Secondary Emotional Case Studies

John Wayne Gacy was the son of Danish and Polish parents. Gacy and his two siblings grew up with a drunken father who would beat them with a razor strap if they misbehaved; the man physically assaulted Gacy's mother as well. Gacy's sister Karen would later say that the siblings learned to toughen up against the beatings. Because of this abuse, John Wayne Gacy became one of the most ruthless and notorious serial killers of this time period (“Biography,” 2016).

Conflict was used effectively in the short story to reveal the theme of the story. The boy has an internal conflict about which parent to stay with, and because his father left, he seemed to have favored him. He wanted him back so badly that every night, he watches him on the six o’clock news while wearing his old jackets. He was blinded by his father’s sudden departure that he forgot about what is really important. Additionally, another development in the short story’s conflict has been used effectively to reveal the theme. When the boy went to Macdonald’s to see his father’s true colors, he thought: “I finished my drink quickly, thankful that he had to be back in the studio for the news.” By the time he saw his dad for the first time in a while, he knew he was not the man he thought he was. At that moment, he also realized that he lost sight of what he had all this time: His mother’s unconditional love. If it wasn’t for the characterization of

The narrator comes into the kitchen to see a huge mess and her mom in the middle of it. As she is walking in a piece of the debris almost hits her in the head. “I ducked as a piece of tile flew at me”. This already raises the tension in the story because the narrator has already almost been injured by a flying piece of tile. From the mothers point of view nothing is wrong and waves it off as it is was nothing which angers the narrator even more. “ I pushed past her to get the broom, but she grabbed me by the elbow. A feeling of nervous ness swelled inside me.” If that is not enough the narrators mother decides its the perfect time to tell her that in the next few days she will be leaving her mother and going to New Mexico for 3 months. “ But what am I supposed to do? That’s three whole months” The daughter is steamed because she is going to have to move again to a new place were she has not friends, but from the mothers point of view she is sending her child away so she can be safe while she going off to work in a unfamiliar place. The mother cannot see the situation from her daughters perspective that is why the passage progresses the way it does. It eventually leads to them fighting and the daughter locking herself in her room. If only the mother could have seen the daughters perspective then maybe she would have taken a different approach leading to a different more positive

On May 10th in 1869, the transcontinental railroad was officially opened. The last railroad spike was driven into the ground with a hammer. This railroad traveled from California to Nebraska. When it was first completed, it stretched over 9,000 miles. Almost ten years later, it reached over 30,000 miles. This was a major step in improving the United States. The transcontinental railroad improved the United States because it boosted the economy, helped commerce grow and assisted in settlement by linking the East coast to the West coast together.

The father’s drinking and the mother’s temper result from the emotional impact of the devastating accident. The family eventually had to move to other city because they could not bear living their anymore because of the car accident. Not only did the accident affect the mom and dad, it affected the children.

Sheldon Cooper is a character in the fictional television show, “The Big Bang Theory”. Sheldon is extremely knowledgeable and brilliant in the things he knows and is passionate about, but everything else that doesn’t interest him, he completely ignores. Sheldon is a theoretical physicist at Caltech, having earned his B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., and Sc.D. He lives with his roommate and Caltech colleague, Leonard Hofstadter, an experimental physicist. Having lived together for 10 years, the two have become best friends. Leonard often times feels obligated to explain Sheldon's behavior and serve as a mediator between him and the people he is interacting with. The two are usually hanging out with

An emotional pattern could be developed around a primary or secondary emotion. Tommy’s primary emotions occur in direct reaction to her parent’s lack of compassion for her. If Tommy is angry at her father, this anger is a primary emotion. However, if immediately upon experiencing the anger Tommy experiences fear that her parents once again would abuse her if she expresses anger, then suicidal ideation becomes a secondary emotion that serves to cover up the primary emotion of parent’s lack of compassion for her. To gain practical meaning from these experiences, Tommy failed to work through the fear of expressing herself to her parents until the primary emotion surfaces and then fully process her feeling of not being paid attention to. Negative emotions always serve as cues to areas of experience that need further processing for meaning. Tommy exhibits unresolved emotions related to her parent’s

While one parent might be abusive, the other parent might be too afraid to step up and take control. While the two are in the kitchen, the mother sees her son getting hurt but does not do anything to stop the situation. “My mother’s countenance / Could not unfrown itself” (7-8). Using imagery in two lines, shows the mother is sad, she stands still and still does nothing. As co-parenting some parents are too afraid to stand up for their children. This will impact her son’s life later down the road when something needs

The fourth element for the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress is the requirement that emotional distress must be severe. Comment j of Section 46 of the Restatement, elaborates on this requirement:

These experiences taught added more to the brave person I am today. Being able to overcome the fear that came with the traumatic experience taught me to be more open to experience even if they harmful. It taught me to see the brighter side of an experience; now I am in America a place where I am no longer fleeing for my own safety. I also learned that facing a problem is the only way to make sure you defeat it and making sure it does not become an obstacle in the future as well.

Reporting health issues: Some issues with bathing (did not feel dirty), sometimes forgot to take medications, difficulty doing house chores (unless manic episode). Problems with memory, concentration, understanding and following directions, completing tasks, and getting along with others when anxious or irritated. Sometimes “I get an out of body experience.” Difficulty, “very bad,” handling stress and changes in routine.

Jessica’s parents were married and had an abusive relationship most of the time. Jessica can remember her parents being happy one moment and arguing the next. Jessica remembers her mother talking bad about her father to her and discussing their problems and what she didn’t like about him to her. Jessica’s mother would find ways of complaining about her husband and putting him down as a father as well. She would tell Jessica that he did not care to get involved in her education or help buy her clothes when she needed it and that all he cared about was work and himself. Jessica found it harder to have a relationship with her father as she grew up because she felt that he did not care about her as much as he did for her older sister.

You would need to look into this to see if the client has a maybe a family related history of mental illness that could not of been diagnosed in the client, if the client has self harmed, harmed others, or has a pattern of behaviour. You would need to know if they have previously seen other professionals so you can get a clear picture if you are the correct person to treat client.

Hanna was referred by her GP, because she has been experiencing some anxiety difficulties. Client reports that she began to have anxiety five or six years ago. Reportedly, she recently moved out of her parents’ home and this may have caused the anxiety to escalate. This is the first time client has moved away from her parents.

adaptive unpleasant emotions are generally transformed into dysfunctional behavior in order to avoid feeling them. In order to help clients overcome fear related to emotions, which are generally perceived as incomprehensible and out of control, they must be helped approach emotion by attending to their emotional experience and tolerate being in contact with emotions. This process facilitates modification of negative cognition related to emotions. Research has shown effectiveness of emotional arousal and experience to deal with certain conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, [16] and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. [17] In OCD, it is found that the extent of anxiety during exposure predicted treatment outcome. Although the importance of emotional arousal has been identified, it is seen as necessary but not sufficient factor in therapeutic process. [10]