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Feels at their best early in the morning and continually feels worse as the day progresses
Dysthymic disorder
Feels at their worst early in the morning and somewhat better as the day progresses
Major depressive disorder
Cyclothymic disorder
Paranoid and grandiose delusions are common
Delirious mania
Execessive interest in sexual activity
Manic episode
Accelerated, pressured speech
Manic episode
Anhedonia is present
Clinical depression
OCD
Patricia weighs and measures her food. Long after everyone else has finished eating, she is still
calculating the caloric value
Agoraphobia
Frances will not leave her home unless a friend or relative goes with her
PTSD
Harold has intrusive thoughts and sometimes visual illusions of his platoon's invasion of a
village in vietnam
Social phobia
Sonja refuses to eat in a resturant. She is afraid others will laugh at the way she eats
Panic disorder
About once a week without warning, Stanley's heart begins to pound, he becomes short of
breath, and sometimes he experiences chest pain. The doctor has ruled out physical problems
Specific phobia
Janie wants desperately to visit a foreign country with her friends, but because of her fear of
needles, she has not been able receive the required immunizations
PTSD
Timmie's family recently survived a tornado by taking refuge in the basement of their home. The
home and all of its contents were destroyed. Timmie has nightmares about the event.
Social phobia
George never volunteers to speak in class. He is afraid his classmated will laugh at what he says.
Agoraphobia
Carl will go to church, but only if he can sit right near the door
Specific phobia
When sally sees a spider on the floor, she screams and runs out of the room
OCD
Every day when Wanda get home from work, she cleans her house. She has told her friends not
to call her during this time, and if anything interferes with her cleaning, she becomes very upset,
and starts over from the beginning
PSTD
Last month, on her way out of the hospital after working the evening shift, Amanda was
abducted by a man with a gun and taken to a remote area and raped.
Since that time, she has become detached and estranged from her friends, has difficulty sleeping,
and has had problems concentrating at work
Pain disorder
Nancy fell on the ice last winter and injured her elbow. she complains the she has had pain since,
even though x-rays reveal the elbow has healed appropriately
Conversion disorder
Franklin is assigned to secure a contract for his company. The boss tells Franklin, "If we don't
get this contract, the company may have to fold." When Franklin wakes up on the morning of the
negotiations, he is unable to see. The doctor has ruled out organic pathology.
Somatization disorder
Sarah has has what she calls a "delicate stomach" for years. She has sought out many physicians
with complaints of nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, bloating, and diarrhea. No organic
pathology detected.
Hypochondriasis
John's father died of a massive MI when john was 15 (now 35). The two of them were playing
basketball at the time. Since the John becomes panicky when he feels his heart is beating faster
than usual. He takes his pulse several times a day, and seeks out a physical exam from his
physician several time a year.