Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Minimum of 2 outside scholarly sources

Instructions

Choose one of the psychological disorders discussed in the textbook (i.e. generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.) and create a fictitious case study of someone who exhibits the behaviors of this disorder.

Academic case studies typically focus on a single individual or small group of people, providing specific and detailed information about the person and chosen topic. Your case study for this assignment should include the following:

Here is an example of how you might get started creating a case study about a person who suffers from claustrophobia. You will need to elaborate on the assignment to fully address the instruction components and rubric, but this can help to get you started!: Case Study Draft .

After completing your case study, choose two models of psychopathology from the textbook and describe how each model would explain the cause of behavior of your chosen psychological disorder. Provide specific examples from your case study.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Textbook: Chapters 15, 16 Lesson

A fictitious person that is the focus of your case study A description of this fictious person Specific behaviors related to the chosen psychological disorder Background information to give context of these behaviors Information on how the person may be affected by the chosen psychological disorder.

SOLUTION 

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).vAfter 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.…..please click the purchase button below to access the entire solution at $10