Scenario: Danny is a 22-year-old college student, who has been brought into your office by his parents. Danny has agreed to let his parents be involved in his counseling. You first meet with Danny’s parents who explain to you that Danny has never been involved in counseling prior to this incident. They stated they felt his problems were not serious enough to bring him into counseling. His mother reports that Danny can be the real life of the party and that most people find him very charismatic. She says that there was one incident in which Danny tried to harm himself due to a girlfriend cheating on him. She said that her husband felt that it was a pretty typical response for an adolescent. She said lately he has been staying up late playing video games and getting on the average of 2-3 hours of sleep per night. She said she worries about his lack of sleep but he doesn’t seem to show any signs that the lack of sleep is impacting his ability to function normally. He is currently getting all A’s in his college courses, but his recent incident has jeopardized his place at the university. Danny comes into the office and explains to you that the whole incident is a big misunderstanding. He said to you that he doesn’t want to come to counseling because he is not crazy. He said his parents and the college administrators are requiring that he comes in for evaluation and commits to the recommendations of the counselor regarding if there is a need for therapy. You ask him to tell you a little bit about the incident that caused him to come into your office. He explains to you that he really likes fast cars, but his parents don’t have a lot of money. He said he received a scholarship to a private university due to his outstanding grades. He said the only problem is that the other kids have a lot of money and can afford the items that he desperately wants but can’t afford. He said he saw another student leave his car running in the parking lot and went into the student center building. He said he was feeling like he was on top of the world and this was his golden opportunity to take that car for a spin. He said he had no plans for stealing the car, he was merely taking it for a test drive. When Danny came back to the building, campus security was interviewing the owner of the car. When he tried to explain to the other student and campus security he was taking it for a quick test drive, he was escorted into the building to talk to the administration. Since it’s a small private university, the student and administrators agreed not to press charges but he was placed on probation and had to commit to psych evaluation as well as following any recommendations made regarding therapy. When you were speaking to Danny, you asked him if he was really trying to steal the car. He replies to you how dumb would he be to take the car back to the scene of the crime if he really had intended to steal the car. Then you ask him if he ever feels depressed. He says of .

1. Scenario:
Danny is a 22-year-old college student, who has been brought
into your office by his parents. Danny has agreed to let his
parents be involved in his counseling. You first meet with
Danny’s parents who explain to you that Danny has never been
involved in counseling prior to this incident. They stated they
felt his problems were not serious enough to bring him into
counseling.
His mother reports that Danny can be the real life of the party
and that most people find him very charismatic. She says that
there was one incident in which Danny tried to harm himself
due to a girlfriend cheating on him. She said that her husband
felt that it was a pretty typical response for an adolescent. She
said lately he has been staying up late playing video games and
getting on the average of 2-3 hours of sleep per night. She said
she worries about his lack of sleep but he doesn’t seem to show
any signs that the lack of sleep is impacting his ability to
function normally. He is currently getting all A’s in his college
courses, but his recent incident has jeopardized his place at the
university.
Danny comes into the office and explains to you that the whole
incident is a big misunderstanding. He said to you that he
doesn’t want to come to counseling because he is not crazy. He
said his parents and the college administrators are requiring that
he comes in for evaluation and commits to the recommendations
of the counselor regarding if there is a need for therapy.
You ask him to tell you a little bit about the incident that
caused him to come into your office. He explains to you that he

2. really likes fast cars, but his parents don’t have a lot of money.
He said he received a scholarship to a private university due to
his outstanding grades. He said the only problem is that the
other kids have a lot of money and can afford the items that he
desperately wants but can’t afford. He said he saw another
student leave his car running in the parking lot and went into
the student center building. He said he was feeling like he was
on top of the world and this was his golden opportunity to take
that car for a spin. He said he had no plans for stealing the car,
he was merely taking it for a test drive. When Danny came back
to the building, campus security was interviewing the owner of
the car. When he tried to explain to the other student and
campus security he was taking it for a quick test drive, he was
escorted into the building to talk to the administration. Since
it’s a small private university, the student and administrators
agreed not to press charges but he was placed on probation and
had to commit to psych evaluation as well as following any
recommendations made regarding therapy.
When you were speaking to Danny, you asked him if he was
really trying to steal the car. He replies to you how dumb would
he be to take the car back to the scene of the crime if he really
had intended to steal the car. Then you ask him if he ever feels
depressed. He says of course he does but he believes everyone
has weeks or months where they just feel sad. You try to get
him to engage further in the discussion, but he says he's not
here for you to diagnose him with depression. The session ends,
now you need to figure out his diagnosis and treatment
recommendations.
Part 1:
Please use the DSM-5 to research further about each disorder
below and choose one diagnosis that would best fit the scenario
provided above and explain why? Support your answer using
information from the DSM-5 and the scenario.

3. Bipolar Disorder I
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Part 2
: Based on the diagnosis you made in part 1, please also address
the following questions:
What differential diagnosis do you need to consider in this
scenario?
What further questions would you want to ask Danny to make a
proper diagnosis?
What type of treatment recommendations would you make for
Danny and why? Please support your answer with information
from DSM-5
800-1000 words
Please cite the DSM-5 and any other resources used in proper
APA style.
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