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The
client presented with recently moving back home to live her parents, bringing
along her boyfriend, and she states that the living environment is “crazy”.
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The
client has anxiety about her living situation. She has recently moved back home
with her parents, wants to move out, but has no money to do so. She does not
have a job and she is a student part time. Her parents are dysfunctional. Her
mother has borderline personality disorder and her father is in denial of the
situation and states that the mother is not mentally ill. When she moved back
home one of the conditions with the parents was she must have a relationship
with her mother. Her mom is verbally abusive. Her bf lives with her and her mother
is pressuring her marry her boyfriend. She is not sure but she does not really
feel she wants to marry the boyfriend and states he is too clingy. She claims
that he is not physically abusive but sometimes makes her feel comfortable by
making her do things she does not want to do. To cope she goes out with friends
and drinks socially and feels her friends are her only stable support system.
She denies the currently use of drugs, but does admit using drugs when she was
younger. Even though she shared that there are no boundaries within this
household, she is currently taking medication for depression, is unhappy and
anxious, she states she has no problems sleeping.
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Cf
is currently being medicated for depression. She has anxiety about her living
situation living at home with her parents and bf. Her mother has borderline personality
disorder. Her mom is verbally abusive and has no boundaries. Dad never set
boundaries and denies that the mother is ill. When she moved back home one of
the conditions to live there was to have a relationship with her mother. Her
mom is pressuring her to marry her boyfriend but she does not want to. Her bf
can be too clingy. He is not abusive but sometimes she feels uncomfortable
around him. She wants to move out to develop her independence but has no money
to do so. She does not have a job and she is a student part time. She goes out
with her friends and drinks socially to cope.
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I
recommend that cf receive some personal counseling to help develop strategies
to cope with mother’s mental illness and dad’s passive behavior. She needs
assistance locating better housing and with job searching to be able to make
money to move out. She needs help developing financial independence and
budgeting. She may want to consider tabling continuing her education at this
time until some of her more pressing issues are addressed. She needs
relationship counseling to be able to set boundaries and decide whether is she
is going to continue or not with her present partner. She needs guidance with
setting self-goals.
First
impressions of Bridget:
Drug
user accompanied by illegal activity, is promiscuous, and has a criminal record
charged with a felon.
Why
do you have these impressions?
Society’s
rules and expectations
My
own personal prejudges
Human
service background
What
is your more systematic judgment of Bridget?
Poor
parental supervision while growing up
Raised
in an alcoholic and eventually no father in the home and a mother with depression
Associates
with a boyfriend who encourages and partners with the drug use and illegal
activities
Poor
self-esteem
Poor
decision making
Criminal
behavior
How
did you first impression change and why?
The
case study provided more information about how deeply involved she is in the
drug society and criminal behavior and therefore gave me more insight into who
she really is currently.
Do
you think Bridget internally or externally is more influenced?
I
believe that Bridget within herself and her environment both contribute to
present situation. She actively choses to be with a boyfriend who seems to be
an instigator of the her drug use because when she is not around him she seems
to do better while living at home with her mother. However, the previous use of
drugs many times can lead to relapses regardless of who the person is currently
associating with at the time.
How
does fundamental attribution error apply to our thoughts about Bridget?
Fundamental
attribution error does contribute to my thoughts because some of her decision
making is definitely contributing to her issues, however I am the type of
person who has chosen not to make her type of decisions and feel that I have a
better quality of live because of my decision making.
What
social categories does Bridget belong?
Poor
Low
education level
Needing
of AA
Female
Age
22
Adult
US citizen
Unemployed
frequently
What
social categories do you belong?
Middle
class
College
education
No
need for AA
Female
Age
21
Adult
US citizen
Employed
in 2 part-time jobs and full time college
In
what ways is Bridget in your in group or out group?
She
would not be in my in-group. I do not support people who use drugs and not have
a job; therefore I am aware that my assessment of her would be more critical.
Did
you stereotype Bridget after reading the first 2 paragraphs, describe and did
the stereotype remain?
Yes
I did stereotype her as an addict and after reading more of her case it reinforced
my impressions and assessment for what she needs to do to improve her life.
