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TREATMENT PLAN EXERCISE 2
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Ethnicity: ______Chinese______________
Reason for referral for counseling: Yang presented symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) following the death of her son, Daiyang in the earthquake, as well as, the subsequent
pregnancy, months after her sons death. Other reasons may include;
She reported frequent flashbacks and disturbing memories of the scene of her sons death
After getting pregnant again, Yang reported nausea and loss of appetite
She reported problems in interacting along with her husband and neighbors
Concern 1: Disturbing memories as shown by the frequent flashbacks and nightmares related to
significantly reduced and they will no longer interfere with Yangs functioning.
Objective 1: Yang will identify the issues that trigger the bad memories about her
sons death
Objective 3: Yang will learn coping skills necessary for emotional regulations,
for example, training herself not to think much about her sons death
Concern 2: Avoidance to think about the earthquake as shown by Yangs tendency to avoid
news related to the Chinese earthquake (Leahy, Holland & McGinn, 2012)
Goal for improvement: Increasing contact with people, places and things that bring
Objective 1: Yang will list down the places, people or things that remind her
Objective 2: She will avoid staying isolated in her house and try to maintain
Objective 3: Yang will be taught that turning to drugs or alcohol is a wrong way
Concern 3: Physical stress as indicated by difficulties in sleeping, anger, anxiety, and conflicts
Objective 2: Yang and her husband will establish a timetable of family activities
Objective 3: She will start gaining mental strength by not dwelling much on the
Primary Diagnosis: Stressor: The person was exposed to a death scene (APA, 2013).
Secondary Diagnosis: Intrusion symptoms were evident as the client persistently re-
Additional Diagnosis: Avoidance: The patient showed persistent effort to avoid thinking about
Concern 1
Goal: Yang needs to resolve the troublesome feelings that come with the memories of
Objectives: I chose the objectives because Yang needs thought stopping and
switching skills, as well as, progressive muscle relaxation to gradually stop the
disturbing memories
Concern 2
Goal: When Yang increases contact with the things that trigger the memories, she will
learn how to switch thoughts about the earthquake whenever they come.
bad memories, avoids lonely places and keeps drugs away from herself
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Concern 3
Goal: When Yang becomes happy, she will relieve the general anxiety that is caused by
frequent flashbacks. In this way, she can reduce the sleep disturbances at night.
of family activities will keep Yang always committed to actions that will
Primary Diagnosis: Yang saw the scene where her sons body was laid outside the building.
Secondary Diagnosis: Yang had nightmares, flashbacks and disturbing memories about the
earthquake
Additional Diagnosis: Yang avoided news related to the earthquake and refused to talk about it
entirely
TREATMENT PLAN EXERCISE 6
References
Leahy, R. L., Holland, S. J., & McGinn, L. K. (2012). Treatment plans and interventions for
depression and anxiety disorders. New York: Guilford Press. Obtained from:
American Psychiatric Association (APA). (2013) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental