Instructions
Daphne, a 50-year-old woman, came to this country with her parents when
she was 7 years old. The family members worked as migrant farm workers
until they had enough money to open a restaurant. Daphne married young.
She and her husband worked in the family restaurant and eventually
bought it from the parents. They raised seven children, all grown and living
on their own. Daphne and her husband live in a mobile home close to the
restaurant. She does not work in the family restaurant anymore because
she worries excessively about doing a poor job.
Daphne no longer goes out if she can help it. She stays at home worrying
about how she looks, what people think or say, the weather or road
conditions, and many other things. Daphne is not sleeping at night and
keeps her husband awake when she roams the house. She keeps her
clothing and belongings in perfect order while claiming she is doing a poor
job of it. She does not prepare large family dinners anymore, though she
still cooks the daily meals; one daughter has taken over the family dinners.
This daughter has become concerned about Daphne being isolated at
home and worrying excessively and calls the community mental health
center for an appointment for Daphne.
INSTRUCTIONS
Paper should be 1-2 pages in length (not including title page and references page).
All content that is not your own original idea/discovery should be cited in current
and proper APA formatting. Your writing should be organized and logical, free of
errors (in grammar, spelling, and writing mechanics), and should include
appropriate paragraphing.
Please address the following in your write-up of the vignette:
List symptoms that concern you
Note questions that you may want to ask to obtain further information
Provide a diagnosis using the DSM-5
List the criteria from the vignette that apply to the diagnosis you gave
List any other diagnoses that you considered and why you ruled them out
Answer
Symptoms
There are several symptoms of concern in Daphne’s case. First, the patient does not work in the family restaurant because she worries excessively about doing a poor job. She stays at home worrying about how she looks, what people think or say, the weather, or road conditions. Daphne is not sleeping at night and keeps her husband awake when she roams the….
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