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Ms. Smith reported severe sexual abuse by her biological father, between the ages 6-12. She attempted to advise her

S: YMR stated that she had been living with her mother about one year, has is a newcomer. YMR lived with her maternal grandmother for many years back in her country. YMR stated that when she arrived to the U.S., she found out that her mother was pregnant, She shared that her mother did not want to tell her because she did not know how the client was going to react. YMR stated that she was happy because her mother had had four miscarries before. YMR explained that almost at the same time that she started living with her mother, the mother's partner and father of the child that her mother was going to have moved into her home. YMR stated that her mom used to work from 6am-12pm and the YMR spent a lot of time with her mother's partner. YMR stated that this man has

Client has a lack of social support network. No information regarding Alex's childhood, adolescence has been provided. Client mentioned that her father died of a heart attack to Dan but indicated that he was alive but later on we find out that he actually did die of a heart attack. She never discusses her family she was more into her lover’s family. There is no information regarding family history of mental illness, or substance abuse disorder.

Penny Ann Beernsten, a thirty-six year old small business co-owner and physical fitness instructor, went through a traumatic experience on the afternoon of July 29, 1985. She jogged at a stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin. She was planning on meeting with her father at the beach at 4:00 PM and she started the jog at 3:50 PM, but was grabbed and taken to the woods where she was raped and deprived her of oxygen by suffocation until she passed out. When she woke up, she walked out of the woods, where couples comforted her until she found her husband and finally the police. (Possley).

After several occurrences, the client was able to verbalize her fear of being alone due to previous rape incidences involving a family member.

There are many people who believe pregnancies are a miracle and a blessing, but too often women become victims of sexual assault, which at times result in unwanted pregnancies (Stewart 1). Despite the fact many women choose to go through with their pregnancies, other women turn to abortions as a solution to leave the traumatic experience in the past. However, not all women who choose to terminate their pregnancies are victims of sexual assault, as many young couples become pregnant and choose this path because they feel they are too young

The victim speaks about how much her life has changed since the incident. She speaks about "sleeping with the lights on", showing the fact that she is still scared a year and a half later. The "long and invasive" rape exams effected the victim not only mentally but also physically. The psychological damage inflicted on rape victims is long lasting. The victim uses words like

The bizarre fact regarding people, is they can be given everything necessary to live: food, water, shelter yet the way a person interacts with the world is majorly influenced by numerous other factors. Intimate relationships, such as the consistent involvement of family, is one factor that has an immense impact on how humans respond to different situations in life. Melinda Sordino, a high school student at Merryweather high, had been raped, at a party a couple weeks before freshman year. She deeply felt that nobody cared leading her to have socially distant herself from everyone and no longer putting any mindfulness into her outward appearance. Just in the matter of a few weeks, an entirely new Melinda had been fashioned without even the slightest acknowledgment or concern from her parents causing a chain of followed reactions.

Client appears to be very sad in regards of the gunshot incident, and the fact that her friends were involved in the incident. It appears to be that although this incident did not happen to the client directly, she is very distressed by it, and she feels a lot of pain and sadness to accept this event. Client appears to be hesitated to share her emotions with her best friends in regards of the incident. It seems like client has difficulties to accept that her friends use humor to cope with the gunshot incident. It appears that client is angry at her friends' parents based on her description although client further denied it. Client seems to want to control over things that she does not have control of such as when client mentioned that she does not want her friends to go back to work yet. Although client is feeling a lot of distress from the incident, it appears that client is aware of the importance of self-care. Client would likely benefit from increase social support, and self-care

The patient is visibly distressed and reports significant anxiety over the implications of being pregnant on her relationship with her parents and religious beliefs because the child was conceived outside of wedlock. The patient acknowledged that she was likely raped, however, she is hesitant to formally accuse the perpetrator since her friends in the church group “acted as though everything was great” following the attack. Further information about the perpetrator, as well as information about her existing support system was not obtained.

“Shackled and abandoned”, reported by Anne Kingston, recorded the trail treatments to a series of sexual assault victims, and analyzed the essential reasons. In Edmonton, as a victim of a sexual assault, 16 years old “Angela Cardinal”, a dubbed name under the name of protecting the victim, was shacked and jailed in the same cellblock as the man raping her. Although her prosecutor Patricia Innes concerned about her physical and mental state, she didn’t suggest hospitalization but leaving her stay in the cell with a desperate emotion of “embarrassed, vulnerable, violated and alone”. In another example of comparing the two trials in Duing Ghomeshi and Cosby, it clear showed that a part-time job and cater-waiter identity could be the reason

The major obstacles when dealing with the client—Joseph, is that he may be experiencing financial difficulties whereas he has considered discussing about low-income housing options for his partner and him. It is also concluded that he is experiencing domestic violence with his partner, considered the fact that he has bruises on his arms. He also demonstrates dealing with stress, whereas he is very thin due to the issues he is dealing with. When asked about Josephs relationship with his partner, Marcus, he avoids eye contact and does not state much about how their relationship really is. He states things are “okay” and will rather obtain more information on low-income housing options for Marcus and him. As a therapist, it is concerning that the client is illustrating different emotions when asked about his relationship with his partner and the reasons why he has bruises on his arms. He avoids the question about whether or not he is experiencing any form of Intimate Partner Violence, which leads to me thinking he is by not answering yes or no to the question. Some obstacles the therapist may encounter will be building rapport with Joseph in order for him to feel comfortable discussing his issues he may be facing. This maybe an obstacle whereas Joseph may find it difficult to trust the therapist the first time they ever meet.

The Case of Sarah- Practice Theory Paper My 18-year old-client, Sarah, experienced sexual abuse by her uncle at a young age for three continuous years but kept this a secret from her family until recently. Her father past away two years ago and she is still trying to cope with the loss. Sarah and her mother live alone in an apartment in the suburbs. Her mother has referred Sarah to us because she fears her mental health is getting increasingly worse.

A seventeen-year-old girl named “Jennylin” was not given the time to mourn for her mother’s death because on the exact night of her mother’s funeral, Jennylin was repeatedly raped by her own uncle in different places, for a long amount of time. It was the start of the continuous sexual abuses the she had encountered in four long years. Jennylin endured the repetitive abuses of her uncle because of the threats her uncle was placing upon her siblings. It was not known to her that her siblings and cousins were also maltreated like she was. She regretted waiting for many years before seeking for help from the authorities. (Zambrano, 2010)

Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry). Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic experience affecting the lives of not only the victim, but those close to the victim as well. Many think there is only one person truly traumatized, but in fact, everyone involved is affected. The victim has to deal with their experience the rest of their lives. They may be more at risk for other mental issues as well, including depression. The family involved has to deal with its pain, often causing hardship and discord within the family. This is especially true