Her improvement as a now member of the American society and capacity to become integrated in this new society became her goal of life. Before proceeding to accomplish her goals, she told us that she had an evaluation of herself and decided that none of the fundamental values of herself as an individual had changed. She was still extremely intelligent, was still an excellent surgeon, even if she could not practice it at the current time (this did not change the intrinsic value of herself as a surgeon or as a physician, determined by her knowledge, not by her position in society) and had the capacity to activate all these latent qualities. She mobilized herself so as to reach all the objectives she had proposed for herself.
Once on the top of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Mrs. Ionescu found herself somewhere on the third level, needing both acceptance as an individual from the new world she lived in and esteem and self-actualization. In the interview, she revealed that her initial steps were all determined by the need for esteem from the new society she had embraced. Before resuming her self-actualization process, she needed to re-obtain the acceptance of society.
From a trait factors theory, the interview revealed important characteristics of Mrs. Ionescu's personality. First of all, following on Hans Eysenck's division of personalities, she was identified as a combination of a sanguine type and a melancholy type, but with a solid inclination towards the former. The presence of melancholic characteristics in Mrs. Ionescu's characteristics came in the first period of her existence in the U.S. And was associated by the fact that she tended to be pessimistic about her future success in the U.S., both in her career and in integrating in the American society, and memories from her home, family and friends in her native country of Romania.
However, after she had established her goals and started to work on completing the studies needed to achieve her diploma, corroborated with her communicating better with her colleagues at the hospital and with an increase in confidence in her own forces,...
Cooking did not seem to be her passion, but she did like to help out her children because 'you young people are so busy nowadays.' She said she preferred to eat in the middle of the day, which seemed to help with her digestion, and only ate sparsely at night. On Sundays, when she did not see her children, she often dined with some of her neighborhood friends, mostly Italian-American
Parent Relations/Communications Background Information Mrs. X has taught for a total of 23 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. During her teaching career, Mrs. X has taught grades 5 and 6. It is important to note that the said grades cater for the education requirements of children around the ages of 10 and 11 years. Summary of Insights Learned from the Interview Mrs. X points out that the relevance of keeping
Her husband helped her with a bit of the amount required for capital but the she was forced to take loans from a few of her relatives, which she did not want to do at the beginning, so as to get the business on its feet. Being a sole proprietor is difficult for her as all the decisions rest on her shoulders. There are jobs she has had to turn
Japanese: Cultural Interview and Nursing Assessment Presentation of client and scenario This interview was conducted with a Ms. X, a Japanese national visiting friends in another country. She was, over the course of the interview, asked about a number of personal and culturally sensitive factors about her native culture that might affect a nursing intervention. It is important for a nursing practitioner to keep this in mind as, in the 2000 census, 796,700
Classroom Observation Interview Transcripts Interview #1 with myself and Mrs. Evans. Myself: Hello I am a student and I am interested in observing your classroom for one hour of play if that is possible? Mrs. Evans: Sure, we have playtime at 10:00 AM and at 1:00pm. Myself: Great, I just need to observe one student. I will be there tomorrow at 12:30. Mrs. Evans: Your welcome, I will speak to you again when you arrive. Make
Female Health History Interview Biographical Data Born: July 15, 1961 in Denver, Colorado Age Gender: Female Marital Status: Widow Occupation: Writer Race/Ethnic Origin: Caucasian (European) Employer: Self-Employed Source and Reliability: Phyllis is honest and her information is reliable Reason for Seeking Care: She has several health issues that concern her Present Health or History of Present Illness: She is overweight and has high blood pressure Past Health In general Phyllis has been healthy but she has had high cholesterol, skin cancer, a peptic
Our semester plans gives you unlimited, unrestricted access to our entire library of resources —writing tools, guides, example essays, tutorials, class notes, and more.
Get Started Now