Beth is a 23-year-old Asian American graduate student. She is currently in treat

Beth is a 23-year-old Asian American graduate student. She is currently
in treatment with a psychologist for anxiety. She claims that her cognitive
therapy has helped her control her worry and anxiety, but she has noticed that
her symptoms have worsened this year with all of the pressures of school. In
addition to worry, her mind races at night when she tries to sleep, and she
claims it may often take her two to three hours to finally fall asleep. She
describes herself as a “type A” person who is rather “anal” about doing well.
She worries nonstop about grades but also worries nonstop about her health,
money, her parents’ health, and world affairs. She is very insightful about her
condition and agrees the worry is excessive and unwanted. She admits that there
is really no basis for the worry, as she has a full scholarship, she and her
parents are in good health, and she currently has a 3.9 GPA. She claims that
she has always been rather tense, but it didn’t get to the point that she
sought treatment until her senior year in college. She was worried about
getting accepted to grad school and “obsessed” over getting straight A’s. She
sought the help of a psychologist at the university counseling service, was
placed on Paxil, and began therapy. For the most part, her symptoms
disappeared, but she remembers feeling tired during the day.
Remember to answer these
questions from your textbooks and clinical guidelines to create your evidence-based
treatment plan. At all times, explain your answers.
1. Summarize the clinical case.
2. Create a list of the patient’s problems and prioritize
them.
3. Which pharmacological treatment would you
prescribe? Include the rationale for this treatment.
4. Which non-pharmacological treatment would you
prescribe? Include the rationale for this treatment.
5. Include an assessment of treatment’s appropriateness,
cost, effectiveness, safety, and potential for patient adherence.
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and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources