The Theory That Works One Session, May Not Work Essay

The client has been abused her entire life by her mother and father. She has two children by her father, a new born and one of whom has downs syndrome. She is 16 years old and only has a 2nd grade reading and writing comprehension level. She has never gone to the doctor and had her first child on the kitchen

Background Linda Carter is an African American female that is twenty-two years of age, born and raised in the state of Virginia. Ms. Carter comes from a family that is of low socioeconomic status and due to this position Ms. Carter was raised in a low-income neighborhood. Ms. Carter’s childhood home was plagued with many social issues that affected her upbringing. Ms. Carter’s family history includes a significant amount of mental illness and substance abuse, due to the experienced trauma in her early childhood Ms. Carter’s disposition and ability to function as a normal Twenty-two-year-old is unbalanced. At the age of nine, Ms. Carter was a victim of sexual molestation, and physically abused by her caregivers.

is 8 year old Caucasian male who has a younger brother. He was taken from his biological parents who was on drugs thus client B. suffers from intense abuse and neglect. He and his brother was left with his father’s mother who had a schizophrenic diagnosis years of neglect and abuse. He had been to five foster homes over a 5 years period and to each he was abused physically, emotionally, mentally and sexually. Client B. has no friends and during the time in the foster homes, his biological mother would only call to say she is trying to getting him back. Client B. is now adopted by a new parents and is now living in a caring environment but he is still struggling with mistrust issues, hurts, and low-self-esteem and anger issues. His adoption parents is very concern and want to see him become less distressed and open to the care and love that they are sharing. Client B. has developed some medical issues which was of concern to the medical provider was called in children services to check in on

The client is a Hispanic Male age 69, who was born in the Dominican Republic. The client communicates solely in Spanish. He has two daughters who both live in the Bronx. The client suffers from Diabetes, Cholesterol and moderate Dementia. The client has shakiness in the hands as a result of a surgery he endured in the brain. The client lives in a rented room in Inwood Heights. Initially, the clients presenting problem included finding adequate housing however, after completing the intake form I became aware that the client was over income for most housing assistance programs. When the client and I talked more about the reasons he wanted to find housing it became obvious that the client wants to feel valued by his children. Also the client mentioned wanting to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation. The client copes with feelings of seclusion and solitude by coming everyday to the senior center. He also tends to use the defense mechanism rationalization and tries to rationalize behaviors for others including his daughter’s absence from his life. My interpretation of the clients functioning in the situation is that although the client is experiencing health impairments and sadness the client is very self-sufficient. He is capable and able to take care of his hygiene, he is able to feed himself and he is able to go to doctor’s appointments on his own. I do however; think he is in need of case management and emotional support.

T.R. is a 69 year old, Caucasian female with a history of schizophrenia who presented to University Hospital Medical Center Emergency Room under Baker Act for recent suicidal attempt. According to the Baker Act report, she ran out of her retirement facility, trying to be hit by vehicles. She suffered a slight injury to her right ankle, as the slightly slightly hit her in an effort to abruptly stop the vehicle. She verbalized to police officers she wanted to die. She reported that peers in her retirement community learned about her history and had been gossiping about her. She reported increased paranoia due to this. She was hospitalized in the same psychiatric unit two months ago, after she was diagnosed with depression. Patient states the reason she was diagnosed with depression is because her two sons are not willing to talk to her. She states that she is separated and living without her family in an Assisted Living Facility. As per patient and chart review, the patient was born and raised in New Jersey and moved to South Florida. The patient currently lives in a retirement home and had to move several times to the different Assisted Living Facility, due to her paranoia and delusional behavior. She is currently retired and reports that she used to work from home as a home health aide. She has two sons and tries to maintain a good relationship with them, but denies any contact with them. She reports the biggest stressor is basically a relationship with her

Monica is 32 year old African American female seeking mental health treatment and therapeutic supportive counseling. Monica is divorced and currently lives with her two teenage sons in Virginia. Monica struggles with being a single parent, maintaining stability, and has been homeless a few times. Monica is of low socioeconomic status in which she is currently unemployed and receives disability for income. Monica has a history of oral cancer in which she was diagnosed in her early 20s. Due to the severity of the cancer, Monica had to have her upper right jaw bone removed along with several teeth. She now wears a prosthetic which causes her to have a speech impediment. After years of chemotherapy and countless surgeries, Monica’s cancer is currently in remission.

