CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT 1
Case Study Assignment
Dominique Bromwich (Mika)
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
Authors Note
Dominique Bromwich https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6162-0447
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dominique Bromwich.
Email:
, CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT 2
Case Study Assignment [Amelia]
Amelia is a 65-year-old Asian American who self-identifies as a woman. A widow who
self-reports increasing symptoms of anxiety that have impacted on her daily functioning and
interpersonal relationships.
Client Concerns
Biological factors Psychological Social/cultural Spiritual
Present: For the past 24 Present: Sadness, Present: Strained Past grew up in a strict
months Headaches 3-4 a fearful, Grief related relationship with her Hindu home. Strong
week symptoms, feelings of daughter, son, daughter- feelings of shame and
Past: Headaches 1-2 a year loss in-law, grandchildren guilt over wanting to put
her mother in a nursing
home
Present: Body Aches/Muscle Present: Racing Present: Caretaker for Present: Hindu beliefs
Tension Thoughts, Excessive her mother (Karma, Samsara,
Past uncontrollable worry Moksha)
Present: Daily Sleep Present: Irritability, fear Present: withdrawn Present: Belief that
Concerns (1-2 hours to fall of negative outcomes, socially from family and anxiety is punishment for
asleep. 5-6 hours of sleep) difficulty concentrating friends having thoughts of
for the past 12 months placing her mother in a
-Fatigue past 12 months nursing home and
-Sleep difficulties for 18 seeking professional help
months as her belief system/
Past:7-8 hours of sleep a cultural is looked down
night on.
Past: Fatigue 2-3 days a
week
Present: Two glasses of wine Present: Sadness Present: Struggling with
up to five days a week. related to strained adjustment to
familial relationships retirement. Pushed to
retire before she was
ready to.
Present: Issues sitting still Present: Loss of Past: lost her husband to
for the last 12 months purpose after cancer four years ago
retirement over last
three years.
Present: Prescribed
Paxil for anxiety
management less than
a month ago.
Assessment
An assessment that Amelia could take is the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7).
The GAD-7 is used to assess the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms. It assesses the
patients’ symptoms toward: “feeling anxious or on edge, not being able to stop or control
worrying, worrying to much about different things, having trouble relaxing, being restless it is
Case Study Assignment
Dominique Bromwich (Mika)
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
Authors Note
Dominique Bromwich https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6162-0447
I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dominique Bromwich.
Email:
, CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT 2
Case Study Assignment [Amelia]
Amelia is a 65-year-old Asian American who self-identifies as a woman. A widow who
self-reports increasing symptoms of anxiety that have impacted on her daily functioning and
interpersonal relationships.
Client Concerns
Biological factors Psychological Social/cultural Spiritual
Present: For the past 24 Present: Sadness, Present: Strained Past grew up in a strict
months Headaches 3-4 a fearful, Grief related relationship with her Hindu home. Strong
week symptoms, feelings of daughter, son, daughter- feelings of shame and
Past: Headaches 1-2 a year loss in-law, grandchildren guilt over wanting to put
her mother in a nursing
home
Present: Body Aches/Muscle Present: Racing Present: Caretaker for Present: Hindu beliefs
Tension Thoughts, Excessive her mother (Karma, Samsara,
Past uncontrollable worry Moksha)
Present: Daily Sleep Present: Irritability, fear Present: withdrawn Present: Belief that
Concerns (1-2 hours to fall of negative outcomes, socially from family and anxiety is punishment for
asleep. 5-6 hours of sleep) difficulty concentrating friends having thoughts of
for the past 12 months placing her mother in a
-Fatigue past 12 months nursing home and
-Sleep difficulties for 18 seeking professional help
months as her belief system/
Past:7-8 hours of sleep a cultural is looked down
night on.
Past: Fatigue 2-3 days a
week
Present: Two glasses of wine Present: Sadness Present: Struggling with
up to five days a week. related to strained adjustment to
familial relationships retirement. Pushed to
retire before she was
ready to.
Present: Issues sitting still Present: Loss of Past: lost her husband to
for the last 12 months purpose after cancer four years ago
retirement over last
three years.
Present: Prescribed
Paxil for anxiety
management less than
a month ago.
Assessment
An assessment that Amelia could take is the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7).
The GAD-7 is used to assess the severity of generalized anxiety symptoms. It assesses the
patients’ symptoms toward: “feeling anxious or on edge, not being able to stop or control
worrying, worrying to much about different things, having trouble relaxing, being restless it is
