Case Study Questions With Correct Answers 2025.

CASE STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025-2026
MajorADepressiveADisorderA-AcorrectAanswersAJessicaAisAaA28Ayear-
oldAmarriedAfemale.ASheAhasAaAveryAdemanding,AhighAstressAjobAasAaAsecondAyearAmedicalAresi
dentAinAaAlargeAhospital.AJessicaAhasAalwaysAbeenAaAhighAachiever.ASheAgraduatedAwithAtopAhon
orsAinAbothAcollegeAandAmedicalAschool.ASheAhasAveryAhighAstandardsAforAherselfAandAcanAbeAv
eryAself-
criticalAwhenAsheAfailsAtoAmeetAthem.ALately,AsheAhasAstruggledAwithAsignificantAfeelingsAofAwo
rthlessnessAandAshameAdueAtoAherAinabilityAtoAperformAasAwellAasAsheAalwaysAhasAinAtheApast.



ForAtheApastAfewAweeksAJessicaAhasAfeltAunusuallyAfatiguedAandAfoundAitAincreasinglyAdifficultAt
oAconcentrateAatAwork.AHerAcoworkersAhaveAnoticedAthatAsheAisAoftenAirritableAandAwithdrawn
,AwhichAisAquiteAdifferentAfromAherAtypicallyAupbeatAandAfriendlyAdisposition.ASheAhasAcalledAin
AsickAonAseveralAoccasions,AwhichAisAcompletelyAunlikeAher.AOnAthoseAdaysAsheAstaysAinAbedAallA


day,AwatchingATVAorAsleeping.



AtAhome,AJessica'sAhusbandAhasAnoticedAchangesAasAwell.AShe'sAshownAlittleAinterestAinAsexAan
dAhasAhadAdifficultiesAfallingAasleepAatAnight.AHerAinsomniaAhasAbeenAkeepingAhimAawakeAasAsh
eAtossesAandAturnsAforAanAhourAorAtwoAafterAtheyAgoAtoAbed.AHe'sAoverheardAherAhavingAfreque
ntAtearfulAphoneAconversationsAwithAherAclosestAfriend,AwhichAhaveAhimAworried.AWhenAheAtri
esAtoAgetAherAtoAopenAupAaboutAwhat'sAbotheringAher,AsheApushesAhimAawayAwithAanAabruptA"
everything'sAfine".



AlthoughAsheAhasn'tAeverAconsideredAsuicide,AJessicaAhasAfoundAherselfAincreasinglyAdissatisfi
edAwithAherAlife.AShe'sAbeenAhavingAfrequentAthoughtsAofAwishingAsheAwasAdead.ASheAgetsAfrus
tratedAwithAherselfAbecauseAsheAfeelsAlikeAsheAhasAeveryAreasonAtoAbeAhappy,AyetAcan'tAseemAt
oAshakeAtheAsenseAofAdoomAandAgloomAthatAhasAbeenAcloudingAeachAdayAasAofAlate.

GeneralizedAAnxietyADisorderA-AcorrectAanswersAKristenAisAaA38Ayear-
oldAdivorcedAmotherAofAtwoAteenagers.ASheAhasAhadAaAsuccessful,Awell-
payingAcareerAforAtheApastAseveralAyearsAinAupper-
levelAmanagement.AEvenAthoughAsheAhasAworkedAforAtheAsame,AthrivingAcompanyAforAoverA6Ay
ears,Ashe'sAfoundAherselfAworryingAconstantlyAaboutAlosingAherAjobAandAbeingAunableAtoAprovi
deAforAherAchildren.AThisAworryAhasAbeenAtroublingAherAforAtheApastA8Amonths.ADespiteAherAbe
stAefforts,AsheAhasn'tAbeenAableAtoAshakeAtheAnegativeAthoughts.

