Henry, a 19-year-old college sophomore, wasreferred to the student…

Question Answered step-by-step Henry, a 19-year-old college sophomore, wasreferred to the student… Henry, a 19-year-old college sophomore, wasreferred to the student health center by a teachingassistant who noticed that he appeared odd,worried, and preoccupied and that his lab notebookwas filled with bizarrely threatening drawings.Henry had been suspicious of some of hisclassmates, believing that they were undermininghis abilities. He said they were telling hisinstructors that he was a “weird guy” and that theydid not want him as a lab partner. The fact that theschool sent him to the psychiatrist, he said, wasconfirmation of his perception. Henry believed histhoughts often came true.Henry had transferred to this out-of-townuniversity after an initial year at his localcommunity college. He blamed the transfer on hisparents saying they had an agenda to get him to belike everyone else and go to parties and hang outwith girls. He said all such behavior was a waste oftime.With Henry’s permission, his mother was called forcollateral information. He had never had closefriends, had never dated, and had denied wantingto have friends. His mother cried while explainingthat she always felt bad for him because he neverreally “fit in,” and that she and her husband tried tocoach him for years without success.She added that ghosts, telepathy, and witchcrafthad fascinated Henry since junior high school. Hehad long thought that he could chance the outcomeof events like earthquakes and hurricanes bythinking about them. Symptoms and Diagnosis                               Social Science Psychology PHIL 2306 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)