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DSM-IV Case Studies
By: Kristopher Watkins
PSY 270
Yvonne Stephens
February 15, 2014
Introduction
Within the realms of Psychology there are an abundance of psychological disorders and
mental disabilities. It can become quite confusing and difficult to properly diagnose a patient if
full attention is not paid to the patient and without proper knowledge. The DSM-IV helps us to
properly diagnose patients and reduces the chance of misdiagnosing them with the wrong
disorder, leading no useless treatment and leaving the patient stuck in the same hole. The
following will include several case studies including cause, effect, and possible treatment of each
case, enjoy.
Case Study One
Schizoid Personality Disorder
It would be hard to determine the actual cause of her disorder because no information of
her past is presented. A couple possibilities would be that her disorder was brought on either by
genetics, if someone in her family also shares this disorder, or by her childhood, if her childhood
was inappropriate. Generally, people with this disorder do not seek help because they feel
nothing is wrong with them and often see themselves doing no wrong. Psychotherapy would be
helpful for Josephine as it would allow her to learn new coping skills, as well as better social and
communication skills.
Case Study Two
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The most ideal causes of Luis’s personality disorder would most likely come from his
parents. Although this is one of the many disorders that theorists argue about. Some would say
the cause is from cold hearted parents that rejected Luis. Others would say that Luis was
pampered and spoiled as a child creating his disorder. It is also believed that loss of family
values and socializing can create selfish and materialistic people. Different theorists approach
this disorder with different therapies, which seems to be the only option for this disorder....