Bipolar Disorder Case Study
Patient’s Psychiatric Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder, Attention deficit/ Hyperactivity
Patient’s Medical Diagnosis: N/A
Describe the patient’s appearance: I talked with Ms. Samantha. She was wearing a pink shirt with blue jeans. She was playing in the gym with her friends in the group. She has no body odor, hygiene maintained.
Describe the patient’s behavior:
The Patient was cooperative and pleasant to talk. She maintained direct eye contact and looked calm.
Describe the patient’s communication:
The patient was following my conversation. Speech was clear and easy to understand. She was little uneasy at first but later she talked nicely.
What were your thoughts as you interviewed the patient?
I thought that the patient would not share …show more content…
After the interview, how would you rate your anxiety level and why did it change?
Since it was my first day at Psych Clinical, I was very nervous and scared. My anxiety level was around 9 when I was starting the interview and I had 1 after the interview. It was not that bad as I thought. My patient was playing in the gym with her groupmates, so the environment was good. She was playing and enjoying herself so she was pleasant to talk. She was able to answer all my questions appropriately. My anxiety level goes down as I talked with the patient because I was able to create a rapport with a patient. My patient said she felt great talking with me, so it cheers my mood.
Give at least one example of a therapeutic communication technique that you used during the interview and explain how and why it worked or did not work:
I used open ended questions to get more information about the patient. I allowed more time for my patient to think and speak while having conversation. I also restate the patient’s statement back to clarify the patient message. Using all these therapeutic conversations allowed the patient to verbalize her feelings. She was able to tell me how she was a sexual victim and
Patient’s Medical Diagnosis: N/A
Describe the patient’s appearance: I talked with Ms. Samantha. She was wearing a pink shirt with blue jeans. She was playing in the gym with her friends in the group. She has no body odor, hygiene maintained.
Describe the patient’s behavior:
The Patient was cooperative and pleasant to talk. She maintained direct eye contact and looked calm.
Describe the patient’s communication:
The patient was following my conversation. Speech was clear and easy to understand. She was little uneasy at first but later she talked nicely.
What were your thoughts as you interviewed the patient?
I thought that the patient would not share …show more content…
After the interview, how would you rate your anxiety level and why did it change?
Since it was my first day at Psych Clinical, I was very nervous and scared. My anxiety level was around 9 when I was starting the interview and I had 1 after the interview. It was not that bad as I thought. My patient was playing in the gym with her groupmates, so the environment was good. She was playing and enjoying herself so she was pleasant to talk. She was able to answer all my questions appropriately. My anxiety level goes down as I talked with the patient because I was able to create a rapport with a patient. My patient said she felt great talking with me, so it cheers my mood.
Give at least one example of a therapeutic communication technique that you used during the interview and explain how and why it worked or did not work:
I used open ended questions to get more information about the patient. I allowed more time for my patient to think and speak while having conversation. I also restate the patient’s statement back to clarify the patient message. Using all these therapeutic conversations allowed the patient to verbalize her feelings. She was able to tell me how she was a sexual victim and