A patient presents with complaints of anxiety and depression. They are stuck in their career in product management that, although earns good money, does not bring much life satisfaction. They are nevertheless left with an ongoing financial insecurity due to the economic recession. Their coworker was recently fired. For the patient, this came out of the blue; they really liked this coworker and immediately had a distrustful sense of the company bosses and higher-up management. Now they were concerned that they would be fired, just like their coworker. They also spoke about frustrations with working under capitalism. After speaking with an analyst and thinking through the situation, the patient reflected that their coworker-friend had received a few warnings regarding their performance. The patient resolved to hold a “healthy skepticism” with their higher-up bosses, to try to not be overwhelmed by anxiety over losing their job, and to put in a little more effort into seeking out promotions to better their career. What identifications are indicated?
A patient presents with complaints of anxiety and depression. They are stuck in their career in product management that, although earns good money, does not bring much life satisfaction. They are nevertheless left with an ongoing financial insecurity due to the economic recession.
Their coworker was recently fired. For the patient, this came out of the blue; they really liked this coworker and immediately had a distrustful sense of the company bosses and higher-up management. Now they were concerned that they would be fired, just like their coworker. They also spoke about frustrations with working under capitalism.
After speaking with an analyst and thinking through the situation, the patient reflected that their coworker-friend had received a few warnings regarding their performance. The patient resolved to hold a “healthy skepticism” with their higher-up bosses, to try to not be overwhelmed by anxiety over losing their job, and to put in a little more effort into seeking out promotions to better their career.
- What identifications are indicated?
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