Caso clínico: Intervención psicológica en adolescente con problemática relacionada a circunstancias psicosociales

Abstract

Abstract: The following work addresses the psychological intervention applied to a 15-year-old adolescent, who comes to the consultation referring feelings of anger, sadness and frustration, present in the last two months. Through the clinical evaluation carried out, in which the observation, semi-structured interviews and five psychological instruments focused on the assessment of perception of adaptation to the environment, personality traits, self-esteem and impulsiveness. Based on the DSM-V manual, a coding diagnosis is established V62.9 (Z65.8) Another problem related to psychosocial circumstances. For your treatment, three main problems were worked on: low self-esteem, impulsivity and parental conflicts. Consequently, it was determined necessary to use therapy cognitive-behavioral in 9 intervention sessions, where techniques were applied focused on relaxation, emotional release, development of social skills and planning. As a result, a decrease in symptoms and behaviors was obtained. described, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the process carried out.