The major initiating cause of many of the patient’s symptoms began with the severe fear of contaminating the Holy Spirit. This is what lead to her compulsive washing,religious anxiety and the avoidance of touching objects or people. Her need to have everything neat and orderly is a result of all the religious anxiety she had. While her suicidal thoughts stemmed from being so isolated and all the anxiety also played into it.
2a. Its very possible for Mary to have generalized anxiety disorder with an emphasis on social and religious factors. Another comid disorder she exhibits would be depressive disorder.
2b. One important thing in Mary’s history to note is she had many mild obsessions and rituals such as, buying a certain number of items …show more content…
I believe that one of the major reasons Mary was so depressed is because of her isolation, as well as feeling like she was “crazy” and nobody understood her. Support groups are good for letting a patient know that they are not alone. It would be extremely beneficial for her to understand that other people face similar difficulties in her life and for her to be able to talk to someone who understands the disease first hand. I would also pair this with one on one talk therapy to deal with the depression and suicidal thoughts.(Jacofsky, M., Santos, M., Khemlani-Patel,, S., & Neziroglu, F.2011) In order to Improve Mary’s obsessions and fear of leaving her home I would pair talk therapy with a skills training group. Talk therapy is important in dealing with depression as well as obsessions because it helps with stress management. It will also allow Mary to understand where these behaviors may have stemmed from, could it have been from having strict parents? In one on one sessions the therapist will help her come up with healthier ways to deal with her stressors( Taylor,D …show more content…
Talk therapy is important in dealing with depression as well as obsessions because it helps with stress management. It will also allow Mary to understand where these behaviors may have stemmed from, could it have been from having strict parents? In one on one sessions the therapist will help her come up with healthier ways to deal with her stressors( Taylor,D 2008) The skills Training group is a group ran by a mental health professional that will coach,teach and train the group members to develop and practice new skills. Therefore, decreasing obsessive behavior and increasing the person 's ability to deal with their OCD. (Jacofsky, M., Santos, M., Khemlani-Patel,, S., & Neziroglu, F. 2011) Lastly to evaluate the patient 's religious anxiety I would encourage her to work with her priest. Maybe meet to talk once a week so that he can explain to her why she can not be contaminating the holy spirit.Possibly using the religious text as examples to show her. That way she can become mindful of her fears or anxieties instead of giving into them. This may take awhile for her to accomplish but i believe with time and patience(from both her and the priest) they can work together to make Mary able to become a normal member of the church
2a. Its very possible for Mary to have generalized anxiety disorder with an emphasis on social and religious factors. Another comid disorder she exhibits would be depressive disorder.
2b. One important thing in Mary’s history to note is she had many mild obsessions and rituals such as, buying a certain number of items …show more content…
I believe that one of the major reasons Mary was so depressed is because of her isolation, as well as feeling like she was “crazy” and nobody understood her. Support groups are good for letting a patient know that they are not alone. It would be extremely beneficial for her to understand that other people face similar difficulties in her life and for her to be able to talk to someone who understands the disease first hand. I would also pair this with one on one talk therapy to deal with the depression and suicidal thoughts.(Jacofsky, M., Santos, M., Khemlani-Patel,, S., & Neziroglu, F.2011) In order to Improve Mary’s obsessions and fear of leaving her home I would pair talk therapy with a skills training group. Talk therapy is important in dealing with depression as well as obsessions because it helps with stress management. It will also allow Mary to understand where these behaviors may have stemmed from, could it have been from having strict parents? In one on one sessions the therapist will help her come up with healthier ways to deal with her stressors( Taylor,D …show more content…
Talk therapy is important in dealing with depression as well as obsessions because it helps with stress management. It will also allow Mary to understand where these behaviors may have stemmed from, could it have been from having strict parents? In one on one sessions the therapist will help her come up with healthier ways to deal with her stressors( Taylor,D 2008) The skills Training group is a group ran by a mental health professional that will coach,teach and train the group members to develop and practice new skills. Therefore, decreasing obsessive behavior and increasing the person 's ability to deal with their OCD. (Jacofsky, M., Santos, M., Khemlani-Patel,, S., & Neziroglu, F. 2011) Lastly to evaluate the patient 's religious anxiety I would encourage her to work with her priest. Maybe meet to talk once a week so that he can explain to her why she can not be contaminating the holy spirit.Possibly using the religious text as examples to show her. That way she can become mindful of her fears or anxieties instead of giving into them. This may take awhile for her to accomplish but i believe with time and patience(from both her and the priest) they can work together to make Mary able to become a normal member of the church