Reference no: EM133305278

Question: GIVE THE DIAGNOSIS FOLLOWING THE DSM5 , DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS , CRITERIA AND TREATMENT FOR THE CASE BELOW.

A 30-year old cocktail waitress sought treatment after breaking up her relationship with her 50-year old boyfriend. Although initially she was tearful and suicidal, she brightened up within the first session and became animated and flirtatious with the male clinician. During the intake evaluation interviews she was always attractively and seductively dressed, wore carefully applied facial makeup, and crossed her legs in a revealing fashion. She related her story with dramatic inflections and seemed very concerned with the impression she was making on the
clinician. Although she often cried during sessions, her grief appeared to be without depth and mainly for effect. The patient's history reveals that she is frequently the "life of the party" and has no problem making friends, although she seems to lose them just as easily and feels lonely most of the time. People apparently accuse her of being selfish, immature, and unreliable. She is competitive with and jealous of other women and believes that they are untrustworthy. She is known for being particularly seductive with her friends' boyfriends. She has had no difficulty forming relationships, but they end even though she doesn't want them to. She has never been married though she feels she would be happier if she "could just find the right man".