Assignment Task:
Marisol is a 40-year-old single female from a tight-knit Puerto Rican family. She is employed full time as a data analyst for a technology company. She has steadily progressed in her career by working for relatively small companies, where her role allowed her to work relatively independently. Unfortunately, working for small organizations was less stable financially, so she has been working for a larger company for the past four years. Interacting with a larger work group has challenged her comfort zone. She prefers to spend time with a network of close friends she has known most of her life, with whom she visits one-on-one. Her family lives in the area, and she sees them frequently. Her parents and older brother have always provided a support system and practical help. She enjoys quiet evenings alone or at the home of her brother and his family. Her friends and family privately wonder why she has never dated or wanted to travel.
1. Identify presenting concerns from the client's perspective as described in the video and accompanying narrative. Include relevant cultural and systemic considerations that frame the client's presentation.
2. Describe what information has been provided in each case that helps to determine which disorders are appropriate for consideration (differential diagnoses) for a final diagnosis. Evaluate how at least one assessment tool, which are listed in the Week 5: List of Assessment Tools and Supporting Resources. Reading list, will aid in obtaining further information to back up your final diagnosis. The Differential Diagnosis Decision Tree, which you can find in the Week 5: Diagnostic Skill Application I. reading list, may be helpful to guide this process.
3. Present DSM and ICD-10 codes, including relevant Z codes.
4. Provide a descriptive rationale for the DSM diagnosis that best fits the information provided including relevant ICD codes. This should be written in a narrative form using complete sentences. Support your rationale with scholarly sources. Optional readings may be particularly relevant.
5. Determine if a medication consultation is appropriate and provide a rationale with support from scholarly sources.