PSY 210case study set 2 complete.docx

1. Diagnosis. Provide at least 1 paragraph justification. 2. Describe how 2 therapy orientations would view and treat the disorder. 3. Describe which therapy would have the most effective approach (and why). Case #1. It takes Amy the greatest effort to get out of bed. During the day time, she is exhausted, but when it’s time to sleep – she just can’t. She feels as if she is getting absolutely nothing done at work and keeps wondering when the boss will discover how little she has accomplished. Her wife does not understand; she keeps saying to "snap out of it." There are times, when she’s alone, that life appears hopeless and meaningless. 1. Major depressive disorder. Amy shows a negative thinking with the inability to see positive solutions. She is restless, and shows signs of exhaustion, and an inability to focus, but also appears to be withdrawing from her wife and regular activities. 2. Psychotherapy and medications is probably the best treatment. Psychotherapy can help Amy talk about her experiences and feel listened to gain insight on the thinking process that leads to her depressed moods, explore the influences of past experiences to present day stressors but also help Amy learn coping skills which can help decreases the possibility of future depressive episodes. Medications will work to block certain receptors in the brain, and allow Amy an “escape” 3. Psychotherapy and medication would both be effective for treatment. I think in this case for Amy that medications would be more effective. They will work quicker to help relieve her symptoms and give her back some control of her life.