Psychological Disorders: Case StudiesCase Study 1:

For the past few weeks Mary has felt extremely tired. She's called in sick several times and has a hard time concentrating when she is at work. Her coworkers have noticed that she is often irritable and withdrawn, which is quite different from her typically upbeat and friendly nature. She used to enjoy meeting her friends for coffee and playing raquetball at their local club, but lately does not feel like hanging out with anyone, believing she wouldn't be good company anyway.

Mary has been having trouble sleeping and when she does fall asleep she wakes up several times during the night. She cries often, which is not like her. She doesn't seem to want to talk to her husband about her feelings and doesn't appear to want to get close to him.

Mary is unhappy with her life. She gets frustrated with herself because she feels like she has every reason to be happy, yet can't seem to shake the sense of doom and gloom that has been clouding each day as of late.

1. Diagnosis of Mary (only list one diagnosis so choose the best one): Be sure to provide a thorough explanation for your answer listing specific information from the case study in your determination and support your diagnosis using information from the learning materials & your textbook.

2. What treatment do you believe to be best for Mary? (list more than 1 treatment option)

3. Why do you believe this treatment would be beneficial? (support your ideas with information from the textbook or learning materials)

Textbook reference: Psychology (Spielman, R. M.). OpenStax, Rice University, Houston, TX