Although no previous suicide attempts are reported, she has not sought mental health services when depression sets in, but it exacerbates current stressors (i.e. financial circumstances and the relationship problem) negatively affecting situations. She finds handling her children emotionally draining and difficult since the abuse originated, over a year ago. The client has not been treated for being emotionally and physically abused by her husband nor have the children, but she expressed that her husband has a history of violence and has always been quick to anger, her son is currently experiencing behavioural issues. Johnathon has been subject to abusive treatment too and is displaying violent tendencies and intimidation towards his younger sibling, which she become progressively timider and reserved as a result. Since leaving high school, the client has limited support systems and a distant relationship with her parents, but has begun the process of reaching back out, although still fears being ‘found’ prior to securing stability and independence from her

The client is a 17-year-old African American male, born in Texas. His primary language is English. The client lives with his mother, father, and 10-year-old brother. He said his childhood was happy. His father is an accountant. His mother is a stay at home mom. Client stated there is tension between him and his mother, because of his bad grade and for not finishing his daily chores at home. He said his relationship with his father is not good. He never says anything about his grades at school or his chores at home. He reports a good relationship with his brother. No history of incarceration or legal issues for the client or his family members. Neither client nor family members have a record of mental health treatment or treatment

Client is experiencing symptoms congruent with Bipolar I Disorder. Client has experienced delusions and has a tendency to engage in all or nothing thinking. Client is attempting to move forward following an assault charge, arrest, and prolonged 8-month stay in a psychiatric hospital where he obtained long-term inpatient care. Client reports intensity and tension at home due to his dichotomous

Anthony is a 32-year-old WM, single, never married with no kids who presents to CRU from CBI. He is GMH designated, but NT19. He has a hx of robbery, and he spent 2 and half years in prison. He stated he robbed the bank because he wanted to get shot by police. Pt. is originally from Kansas, and according to him, he has no friends in Arizona. Per collateral, he has a hx of cutting and hanging. He tried hanging himself whiles in jail. Upon admission, it was observed that client has a superficial cut on his left arm. He reported that the voices commanded him to cut himself. He endorses depression, AH, but denies DTO behaviors. He will benefit from medication stabilization and meeting with a provider.

Background information: Sally Sue is a white female in her mid-nineties residing in an apt with her boyfriend. Pt has an ongoing struggles with hallucinations for many years. Pt was admitted to SBBH involuntarily. APS is involved because of the phone calls that she made to the police officers. Pt has received therapeutic treatments in the past. Pt does have legal matters. Recently, pt went to court to get her days extended for longer treatment. Her barrier to treatment is she can hardly hear. Her major source of income is her social security. Her strengths is verbal and motivated for treatment. Her weaknesses

Martha is an independent 23 year old collage drop-out, who works short-term employments to support her; she has attempted suicide twice in the last year, she has a very low self-esteem as well as trouble coping with life’s stress, anxiety and the fear of deteriorating.

The client stated has been depressed for a while due to the sexual abuse she encountered by her stepfather. The client felt very suicidal and attempted it twice. She was hospitalized twice for it. The client started having flashbacks, low self-esteem, socializing issues, migraines, difficulty of sleeping, extreme fatigue and feeling of extreme doom. The psychiatrist diagnosed her with PTSD. She continued with outpatient therapy. The psychiatrist prescribe medication for her to deal with her PTSD. She stop going to therapy because she felt like it was not helping. She still has the flashbacks and severe migraines. However, she still take her medication for her PTSD. The client reported that she is spiritual but not religious. This keeps

The subject of this case study is Emily Lang. Emily is an 18 year old woman who has come into a small non-government agency seeking help. The organisation, “Pathfinders for Young People”, assists inner city youths in Brisbane through a number of channels. These include providing information to young people with regards to medium to long term support, casework support, material aid and assistance for housing. Emily has presented in a state of distress and requests material aid assistance to purchase a bus ticket for travelling to live with her biological father. Emily is going through a very difficult time in her life, emotionally and financially. She has also begun resorting to self-harm as the level of trouble at home increases. She has

The ability to predict the behavior of employees in an organization is a key element in encouraging and ensuring that employees to produce desired results. Some employees usually take great pride in their work and obtain satisfaction from performing their duties well. Such employees are innately motivated (Douglas McGregor: Theory X and Theory Y, 2015). Other employees are never proud of their work. They simply work because they believe that they cannot survive without their jobs. Such employees are externally motivated (they require an outside force to compel them to perform their duties) (Theory X and Theory Y: Understanding Team Member Motivation, 2016). These ideas about employee behavior and much more have been developed by social psychologist and management professionals, such as Douglas Mc Gregor, Abraham Maslow, and Herzberg, in the form of theories to help managers and employees predict each other’s behavior. This paper focuses on the Theory X and Theory Y, which were both developed by Douglas McGregor. It describes the theories and analyzes their effectiveness in predicting human behavior.