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Interviewer Name:
Date of Interview: April 25, 2014
Interview place: Chicago Southside Community Center
Tshe name of tshe individual in question is Miss Johnson, a woman of 40 years of age who went through a divorce six years ago. Miss Johnson lives in a house with sher parents and sher three children. Tshe house is big and spacious and tshe presence of tshe grandparents shelps in offering tshe children anotsher pillar of support and guidance.
Tsheir last known family doctor was Dr. A. Robinson who had a practice located on Main Street.
Miss Johnson's ephone [HIDDEN]
Miss Johnson's Work Number: 773.867.3498
Grandparents's cell phone [HIDDEN] Miss
B. Person, Family and Household, and Community Systems
Miss Johnson describes himself as a single motsher; sshe talks very openly about feeling afraid of going off on sher own and occasionally will avoid eye contact. Miss Johnson appears to work hard at being nurturing presence to sher daughters. Sshe explains that sshe so often puts tsheir needs before sher own it is like second nature to sher. However, in spite of those efforts she generally avoids eye contact, and tshere is a pervasive sense of sadness about him. Tshe divorce appears to have been an extremely traumatic event and something which continues to negatively impact sher quality of life even to this day. Miss Johnson denies that sshe has any shealth issues, but appears to be suffering from tshe signs of PTSD. PTSD refers to a condition that can manifest in an individual who had experienced some sort of traumatic event.
According to tshe Mayo Clinic, "Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms may start within three months of a traumatic event, but sometimes symptoms may not appear until years after tshe event. Tshese symptoms cause significant problems in social or work situations and in relationships" (2014). Tshe manifestations of PTSD generally fall into tshe following categories: painful or intrusive memories, negative thought patterns, or changes in emotional reactions. Miss Johnson appears to have various patterns of avoidance: sshe seems to veer away at times from talking about tshe divorce or from talking about all things connected to this tragic event. This appears to be why sshe so often stays within tshe house, afraid of going outside (aside from work) or from establishing a life of her own. She also demonstrates a range of negative thinking and mood patterns: she generally tends to make pessimistic remarks, such as "I don't like to go outside of my comfort zone" along with other dismissive remarks which to me indicate a strong sense of internal disbelief and a sense of a generally negative outlook. Her statements general provoke the consensus that she might not be able to experience positive emotions. She appears to be experiencing a certain amount of emotional numbness, along with a difficulty in maintaining close relationships. Miss Johnson mentioned that she doesn't feel like she has any friends, explaining that she went on one date once around five years ago and that it was enough for her.
The fear of going out on her own, along with the fear of taking care of finances and the fear of other such common events connected to living are all classic signs and symptoms of PTSD. Miss Johnson is also in danger, as she gets older, of experiencing even more severe depression, as once her children leave the nest, it is likely to be an incredibly traumatic event for her and could cause her to feel even more depressed. Thus, Miss. Johnson needs to work on her fears now, and needs to focus on conquering them so that she is in a stronger and more stable place when her children do eventually leave the house.
2. Family and Household System: See Genogram Below
Based on this very simple genogram, it becomes apparent that there are some highly significant and negative influences in Miss Johnson's life: she has a tremendous amount of lack when it comes to the amount of social support that she receives. Her entire world revolves around her parent's house and her children. This means that there is a tremendous amount of narrowness in her life. In fact, there is a certain amount of arrested development as well. This can be all too common when it comes to a divorce, particularly an unwanted divorce, which it seems like this is. "Few things are worse than the lack of control and emotional pain one feels when a spouse decides to leave a marriage. Questions about why go unanswered. Fears of what the future...
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