Charlie Kemeckis Psychology

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Charlie Kelmeckis is a 15-year-old Caucasian male. Upon meeting him it was easily noticed he was withdrawn, yet, kind. Moreover, Charlie was clean as well as neatly dressed, until intrusive thoughts of the sexual molestation entered his thoughts. He then became somewhat untidy in appearance as evidenced by removing the tie from his neck, shirt not tucked into pants, hair not combed, and crying. Charlie stated that he was 6 ft. and weighed 130 lbs. had short brown hair. He wore a grey suit, white collared shirt, white undershirt, and white socks. In addition, Charlie walked around the entrance to the home banging his head against the front door. His gaze remained towards the ground for most of the scene, and he began to break a sweat. Charlie …show more content…

tall. The resident is neat in appearance until he becomes emotionally unstable and avoids direct eye contact. Charlie articulates himself in a clear, concise manner. Throughout the movie, he spoke in a low voice. Especially, when discussing past trauma. Charlie's affect was limited/restricted and reported his mood as depressed because he did not know how to make the pain stop. He appeared to be experiencing anxiety and slight agitation. There were no signs of physical abnormalities. Also, resident was cooperative with the exam conducted by the Psychiatrist. Charlie presents as depressed as evidenced by, not sleeping much, but when he does he sleeps too much. He has a loss of appetite and is socially isolated from kids at school. He is alert and oriented times 4(person, place, thing, and time). He was able to sufficiently answer questions and recall most of his past. Some difficulty arose in memory when he tried to remember the past trauma. Insight is considered fair. He is aware that there is an issue that needs to be addressed. The resident has not indicated experiencing any hallucinations, hearing voices, delusions, etc. Charlie has had suicidal ideations as evidenced by thoughts of inflicting harm on himself. He does not feel the urge to harm other individuals. The resident has been unable to control anger at times as displayed by fights at school and withdraws from others in public settings. This is evidenced by sitting at the lunch table alone, and while attending sporting events not knowing how to appropriately respond to

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