Case Study - Jane

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This is my analysis of the “Jane” case study . I am comparing it to the four main goals of psychology as well as describing three modern approaches to psychology that can be used to assist the individual with improving her situation. through Psychoanalytical, Behavioral, and Cognitive Approaches a plan can be developed to help “Jane” break the abuse cycle, assist with healing, and prevent her from being abusive to her unborn child. Describe Jane, raised in a single parent household, where her father was the sole parent received discipline without correction or communication, which led to confusion on why the punishment was received. The discipline turned to abuse and caused the subject to establish in her mind a goal of avoiding punishment by seeking perfection. After the abusive childhood, the subject found that she now had the “upper hand” and traded abuse for abusing. She found that her father was afraid of being wrong, and she used his fear to receive things she wanted. Jane became manipulative towards her father, through guilt of his abuse did not want to lose her love. Jane gets married to a man who after a brief time begins to abuse her. It seems like she identifies with the situation because of its similar characteristic to her childhood. Her husband buys her back with items just as her father did. Predict Jane is now expecting a child . Without proper help and counseling, Jane will be abusive toward her child and will justify her actions by buying the child gifts. The child will follow the same path Jane took. There is potentially going to be a role reversal where the child will give up abusing to become an abuser towards Jane. Change In order to break the cycle of abuse , Jane needs to seek counseling to resolve the issues of being a victim as well as an abuser. For the safety of her and her un born child, she should be removed from her abusers

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