Some of the challenges presented in this case study are that David is not financially stable, he is having trouble with his family and he is having ongoing back pain as well. When it comes to finances he is often struggling to keep things afloat in the home. He is trying to pay for his three children tuition after a divorce from his first wife. This is unfortunate for him because he is unable to pay for all three of their tuitions. David is resorting to drinking his beers and being less active in the home. David is going through his midlife crisis and as well a few losses. David well-being in life is not the best. He seems to be somewhat depressed and unhappy.
Subjective well-being is what causes us to have a good life and how satisfied
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(Broderick, 2004). With David he does realize that everything is crumbling for him. He begins to drink beer to and take his medicine to calm him down after a long day. With David being a middle aged white male he is expected to have a better well-being. Income does have some correlation with happiness and a positive well-being. He was not making enough money to support his family like he would want so his income is affecting his well-being. Coping with his stress correctly will better impact David’s well-being. Midlife brings its own set of challenges, not the least of which is the recognition of “time left to live,” slowly accumulating losses related to getting older, and often great demands in the areas of the family and workplace (Broderick 538). He is experiencing great demands during this time in his life and becoming overwhelmed. It is important to have support from his family to help him cope effectively with the stress. Social support, as found in marriage or other close relationships, can be a potent protective factor in managing stress and promoting health (Broderick 539). His wife and children should continue to be there for David and understand that he is doing the best he can to support his
One connecting between Louie’s difficulties and my own stems from the fact that we both suffer from respiratory issues. For both of us, these issues have detrimental effects on our lives, especially in more physical aspects of our lives. Additionally, and on a more reflective approach, Louie and I have both had to complete, at first, extremely difficult tasks and overcome adversity, and we have both been better prepared for future life events because of it. While Louie overcomes running track, which prepares him for the war, I have overcame chronic headaches and other medical conditions in my own life. Currently, I manage life while experiencing daily continuous headaches, which can become very painful and aggravating at times. Overcoming and living with this condition has made me a stronger person mentally, physically, and emotionally and has effectively prepared me for future adversity I may face. Specifically, the headaches I experience prepare me for the job I wish to eventually pursue: pediatric neurosurgery. This career will require managing my job under an immense amount of stress. Moreover, it will require me to make important, potentially life-or-death decisions on the fly. By persevering through times of difficulty in my own life and by working through the stress of completing school work even when I may not feel the best, I have been better prepared for the career I wish to pursue.
PART III: Analyze the impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life events (800 words maximum)
One example, is when he took on the enabler role of a joiner when Nic asked if we wanted to smoke a joint with him. A part of David wanted to have that connection with his rebelling son again so they smoked together, but as soon as it was over the guilt started to set in. Having no other way to connect to his son leads David to break his values, because of his craving to understand him. Deterioration of personal value system is one of the major symptoms co-dependents experience. They start to lie for the addict and start comprising their beliefs. When a co-dependent starts covering for the addict, they really start to lose who they are and they start taking on the identity of the addict. When co-dependents start to lose themselves it is really hard for them to separate themselves from the addict. This leads to problems of control between the addict and the co-dependent. David obviously felt he knew what was best for his son. However, Nic was far gone and didn’t realize the pain he was putting his family through. For a co-dependent it is nearly impossible for them to think of their own health and emotions. This is a part of the book that made me feel sorry for David, because his life was revolving around Nic so much that he was tormented by the thought of letting his son
The area of greatest disagreement was the area of midlife crisis. “Levinson (1978) views midlife as a crisis, arguing that the middle-aged adult is suspended between the past and the future, trying to cope with this gap that threatens life’s continuity (Santrock, 2013 p. 512). This is particularly interesting because the female responded that she was experiencing a midlife crisis and the male did not. However, in this instance, the female is still in the workforce and the male is retired. The experiences that the female related closely resemble the conditions of the male during the time of Levinson’s study. In addition to still working, the female had recently changed her place of employment, and within the past five years lost both of her parents. While the male was retired and took care of the house and children, his stress level had been reduced as he became the primary care giver to this in-laws and their passing reduced his overall daily responsibilities. Both maintain close relationships with their siblings and frequently get together with them.
Waldinger has access to real evidence and data on happiness and satisfaction over adult development. Waldinger states that in 1938 they began to track the lives of the lives of two completely different group of men. The first group were sophomores at Harvard College, the second group consisted of boys from Bostonś poorest neighborhoods and those from troubled families. Throughout the seventy five years of conducting this study, the clear message that kept reappearing was that strong and comforting relationships allow us to remain happier and healthier. By being involved with the study firsthand, Robert Waldinger gives his audience a reason to continue
What are the short and long-term stressors impinging on this family? What strengths counterbalance these stressors? How is the family reacting to these stressors (identify functional and dysfunctional coping strategies)?
