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Chamberlain
University
Physiology -110
Week 7 Assignment: You Decide: Psychological Disorders: Create
a Case!
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Melissa is 23-year-old women who about three years ago suffered a
tragic lost. Both her parents passed away in a vehicle accident as they were
driving to the town, she was attending college which was about an hour or
so away from their hometown. Melissa was devastated upon hearing the
news, it took her a year to regain her strength to go back to school and
complete getting her degree. Feldman, R. S. (2018).
After graduating Melissa moved to her own apartment downtown. She
enjoyed a very good social life, had a boyfriend for about a year and was
even talking about getting married and having children. One day at work she
unexpectedly had a panic attack. That day Melissa was having random
conversations with coworker’s which was the norm around the office. She
felt like her heart was trying to push out of her chest and her vision became
blurry. She had trouble breathing and felt her head was pulsating which then
went through her entire body. She felt the need to cry and begun pacing
around the office. Feldman, R. S. (2018).
Her co-workers asked Melissa if she was ok, they seemed worried as this
wasn't a normal occurrence. At that time Melissa herself didn't know what
was wrong. As the weeks went by, she kept having more of these attacks.
Melissa began to feel everyone in the office was thinking she was either
insane or just strange, leading to her feeling shame and embarrassment.
Feldman, R. S. (2018).
Melissa didn't understand what was happening to her, she began to answer
a lot of the questions her co-workers had, or at least try to. All she knew for
sure is she that her main concern when suffering this attack was to not
Chamberlain
University
Physiology -110
Week 7 Assignment: You Decide: Psychological Disorders: Create
a Case!
, 2
Melissa is 23-year-old women who about three years ago suffered a
tragic lost. Both her parents passed away in a vehicle accident as they were
driving to the town, she was attending college which was about an hour or
so away from their hometown. Melissa was devastated upon hearing the
news, it took her a year to regain her strength to go back to school and
complete getting her degree. Feldman, R. S. (2018).
After graduating Melissa moved to her own apartment downtown. She
enjoyed a very good social life, had a boyfriend for about a year and was
even talking about getting married and having children. One day at work she
unexpectedly had a panic attack. That day Melissa was having random
conversations with coworker’s which was the norm around the office. She
felt like her heart was trying to push out of her chest and her vision became
blurry. She had trouble breathing and felt her head was pulsating which then
went through her entire body. She felt the need to cry and begun pacing
around the office. Feldman, R. S. (2018).
Her co-workers asked Melissa if she was ok, they seemed worried as this
wasn't a normal occurrence. At that time Melissa herself didn't know what
was wrong. As the weeks went by, she kept having more of these attacks.
Melissa began to feel everyone in the office was thinking she was either
insane or just strange, leading to her feeling shame and embarrassment.
Feldman, R. S. (2018).
Melissa didn't understand what was happening to her, she began to answer
a lot of the questions her co-workers had, or at least try to. All she knew for
sure is she that her main concern when suffering this attack was to not
