General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Looking at the Susie’s lifestyle at the moment and her symptoms, you could identify her behavior with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD). In Table 5.2 (B), it clarifies that the individual has to have a difficult time controlling the worry, which stated in the case study Susie “hasn’t been able to shake the negative thoughts.” In Table 5.2 (C), it lists six symptoms that will associate with anxiety and worry, and having three or more states another main criteria to GAD. The first symptom being restlessness, in the case study Susie feels “restless, tired, and tense”, which approves the second symptom of “being easily fatigued”(DSM) and the fifth symptom “Muscle tension”(DSM). In the case study it describes that in meetings Susie “has lost track of what she was trying to say”, which will most likely lead her to worrying that she will lose her job, since she didn’t perform her best in a meeting. In the list of symptoms, number 3, it states “difficulty concentrating or mind going blank”, which her mind goes blank during meetings. Symptom number six in Table 5.2 C states, “Sleep disturbances (difficulty falling or staying asleep or restless, unsatisfying sleep)”(DSM). In the case study it describes how difficult it is for Susie to go to bed “it’s as …show more content…
The DSM 5 doesn’t state any type of criteria for adjustment disorder, the latest version being the DSM 4-TR does. The stress possibly being the divorce, was 8 months ago, which the timing doesn’t fall under the first point. Although it has had some significant impairment on the life of Susie, being she is so worried to the point that she doesn’t get much sleep, and doesn’t focus or work to her fullest potential. Since it has lasted over six months, it would be considered a chronic adjustment disorder. Although the GAD identifies better with Susie’s case study since it fits all the criteria on point, but one, the