Biopsychosocial Interview

Amazing how a little girl can make history and contribute so much to society. Despite the things she went through she stayed strong. She is great influence to all of us. Like Bridges says,“Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction the only thing that can stop you is

My sixty-year old grandmother, Helaine Bondar, conveniently lives in Baltimore, MD. This made the interview quite convenient, and we were able to sit down face-to-face on her dining room table chairs with a plate of cookies for the interview. "Bubby" as I call her, was born in New York City and lived there her entire youth. She only had one sister, Suzette, who still lives in New York City (my grandmother recalls at this time that my great-grandmother was very fond of French names.) When asked about her grandparents she reminisced on her days with "nanny" and "poppy," her maternal grandparents who practically raised her. She spoke about their personalities. Nanny was the bulldozer go-getter of the family, my grandmother said her favorite phrase was "my way or the highway." Poppy was more calm, and they balanced each other out perfectly. Bubby 's paternal grandparents were Anna and Sol Gross, and despite their close proximity-- they also lived in the Bronx -- Bubby just wasn’t as close with them.

The couple that I interviewed for this assignment was my mother, Lisa, and stepfather, George. Lisa is 49 years old and originally from West Orange NJ. George is 54 years old and is originally from Wayne NJ. They both live together with their seven year old, special needs son, Colin, in Little Falls NJ. Lisa has a daughter, Alicia, 26 from a previous relationship. George does not have any children from previous relationships. For both, this is their first and only time being married. Currently they are both unemployed and Lisa is on permanent disability due to a knee replacement that became infected and stayed infected for the past two years. They receive government assistance for housing, food, and cash assistance.

To begin with, I will be conducting an interview on a caregiver that is currently providing services to a close family member. Through the duration of this assignment, the participating caregiver will be identified as Bridget for confidentiality purposes. The location of the interview will be a home-based visit in Fort Worth, Texas. Parallel to this, I will be asking a sequence of questions – a methodical biopsychosocial assessment – to the caregiver participant to acquire knowledge/understanding of what it means to be a caregiver. On the same note, after reviewing the standardized measurements from the Gaugler article, I subjectively selected the Caregiver Hassle Scale (CHS), which will be implemented during the interview. Moreover, in regards

The assessment was conducted on a patient who was forty nine (49) years old bisexual, a white female and single, a Roman Catholic and who didn't have any child. Most importantly, this patient has worked with me for a period of one year from January 2010; therefore I have been seeing her every week for about fifteen minutes. The patient was given to me by one psychiatrist who came across her at event where the housing project was being commissioned to support Veterans. By that time ,the patient was suffering from Anxiety Disorder NOS and Depression NOS.

She began to see that her children ended up as amazing people, and her grandchildren were definitely proof of that! She continues to be proud of them even today! Her family is continuing to make accomplishments and make her proud in many aspects.

Her strength and grit has always inspired me. This becomes especially true when I ask if there is anything that she especially wants me to mention; she says two particularly insightful things that touch on her experiences in life: “Being an immigrant and never living in my home country, I always thought I didn't have a place, really not from here or there. I have come to realize that your home is where you feel you belong” and “No matter where you've come from or what you've experienced, life gets better and you must hope and work for something better”. Through this interview, I have learned exactly what it has been like in my mother’s life and how she has used her strength to get through incredible

She Inspired me because her entire life she worked on improving other people's lives and other people's opportunities. She was not greedy, but caring and devoted. She was not

The interview served as a fundamental example which enabled me to further my role as a student nurse for future experiences. Nurses have a role in promoting health and preventing illness among the elderly through teaching and encouraging self-care (Taylor, 2015). The interview showed me that each patient is unique. Nursing diagnoses and interventions must be individualized since there is no standardized plan of care. Each patient’s medical history and degree of the health problem differs. I must take into consideration all the factors that may play a role in a patient’s life. Health is much more than the physical aspect because emotional and mental health are equally as important. I also learned to stray away from

Over the past few months at my placement of the Children’s Aid Society (CAS), my knowledge of community nursing expanded far beyond what I had expected. This expansion came about from the many situations I encountered and the reflection process that has followed. One particular situation that I believe largely expanded my knowledge involved a patient named Julia. For confidentiality purposes, a pseudonym was used for the patient who is referred to in this reflection.

I grew up listening to her wonderful stories about her rewarding lifestyles. I knew at that moment that teaching was a special career. My mother was also my teacher. After having her in fourth grade, I knew that she really did change lives, including my own. She taught me many concepts that I still remember to this day. My sister also went to college to be a teacher, and she has taught for two years now. She has made and continues to make differences in students’ lives. Those two are such great role models in my life and that is something that is very special to me. Most students do not have someone to look up to on a daily basis like I have. Showing me the importance of what it takes to be a teacher is something they have also taught me along the way. They are both part of the reason I have chosen to follow in their footsteps. As a future teacher, I know that there will be stressful days and spectacular days. I am ready to face those battles though, because my heart is set on making a difference. I want to fulfill my dreams to the fullest, and teaching is my starting

She managed to graduate with a BBA in accounting from Texas State. Growing up she had to take on the role of eldest in the absence of my oldest brother. She became a role model for my other brother and I. She has always been there to help with schoolwork, to giving advice about life, and opening my mind to new things. She has inspired me to continue forward in education and for a better future.

I admire her persistence to always try to do better. She was born into poverty and her mother was a teenage single mom. Although she moved around a lot as a little girl, after she went to live with her father, she became an honors student in high school. She was voted most popular girl, won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant at age 17, won an oratory

The main aim of the research has been to study the variations in emotional socialization of parents and its link with the social competence and behavioral problems of children. It supports the old theory that parental influences do not act independently of the children’s characteristics. The main methodology of this research has been an in depth study of the biopsychosocial model. This model was tested, under which the parasympathetic regulation of the cardiac function of the children and the socialization of negative emotions, both paternal and maternal were examined as joint predictors of a young child’s social competence (SC) and his behavioral problems at preschools or daycare. For the said test, recruitment strategy and sampling were adopted.

When people think about great women many think of Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, and Susan B. Anthony these women overcame struggles in their life that would change history. While my grandmother didn’t change history she also overcame many struggles in life that would change her. Marsha Lynn Farrell born January 31, 1948, grew up in a very different America than today. She would deal with struggles that most girls her age didn’t deal with. From her mother and father getting a divorce, her mother having a kid out of wedlock and dealing with family tragedies. These struggles in life made her a strong woman and able to adapt to any situation. She grew up fast and no matter what life threw at her she was able to overcome the problem and put her family first which has inspired me to do the same.