Anxiety
The client has excessive fear concerning separation from home or attachment figures.
What is separation anxiety disorder?
The client has obsessions and compulsions, which are often thematically related.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder? (OCD)
A young child, 3 years old, does not turn preferentially to an attachment figure for comfort, support, protections, or nurturance.
What is reactive attachment disorder? (RAD)
A person with this disorder has multiple distinct personalities.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? (DID)
John, age 83, can recall memories from years ago, but cannot recall recently stored past memories.
What is retrograde amnesia?
The client, when encountering other individuals in social interactions does not initiate speech or reciprocally respond when spoken to by others.
What is selective mutism?
The client is preoccupied with one or more perceived defects or flaws in their physical appearance.
What is body dysmorphic disorder?
Maria, age 2.5 years, actively approached a stranger in the mall, took his hand, and attempted to leave with him, leaving her mother behind. She has done this multiple times before.
What is disinhibited social engagement disorder?
This disorder is characterized by retrospectively reported memory gaps. These gaps involve an inability to recall personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature.
What is dissociative amnesia?
This disorder affects 26% of the adult population of the US and is one of the leading causes of disability, contributing to job loss, substance abuse, and increased suicide.
What is major depressive disorder?
The client has a marked or intense fear of social situations in which the individual may be scrutinized by others.
What is social anxiety disorder?
The client recurrently pulls out their own hair.
What is trichotillomania?
The client, a police officer, was shot at several months ago, but he shot and killed the shooter. He is currently having bad dreams, is hypervigilant, and has the fear of getting shot again.
What is post traumatic stress disorder? (PTSD)
This disorder involves a persistent or recurring feeling of being detached from one's body or mental processes.
What is depersonalization/derealization disorder?
Symptoms of this disorder are the same as for schizopreniform disorder, except for the duration criteria, which must last a least 6 months.
What is schizoprenia?
The essential feature is apprehensive expectations about a number of events or activities.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This client has persistent difficulty in discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value.
What is hoarding disorder?
Last week, Jennifer was attached at a shopping mall, as she was entering car. Since then, she doesn't want to leave her home, has trouble sleeping, has an exaggerate startle response, and has nightmares about the attack.
What is acute stress disorder?
This is part of a disorder where a person feels like an outside observer of one's life.
What is depersonalization?
For this diagnosis there must have been at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode without any history of a manic episode.
What is cyclothymic disorder?
This disorder is characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks. Individuals often report feelings that are more broadly related to health and mental health concerns.
What is panic disorder?
This client was referred by their physician because they keep picking and opening scabs that were close to healing.
What is excoriation disorder?
Billy's college girlfriend broke up with him 2 weeks ago. he doesn't believe he can continue with college because of the amount of emotional pain he is feeling. he's indicated, "I'll never love again." He was referred to the college counseling center by this resident advisor.
What is adjustment disorder?
This is part of a disorder where a person has a feeling of being detached from one's surroundings.
What is derealization?
In this disorder, the client either avoids food, restricts nutritional intake, or lacks interest in eating.
What is Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder? (ARFID)