Psychopathology: Seven months ago, Josh witnessed a movie th…
Psychopathology: Seven months ago, Josh witnessed a movie theater shooting. Although he escaped unharmed, Josh claims he started experiencing anxiety, hypervigilance, and intrusive thoughts about the event, and is having difficulty sleeping. He has not been able to enter a movie theater since the attack. Josh also specifies that the symptoms have recently come about within the last month. Josh’s symptoms might meet the diagnostic criteria for:
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Theories: Jane is a 30-year-old who has been in therapy with Theo, a well-known Gestalt therapist. During their sessions, Jane speaks openly about her feelings of not belonging in her school age years with her peers or her family. Jane also talks about her feelings of anxiety that are related to memories of her father, who was an alcoholic and routinely was physically abusive to Jane. Jane has been having difficulty “allowing herself to get close” to a man that she has been dating for the last six months. Each time that Theo attempts to inquire about Jane’s feelings about increased intimacy in the relationship, she reverts to talking about her lack of belonging with her peers. Theo may be feeling frustration with Jane’s:
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