Assignment task: A 67-year-old client presents to the clinic for therapy. He reports that he lost his wife to breast cancer three years ago. Since then, he has been unable to enter their shared bedroom and has been sleeping on the couch. He has avoided holiday celebrations with his children for fear he will be reminded of his wife. He expresses bitterness that they were not able to enjoy their retirement together. He states that he wonders whether his wife would still be alive if he'd been more insistent that she get a mammogram when she found a lump in her breast. His son is concerned about him and has encouraged him to seek help.
Q1. Identify the client's ICD diagnosis. (I'm stuck between MDD and adjustment disorder?)
Q2. Identify and discuss one psychotherapeutic approach to address the client's problem. Provide an evidence-based rationale with support from at least one scholarly source for your choice of therapy.
Q3. Describe at least three therapeutic techniques commonly used with the selected therapeutic approach.
Q4. Discuss whether you would include psychopharmacology as part of the treatment plan. If yes, describe which medication(s) you might prescribe. If no, explain why not. Provide rationale from at least one scholarly source.
Q5. Rationales should include in-text citations 2018 to 2022 only