Case Study
Each answer must be numbered 1, 2, 2a, 2b, etc.
USE CASE STUDY LABELED ARIANA CASE STUDY. You must do a case presentation before answering the questions.
1) Focus on diagnostic impressionand intervention. How do you view interpersonal theory and behavioral activation as being similar or different? What pros and cons do you perceive for these theories versus cognitive interventions?
2) Another area of focus this week is children and adolescents, which we also began to discuss in last week’s TD. Attached, you will find the case of Ariana, who is an adolescent presenting for an evaluation for a mood disorder. As we continue practicing diagnosis and application of empirical research:
2 Share your diagnostic impression(s) and rationale for your impressions (e.g., symptoms, collateral information, frequency, duration, etc.)
2b Based on the Barlow chapters and/or any additional empirical literature, what approach(es) would be most indicated for this client?