Psychological Perspectives – Case Study
Purpose: To examine, apply, and compare contemporary perspectives in psychology.
Directions: After reading the case study below, define or explain the historical or contemporary psychological perspective. Then, apply each perspective to the case, determining how we could better understand this person.
- Identify which issues each therapist would most likely address with the client.
- Use terminology associated with the different therapeutic orientations such as free association, reality testing, aversive conditioning, etcetera, to explain how each therapist would implement treatment.
- Use complete sentences free of spelling and grammatical errors to fully explain your answers.
Psychological Perspectives – Case Study
Case: Jodie is a 57-year-old woman who suffers from depression. She was raised in a one-parent home in a rural community in the Midwest. Her mother died when she was nine years old and her father was an alcoholic. Her dream was to become a historian and work in a museum. Instead of going to college, she got pregnant and married. She recently lost her job as a sales clerk and has difficulty keeping any friends. She is currently divorced from her fourth husband and has two grown children that live miles away. She believes there is no use in trying to find a job or in meeting new people because it always results in failure. She believes therapists are quacks and currently, chooses to drink heavily every day.
Psychological Perspectives – Case Study
Case: Jodie is a 57-year-old woman who suffers from depression. She was raised in a one-parent home in a rural community in the Midwest. Her mother died when she was nine years old and her father was an alcoholic. Her dream was to become a historian and work in a museum. Instead of going to college, she got pregnant and married. She recently lost her job as a sales clerk and has difficulty keeping any friends. She is currently divorced from her fourth husband and has two grown children that live miles away. She believes there is no use in trying to find a job or in meeting new people because it always results in failure. She believes therapists are quacks and currently, chooses to drink heavily every day. Use APA referencing style.