Kristen is a 38 year-old divorced mother of two teenagers. Shehas had a successful, well-paying career for the past several yearsin upper-level management. Even though she has worked for the same,thriving company for over 6 years, she’s found herself worryingconstantly about losing her job and being unable to provide for herchildren. This worry has been troubling her for the past 8 months.Despite her best efforts, she hasn’t been able to shake thenegative thoughts. Ever since the worry started, Kristen has foundherself feeling restless, tired, and tense. She often paces in heroffice when she’s there alone. She’s had several embarrassingmoments in meetings where she has lost track of what she was tryingto say. When she goes to bed at night, it’s as if her brain won’tshut off. She finds herself mentally rehearsing all the worse-casescenarios regarding losing her job, including ending up homeless.What diagnosis would you give Kristen (list the symptoms you usedto make the diagnosis) and what treatment would you suggest?
