Generalized Anxiety Disorder
According to the DSM 5, GAD is characterized by symptoms including restlessness, exhaustion, irritability, and muscular tension, as well as an inability to manage one’s worrying regularly for at least six months (DeMartini, Patel, & Fancher, 2019). Research using the GAD-7 as a diagnostic tool found that symptoms including an inability to stay still or worrying about too many different things boosted a patient’s rating on the scale.
Reflections:
The interview with the client helped reveal important information essential in the diagnosis process. It is important to be conscious of cultural prejudices and identify and clarify the patient’s cultural biases. The patient should also consider mental health services’ efficacy and possible obstacles to treatment objectives. People may be afraid to seek help for mental health problems because of cultural misconceptions. Expanding on the patient’s upbringing, as well as their dependency on others, is essential. A better grasp of the patient’s life story can help you better understand how she views family and how to better meet her unique and therapeutic objectives.
The legal and ethical considerations that I would consider while handling the patient include maintaining the patient’s autonomy during the treatment process. This can be achieved by enlightening the patient about the different treatment processes that can be used in managing her case and their side effects so that she can participate in selecting the most appropriate method (Valient et al., 2019).
The health promotion exercises I recommend for the patient include adhering to the prescribed treatment regimen. This is significant because it will help eliminate the condition’s clinical symptoms and increase the patient’s functionality (Valiente et al., 2019).