, EverAsinceAtheAworryAstarted,AKristenAhasAfoundAherselfAfeelingArestless,Atired,AandAtense.ASheA
oftenApacesAinAherAofficeAwhenAshe'sAthereAalone.AShe'sAhadAseveralAembarrassingAmomentsAi
nAmeetingsAwhereAsheAhasAlostAtrackAofAwhatAsheAwasAtryingAtoAsay.AWhenAsheAgoesAtoAbedAatA
night,Ait'sAasAifAherAbrainAwon'tAshutAoff.ASheAfindsAherselfAmentallyArehearsingAallAtheAworse-
caseAscenariosAregardingAlosingAherAjob,AincludingAendingAupAhomeless.

PTSDA-AcorrectAanswersAJoshAisAaA27Ayear-
oldAmaleAwhoArecentlyAmovedAbackAinAwithAhisAparentsAafterAhisAfiancéeAwasAkilledAbyAaAdrunk
AdriverA3AmonthsAago.AHisAfiancée,AaAbeautifulAyoungAwomanAhe'dAbeenAdatingAforAtheApastA4A


years,AwasAwalkingAacrossAaAbusyAintersectionAtoAmeetAhimAforAlunchAoneAday.AHeAstillAvividlyAr
emembersAtheAhorrificAsceneAasAtheAdrunkAdriverAranAtheAredAlight,AplowingAdownAhisAfiancéeA
rightAbeforeAhisAeyes.AHeAracedAtoAherAside,AembracingAherAcrumpled,AbloodyAbodyAasAsheAdie
dAinAhisAarmsAinAtheAmiddleAofAtheAcrosswalk.ANoAmatterAhowAhardAheAtriesAtoAforget,AheAfrequ
entlyAfindsAhimselfArelivingAtheAentireAincidentAasAifAitAwasAhappeningAallAover.



SinceAtheAaccident,AJoshAhasAbeenAplaguedAwithAnightmaresAaboutAtheAaccidentAalmostAeveryA
night.AHeAhadAtoAquitAhisAjobAbecauseAhisAofficeAwasAlocatedAinAtheAbuildingArightAnextAtoAtheAli
ttleAcaféAwhereAheAwasAmeetingAhisAfiancéeAforAlunchAtheAdayAsheAdied.ATheAfewAtimesAheAatte
mptedAtoAreturnAtoAworkAwereAunbearableAforAhim.AHeAhasAsinceAavoidedAthatAentireAareaAofAt
own.



NormallyAanAoutgoing,Afun-
lovingAguy,AJoshAhasAbecomeAincreasinglyAwithdrawn,A"jumpy",AandAirritableAsinceAhisAfiancé's
Adeath.AHe'sAstoppedAworkingAout,AplayingAhisAguitar,AorAplayingAbasketballAwithAhisAfriendsA-


AallAactivitiesAheAonceAreallyAenjoyed.AHisAparentsAworryAaboutAhowAdetachedAandAemotionall


yAflatAhe'sAbecome.

SchizophreniformA-AcorrectAanswersAMartinAisAaA21Ayear-
oldAbusinessAmajorAatAaAlargeAuniversity.AOverAtheApastAfewAweeksAhisAfamilyAandAfriendsAhave
AnoticedAincreasinglyAbizarreAbehaviors.AOnAmanyAoccasionsAthey'veAoverheardAhimAwhisperin


gAinAanAagitatedAvoice,AevenAthoughAthereAisAnoAoneAnearby.ALately,AheAhasArefusedAtoAanswerA
orAmakeAcallsAonAhisAcellAphone,AclaimingAthatAifAheAdoesAitAwillAactivateAaAdeadlyAchipAthatAwa
sAimplantedAinAhisAbrainAbyAevilAaliens.



HisAparentsAhaveAtriedAtoAgetAhimAtoAgoAwithAthemAtoAaApsychiatristAforAanAevaluation,AbutAheA
refuses.AHeAhasAaccusedAthemAonAseveralAoccasionsAofAconspiringAwithAtheAaliensAtoAhaveAhim
AkilledAsoAtheyAcanAremoveAhisAbrainAandAputAitAinsideAoneAofAtheirAown.AHeAhasAstoppedAatten


dedAclassesAaltogether.AHeAisAnowAsoAfarAbehindAinAhisAcourseworkAthatAheAwillAfailAifAsomethin
gAdoesn'tAchangeAveryAsoon.