The DSM is a classification manual used by professionals in the field of psychology. For this assignment, you will diagnose three clients. The vignettes for each client, "Case Study Vignettes," are located in resources. For each client, indicate: The diagnosis, discussing each criterion the client fits and does not fit for that diagnosis from the DSM-5 (which you should cite). Select one of the clients and in a separate, final section of the paper, complete the following: Analyze two recommended treatments for the client and explain why they would be recommended (one or both of these treatments should come from a current peer-reviewed journal article). Support your analysis with a peer-reviewed journal article about the diagnosis you chose for this client. How well does the article's discussion of the diagnosis compare to the behaviors the client displays? As a professional in the field of psychology, how would you use the information from the article to inform your professional behavior? Additional Requirements For this assignment, you are expected to meet the following requirements: Title page : Include your name, course, date, and instructor. Reference : DSM-5 , textbook, two or more peer-reviewed journal articles. Written communication : Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. APA formatting : Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (sixth edition) style and formatting. Length of paper : 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages. Font and font size : Times New Roman, 12 point. Submit your paper to the assignment area for grading. Case Study Vignettes Anxiety, Trauma, Stressor, and Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders 1. Fred Fred was raised in Houston. His father and mother were both successful realtors. He is the middle of three brothers, who remain close. He remembers, “We never wanted for anything.” Fred was an A student in high school and college and a top athlete. He completed medical school and now practices as an anesthesiologist at a local hospital. Fred experienced some emotional distress a number of years ago as he considered  coming out and letting his family know he is homosexual. His father initially struggled with the news but came to accept it. Fred’s father is quite amiable towards Fred’s partner. Fred’s oldest brother was nonplussed by the news. Fred and his partner are welcomed in his brother’s home. Fred’s mother’s response was “I don’t believe it. Please never mention this again.” The youngest brother’s response was to accuse Fred of  hurting mom . Fred has again been experiencing emotional distress this past year as he and his partner discuss the idea of either marrying or having a commitment ceremony. Fred is certain that he wants to do this but struggles with the question of what to tell family members and whether to even invite his mother and youngest brother. In this context Fred complains of daily panic attacks. These generally occur wh.

1. The DSM is a classification manual used by professionals in the
field of psychology. For this assignment, you will diagnose
three clients. The vignettes for each client, "Case Study
Vignettes," are located in resources. For each client, indicate:
The diagnosis, discussing each criterion the client fits and does
not fit for that diagnosis from the
DSM-5
(which you should cite).
Select one of the clients and in a separate, final section of the
paper, complete the following:
Analyze two recommended treatments for the client and explain
why they would be recommended (one or both of these
treatments should come from a current peer-reviewed journal
article).
Support your analysis with a peer-reviewed journal article about
the diagnosis you chose for this client.
How well does the article's discussion of the diagnosis compare
to the behaviors the client displays?
As a professional in the field of psychology, how would you use
the information from the article to inform your professional
behavior?
Additional Requirements
For this assignment, you are expected to meet the following

2. requirements:
Title page
: Include your name, course, date, and instructor.
Reference
:
DSM-5
, textbook, two or more peer-reviewed journal articles.
Written communication
: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the
overall message.
APA formatting
: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (sixth
edition) style and formatting.
Length of paper
: 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
Font and font size
: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Submit
your paper to the assignment area for grading.
Case Study Vignettes
Anxiety, Trauma, Stressor, and Obsessive Compulsive Related
Disorders
1. Fred

