
Jen was informed of something horrible that happened, her heart begins to race, her chest tightening, and her breathing is coming out in stuttering pants. What is happening to her?
Jen is having a panic attack.
Margo has been experiencing mania to the point that her family has been thinking of possibly sending her to get help, she knows that she has bipolar disorder, but now she is to the point that she cannot get out of bed because she does not have any motivation to do anything and finds no point in it. Is Margo experiencing Bipolar I or Bipolar II?
Margo is experiencing bipolar I because her parents are wanting to hospitalize her because of how severe her mania and depression is.
Nico has been in a state where he showed no feeling or emotions on his face and lacked emotions when speaking, his friends are worried that it might be the medication that he is taking for his schizophrenia that is causing him to act like that, but his parents know what is happening. What symptom is Nico experiencing?
Flat affect because he has no feeling or emotions.
Gabe went to the doctors, hoping that he would be diagnosed with an illness to get the attention of his friends since they had been busy with work, but when being told that he has no illness he lashed out at the doctor. Why did he want to get diagnosed with an illness?
Gabe has histrionic personality disorder and wants to have his friend's attention on him even if that means having an illness.
Whenever Antonio binges on food, he feels guilty for eating the food and experiences the same symptoms depression holds. Why does he feel guilty?
Antonio has binge-eating disorder.
Lola, a girl of Caribbean descent, is experiencing trembling in her body and shouting as she cries after the death of her father who she was very close too. What is she experiencing?
Miles was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, his twin sister, Kylie, has yet to be diagnosed and their parents are worried that she might also have the disorder. What are the chances that she does?
1 in 2 chance that she will also be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.
Penelope had started hearing things when she was 19, the hallucinations had later developed to seeing things when she was 20 and has started experiencing delusions that she was the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe. What schizophrenia would Penelope be diagnosed with?
Chronic Schizophrenia because it developed in late adolescence.
Yvonne has Schizoid Personality Disorder.
When do eating disorders most occur?
Eating disorders most often occur in industrialized cultures that hold emphasizes on thinness.