Elsa's Psychological Diagnosis

ELSA

VIDEO EVIDENCE

DIAGNOSIS

• Agoraphobia--anxiety disorder in which you fear and often avoid places or situations that might cause you to panic and make you feel trapped, helpless or embarrassed.
• Borderline Personality Disorder--inability to regulate emotions
• Depression--interferes with concentration, motivation and many other aspects of everyday functioning; complex disorder, involving many systems of the body, including the immune system, either as cause or effect; disrupts sleep, and it interferes with appetite, in some cases causing weight loss, in others weight gain

PATIENT'S HISTORY

BY ASHLEY GETZ AND SHERIDAN CARTER

21-year-old Female

Beyond ideal childhood

• Adoring little sister--Anna
• Two loving parents--emphasized creating a strong family bond while also ruling the kingdom of Arendelle

Control of ice and snow

• Occassionally causes problems

Became Queen of Arendelle following the death of her parents

• Ran away--went somewhere in the mountains

**MOST DISNEY CHARACTERS ARE NUTS...JUST FYI**

EXHIBITED SYMPTOMS

DISCHARGE

• Unstable Mood
• Mood Swings
• Impulsive Behaviors
• Difficulty establishing and maintaining relationships

• Not yet cleared for discharge
• Continues to exhibit symptoms of depression, agoraphobia, and borderline personality disorder--slowly decreasing in severity
• Will continue treatment until symptoms cease, or are minimized enough to exhibit normal functions and relations within society

COURSE OF TREATMENT

• Meet with multiple psychiatrists to develop a long term plan
• Meet with a therapist multiple times a week--as long as needed
• May need psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy--identify and adjust beliefs and behaviors--examine and adjust issues with interactions
• Possible medications--anti-depressants and anti-anxiety--to alleviate symptoms

BARRIERS TO TREATMENT

• Loss of main support system
• Continued seclusion
• Often experiences fits of rage and inappropriate outbursts
• Problems within all relationships