3. Fred was raised in Houston. His father and mother were both
successful realtors. He is the middle of three brothers, who
remain close. He remembers, “We never wanted for anything.”
Fred was an A student in high school and college and a top
athlete. He completed medical school and now practices as an
anesthesiologist at a local hospital.
Fred experienced some emotional distress a number of years ago
as he considered
coming out
and letting his family know he is homosexual. His father
initially struggled with the news but came to accept it. Fred’s
father is quite amiable towards Fred’s partner. Fred’s oldest
brother was nonplussed by the news. Fred and his partner are
welcomed in his brother’s home. Fred’s mother’s response was
“I don’t believe it. Please never mention this again.” The
youngest brother’s response was to accuse Fred of
hurting mom
.
Fred has again been experiencing emotional distress this past
year as he and his partner discuss the idea of either marrying or
having a commitment ceremony. Fred is certain that he wants to
do this but struggles with the question of what to tell family
members and whether to even invite his mother and youngest
brother.
In this context Fred complains of daily panic attacks. These
generally occur when he is getting ready for work or near the
end of the work day. The panic attacks started several weeks
after Fred was robbed at gunpoint at a subway station. This
occurred four months ago. He stated he does not think he was
particularly affected by the attack but wonders because the
panic attacks started soon after. Following the attack, Fred
decided he is not going to use the subway anymore because it is
too dangerous. Fred has been commuting by bicycle even

4. though it is often difficult to negotiate the city streets by bike.
Fred reports that there is no mental illness that he is aware of in
his immediate family. He strongly suspects that his mother’s
father was an alcoholic because he remembers his grandfather
smelling of alcohol during his (Fred’s) childhood and because
his mother refuses to have any alcohol in her home.
2. Phil
Phil is 20. He comes in because he is "stressed" now that he is
not working. Phil reports that his first job was at a restaurant,
but he quit because it was "too messy." After work he would
shower for hours to get the food smells out of his hair. Even
after showering he would feel greasy and dirty. He next found
work at a clothing store. Phil reports that he was initially very
well regarded by his boss at the clothing store at which he
worked. He worked hard, always making sure displays were
orderly and the clothes were perfectly folded and arranged in
order by size. His boss so appreciated the attention that he took
with the displays that she made him the assistant manager and
put him in charge of the other employees. She was relieved that
she had a second in command so that she could leave the store
under his supervision.
However, the boss soon became frustrated with Phil. He did
little to help manage the employees or problem-solve
difficulties. He did not seem able to field customer complaints.
He did a poor job on some of the managerial tasks assigned to
him. But he did continue to neatly fold the clothes and arrange
them by size, even after the boss told him he should delegate
this to another employee so he could focus on his role. After
several warnings about this, Phil was eventually terminated.
Phil reported he had been married for a year but his wife left
him because she found him controlling. He is not sure what this

5. means but notes that they often argued because he got frustrated
that she did not put things away where they belonged. She
would especially get upset because he would try to clean up the
kitchen when she was cooking, so "things wouldn't get too
messy."
3. Stacey
Stacey is 35 years old and lives alone. Stacey was married
when she was 20 and was married for 4 years. The couple did
not have any children. Stacey’s mother describes that Stacey
was shy when she was little and tended to play alone with her
dolls and stuffed animals. She had a brother who was ten years
older than her. The family lived in the country and had a lot of
pets and other animals, such as horses and chickens. Stacey
loved the animals and was good at helping to care for them.
Stacey had a close childhood friend named Anna who she met in
the first grade. The two girls would sometimes get to play at
each other’s houses and sometimes would spend the night.
When they were in the fourth grade, Anna’s family moved out
of state. Stacey was small for her age and wore glasses. She
became a target for other kids to make fun.
Following Stacey’s divorce, she became more
reclusive. Stacey’s former husband, Chad, was critical of Stacey
and left because in his words she “was a doormat with no
personality." She currently maintains a job as a cashier at a
local grocery store. She has worked there for seven years and
her employers are happy with her performance. She is highly
accurate and efficient at her job. When she is off of work, she
tends to stay home alone with her pets.
Four years ago Stacey enrolled in college thinking she might
like to become a nurse. Several of her classes required her to
give presentations in front of the class, and Stacey described

6. that she was “paralyzed with fear” in thinking about public
speaking. She was afraid she would not be able to get through
her speech and that her classmates and teachers would make fun
of her. She dropped those classes, and therefore was unable to
move forward in her education.
Stacey says that she is content with her job and with living
alone with her pets. She has three dogs, two cats, and several
birds. All of the pets came to her through a pet rescue agency.
She states that pets are accepting and loving and don’t
criticize.