Twelve -year old Joseph is not doing well in school. He constantly makes a funny croaking noise uncontrollably. The students in his class make fun of him. The teacher told him to be quiet and that he is disruptive. The more he is reprimanded the more he makes that noise. Whenever he is stressed the noise gets worse. He was sent to the principal’s office over and again but the noise continued. He started avoiding his fri ends and sat by himself most of the time. He complained of having constant abdominal pains and headaches. He was taken to the doctor but the doctor found nothing wrong with him physically. Sometimes he would sit and rock back and forth uncontroablly. He would lay in his bed for hours and complain of being lethargic. He does not have any desire to eat or to bathe. Question: Analyze this case study based on what you know of Abnormal Behaviours. Ensure you identify clearly the dominant disorders from any comorbid ones.
Twelve -year old Joseph is not doing well in school. He constantly makes a funny croaking noise uncontrollably. The students in his class make fun of him. The teacher told him to be quiet and that he is disruptive. The more he is reprimanded the more he makes that noise. Whenever he is stressed the noise gets worse. He was sent to the principal’s office over and again but the noise continued. He started avoiding his fri ends and sat by himself most of the time. He complained of having constant abdominal pains and headaches. He was taken to the doctor but the doctor found nothing wrong with him physically. Sometimes he would sit and rock back and forth uncontroablly. He would lay in his bed for hours and complain of being lethargic. He does not have any desire to eat or to bathe.
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Analyze this case study based on what you know of Abnormal Behaviours. Ensure you identify clearly the dominant disorders from any comorbid ones.
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