Maija's Case Summary

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Summary of Maija Experiences
Maija is a school teacher who decided to seek therapy after experiencing a traumatic event in her life. Ten years ago, Maija was raped, beaten, and tortured by a social worker. The social worker threatened Maija by saying he would take her children away if Maija told anyone about her traumatic experience with him.
In the beginning, when the social worker forced Maija to participate in sexual acts, she would cry. Unfortunately, the social worker told her crying would not save her, and it turned him on, more. As a result, Maija learned to disassociate her feeling and emotions from the physical and sexual assaults by the social worker. By detaching her feelings and emotions, she learned how to survive. The …show more content…

Emotions such as fear, anger, guilt, and shame may develop (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). As a result, the person may have a difficult time being happy. Individuals who are diagnosed with PTSD have two or more of the following: irritable behavior, reckless or self-destructive behavior, hypervigilance, exaggerated response, difficulty concentrating (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). However, the counselor must rule out that the individual is not experiencing a change in behaviors that may be influenced by drugs, alcohol, or medication (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). In the case of Maija, ruling out Dissociative Amnesia (F44.0) in the DSM (2013) is …show more content…

While the counselor is counting, the client is encouraged to visualize and revisit the tragic experience that is affecting their life (The Counting Method, 2011). In the Counting Method video (2011), Maija been to sob and place her face in her hands as the counselor continued to count. Near the ending of the counselor’s counting, Maija explained how she did not mind revisiting her traumatic experience because she knew the counselor was present with her. The counselor method allows the client to know they have a beginning, middle, and end (The Counting Method, 2011). Also, the Counting Method to relive their tragic experience in a safe environment.
The Counting Method is like Eye Movement Desensitizing Reprocessing (EMDR). EMDR involves the clinician moving their figure in front of the client and asking the client to describe the traumatic event (Day, 2015). As a result, the pathways start connecting between the emotional part and the brain and other parts that are useful (Day, 2015). Therefore, causing the memories to distant themselves.
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