Case Study: Abigail Tremucha

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Profile 1 Jessie Tremucha Physical Domain: Abigail Tremucha is the 4th daughter of Jessie Tremucha Jr. and Estela Tremucha. Her eye color is brown just like the rest of her family, and is the darkest of the Tremucha children. Hailing from the Philippines, Abigail is a petite young girl, weighing in at a mere 60 lbs at the height of 4’7”. With this information, she is at the 4th percentile in the weight category and at the 25th percentile in the height category for girls her age. Despite her small stature, she is still rather healthy. When the weather is nice, she would go and play outside with her sisters, doing activities such as riding her bike and rollerblading on the sidewalk and spending roughly an hour or two in …show more content…

This domain deals with Abigail’s relationship and social interactions with others. As described earlier in her cognitive domain, it is easy to discern that she is in Erikson’s stage of identity vs. role confusion. This stage deals with what Abigail is doing against what her parents and others expect of her. This is where her “fashion problems” stem off from. She is experimenting with different aspects of herself and is curious to see what she can do with herself. But in contrast, this could be in defiance of what others around her expect from her. These expectations can lead to pressure on her to do certain things. Her psychology and the involvement of society is what makes up the psychosocial domain: inner forces vs. external forces. As she grows up, she will experience more of these forces interacting with each other. If all goes well and her environment supports her, Abigail will be put in a comfortable position where she knows who she is and will be able to express herself in a healthy manner. However, if her experimentation ends up being denied by those around her, she will end up in role confusion and have trouble thinking about who she really is. She won’t know her true self and this can lead her to be an empty shell of expectations that her parents or friends want. There is nothing to worry about for Abigail though. Her transformation has been healthy thus far and not only her parents, but also her family and friends have been supportive of her, so it is very unlikely that she will end up in a state of role confusion. This has been an analysis of Abigail’s current psychosocial

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