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Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. El-Or’s real name is George. He changed it as a result of an epiphany he experienced at the tender age of 9 when he encountered an alien spaceship in his back yard and “in all probability” was abducted by its crew. Can’t he remember for sure? It’s all kind of fuzzy, but ever since then he has had numerous out of body experiences and has developed psychic capabilities such as clairvoyance and remote viewing. “I can see that you don’t believe a word of it.” – he declaims bitterly – “You probably can’t wait to tell the other therapists here about me and have a good laugh at my expense.” I remind him that therapy sessions are strictly confidential, but he nods his head sagely: “Yeah, sure, whatever you say, Doc.”

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. Mrs. J is a 69-year-old Caucasian woman who presents with symptoms of forgetfulness. She has trouble remembering names and the location of certain keys on her keyboard. Her past medical history includes uncomplicated shingles and treatment with prednisone for temporal arteritis between the ages of 65 to 67. Consequently, she has been taking calcium supplements as well as low doses of thyroid replacement therapy. Twenty months later, she is reassessed and reports that her memory impairment has worsened and is now embarrassing her. She has stopped working in an office and her husband has observed her to be more irritable as well as nervous.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. Lonnie is a 15-year-old Italian male, lives with his biological mother and stepfather. His biological father is an addict and rarely sees Lonnie. Lonnie has a history of defiance, lying, stealing money from parents/teachers/kids, refusing to do chores, has lengthy tantrums, little emotion, and no remorse. At age 11, he began ditching school, watching pornography with friends in home when parents at work, and has a pervasive, chronic pattern of violation of the rights of others, violent fights, breaks into house during the day to watch porn with his friends, which caused $20,000 worth of damage. His parents called the police for the first time and filed charges with a therapist’s urging to do so.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. Willy Wonka shows eccentric behavior and appearance (outlandish purple clothes, living in a chocolate factory, etc.). His effect is inappropriate as he shows no concern when children are turning into candy on his property. He shows odd thinking and speech by using many made-up phrases and words. He has odd beliefs and behaviors which are inconsistent with cultural norms.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. A 68-year old woman with a recurrent disorder showing manic symptoms and hallucinations. She showed these symptoms for the first time at the age of 28 years. She suffered paranoia and had acoustic hallucinations. She was treated in a psychiatric ward. After the in-patient treatment, she retired and partly worked as a teacher. However, the psychotic and manic symptoms reoccurred and she tried suicide several times. She was treated with 100 mg clozapine, and the manic symptoms and hallucinations improved. Ten years ago, she was switched from clozapine to the second-generation antipsychotic drug quetiapine (400 mg). With this medication, the residual symptoms improved very much, and she is still active in a self-help group.

Effective psychological treatments for people with developmental disorders are mainly focused on the ____ perspective.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. The late Heath Ledger’s portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight shows how The Joker is open about his evilness and thinks everyone else is just as bad. He considers himself an agent of chaos by ruining The Plan and balks at authority.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. Buster Bluth from Arrested Development is a 30-year-old man who lives with his mother who lives entirely off family money and has no interest in a job. He has difficulty making everyday decisions without reassurance from others, and when he does make a decision, it is usually based on what would please his mother the most. He feels helpless when alone because of the fear of being unable to care for himself.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. A 78-year-old woman is a married bank teller. She has a 1.5-year history of progressive short-term memory loss and word-finding difficulty, but no significant functional changes. She reports memory complaints and, on objective memory measures, show impairment as well.

Identify the disorder below and bullet point the symptoms that made you come to the diagnosis. There is only one answer. Dale’s first enquiry is whether I am in any way associated either with the government or with his former employer. He doesn’t seem reassured by my negative response. He eyes me skeptically and insists that I inform him if things change and I do become entangled with his persecutors. Why do I treat him pro bono? He suspects some ulterior motives behind my altruism and inexplicable generosity. I explain to him that I donate 25 hours a month to the community. “It’s good for your image, gives you access to local bigwigs, I bet.” – he retorts, accusingly. He refuses to allow me to tape record our conversation.