Running Head: PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS 4 Psychiatric disorders are the medical conditions that affect the patient’s mental state or the functioning of the brain. There are several psychiatric conditions and they affect the patients differently one of the main ones is the anxiety disorder. The psychiatric disorder is a mental health condition that is normally characterised with and some kind of fear that is so strong to the point of affecting an individual’s way of thinking in the daily activities. This disorder can relate quite easily to the symptoms identified in the diagnostic manual as the person’s state way of thinking changes generally and the individual is not in a position to make sound decisions. The manual has outlined the symptoms like stress, the patient not being able to set aside worry in whatever condition (Musante & Ropers, 2014). The diagnostic for this condition involves looking out for the open symptoms like uncontrollable stress level. The nurse of the medical practitioner attending to the patient may also try to interrogate the patient to find out if they can reason out issues with a composed or simply a sober mind. In the case of the analytical diagnosis it is quite apparent the manner the patient was acting in relation to the various symptoms of the disorder. The diagnosis manual has outlined some main symptoms of this disorder like abnormal level of stress, and significant level of worry as they respond to the diagnosis process. There are several symptoms that have been outlined in this diagnostic manual. There was some diagnostic that were outlined in this manual like the restlessness. The particular diagnostic manual that was outlined in case was the most appropriate one for this condition and it was focusing on the main symptoms of the disorder making it quite easy to distinct or single out the disorder from other similar mental conditions. There is some specific diagnostic manual that seem to be so general and would make it quite challenging for one to relate to the disorder and so would be confusing (Anttila, Bulik-Sullivan, Finucane, Walters, Bras, Duncan & Patsopoulos, 2018). When it comes to summarizing the diagnosis to critically outline the theoretical orientation is quite critical and the historical perspective. There are several psychiatric disorders that have related or similar symptoms and may be quite confusing. It is therefore important to include the theoretical and historical perspectives to try and clear any cases of doubt in the condition. This is a theoretical orientation and the historical perspective which are normally specific to the disorder. These conditions are sometimes passed genetically and so looking into the history to verify the condition and to clear any cases of doub.

1. Running Head: PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS
4
Psychiatric disorders are the medical conditions that affect the
patient’s mental state or
the functioning of the brain. There are several psychiatric
conditions and they affect the patients
differently one of the main ones is the anxiety disorder. The
psychiatric disorder is a mental
health condition that is normally characterised with and some
kind of fear that is so strong to the
point of affecting an individual’s way of thinking in the daily
activities. This disorder can relate
quite easily to the symptoms identified in the diagnostic
manual as the person’s state way of
thinking changes generally and the individual is not in a
position to make sound decisions. The
manual has outlined the symptoms like stress, the patient not
being able to set aside worry in
whatever condition (Musante & Ropers, 2014).
The diagnostic for this condition involves looking out for the
open symptoms like
uncontrollable stress level. The nurse of the medical
practitioner attending to the patient may
also try to interrogate the patient to find out if they can reason
out issues with a composed or
simply a sober mind. In the case of the analytical diagnosis it is
quite apparent the manner the
patient was acting in relation to the various symptoms of the
disorder. The diagnosis manual has

2. outlined some main symptoms of this disorder like abnormal
level of stress, and significant level
of worry as they respond to the diagnosis process. There are
several symptoms that have been
outlined in this diagnostic manual. There was some diagnostic
that were outlined in this manual
like the restlessness.
The particular diagnostic manual that was outlined in case was
the most appropriate one
for this condition and it was focusing on the main symptoms of
the disorder making it quite easy
to distinct or single out the disorder from other similar mental
conditions. There is some specific
diagnostic manual that seem to be so general and would make it
quite challenging for one to
relate to the disorder and so would be confusing (Anttila, Bulik-
Sullivan, Finucane, Walters,
Bras, Duncan & Patsopoulos, 2018).
When it comes to summarizing the diagnosis to critically
outline the theoretical
orientation is quite critical and the historical perspective. There
are several psychiatric disorders
that have related or similar symptoms and may be quite
confusing. It is therefore important to
include the theoretical and historical perspectives to try and
clear any cases of doubt in the
condition. This is a theoretical orientation and the historical
perspective which are normally
specific to the disorder. These conditions are sometimes passed
genetically and so looking into
the history to verify the condition and to clear any cases of
doubt (Hughes, 2017).
The symptoms can as well be evaluated in the appropriate

