CAMILLA FRANKLIN I HUMAN CASE
STUDY WEEK TEN 48 YEAR OLD PATIENT
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ anorexia nervosa, binge-eating-purging type. Answer: Betsy is
excessively concerned that she is becoming fat and restricts her eating to
avoid such a consequence. Her BMI is 17. At times, she will sit down
with her family and eat a large meal, but immediately afterwards takes
several laxatives.
⩥ somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain. Answer: Barbara is
a 45-year-old woman. She was in a car accident and experiences neck
pain immediately afterward. Doctors say that any injury to her neck will
heal within two weeks of the accident. Nine months later, Barbara
begins to visit her doctor weekly, saying the pain is still unbearable and
she needs stronger pain medication.
⩥ Schizophrenia. Answer: Martin is a 21-year-old business major at a
large university. Over the year, his family and friends have noticed
increasingly bizarre behaviors. On many occasions, they've overheard
him whispering in an agitated voice, even though there is no one nearby.
Lately, he has refused to answer or make calls on his cell phone,
claiming that if he does it will activate a deadly chip that was implanted
, in his brain by evil aliens. His parents have tried to get him to go with
them to a psychiatrist for an evaluation, but he refuses. He has accused
them on several occasions of conspiring with the aliens to have him
killed so they can remove his brain and put it inside one of their own. He
has stopped attended classes altogether. He is now so far behind in his
coursework that he will fail if something doesn't change very soon.
⩥ bulimia nervosa. Answer: Irene is a 25-year-old white woman. She
eats large quantities of high-calorie foods at least three times a week,
typically when she is alone or nervous. After binging, she forces herself
to vomit. She is constantly concerned about her appearance, although
she is of normal weight.
⩥ anorexia nervosa, restricting type. Answer: Hannah is an 18-year-old
woman. She was brought to a primary care clinic by her mother,
concerned at Hannah's weight loss and lack of interest in food for the
last 6 months. Hannah had always been thin, but her current BMI was
17. She reported no interest in eating, and that she actually looked fat.
Hannah also said that she felt better if she didn't eat and had avoided
doing so even when she felt hungry.
⩥ brief psychotic disorder. Answer: Joe is a 28-year-old white man, who
has no prior history of psychiatric illness, receives a very prestigious,
and unexpected, promotion at work. He feels that a colleague of his was
more deserving. He becomes convinced that this colleague is envious of
his promotion and that the colleague is therefore planning to sabotage
him. Later, this generalizes to all his coworkers and he begins to avoid
work because of he is afraid of all of his coworkers. After 2 weeks of
STUDY WEEK TEN 48 YEAR OLD PATIENT
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ anorexia nervosa, binge-eating-purging type. Answer: Betsy is
excessively concerned that she is becoming fat and restricts her eating to
avoid such a consequence. Her BMI is 17. At times, she will sit down
with her family and eat a large meal, but immediately afterwards takes
several laxatives.
⩥ somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain. Answer: Barbara is
a 45-year-old woman. She was in a car accident and experiences neck
pain immediately afterward. Doctors say that any injury to her neck will
heal within two weeks of the accident. Nine months later, Barbara
begins to visit her doctor weekly, saying the pain is still unbearable and
she needs stronger pain medication.
⩥ Schizophrenia. Answer: Martin is a 21-year-old business major at a
large university. Over the year, his family and friends have noticed
increasingly bizarre behaviors. On many occasions, they've overheard
him whispering in an agitated voice, even though there is no one nearby.
Lately, he has refused to answer or make calls on his cell phone,
claiming that if he does it will activate a deadly chip that was implanted
, in his brain by evil aliens. His parents have tried to get him to go with
them to a psychiatrist for an evaluation, but he refuses. He has accused
them on several occasions of conspiring with the aliens to have him
killed so they can remove his brain and put it inside one of their own. He
has stopped attended classes altogether. He is now so far behind in his
coursework that he will fail if something doesn't change very soon.
⩥ bulimia nervosa. Answer: Irene is a 25-year-old white woman. She
eats large quantities of high-calorie foods at least three times a week,
typically when she is alone or nervous. After binging, she forces herself
to vomit. She is constantly concerned about her appearance, although
she is of normal weight.
⩥ anorexia nervosa, restricting type. Answer: Hannah is an 18-year-old
woman. She was brought to a primary care clinic by her mother,
concerned at Hannah's weight loss and lack of interest in food for the
last 6 months. Hannah had always been thin, but her current BMI was
17. She reported no interest in eating, and that she actually looked fat.
Hannah also said that she felt better if she didn't eat and had avoided
doing so even when she felt hungry.
⩥ brief psychotic disorder. Answer: Joe is a 28-year-old white man, who
has no prior history of psychiatric illness, receives a very prestigious,
and unexpected, promotion at work. He feels that a colleague of his was
more deserving. He becomes convinced that this colleague is envious of
his promotion and that the colleague is therefore planning to sabotage
him. Later, this generalizes to all his coworkers and he begins to avoid
work because of he is afraid of all of his coworkers. After 2 weeks of
