This is part of my next assignment. There are 3 particular areas of focus here as far as diagnoses go: trauma- and stressor-related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders (i.e. OCD, OCPD, trichotillomania, hoarding, body dysmorphic disorder, etc.), and anxiety disorders, which means that the diagnosis (or diagnoses) for each should fall under one of those categories.
Case #1 - Fred
- middle of 3 brothers, all of whom were close
- Parents are successful realtors
- Fred was a straight-A student, top athlete, and eventually became a practicing anesthesiologist
- He came out to his family one day about his homosexuality. Father was hesitant, but accepting. Older brother was okay with it. Mother wasn't accepting and told him to never speak of it again. Younger brother became increasingly resentful toward Fred due to him upsetting his mother.
- Fred is also experiencing distress over whether to have a marriage ceremony with his partner, considering how his mother and brother feel.
- Has daily panic attacks, especially when getting ready for work or at the end of workday
- Panic attacks began when he was robbed at gunpoint in the subway.
- Avoids subway now even though it's inconvenient to do so.
- No previous mental illness in family except for his mother's father's alcoholism
Case #2 - Phil
- 20 y.o. and stressed due to not working
- quit first job at restaurant because it was "too messy"
- showered for hours to get smell of food off of him, but still felt dirty afterward
- 2nd job was at clothing store and he was initially well-regarded by his boss
- worked hard at organizing, folding, and arranging clothing items by size
- eventually made assistant manager
- boss became frustrated because Phil was still focusing on organizing clothing instead of his managerial duties despite numerous warnings
- Phil was not able to effectively deal with customer complaints
- got married, but wife left because she said he was too "controlling"
- Phil would get angry when she did not put things away properly
- Ex-wife would get angry when he tried to clean kitchen while she was in the middle of cooking
Case #3 - Stacey
- lives alone, was married at 20 for four years, and no children
- was shy when little and often played alone
- has brother who is 10 years older
- she used to live in countryside with a lot of pets and animals and was always good at caring for them
- had a single close friend in 1st grade whom she spent time with, but friend moved out of state
- Stacey is small and wears glasses, and was therefore often bullied at school
- became more reclusive after divorce
- husband said she was "a doormat with no personality"
- Stacey worked as a cashier for 7 years and is accurate and efficient at her job
- spends her free time alone with her pets
- enrolled in college, but was paralyzed with fear when asked to do presentations
- she dropped out because she was afraid to get made fun of
- she's content with her living situation because "animals and pets don't criticize"
What do you guys think? I think that Fred possibly has PTSD, panic disorder, and/or generalized anxiety disorder. Phil clearly has OCD, possibly OCPD, or both. And Stacey has social anxiety disorder. I'm assuming there are probably multiple diagnoses for each person.
Case #1 - Fred
- middle of 3 brothers, all of whom were close
- Parents are successful realtors
- Fred was a straight-A student, top athlete, and eventually became a practicing anesthesiologist
- He came out to his family one day about his homosexuality. Father was hesitant, but accepting. Older brother was okay with it. Mother wasn't accepting and told him to never speak of it again. Younger brother became increasingly resentful toward Fred due to him upsetting his mother.
- Fred is also experiencing distress over whether to have a marriage ceremony with his partner, considering how his mother and brother feel.
- Has daily panic attacks, especially when getting ready for work or at the end of workday
- Panic attacks began when he was robbed at gunpoint in the subway.
- Avoids subway now even though it's inconvenient to do so.
- No previous mental illness in family except for his mother's father's alcoholism
Case #2 - Phil
- 20 y.o. and stressed due to not working
- quit first job at restaurant because it was "too messy"
- showered for hours to get smell of food off of him, but still felt dirty afterward
- 2nd job was at clothing store and he was initially well-regarded by his boss
- worked hard at organizing, folding, and arranging clothing items by size
- eventually made assistant manager
- boss became frustrated because Phil was still focusing on organizing clothing instead of his managerial duties despite numerous warnings
- Phil was not able to effectively deal with customer complaints
- got married, but wife left because she said he was too "controlling"
- Phil would get angry when she did not put things away properly
- Ex-wife would get angry when he tried to clean kitchen while she was in the middle of cooking
Case #3 - Stacey
- lives alone, was married at 20 for four years, and no children
- was shy when little and often played alone
- has brother who is 10 years older
- she used to live in countryside with a lot of pets and animals and was always good at caring for them
- had a single close friend in 1st grade whom she spent time with, but friend moved out of state
- Stacey is small and wears glasses, and was therefore often bullied at school
- became more reclusive after divorce
- husband said she was "a doormat with no personality"
- Stacey worked as a cashier for 7 years and is accurate and efficient at her job
- spends her free time alone with her pets
- enrolled in college, but was paralyzed with fear when asked to do presentations
- she dropped out because she was afraid to get made fun of
- she's content with her living situation because "animals and pets don't criticize"
What do you guys think? I think that Fred possibly has PTSD, panic disorder, and/or generalized anxiety disorder. Phil clearly has OCD, possibly OCPD, or both. And Stacey has social anxiety disorder. I'm assuming there are probably multiple diagnoses for each person.