Paper Topic:
Abnormal psychology
Running Head : ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Abnormal Psychology Complete Name School Professor Psychology Charise , a 20 year old Asian college student went to my clinic to seek help . According to her , she does not consider herself normal anymore mentally , like other people . I asked her to sit down , relax and discuss to me the reasons why she described herself as such . The client informed me that she can 't help but count all the windows (at the right side ) she passes by everytime she is on the streets , whether walking or
riding a car or bus . When she reaches her destination , the final count should be an even number . In cases were she ends up with an odd number (e .g .5 she closes her eyes and attempts to retrace her journey and start recounting the windows in to give her a final number that is even (e .g . 10 . According to Charise , this has disturbed her a lot that 's why she is seeing me to seek help because she cannot do anything to stop it
The moment i saw the client in my clinic , i have sensed that something is bothering her from the looks on her face . I tried to make her feel relaxed so we can clearly dicuss whatever it is that is bothering her . I asked the client how she was to make her feel at ease with my presence According to her , she does not feel comfortable with herself . I have noticed that she was too anxious to tell me her worries but i adviced her to slow down a bit so we could discuss things better . I did that to have a clear grasp of her problem and to be able to understand the underlying reasons , if ever she is indeed suffering from whatever mental dis , as she claims to be . Instead of immediately asking her about the problem , I asked her to tell me about herself . Charise is a 20 year old college student . She is half Japanese and half Filipino . Her Mom is a Filipino , while her Dad is Japanese . She considers her famil very important and was even identified by the client as her source of motivation . She said that as an only child , she is close to both oparents . She is used to have their full attention and love . While sharing these things , the client suddenly burst into tears . It took about 3 minutes before she finally calmed down . I gave her a glass of water to ensure that she is alright and asked her if she wanted to continue with the session . The client said that she wanted to go through the whole session to be able to put a stop to her irrational and uncontrollable behavior . I informed her that we will be doing things one at a time and asked her to tell me why she considered herself mentally disturbed . The client said that she finds herself abnormal because she keeps on counting all the windows she...
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