In this assessment I’ll be asking you to apply
Case Study 2
Instructions
In this assessment I’ll be asking you to apply what you’ve learned to several brief case studies. I’d like you to identify the most likely diagnosis for each case, along with a rationale to support your position.
Open the attached file named casestudy2.pdf. The file will open in a new tab.
For each of the following cases, answer these questions:
What is the most probable diagnosis?
Why? Which symptoms of this disorder are present? Which are absent?
What further information would help you ascertain if this were the correct diagnosis? Name at least two, and how they would help.
Would you add any specifiers? If so, which would you choose and why?
Which conditions that the DSM-5 recommends for a differential diagnosis list would you need to consider? And why?
Requirements: 1
Answer preview
It can be challenging for an individual to determine the probable diagnosis of the mental health condition. The presented symptoms appear to touch several mental conditions, including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and atelophobia. In this regard, the probable diagnosis is obsessive-compulsive disorder. OCD is a mental illness that causes a repetition of unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) or an urge to do something time after time. Some patients are more likely to experience both compulsions and obsessions. Fuss, Briken, Stein, & Lochner (2019) outline that obsessive thought may comprise some idea that something is “good”
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