Persistent Depressive Disorder

Brock is a 26 year old male who feels down most of the time. He experiences frequent, intrusive thoughts that he is not good enough, despite personal and professional successes_ He tries to overcompensate for his thoughts by taking on more than he can handler which leads to failure and furthers hi feelings of inadequacy. His partner suggests that he seek help after finding him crying_ The following is an excerpt from his intake interview with his psyclogist: '1 feel pretty 'worthless and have felt that way for a long time - for over ten year& It feels normal to be down. Sometimes I start to feel better, but it never lasts - I feel bad about my life most of the time. I don't think that amount to anything and 1 might never be successful at work. I feel exhausted all of the time. I have trouble sleeping. I've been waling up in the middle of the night and can't stop thinking about all of my failures. I've lost weight in the past few months. Food just doesn't taste as good as it used to. I feel hopeless and often have trouble concentrating when with my family and friends_ Maybe I'm just pessimistic." Brock has a persistently negative mindset and experiences frequent, intrusive, and unpleasant thoughts about his self-worth Instead of trying to change the thoughts or improve his situation, he endures the thoughts and believes that he cannot change or control his life.
• Provide two possible differential diagnoses (with at least one being from your chapter on mood disorders; chapter 7). Explain why each is a possible diagnosis and why the client does or does not meet full criteria at this point
• List two assessment techniques you would use to gather more clinically relevant information (review content from chapter 3). Explain your rationale for why you selected these specific assessments; and what information you would gain from each technique.
• Pick two perspectives of etiology and perspectives and discribe how the diagnosed disorder may have developed according to these perspectives.
• Review an empirical article for a treatment that has research support for the disorder and describe how this approach would specifically be beneficial to the client.