Behavior Scenarios

Consider the below scenarios. Are these causes for concern? Is a clinical disorder present? How do you know? What paradigm might you use to explain them (biological, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, humanistic)?

• A college student has trouble paying attention in class.

• A teenager is devastated for a month when she and her boyfriend break up.

A man is scared to death of flying

• A clerk steals money from his/her cash register on a regular basis.

• Someone feels sad “for no reason.”