Nursing Assignment: Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
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Client background information
Jane Doe is a teenage girl who takes care of her younger brother. He is highly depressed
and tensed about the activities happening around her and does not have her father or mother to
support her in such situation. Her mother lives with her boyfriend whereas after taking her
custody, her father died when she was 15 year old and since then her brother and she have to
fend for themselves. Jane’s father took care of her by comforting her with food, and now she
does the same, due to which she is struggling with her weight.
Diagnosis
DSM-5 300.02 F41.1: generalized anxiety disorder.
V 62.89 Phase of Life Problem
296.21 (F32.0) Major Depressive Disorder, mild, single episode
List of problems faced by Jane are:
1. anxiety related frustration, worry and depression
2. Binge eating and comforting herself with food.
Case Conceptualization Summary Statement
Case Conceptualization Summary Statement is the discussion of the clinical
understanding collected by the clinician about the patient and his/her biological, psychological
and social aspects. In nursing process it is determined by presentation, precipitation, and
predisposition, perpetuate, and pattern (Berman, 2018). In this case of Jane, her symptoms were
primarily associated to depression and anxiety, lowered self-esteemed and ineffective confidence
which acted as presentation of her condition. Further, these symptoms were observed due to her
equations with her mother, father and brother as both of her parents separated and did not cared

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for her and her brother, determining the parents as the precipitant (Ehde, Dillworth& Turner,
2014). Her connection to her father and brother acted as predisposition and her current
developmental stage as a teenager determined her perpetuate stage. Finally, the combination of
all of these leads the onset of anxiety and she started comforting herself with food indicating the
pattern of her concern.
Theoretical Orientation and Research/Evidence-based treatment
As per my suggestion, Jane and I should implement the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or
CBT for the achievement of her counseling and associated goals (Ehde, Dillworth& Turner,
2014). This is a therapy which helps the patient to understand their concerns and issues and then
moulds their thoughts and ideations in a positive way to support their growth and development
(Trauer et al., 2015). This therapy focuses on their present concerns and tries to solve them by
breaking the concerns in smaller parts. In keeping with the CBT related approach, Jane and I will
completely focus on creating achievable and observable goals so that her thought process could
be assessed and her progress will be tracked (Ehde, Dillworth& Turner, 2014). Further to
achieve this, the strengths and abilities of the patient will be utilized so that successful
counseling could be achieved.
Ethical Issues
The issue that will be primarily considered the privacy or confidentiality of the patient. I
will try to protect her past details and will talk to her if she wants to communicate so that her
privacy could be maintained. Further, her documents and statements will also be kept securely.