Final_Project_Case_Study

1. What are the causes of stress in Michael’s or Jennifer’s life' How is stress affecting Michael’s or Jennifer’s health' Jennifer has a lot of factors that are figured in to the stress in her life. Losing a baby can be very stressful and the loss of a parent can be just as stressful. Then there is her in-laws on here about trying for a baby again there is a lot of pressure and added stress from that as well. Always having to have everything just so and it order at work and trying to keep everyone happy has to were on a person. Then there is her father that needs medical watch around the clock and refuses to go to a nursing home so now she has to worry if he is ok when she is not around to check on him. With all this stress she is starting to fail in areas that she used to exceed in and the added stress from failing is on her to. 2. How are these stressors affecting Michael’s or Jennifer’s self-concept and self-esteem' For most of her life Jennifer has prided herself on her ability to take care of business and get things done in a timely matter. Even though she is loved by her family and friends she still has a lot of tension for her to do certain things and be a certain way. She is sad at the loss of a baby and bad that she can’t make her in-laws happy and try to have another one. at work she is always making list and getting things done in a orderly fashion and with all the added stress she has started to slip there to. With everything she has worked so hard for and all the pressure at home and with family she is feeling like she is not good enough, like she is failing so why try any more. Her self-esteem is not as good as it was say four years ago when everything in her life made sense. Now it just seems to her that it is falling apart and there is nothing she can do to stop it. 3. How might this situation become an opportunity for personal growth' For personal growth Jennifer may want to stop and look at everything around her and see what see can do to reduce the stress in her life. One thing that she can do is sit down with the in-laws and express to them how there pressure about her trying to conceive another baby is really weighing on her. Explain that she wants a baby just as bad as they do but the added pressure is not helping her any. Then she should focus a little more time on herself and not worry so much about making everyone else happy. As for her father she should try maybe a hospice care or independent living where someone is with them at all times when needed. Instead of working so hard at work all the time maybe she just needs a vacation for her and her husband like a second honey moon at a relaxing retreat with no way to get a hold of get to know herself again. After all that she should feel refreshed and start to feel like she is good enough to face any challenge head on and concur it. 4. What defensive coping methods are Michael or Jennifer using' What active coping methods might be healthier for Michael or Jennifer to use' Explain why you would recommend these methods. Jennifer is going to the doctor which is a good idea but it seems that she may be going to the wrong types of doctor. It seems to me that the doctor she is seeing is not looking at al aspects of her life and all the stress that she has in it. One type of doctor that she may think about seeing is a psychiatrist. Dealing with some of the stress and eliminating it may be one of the healthier ways to deal with the bigger issue of the depression that she is headed for. A little rest and relaxation would not hurt either. Something that may help is just a weekend get away with no way to be reached. The reason I suggest these methods is I have experienced some of the same things in my own life. One of the things that helped me was just dealing with and eliminating some of the stress in my life. 5. Select one theory of personality and use this theory to tell Michael or Jennifer how this theory explains his or her situation. It seems that you have Situational attribution which by definition tells us that the behavior and pain you are feeling is due mostly in part to situations where there is a lot of social pressure. This can be work related or home related. If you feel stress based on something someone says or does, or a conversation that someone has with you that is considered social stress. Now in order to deal with this type of stress I would suggest talking to those that you have contact with on a daily basis and see if some of your stress can be lessened by just talking to the people in your day to day life. along with this stress also comes mood swings and other behavioral issues such as not wanting to do things you should such as house cleaning or thinking that you have to satisfy everyone around you, and when you don’t you become depressed and over whelmed. 6. In what stage of development is Michael or Jennifer and what factors about this stage might be affecting his or her perspective of this situation' I for some reason could not find any information that would help me to answer the question. I have been searching for hours. I don’t know if anyone else had the same problem. 7. What relationship factors or considerations might be influencing Michael’s or Jennifer’s problems' The relationship factors that may be influencing the problems are: First one is the relationship with her father. She loves him and wants the best for him but he doesn’t want to go to the nursing home where he can get to care he needs. Thus causing strain on her. Second would be the in-laws she gets along well with them and wants to make them happy and give then what they want but is feeling the pressures of their wants. Third are her work relationships, with being an administrative assistant there is a lot of pressure to maintain all her work relationships. She feels that she needs to make everyone happy all the time. And lastly is her marriage with all the stress of everything else you have to know that he is feeling the effects of it to even though it is not mentioned. But she would have to feel the need to keep the house up and make sure all things at home are taken care of to keep him happy.