A. Mention the name of the psychological disorder Mr Hassan is suffering from. B. How does the above case study help us to distinguish normal from abnormal behavior?
1. Mr. hassan is a 60-year-old Panjabi widowed male with no psychiatric history. His medical history was significant for hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. One year ago, he was diagnosed with arthritis. He was taken to the emergency department (ED) with disorganized behavior for 4 weeks. During that time, Mr. Hassan reported increased distractibility, irritability, hyper-religiosity, racing thoughts, increased appetite, and inability to sleep for straight 24 hours. On mental status examination, Mr. Hassan was hostile and agitated, non-cooperative, and guarded. His speech was loud and pressured and was talking without a pause and appeared demanding and suspicious. Mr. Hassan was distractible, tangential, and goal-directed.
Read the case study and answer the questions given below:
A. Mention the name of the psychological disorder Mr Hassan is suffering from.
B. How does the above case study help us to distinguish normal from abnormal behavior?
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