Fist coming into Human Development class my understanding of a mid-life crisis, was when a middle aged person splurges and buys a new sports car, or such like outrageous items. Or when a husband and wife split-up for a year and they do not even really know why. Maybe even when someone seems not quite themselves or just crazy, and in the back of your mind you’re saying they need to see a doctor or take their medicine as prescribed. In our text and from other sources it explains mid-life crisis in several theories but the one that I mostly agree with is Levinson’s.
On the other hand, she started to eat less, and used more medications that were out of date, as she needed to cope with emotional, and physical hurt from her husband. She lost interest in life, therefore became withdrawn. Provided that, she was also intimidated, and harassed. For example, her husband threatened to not let her see their child, therefore abusers threaten the victim, her husband would also prevent other individual’s from visiting the house.
However, the study showed that parental education had no effect on the student 's life satisfaction, but it did show that perceived family and personal social status did have a positive effect. Furthermore, individual subjective happiness is not affected by the parental education levels, but once again perceived family status did. "Previous research has consistently linked economic resources and human capital to positive and negative health outcomes across their life span" (Zorotovich 630). Dr. Zorotovich et al look at more factors than just that of income level, and how these factors could maximize well-being, and takes into account how social status of a person and their family members can also affect well-being. They found that people and their families perceived social status had a large impact on the individual 's life satisfaction and happiness, but people with a greater perceived social status of themselves and their families had reported greater levels of happiness and life satisfaction.
Issues in life involve having to watch your son being killed on stage. When Harrison thought he could be himself and take control by removing his weights. These issues involve my family when we were at the hospital and my grandpa passes away in our eyes. Then there is physical and mental issues. Hazel was a pain with her emotional issues. She had an average mind which made her cry then laugh. My family is similar because we have an grandmother who is an emotional wreck but loves us to death. Lastly, there is having to pay bills. My parents have a hard time when it come to paying bills during a certain time of months. This case is way different from my family because they have an average life, meaning their bills
Psychology is the study of human and animal behavior. This study includes abnormal human behavior. You can't get very much more abnormal than David’s situation. This book demonstrates severe mental problems and the effects it brought about.
Later adulthood is the time in life when changes in marriage, families, and peer relationships are affected the most by the loss of someone close to that person. “Most people 70 years of age or older are widowed, divorced, or single” (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2010, p.619). Losing a spouse or close friend can create a sense of loneliness, which causes depression, anxiety and the emptiness feeling can become overwhelming. Depression also leads to psychological effects that will deteriorate a person’s health causing the chance for a terminal disease to become much higher. The weaker appearance of older adults causes family and remaining peers to step up in the role of making sure the person’s wellbeing is being met. (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2010). Living accommodations and healthcare needs
Aging is described as a sequential, irreversible, progressive, and non-pathological process of maturation in an organism and that translates to a gradual decline in the ability to perform activities optimally. Aging is an individual process that can be a period of stress for individuals especially following their retirement (Hiller & Barrow, 2015). The current study sought to understand the process and experience of aging from the perspective of elderly individuals. In discussing matters of aging and retirement, many assume that women are always eager to retire, and adjust well, as compared to their male counterparts (Bauger & Bongaardt, 2016). Many people assume that since women are generally made as homemakers, they are willing and happy to retire while men, whose nature is to be the main source of family income, find it hard to be out of work (Moody & Sasser, 2014). Indeed, there exists very little literature that sheds some light on this area, particularly on the attitudes of each gender towards retirement and process of aging. Given the significance of retirement to this life stage, the study sought to understand the emotions and views of individuals regarding their retirement through the lenses of (1) Physical health and wellbeing, (2) Friends, Family, and Community, (3) Work and leisure, (4) Finances and lifestyles, and (5) Living
There are numerous ways to define successful aging. The word “aging” usually has a negative connotation. However, when putting the word success behind it introduces positive aspects that can essentially promote a long-term developmental outcome for an individual. Happening around midlife and late adulthood, successful aging is simply when an individual has complete development and maintenance of control throughout life, has achieved in the selection of goals and purposes, as well as maximization of gains and compensations of failure. This is the complete and ultimate goal for those in their late adulthood and is quite fascinating to developmental scientist. Those who engross themselves with attempting to achieve a successful aging will most likely have characteristics which in turn encourage and advocate for things such as health, growth, and vitality, maintaining social encounters and productive activities, and lastly maintaining high physical and cognitive functioning. Two developmental scientist, Vaillant & Mukamal, have discovered the factors that predict satisfaction of life are those an individual is able to control. These factors include are health habits, marital stability, years of education, and coping strategies. On the other hand those factors that are out of an individual 's control can not predict the level of happiness or satisfaction with life. These include the length of life of a family member, early health status, parental SES, and family warmth in
Elham, The client, was a 21 year old Lebanese-Australian female who was feeling stressed and anxious about university, she had an upcoming surgery and was worried about how this would impact her university work. She was also trying to maintain her work and home life. She discussed the importance of her family and how they gave her support and strength to carry on, she also discusses her coping strategies as