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Patient: A 35-year-old male who is married and has twoschool-aged children (8 and 10 years old). Job History: Patientjoined the military upon graduating from high school. He was unsureof a profession/career to pursue. Patient was in the United StatesMarines for 8 years. He reports two tours of duty overseas; one ofthose tours being spent in Iraq. While in the military, patientearned his bachelor’s degree in business. Patient currently worksas a manager in a bank. He reports moderate levels of stress in hisjob, which sometimes results in him staying home from work to avoidthe stress. The patient reports that while he does not dislike hisjob, it is not a career he can see remaining in until retirement.Medical Background: Patient reports that he was healthy for themajority of his life. He is active and physically fit. He eats welland does not abuse drugs or alcohol. In his early 20s, he smokedbut he “cleaned up his act” when he learned he and his wife wereexpecting their first child. Recently, he has been experiencing avariety of unexplained physical symptoms including back pain,headaches, and chest pain. He has sought medical help for theseproblems several times. He reports that he often goes to the ER dueto experiencing chest pain, but after numerous tests are run, he isdischarged upon finding nothing wrong. Complaint: In addition tothe physical symptoms listed above, the patient also states hefeels scared and anxious. He has difficulty sleeping. He reportsdifficulty in controlling his anger and that outbursts are oftendirected at loved ones (wife and children). Based on the aboveinformation, complete the following: (Make sure to use scholarlysources to back up your responses) 1. Record important factors toconsider in making a diagnosis from the case study. 2. Whatadditional information is needed? 3. Based upon the factors listed,what is your diagnosis? 4. What would you recommend to this patientbased upon the factors you have to consider? 5. Ensure you havecited tools that you used in your assessment and diagnosis,including the current version of the DSM.