3. theoretical orientation for the
diagnosis. The theoretical dimension helps us to elaborate the
various aspects of the symptoms
and what makes it different from some other similar disorders.
Theoretical reasoning helps to
explain the main reasoning or the main symptoms that
differentiate the disorder from others (Lader, 2015).
This is a mental disorder whose causes are inclined to several
factors like biological,
psychological and social among others. It is quite important to
come up with some factors that
relate to the risk factors that may make the individual
vulnerable. The psychological factors seem
to be the factors that make an individual prone to suffer this
disorder. The biological factors are
also another set of significant risk factors and have implication
on an individual’s chances of
suffering from this disorder (Beck, Emery & Greenberg, 2016).
This disorder can actually be treated and the difference comes
in when the treatment is
evidence based and when the non-evidence based approaches
are followed. This is a health
condition that affects the patient handles psychological issues
like reasoning and managing
stress. When the evidence based approach is followed in the
treatment the response seems quite
well and faster as compared to the non-evidence based
treatment.
References
Musante, L., & Ropers, H. H. (2014). Genetics of recessive
cognitive disorders. Trends in Genetics, 30(1), 32-39.
Lader, M. (2015). Generalized anxiety disorder. Encyclopedia
of psychopharmacology, 699-702.

4. Beck, A. T., Emery, G., & Greenberg, R. L. (2016). Anxiety
disorders and phobias: A cognitive perspective. Basic Books.
Anttila, V., Bulik-Sullivan, B., Finucane, H. K., Walters, R. K.,
Bras, J., Duncan, L., ... & Patsopoulos, N. A. (2018). Analysis
of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain. Science,
360(6395), eaap8757.
Hughes, J. R. (2017). Possible effects of smoke-free inpatient
units on psychiatric diagnosis and treatment. The Journal of
clinical psychiatry.
Wonder Company Simulation
Simulation
The Module 2 SLP requires that you continue with the scenario
and simulation you began in the Module 1 SLP.
SCENARIO CONTINUATION
SLP2 – It is January 15, 2017. You have finished analyzing the
performance of the Wonder Company, and you have submitted
the report requested by your CEO, Sally Smothers. You are
ready to move forward to 2017, but then…..
….as you turn on the TV, you notice something very strange.
You recognize that the date is January 1, 2013, and that you get
to make the decisions for the Wonder Company for the 4-year
period beginning with 2013. Your challenge is to do better than
Joe Thomas.
At the beginning of each year (2013-2016), you will determine
your pricing, your R&D allocations, and whether or not to
discontinue any products. You are required to make your

5. decisions for each year, and to report your results to see what
happened. You must keep track of your decisions, making
specific notes supporting each of your decisions.
Run the Wonder Co. simulation through the end of 2016. When
you are finished, the date will be December 31, 2016. What is
your total Score? Did you do better than Joe Thomas?
You organize your notes about your decisions, your analysis,
and your reasoning into a well-written report.
Session Long Project
Run the Wonder Company simulation
(https://forio.com/simulate/michael.garmon/wonder-co-
simulation-v2/simulation/#p=page0)
with your strategy, making decisions year by year for prices and
R&D allocations. Write a 6- to 7-page paper, not including
cover and reference pages, in which you discuss the decisions
and the results for each year. Discuss why you did better (or
worse) than Joe Thomas.
KEYS TO THE ASSIGNMENT
The key aspects of this assignment that should be covered and
taken into account in preparing your paper include:
As you run the simulation, keep track of your decisions and the
results – both financial and marketing. Copy and paste the
results into Excel or into a Word document. You will also want
to record the information that you get from the Advisor. Make a
note of your Final Total Score.
Include your Final Total Score, some tables, and/or graphs
showing key results. Using sound logic, be sure to clearly
explain the differences from Joe.
Remember that the key here is quality of analysis.
Time Line Summary:

6. SLP1
2016: You are hired on December 31, 2016.
Turned in first report to the CEO on January 15, 2017.
SLP2
You again find yourself in a Time Warp that takes you back to
January 1, 2013.
You revise the decisions made by Joe for 2013 – 2016. You
make new decisions each year.
December 31, 2016 – You have gone through all four years, and
you write your second report to summarize how you did.
Running head: FIRST CALL
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FIRST CALL
2
First call
Name
Institution
First call
Hello, my name is Julia and am a seventeen-year-old college
student. I need help since am feeling that something is wrong
with my life. My friends keep complaining about my weight and
my mum is claiming am not eating well. Yet I do not see the
change. Apparently, I am an athlete in college. As a freshman, I
had gained a lot of weight due to unhealthy eating habits
(Gorenstein, E., & Comer, 2015). Therefore, my coach was
becoming concerned and personally, I used to feel sluggish and
I could not run as I used to.

