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Case Studies in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology |
- Describe the behaviors exhibited
by a 9 year- old female client with an Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood
and Somatic complaints.
- Discuss the application of behavior modification, family therapy, school consultation and medication and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Chapter 2: He Can, But He Won't
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 16 year-old male
client with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
- Disorder and Adoption and individuation issues.
- Discuss the application of family therapy, medication, solution- focused therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 15-year-old
female client with an Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood.
- Discuss the application of facilitating family communications and reframing and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Chapter 4: The Defense Never Rests
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by an 11-year-old boy
with an Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Underachievement.
- Discuss the application of Person-centered and cognitive-behavioral therapies and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Chapter 5: Where Do I Fit?
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 15- year-old boy
with Depression, and Possible substance-induced mood disorder.
- Discuss the application of Adlerian therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old boy
with a Dysthymic Disorder, Underachievement and Sibling rivalry.
- Discuss the application of Strategic family therapy and narrative therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by an 11 year-old girl
with a Schizoid Personality Disorder, and social withdrawal.
- Discuss the application of Person-centered therapy and
the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 4 year-old boy
with a Widely generalized phobia.
- Discuss the application of Adlerian play therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12-year-old boy
with a Dysthymic Disorder, Suicidal ideation and depression.
- Discuss the application of the Suicide assessment interview and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 17-year-old boy
with a diagnosis of difficulties with Adjustment to death of a parent.
- Discuss the application of Solution-focused and person-centered therapies and the treatment outcome in this case.
Chapter 11: The Girl With Painful Steps
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old girl
with a Conversion Disorder (single episode) and Psychosomatic complaints.
- Discuss the application of Strategic family therapy and the treatment outcome on this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old boy
with a Conduct Disorder and Explosive violence.
- Discuss the application of Advocacy and a supportive milieu and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Chapter 13: On No–Not Again!
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 7 year-old boy
with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Unresolved grief.
- Discuss the application of Family drawing, "feeling story" technique, and structured board games and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Chapter 14: Too Afraid to Talk
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 7-year-old girl
with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Unresolved grief.
- Discuss the application of Art therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
Chapter 15: Frederika: Wrapped in Layers of Burgundy Wool
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 5 year-old girl
with Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Autistic-like symptoms.
- Discuss the application of Existential play therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by the teenaged girls
who presented with Gang vendetta, Adjustment Disorder With Disturbance of
Conduct, and Conduct Disorder.
- Describe the application of Solution-focused counseling and conflict resolution and the treatment outcomes in this case.
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