Week2 Mental Behavioral Case Study

Week2 Mental Behavioral Case Study

Jim Wolf is a 45 year old store owner who constantly washes his hands. He continually checks and rechecks his part lists, equipment, and his employee’s schedules. After his wife raises concerns about his work performance and inability to sleep, he is referred to a physician. A psychiatrist has diagnosed him with OCD. OCD is an anxiety disorder that has two parts, obsessive and compulsive. The obsessive portion relates to an individual’s consistent thought process or emotion over things. The compulsive part that relates to the individual not being able to resist the act of performing acts. With OCD, the individual is unable to stop their thought processes or action in doing tasks.

Based on the disease and stage it presents, Jim should receive a primary level of care. The two main types of treatment for OCD are psychotherapy and medications. Receiving both types of treatment should allow Jim to live a better life without having the anxiety about his daily compulsions. Jim and others can find more information about the cause, effect, and treatment options available from their primary care provider (PCM) or from reputable medical journals and hospital websites. The Mayo Clinic offers some valuable and reputable information. Coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder can be challenging. Medications can have unwanted side effects, and you might feel embarrassed or angry about having a condition that requires long-term treatment. Some ways to help cope with OCD include learning about the causes and effects of the condition or diagnosis, joining a support group, staying focused on daily activities and goals, finding healthy outlets when you feel the anxiety coming on, and learning simple relaxation techniques and stress management techniques to calm yourself. Exercise is a great way to alleviate some of the day to day stressors people experience.

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