7. My plan was to reduce the weight to 130 pounds but upon
skipping breakfast and improving my eating habits my weight
dropped fast to 115 pounds (Gorenstein, E., & Comer, 2015).
Since then I have avoided my mum since she keeps saying I am
not eating well and am becoming slim. My friends are also
saying the same thing until I decided to leave my roommate
Rebecca. I do not see anything wrong because am performing
better in my running and the am also working hard to keep my
grades high.
I have also decided to cut off friends so that I can concentrate
on my studies and athletics at the same time (Gorenstein, E., &
Comer, 2015). I am seeking psychotherapy because I think there
must be a problem and I cannot figure it out. Therefore, I need
to know what is wrong and find out whether it is true am losing
too much weight. I also need to know how to deal with my mum
since I feel she is watching me every time. I have lost most of
my friends because of my current decisions and that is why I
need help. Please, help me figure out what is wrong with me.
References
Gorenstein, E., & Comer, J. (2015). Case studies in abnormal
psychology (2nd Ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN:
9780716772736
Running head: INITIAL ASSESSMENT
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INITIAL ASSESSMENT
4
Initial assessment
Name
Institution

8. How Do You Feel About Your Weight?
Julia’s comments: My weight is fine. I feel litter than before.
My coach was constantly complaining about my diet claiming I
was adding weight. Therefore, I decided to drop it from 130
pounds to 115 but it went even lower. Apparently, most people
are complaining about my weight and I feel fine. I do not get
why they are complaining about my weight and I am performing
better in my athletics since am feel fitter than before. My mum
has also been in my case saying am not feeding well and that
have become slimmer than before.
Is The Relationship With Your Mum Healthy?
Julia’s comments: I feel my mum is very protective of me. All
my life she has always been on my case on any small detail that
I leave out. Now she feels she has more reason to criticize me
because of my weight. I do not understand why my weight
should be worrying everyone and I do not feel sick. I think they
must be seeing something am not or they are paranoid. My
relationship with my mum is fine but we just disagree on some
issues like my weight. Though am avoiding her a lot since I feel
she is watching my every move especially during meals.
How Are The Results In College After The Decisions You
Decided To Make?
Julia’s comments: My results are not where I want them to be. I
am not performing well because most of the time I have been
spending with classmates and my roommate Rebecca. Therefore,
I felt the need to find time for myself and see the difference that
it would make since I realized I was wasting most of my time
with friends. Apparently, I have not performed well in college. I
still feel there is a problem and that is why I have decided to
come and seek help.

9. The Rationale for the Questions
The first question about how Julia feels about her weight is
meant to examine whether she sees the problem herself.
Apparently, her weight has seriously reduced and she seems to
be suffering from stress. The most common form of stress
associated with this behavior could be dissociative
depersonalization disorder. In this disorder, the patient is
detached from reality. They view the problem from the outside
instead of inside (Morrison, 2014). Hence, Julia is not able to
see her problem with weight because she is busy trying to figure
out why everyone is talking about her weight. Therefore, she is
viewing the problem from the outside instead of inside.
The second question is about the relationship with her mother.
The question is meant to test whether she sees the relationship
quarrel as a problem. Because for a normal person that quarrel
is not healthy. Therefore, Julia could be experiencing borderline
personality disorder since she is avoiding her mother because of
her comments (Morrison, 2014). In addition, she seems to be
doing the same thing to her friends. This disorder makes people
to completely alienate themselves from others as it is observed
in the film bear is cheaper than therapy (Group, 2019).
The third question is about Julia results in her studies. After
deciding to avoid friends and concentrate on studies, it confirms
that Julia could be suffering from borderline disorder.
Furthermore, she could also be suffering from malingering
disorder whereby people avoid others in order to achieve
success in other prospects (Morrison, 2014). The article
Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook
are observing that view with Julia’s case as outlined in the case
study.
References

10. Group. F. M. (2019, September 17). Beer is cheaper than
therapy: Fort Hood's PTSD problem. Retrieved from Films
Media group:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=Beer+Is+Cheaper+than+Therap
y%3A+Fort+Hood%E2%80%99s+PTSD+Problem&pc=MOZI&f
orm=MOZLBR
Morrison, J. (2014). DSM-5 made easy: The clinician’s guide to
diagnosis. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Retrieved from
https://redshelf.com