Nina Sayer Case

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The character selected is Nina Sayer from the movie Black Swan. The case study is written as if she is talking to a professional. General Information Demographic Information The client’s name is Nina Sayer; she is a white female in her 20s. Sayer is unmarried and has no children and lives with her mother. Religious background is unknown. Presenting Concern Nina has been under intense stress due to her determination to be the head ballerina for an upcoming show; she is a perfectionist and ballet is her muse. She has reported losing contact with reality and having out of body experiences. She still lives with her mother and recently reports feeling extremely repressed by her mother. Nina broke her mother hand at the height of one of her meltdowns and even stabbed herself thinking that it was someone else. Nina is rather shy and timid, but more recently she has been coming out of her shell and with that her erratic behavior has increased. She has reported feeling as if something is taking over her body and seeing her face on other people bodies and more recently hearing paintings scream at her. Nina’s mother has reported that Nina has been puking a lot lately along with more erratic …show more content…

There is not enough evidence to determine exactly when her symptoms of OCPD seems to be innate but her experience with derealization started and ended after a night out with Lily. Nina admitted to feeling threatened by the previous Queen Swan after meeting her and her overall uneasiness with the director’s sexually advances towards her, which aided in her overall stress and anxiety. Nina is under immense pressure and as result, she picks at her fingers and her shoulder blades. Her delusions have been getting worse, so much so that she stabbed herself thinking that it was another person. Overall her symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, derealization, perfectionism, are getting

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