Case practice
Case-study practice
25 fictional cases for practising formulation: a 5Ps formulation, a differential diagnosis, a first-session plan or a team intervention. Write your answer, read it beside a model answer, then check it against the rubric.
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Practice only
Every case here is invented; any resemblance to a real person is coincidence. The model answers are one good answer,
not the only one, and they are not clinical guidance. Real cases need a qualified supervisor. Never type details of a
real client into these boxes.
Counselling
Priya: "I don't know if I want to stay married"
Plan the first session
Bilal: the first-year who games until four
Write a 5Ps formulation
Grace: two cups in the morning
Identify differential diagnoses and what you would assess next
The cases, model answers and rubrics were written for PsychologyOrbit and checked against the sources named on each case. Found a mistake? Tell us and give the case number.