Case study 1: Mr Ahmed has obsessive compulsive disorder. Mr Ahmed…. Question
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Case study 1:
Mr Ahmed has obsessive compulsive disorder. Mr Ahmed stays with his younger brother. He is a perfectionist
and wants his house to be organised, neat and tidy. Both of them do not make any unplanned changes in the
arrangement of their house.
During a scheduled home visit, the social welfare worker moved a chair in the living area to be close to a
window. Mr Ahmed didn’t say anything, but his face was flushed and he started grinding his teeth. He didn’t
maintain eye contact with her and did not respond appropriately to most of her questions. During the interview,
the social welfare worker took a piece of paper from the nearby printer rack and a pen from his computer table
without asking him.
Mr Ahmed stood up and asked her not to touch any of his items without permission. The social welfare worker
commented ‘You are so arrogant. You must behave and respect people who come in to support you’. He was
angry at this response and asked the social welfare worker to leave immediately. The social welfare worker
continued talking while leaving in anger. Mr Ahmed was furious and started mumbling and throwing papers
and books from his shelf onto the floor
1. How could the social welfare worker have applied observation skills in this situation to avoid the challenging
behaviour?
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Case study 1: Mr Ahmed has obsessive compulsive disorder. Mr Ahmed…
