Purpose: Analyze and apply critical thinking skills in the psychopathol

Purpose: Analyze and apply critical thinking skills in the psychopathology of mental
health patients and provide treatment and health promotion while applying
evidence-based research.
Scenario: Jax is a 66-year-old Caucasian female whose wife has encouraged her to seek
treatment. She has never been in therapy before, and has no history of
depression or anxiety. However, her alcohol use has recently been getting in
the way of her marriage, and interfering with her newly-retired life. She
describes drinking increasing amounts over the last year, currently consuming
approximately a six-pack of beer per day. She notes that this amount “doesn’t
give me the same buzz as it used to.” She denies ever experiencing “the shakes”
or any other withdrawal symptoms if she skips a day of drinking.
Jax comments that her wife is her biggest motivation to decrease her alcohol
use. She tells Jax that she gets argumentative and irritable when she drinks,
though she does not always remember these incidents. She has also fallen while
intoxicated twice, causing bruises both times and hitting her head on one of
the occasions.
Questions: Remember to answer these questions from your textbooks and NP guidelines. At
all times, explain your answers. Describe the presenting problems/issues. Is there any information that was
not provided that you would need to formulate a diagnosis?
Generate a primary and differential diagnosis using the DSM5 and ICD 10
codes.
What physiological and psychological processes lead to substance dependence?
Submission Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 500
words, formatted and cited in current APA 7 style with support from at
least 5 academic sources.
No
plagiarism. Plagiarism report required.
DSM5
book attached.
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