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Psych 270 Case Study Panic Disorder: S. was a 28-year-old…
Psych 270 Case Study Panic Disorder:
S. was a 28-year-old married woman with two children, aged 3 and 5 years. S had experienced her first panic attack approximately 1 year prior to the time of the initial assessment. Her father had died 3 months before her first panic attack; his death was unexpected, the result of a stroke. In addition to grieving for her father, S reported that before her father’s death, she’d never had a panic attack nor been concerned about her health. Apparently, the loss of her father produced an abrupt change in the focus of her attention, and a cycle of anxiety began which led to a heightened awareness of the imminence of her own death, given that nothing in life was predictable. S became increasingly aware of different bodily sensations. Following her first panic attack S. was highly vigilant for tingling sensations in her scalp, pain around her eyes, and numbness in her arms and legs. She interpreted all of these symptoms as indicative of an impending stroke. Moreover, because her concerns became more generalized, she began to fear any signs of impending panics, such as shortness of breath and palpitations. Her concerns led to significant changes in her lifestyle and she avoided unstructured time in the event she might dwell on how she felt and by so doing, panic, S felt that her life revolved around preventing the experience of panic and stroke.
1. Write a essay that includes an introduction that provides a purpose for telling the story of the individual’s personal relevant biographical information.
2. Include all the individual’s specific personal symptoms, life circumstances, and experiences that are related to the DSM-5 criteria for the disorder, and also that are related to neuro-psycho-social issues or risk factors.
3. Provide a scientific background which is the overall knowledge and expertise that you have developed on the DSM 5 and about this disorder.
4. Summarize and present relevant evidenced-based information on the psychological disorder referred to in the case study.
5. Describe in a summary of the DSM-5 criteria for the disorder.
6. Explain neurological, psychological, and social issues and or risk factors that researchers have discovered to be associated with the disorder.
7. Make a diagnosis and summarize the main points about comorbidities if any and treatments. Summarize each of the person’s symptoms that is directly connected to a specific DSM-5 criterion. Conclude whether this person may meet the formal requirements to be officially diagnosed with the disorder as noted in the case study title.
8. Make treatment recommendations.
9. Provide references and peer-reviewed references.
