Assignment task:
Watch the YouTube video: Diving Deeper into DeJ Loaf's Depression | The Therapist
1. Identify two actions the therapist took to help create a 'safe space' for the individual.
2. The individual shared a mental health struggle they either are having or had experienced in their life (such as depression). Conduct a step-by-step differential diagnosis to rule in or rule out the possibility of this individual having a diagnosis that meets the DSM criteria,
Step 1: Rule Out Malingering/Factitious
Step 2: Ruling Out Substance Etiology
Step 3: Rule Out a Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
Step 4: Determine the Specific Primary Disorders(s)
Step 5: Differentiate Adjustment Disorders
Step 6: Establish the Boundary with no Mental Disorder