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Assignment: 1. Based on what the clinician has learned during the intake, what are some of the symptoms a clinician should look for, or ask about when working with this client during the initial sessions? Explain each symptom.

2. What other historical information might a counselor want to ask about?

3. What might a clinician want to know about Meredith's alcohol use and why? Having this knowledge what might this tell the clinician about Meredith's motivation for treatment?

4. What might a clinician want to know about her eating, sleeping, and stress, and why?

5. What biomedical, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive conditions would the clinician want to explore when working with this client?Explain why.

6. If Meredith reported that her friends have said that she is "crazy, talking too fast, hyperactive, and unable to pay attention," what possible diagnoses would you relate to these symptoms? Could Meredith be suffering from a substance-induced disorder? Explain.

7. How would the clinician determine if Meredith was experiencing a co-occurring disorder or a single diagnosis?

8. Meredith explains in a future appointment that she is in love with Andy, but is scared that her parents will not like this person.She states that she feels stressed out about someone finding out how much she loves this person.It is noticeable that Meredith is not using pronouns.What other issues might a counselor want to explore?How does this interact with the diagnosis, or does it?

9. What are the treatment strategies that you might employ with Meredith? Why?

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