Case Study Analysis: Terry Hog Depression And Anxiety

Case Study Analysis: Terry Hogan
Terry Hogan is a 10-year-old girl who was involved in a traumatic bike accident which caused her to miss several weeks of school. As a result, Terry was held back a grade. Since her accident, Terry has been struggling academically and has also begun to display symptoms of depression and anxiety. Terry’s presenting problem was her poor academic progress, yet her underlying problems seem to involve depression and anxiety.
Several factors seem to indicate Terry has depression and anxiety. Terry is currently in the industry vs. inferiority stage of development. During this stage of development, children need to cope with new social and academic demands. Success leads to a sense of accomplishment, while failure

It seems as if Terry’s physiological and safety needs were not consistently met as a child, which may have led to her developing an insecure attachment with her parents. Moreover, her mother seems to be using Terry as a scapegoat to avoid confronting her own problems with her marriage. Her father’s possible depression, issues with drinking, and her mother’s inability to provide emotional security to Terry seem to be contributing to the depression and anxiety she is feeling. Also, it is possible that Terry may have acquired depression from her father. Terry would need an intervention across multiple systems to properly address her depression and

CBT is a short-term intervention which recognizes that thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are inter-related and can be altered through behavior modification. A pilot study was done on the effects of a group-based, early intervention, CBT program for depression and anxiety in 8 to 11-year-old children. The study consisted of 10 school-based sessions, which were facilitated by a teacher, an education welfare officer and two classroom assistants. The sessions included psycho-education on stress and its effect on people, an exploration of connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions, introduced alternative ways of looking at difficulties and problem solving techniques (O’Callaghan & Cunningham,