Case Study 1: Amy, age 38, is a worrier. She is restless, irritable and has difficulty concentrating. She worries that she worries so much and isn’t always sure what it is that she is worried about. She can’t let her husband or children leave the house without making them call her regularly to reassure her that they are ok. Her husband is growing weary of her fretting. Her children can’t understand what all the fuss is about. Their impatience with her only makes her worry more.
Amy is diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. According to DSM-IV-TR, Amy finds it difficult to control the worry. The intensity, duration, or frequency of the anxiety and worry is far out of proportion to the actual likelihood or impact of the feared event. The person finds it difficult to keep worrisome thoughts from interfering with attention to tasks at hand and has difficulty stopping the worry. Adults with Generalized Anxiety Disorder often worry about everyday, routine life circumstances such as possible job responsibilities, finances, the health of family members, misfortune to their children, or minor matters.
I suggest a mode of therapy with Amy dealing with her worry and anxiety in more productive ways. It involves challenging irrational worrisome thoughts, learning how to postpone worrying, and learning to accept uncertainty in life. Amy should also talk daily with a psychiatrist until her disoder is gone. I also suggest for Amy to change her lifestyle and start a new program such as yoga or meditation to relax her mind. It will also reduce stress and be good for her health.
Diagnose link
http://www.mindsite.com/dsm_iv/generalized_anxiety_disorder
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Week one/ famous person with a psychological disorder
Week one
Winston Churchill
One famous person with a mood disorder is Winston Churchill. He was also one of the prime ministers of Britain. In Churchill's thinking, he was unloved by his parents since they neglected him. This mood disorder led him to series of depression and also one of the world leaders.
"Black Dog" was Churchill's name for his depression, and as is true with all metaphors, it speaks volumes. Churchill replied, "If I can't be loved, I'll find a way to be admired." Black Dog is another name for depression.
In that dark time, what England needed was not a balanced leader. England needed a man who could dream dreams of victory when all seemed lost. Winston Churchill was such a man; and his inspirational quality owed its dynamic force to the romantic world of fantasy in which he had his true being." This disorder to me is werid, cause even though he has a mood disorder, he is one of the world leaders back then.
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