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In abnormal psychology, you are required to diagnose characters from popular movies. You have to determine their disorder in the DSM-IV and explain an explanation of the disorder. In Fatal Attraction, one of the main characters was a woman that had an affair with a married man. Once the man went to end the relationship, she began displaying behavior that was erratic and abnormal. The lady became obsessed and depressed with the situation that required her to lose the man that she had grown attracted to.

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The solution discusses what are some signs that you look for when diagnosing a patient with depression or borderline personality disorder. In Fatal Attraction, Glen suffered multiple disorders when she ended her relationship with a married man.

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Name of the Movie _Fatal Attraction

Name of Movie Character Being Diagnosed: Glenn Close portraying Alex Forest

MULTI-AXIAL DIAGNOSIS (25 points)

Axis I -- Clinical Syndromes/Disorders (Write the code and name of the diagnosis-See DSM-IV TR for guidance)

Mood Disorders- Major Depressive Episode 296.32
Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified-Intermittent Explosive Disorder 312.34

Axis II - Personality D/O & Developmental D/O (Write the code and name of the diagnosis -See DSM-IV TR for guidance)

301.83 Borderline Personality Disorder

Axis III - Medical Conditions (Note: only Physicians can make a diagnosis in this section)

Per_MD

Axis IV --
a. Primary Support Group: death of father due to heart attack
b. Social Environment: inadequate social support; living alone
c. Educational:
d. Occupational:
e. Housing:
f. Economic:
g. Access to Health Care Services:
h. Interaction with Legal System / Crime:
i. Other: ____________________________________________________________
j. None: ____________________________________________________________

Axis V -
Current GAF: 1-10 Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others OR persistent inability to maintain minimum personal hygiene OR serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death

Clinical justification (identify and write the signs and symptoms, DSM-IV TR diagnostic criteria, life stressors, events and other pertinent information that led you to the multiaxial diagnoses). Be comprehensive, clear, specific, and to the point in your clinical justification.

WRITE IN THIS SECTION THE CHARACTER'S SIGNS & SYMPTOMS AS SEEN IN THE MOVIE (be clear & specific... Signs & symptoms must correlate with the diagnostic criteria mentioned below). (20 points)

Alex Forest experienced major depressive episodes. The first time her lover had to depart from her, she went ballistic and began screaming. She even destroyed ...

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