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Family History
She is a 22 year old female, she comes from a Hispanic background. Both of her parents are Dominican, they were both born in the Dominican Republic. Her mother migrated to the United States at the age of 12. She later on got married in the Dominican Republic. In 1994 her father migrated to the United States to be with her mother and her. She is the oldest of three, she has a younger brother who is 18 years old and a little sister who is 11 years old. She was born in the United States, but spent some time in the Dominican Republic with her grandmother. Her grandmother passed away in 2012 from colon cancer, it was one of the hardest things that the family has ever dealt with. The person who took it the hardest was her grandfather,
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She did have anemia once in her life, there are certain illnesses that run in her family such as cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. For now she shows a sign of good health.
Social Support
She is very family oriented, her family is always there when she needs them. She has a small circle of friends from high school that she still keeps in contact with and there are also friends that she has made in college her undergrad year. She has never tried or want to use drugs, she drinks on special occasions with friends and families. She also has one close friend from work who is like a mentor who has always given her advice on life and what to expect. Having friends and family supporting her motivates her to be someone inspiring to others in the future.
Educational History
She attended Mercy College for undergrad. She majored in Psychology and received her B.S, she also graduated with honors and was inducted into the PSI CHI honors society. She is now attending St. Johns University in order to obtain her masters degree in clinical mental health and counseling.
Occupational
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She is very family oriented with her mother’s side of the family. Her grandmother’s passing caused a dent in the family’s unity. Her grandfather started drinking more than he normally drinks causing him to have brain seizures. With her grandmother’s passing and her grandfather getting ill, this caused her to become stressed. She is the oldest of three children where she has to set the example for her brother and sister. Most of the time she feels a lot of pressure because she has big shoes to fill. She has only had one job her entire life. She works as an assistant in a legal recruiting company. She enjoys her job because of the flexibility that it offers. She identifies as being a Christian because her grandmother raised her into the religion. She was born in the United State and identifies more with being an American but remains loyal to her Dominican background. She tends to over think things too much causing her to stress about the smallest
As a young adult, she wanted to work in the field of psychology. Throughout her high school career, she worked at a local record
To get where she is so far, Candace attended Kent State University where she went through athletic training. Just recently after she finished her major and became certified, she finished up with a masters degree and had a second major of teaching, which gave her the chance to teach while she is at Hoban.
to San Jose State University and earned her B.A, she earn a double major in English
Zoe is a very great attentive student. She is a student whoholds a lot of valuable pronciples from her Haitian-Cuabn culture. The monment she enters the building she greets people with respect. She always says good morning and refers to all staff and her peers by their name. Zoe always comes to school in a positive attitude. I have yet to see her upset which allows me to believe she is good in toning her emotions or personal life outside of school grounds. Outside of school she is always busy between homework, family and tutoring at the SCO Family Services program in Downtown, Brooklyn. By the end of her long day she is exhausted but yet a smile is always on her face giving no sinces of anger or worries.if I was to describe Zoe’s emotional tone or color it would be lavender. She is calm, soothing to me around but ye keps firm.she had a bright future a head of her. Between the classes I have observed her in she is always energetic, cheerful and strong minded. She is excited in theatre class showing off her acting skills and in Spanish class she is attentive when doing her Spanish class work.
After reviewing the Sanchez Family case study, I have chosen to review Emilia Sanchez with Erikson’s Theory of Psychosocial development, Operant Conditioning, and Social Learning Theory. In her case study, Emilia is described as being the oldest daughter in the Sanchez family, she helped her mother a great deal with housework and with helping care for the younger children and was a good quiet child who never gave her parents any problem, however at the age of 14, things changed, and she got involved in drugs. Now at 28, she has lost custody of her son due to her problems with drugs, and she is estranged from her parents due to having an abortion shortly after her son was born because her parents have very strong religious beliefs and they
As you can see in the graph above, family characteristics of US and Puerto Rico families differ in many ways. Families in Puerto Rico can be very large with many generations living in the same home for a great period of time. In the United States, this would seem very strange because we put such an importance on being independent and going out into the world and making something of ourselves. Our families tend to be smaller and family outings are not very common but once a few times a year. In the Puerto Rico, your family is your support system, your friends and whatever you do is for the betterment of the family. The United States puts more emphasis on our friends as our support group and what we do is to further our own personal achievement and status instead of our family. At their core, Puerto Rican families are about support and togetherness, while United States families are about stability until we have a chance to make a name for ourselves. The Puerto Rican family aspect and togetherness is something extremely lacking in the United States and something I personally believe we ...
