She believes his treatment of her is due to her ending the relationship. Alice is experiencing difficulties sleeping and concentrating. She states she is getting only a few hours of sleep each night, is becoming increasingly depressed, and often tearful. Alice denies any increase in alcohol or drug use. Alice’s symptoms have lasted at least three months and appear to be getting worse.
The patient, Theresa Schiavo married Michael Schiavo in 1984 and they had six years of a normal marriage. Then in 1990, Theresa had a heart attack at the age of twenty-seven because of a potassium imbalance. She never regained consciousness until the present day because of her condition. She suffered a vegetative state all the while until her guardian decided to remove her status and euthanize her, causing her death. This is the point at which he differed with her
Olivia Cartwright 2/8/2012 Status: Individual Not Started (Due February 9, 2012 3:00 PM) 1. Impact of Uncle John's death- Uncle John refuses to see a doctor and had been sick for several months. In their culture when a love one dies you’re expected to wail and cry to properly show your grief. His wife Enifa was screaming at first then she started grasping for her breath. Then his mothers face twisted like she had eaten something sour.
Three years ago, Anna’s dog Lucky, whom she had had for 16 years, was run over by a car and killed. Anna’s daughter reports that since that time Anna doesn’t do a thing for herself anymore. She has lost weight, rarely leaves her home, and just sits and talks about Lucky. Anna’s behavior would be considered maladaptive because: C: Her grief is interfering with her functioning. 2.
Her mother was an invalid. Possibly, her condition was due to post-partum depression. Mary’s deterioration increased with childbirth. These conditions made for an unhappy childhood. Dorothea was only four years old when her brother, Joseph, was born.
Usually, we cannot control our emotion. 4) Third stage, it is called bargaining phase and happens in the beginning of second month. In this phase, we will ask our ex to come back to us. 5) Fourth stage, it is called depression phase and happens in the middle of second month. Usually, we will feel sad all the time.
She started a popular diet in 1981 and started losing weight dramatically enough that she starts missing her period, which makes her think she is pregnant. Terry sees her doctor and she is not pregnant, this was in 1985. Terry started off weighing 200lbs in 1986 she weighs 145 and is losing weight again. She misses her period again in 1989 and was referred to an ob-gyn, at this time she is down to 121lbs. Then on February 25, 1990 she collapsed and went into full cardiac arrest.
Susan is an 72 year old female, living alone after the death of her husband of fifty two year. The couple had one child, a daughter Pamela who lives abroad whom Susan doesn’t have contact with or any other family member. Since the death of her husband, Susan has found it increasingly difficult to cope with everyday life without him. According to O’Carroll and Park (2007), there is a close link between food and emotional state. Susan neglected her nutritional intake and self care.
She was first admitted to the hospital after she slit her wrists with a knife; this is the time she had become despondent, irritable, and out of control at home. The night before our interview, she had slammed her hand against the wall in an outburst of anger and frustration stating “I can’t stand it anymore” (Oster and Montgomery 41). Depression is defined as mood changes and other behaviors that are categorized from a small-scale sadness to extreme feelings of sorrow and thoughts to commit suicide (Oster and Sarah 43). In teenagers it occurs frequently and around a period in their lives when their identity begins to change. This tends to occur at a time when both males and females are trying to be unique from their parents, have gender and sexuality issues, and are making decisions for their well being.
* Caring for Elderly Parents | Last July, Julie Baldocchi's mother had a massive stroke and was paralyzed. Baldocchi suddenly had to become a family caregiver, something that she wasn't prepared for. "I was flying by the seat of my pants," says Baldocchi, an employment specialist in San Francisco. Both of her parents are 83, and she knew her father couldn't handle her mother's care. The hospital recommended putting her mother in a nursing home.