Jeffrey is a 31-year-old male who is currently working as a data analyst and res

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Jeffrey is a 31-year-old male who is currently working as a data analyst and research assistant in a successful medical research lab. He has held this job for almost seven years and has been promoted twice, but over the past year, his productivity has declined. Jeffrey has always been somewhat anxious about his performance at work, but these worries about not doing well at work have grown worse, and now, he can’t get them out of his mind. Jeffrey has noticed that he spends more and more time reviewing his work to make sure there are no errors. He now feels that he must check everything at least three times before he is assured it’s correct. He has also developed a worry that his computer could crash at any minute, and his work will be lost. He therefore saves all of his work every 2 minutes even though he knows this is excessive. Because of this need to review and save everything, his productivity has declined, and he has had two meetings with his boss about how things need to change. In addition, approximately one month ago, Jeffrey’s girlfriend of 2 years broke up with him. Since this time, he has felt very down and has been unable to concentrate. His co-workers have also commented that he looks like he has lost weight, and he’s been late to work several times due to oversleeping and fatigue. Jeffrey remembers feeling like this once before, when he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but he states that he felt significantly better within six months.

1. Using the DSM-5 system, give Jeffrey a diagnosis.

2. In no more than 5 sentences, describe how a cognitive behavioral therapist would treat Jeffrey.

Explanation / Answer

1. The diagnosis of Jeffrey using the DSM -5 system is as following:

2. Cognitive behavioral therapist would treat Jeffrey in the following way:

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