Dr. Dahlin has been working with his client Itamar for three weeks as the result
when he
thinks he is alone
in his house. He also believes that the government
of a court order. Itamar has complained that he hears
voices talking to him
has been spying on him and listening in on his phone
conversations. As Dr.
Dahlin
meets with Itamar
, sometimes Itamar will
have laughing fits and other
times he will lack any kind of emotional response at all
. Occasionally, Itamar
will speak
in
phrases such as "wood is hard
, problems large, my mother's
Marge." Based on this information, complete the
tasks below.
A) Identify the type of mental illness affecting Itamar.
B) Describe at least two symptoms that led you to this conclusion. Be
sure to connect these directly with
the diagnosis.
C) Explain how psychologists from the following perspectives would
treat Itamar.
.
Biological
•
Behavioral
•
Cognitive
D) Explain why the type of court order in Itamar's case became neces-
sary in the 1980s and after.