Question

Given the descriptive symptoms, provide a diagnosis for the following cases:

1. If you interacted with Scott briefly, you might think that he is normal. However, once he told you about the government's plot against him and how he was going to be rescued by some alien friends, you would start to suspect that he is disordered.

2. Shannon's moods seem to swing abruptly, and she often seems unable to control her impulses. She has had many sexual encounters, dropping potential boyfriends before they drop her. She often complains of boredom, though she is seldom alone. She often gets caught up in very intense, stormy relationships. Her friends are on edge around her because of her Jekyll-Hyde behavior, often bickering among themselves after spending time alone with Shannon.

3.  Jaquan, who has just suffered a serious knee injury, cannot undergo an MRI because he has an irrational fear of narrow, enclosed places.

  

4. Although Karina was not personally injured in the earthquake, the experience was a terrifying one and her house was badly damaged. She has frequent nightmares about earthquakes and even when awake she sometimes gets flashes as if she's reliving the experience. The slightest noise or movement around her causes her heart to pound rapidly.

5. While teaching her class one day, Theresa suddenly begins having difficulty breathing. Her heart starts pounding wildly, and she feels weak and dizzy. She feels as if she's having a heart attack and is honestly afraid that she's going to die in the next minute or two. (Assume that Theresa is not actually having a heart attack).

6. Leila takes forever to dress and get to work, often arriving late. She must shower twice, brush her had 400 strokes, dress from her feet upward, eat an apple, put on her make-up following an exact sequence. If she misses a step, or is interrupted, she must begin again.

7. Sam's friends are starting to worry about him. Normally energetic and fun-loving, Sam has become withdrawn and sullen. He has lost weight, is constantly tired, and hasn't been showing up to lacrosse practice or to his fraternity meetings. In his conversations with others, he expresses feelings of doubt and unworthiness, and seems to be entertaining suicidal thoughts.

8.  Because Amy feels "dirty" a lot of the time, she spends much of her day at the sink, washing and rewashing her hands hundreds of times until they are red and raw.

9. Carrie was a second year college student when she first began having problems. She would go days without sleeping. She began having trouble concentrating in school and stopped going to classes. She started having sexual relationships with 4 different men and she spent all of the money she had for the school year in three months.

10. Daniel is a 31-year-old man who is in prison for embezzlement and fraud charges. Daniel grew up in a middle-class family in which his mother was described as distant and inattentive and his father, a salesman, was rarely at home. He has an older brother, whom he rarely sees. Before Daniel reached the age of 18, he had several run-ins with the law for joyriding, burglary, and theft. He has had many sexual encounters; however, he has not had a relationship that lasts more than a month. Daniel became a financial advisor and used the position to gain the confidence of elderly investors, whose money he then took. Daniel shows no remorse for these crimes and even seems to find the crimes amusing.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. The correct answer is Paranoid Schizophrenia.

2. The correct answer is Borderline Personality

3. The correct answer is Specific phobia (claustrophobia)

4. The correct answer is Post-traumatic stress disorder

5. The correct answer is Panic attack/disorder

6. The correct answer is Compulsion (OCD)

7. The correct answer is Major Depression

8. The correct answer is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

9. The correct answer is Bipolar 1

10. The correct answer is Antisocial Personality Disorder