Karen is in her first year of seminary. Prior to joining theseminary, she was a teacher in a small catholic high school. Sheloves to work with the groups of people she knows in class; but sheis always concerned about whether she is doing a good job andwhether her peers see her as doing a good job. When she isstudying, she gets up and rings her hands, her palms sweat, and shefinds that her heart is racing. She spends endless hours studyingto make sure she gets things right. With class projects, she beginsto feel overwhelmed and sick to her stomach when she has to standup in front of other people. As she prepares herself to do herpresentation the day before, she is either awake till late in nightor if she goes to bed, she has problem in sleeping. Joann is a73-year-old, retired architect who recently went to Japan. While inJapan she fell and broke her femur bone and knee cap. She spenteight weeks in the hospital recovering. She traveled back to theUnited States and the pins came out of her knee, which meant shehad to have more surgery when she returned. She spent six months inphysical therapy and seemed to recover nicely. However, in the pastfew months she has stopped sleeping well, experiences ruminatingthoughts about the accident and repeatedly checks to see if her legworks. She also refuses to leave home because she is afraid offalling. On the basis of your understanding of the above scenarios,answer the following: Name and describe the symptoms of thedifficulties experienced by each of these women.
