VICTOR CASE STUDY 1
Case Study Assignment: Victor
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University VICTOR CASE STUDY 2
CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Client Concerns
Symptoms Behaviors Stressors
Sadness Anger outbursts Parents’ divorce
Anger Grades slipping Grades slipping (it is a behavior and a stressor due
to not meeting the expectations he had previously set)
Disinterest in friends and
sportsCrying Father’s remarriage
Difficulty concentrating argumentative Not taught how to express
emotions, which may amplify them
Difficulty sleeping
Verbally aggressive at
school
Assessment
The Diagnostic Interview for Adjustment Disorder (DIAD) assessment is a 29-question
assessment to identify adjustment disorder. What makes this assessment superior according to O’Donnell et al. (2019) is that it determines the severity of the distress, as well as the degree of
functional impairment, both important requirements for adjustment disorder.
Diagnostic Impression
Case Study Assignment: Victor
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University VICTOR CASE STUDY 2
CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Client Concerns
Symptoms Behaviors Stressors
Sadness Anger outbursts Parents’ divorce
Anger Grades slipping Grades slipping (it is a behavior and a stressor due
to not meeting the expectations he had previously set)
Disinterest in friends and
sportsCrying Father’s remarriage
Difficulty concentrating argumentative Not taught how to express
emotions, which may amplify them
Difficulty sleeping
Verbally aggressive at
school
Assessment
The Diagnostic Interview for Adjustment Disorder (DIAD) assessment is a 29-question
assessment to identify adjustment disorder. What makes this assessment superior according to O’Donnell et al. (2019) is that it determines the severity of the distress, as well as the degree of
functional impairment, both important requirements for adjustment disorder.
Diagnostic Impression