She always wanted to be the center of attention, she was prejudiced and believed things should stay the same, and she was very selfish. While she thinks she’s above everyone else, she feels that the world revolves around her.
Having the opportunity to live with G.M. for a year now has made me observe her actions, the way she thinks, feels and acts. Her mind is very interesting in a way that she thinks quickly and has a positive overview on every aspect of life. She observes everyone in a particular manner and states what is on her mind at all times. If she thinks of something she will express her feelings and won’t hold back. She arranges her words in a way where she doesn’t want to hurt the other party’s feeling. She tends to interact with friends, family and colleagues in a friendly manner and never wants to leave any one out of the conversation. Her train of thought is very quick, she comes up with new ideas and demonstrates great intellect. She always
She attended Syracuse University, which she earned a scholarship to, and won the college short story contest. She graduated as valedictorian in 1960 with a degree in English. Oates then started teaching at the University of Detroit in 1961, and then after a couple of
A genetic family history assessment contains information about family structure and relationships. A typical nurse will use a three-generation family pedigree to gather the information. By doing so, nurses can be aware of which family members are at risk for disorders from a genetic component. Therefore, they can be provided with lifestyle advice, recommendations, and referrals to appropriate specialists (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco & Hanson, 2015). A genetic family history assessment will be provided about my family.
Rosa is a Hispanic, 33 year old woman born on March 22, 1982. She is a kind, hospitable and generous women that loves to spend time with her family and give back to her community. Friends and family describe Rosa as an outgoing and loving person. Rosa has many parties and get-togethers at her house and hosts many gatherings throughout the year. She can be quite but enjoys being humorous. Rosa describes herself as “a shy person initially but once I warm up to someone I become open to talking. I tend to be more of a listener. I’m outgoing and like to try new things. I’m a level headed person who can be extremely stubborn. I’m also loyal and a planner”.
She attended Pasadena College where she majored in nursing and received a Baccalaureate of Arts degree in 1964. She continued with her education and received a master’s degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing (UCSF) in 1970 and a doctor of philosophy
She decided to stay at Palmer for eight years and in the time that she was there, she earned her Bachelor’s degree. After her time at college, she met my dad, they got married, had five kids, and she became a stay-at-home mom when we lived in Hackettstown, New Jersey. When we moved to Marshall, Michigan, in 2003, my mom started working at Caring Hands Chiropractic to help support our family. We then, as a family, moved to England for two years in 2008 (which was due to the Kellogg Cereal Company wanting my dad to travel there) and when we came back to Marshall in 2010, my mom became an
Iron is a mineral that is found the in hemoglobin of the Red Blood Cells. It facilitates in the transport of oxygen all over the body. Without this mineral, oxygen cannot be carried to its full capacity. 1 out of 10 women and small children have iron deficiencies. Lacking iron causes lethargy and a weakened immune system. Children who do not have an adequate intake of iron put themselves at risk for intellectual developmental problems. However, an iron deficient person is not necessarily anemic. 7.8 million women are iron deficient, while only 3.3 million women are anemic (http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/9704/iron_def.htm). When the deficiency becomes so severe that the circulating Red Blood Count and the minerals Ht, Hg, and Hem drop below normal, anemia occurs (See Figure 1). The hormone androgen causes men and women to have different normal values of the hemogram (http://www.medstudents.com.br/hemat/hemat4.htm). Low ferritin (iron storage molecule) and high TIBC (tota...
Her father was a well-known professor at Boston University. She attended Smith College in Massachusetts, but in her junior year she faltered to the ailment that was an epidemic on her fathers side of her family, depression.