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Group Therapy Sessions

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GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS 2

Group Therapy Sessions

Patient 2

Date of group therapy: Nov 2020

Group type: The subject of today's group therapy was distress tolerance. The group members

were encouraged to share their feelings and possible reactions when they were in distress. They

were also encouraged to share methods that they would use to regulate their emotions to tolerate

distress.

Patient Description

Patient’s Name: Jared

Age: 8 years’ old

After concerns by the parents on his severe temper outbursts, Jared came into the group

therapy that would go on for more than a year and a half. The parents had taken him to a hospital

when the outbursts turned into physical aggression on people and property. The therapist had put

Jared on Risperidone for controlling his irritability. Today, when Jared came into therapy, he was

in his usual angry mood. Most of the other group members, although young, seem to understand

this and therefore rarely disturb Jared. When one group member attempted to speak over Jared,

he became angrier and had a temper outburst. However, this time it only lasted for about three

minutes before Jared came down without much effort from the therapist. This indicates that the

therapy is doing him well in controlling emotions and tolerating distressing factors in his

environment.

Diagnosis: Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) DSM 5- 296.99 (F34.8)

DSM-5 criteria note that a DMDD diagnosis should not be made before an individual

clock the age of six. They also note that temper tantrums should not be consistent with the

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Running Head: GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS Group Therapy Sessions Name Institution Date 1 GROUP THERAPY SESSIONS 2 Group Therapy Sessions Patient 2 Date of group therapy: Nov 2020 Group type: The subject of today's group therapy was distress tolerance. The group members were encouraged to share their feelings and possible reactions when they were in distress. They were also encouraged to share methods that they would use to regulate their emotions to tolerate distress. Patient Description Patient’s Name: Jared Age: 8 years’ old After concerns by the parents on his severe temper outbursts, Jared came into the group therapy that would go on for more than a year and a half. The parents had taken him to a hospital when the outbursts turned into physical aggression on people and property. The therapist had put Jared on Risperidone for controlling his irritability. Today, when Jared came into therapy, he was in his usual angry mood. Most of the other group members, although young, seem to understand this and therefore rarely disturb Jared. When one group member attempted to speak over Jared, he became angrier and had a temper outburst. However, this time it only lasted for about thre ...
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