Interview Assignment
N.F. is a 58-year-old Caucasian male of Irish descent who is diagnosed with the undifferentiated form of schizophrenia. He has been living with his diagnosis after he was diagnosed at the age of 17. N.F. believes that his illness has affected his life by keeping things to himself as a result of paranoia that he experiences, occasionally. He has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, who he has been dating for more than 20 years. Currently, N.F. lives in an apartment in Suffolk County in New York.
His goals are to graduate from college to become a chef, then owning his organic restaurant. Although N.F. says that it will not affect his goals, he says that his biggest fear is returning to the hospital because of something was able to comprehend my directions of the assessment. Even though I offered N.F. the opportunity to ask me questions prior to the start of the assessment tool, N.F. stated to me that he had no questions to ask. Accordingly, I assumed that I did not need to answer any questions. When I began administering the Occupational Questionnaire, N.F. completed the activity column first before completing the columns composing of the questions. Since there are 48 rows and 5 columns to complete, N.F. took his time completing the questionnaire with minimal guidance, even though I was watching him the entire time (Smith et al., 1986).
From my perspective, it did not appear to me that N.F. experienced frustration with completing the assessment tool, based from his facial expressions. I trusted myself that the Occupational Questionnaire would benefit N.F. because based on the interview, N.F. engages in many occupations each day, yet he expressed to me that he would rather engage in certain occupations over other occupations, such as socializing with his friends, versus cleaning his room, and finding a balance to do all of
My patient Gerald –according to the video- is diagnosed with a textbook case schizophrenia. He exhibits paranoid thinking and his speech is disorganized, his thoughts are loosely connected, and he has formed delusions, he exhibits mood disturbances, and exhibits disordered behaviors (Schizophrenia: Gerald, Part 1). The goal for Gerald is multi-factorial; first, it is important to place into context that Gerald’s schizophrenia is refractory to pharmacological management. Due to Gerald’s complex presentation of multiple symptoms, the goal for the interaction is improved m...
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Families with a member suffering from any illness may be stressful enough but families with members diagnosed with schizophrenia are often faced with additional challenges such as the “external stressors of social stigma, isolation, and emotional frustration”. Many times, family conflicts arise as members attempt to provide care on an everyday basis (Chien, 2010, pg. xi). “A Beautiful Mind” is a brilliant motion picture directed by Ron Howard that chronicles the life of one John Nash, a prominent mathematician and the challenges he endures throughout his adult life afflicted with a chronic mental illness. “A Beautiful Mind” allows us to gain insight into the stressors that many families undergo when faced with living with a person with schizophrenia. This paper will explore the impact of schizophrenia on the lives of the Nash family as depicted in the aforementioned movie. Exploring the impact of the disease on the Nash family’s life will be followed with a discussion regarding an assessment conducted of the family, through the use of the Calgary Family Assessment model. Conducting the assessment allowed us to determine two nursing priorities, and nursing interventions in relation to them through the use of the Calgary intervention model. Essentially it becomes evident that the challenges faced by the Nash family are in the functional domain. The families inability to effectively communicate and problem solve becomes evident, which is negatively impacting the families ability to function effectively. Our nursing interventions guided by the Calgary Nursing Intervention Model will focus on providing the Nash family with the support needed to bring about change in the affective domain in foster effective communication with the famil...
Interviews are very popular among most individuals especially researchers and scholars as they attempt to obtain information and data from an interviewee. However, there are many factors that influence the interview and which determines its success or failure. Often, the interviewer takes charge of the situation, and they have the sole responsibility of asking the questions while the interviewee provides an explanation or an answer to the question asked. As a result, an interview can be defined as a consultation or a discussion in person through which information and data are exchanged regarding a particular phenomenon event with the intention of establishing the interviewee’s position. It is easy to tell the mood and success of the interview
In such a multicultural world, being knowledgeable and understanding of not only your cultural background, but that of others is essential. Building my awareness on cultures different from my own, and how it shapes an individual’s identity, will foster my personal and professional development. Subsequently, I conducted a cultural interview with an individual whose cultural background differed from my own. Several similarities and differences between our cultures were apparent in the interview, specifically in the areas of race, ethnicity, language, values, and worldview.
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As I sat down with Jordan Fisher, on April 30th, we looked out the window to a gloomy, rainy day. It was wet and nasty day, but Jordan agreed to sit down with me to discuss his position as an HR officer. Jordan started with the Federal Government, 30 years ago at the age of 20. Now 50 Jordan is looking forward to retiring with his wife, stating “I enjoy it here, I really do—but I can’t wait to retire.” While Jordan plans to work for one more year before retiring, the knowledge and experience that he has gained from the position will never leave him. Jordan has been a very successful H.R. official because he has integrity, used effective communication and proper documentation.
An understanding of occupation and its science dimension enables the therapist to gain knowledge about how patients orchestrate their lives through the doing of occupations in any given context. The occupational therapy proce...
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...h the inventory is very easy to use and is self explanatory, it’s seems important to evaluate when and why the test is being used with the client and how the results are going to benefit the client. Because the assessment is a self-report assessment, it’s so crucial to help the client understand how important an honest evaluation of their symptoms is to an accurate score.
Although the assessment may have sound validity the author’s failure to mention the title and expertise of the two researchers who develop the assessment may be in question.
In the world of novels, often the view afforded to the observer is one of omniscience.
This test can also be used for companies trying to employee new hires through what is called employment assessment test for the right candidates, which entails that a person requiring the job have high skills with dealing with people and being able to deal within a stressful environment. It has also bee...
The task of completing the mock interview was very insightful and yet nerve-wracking. This experience allowed me to learn a lot about how others and prospective employers may perceive me. In addition, I also learned a lot about myself. I took some time in advance to plan for the interview. I considered aspects such as when to arrive, what to wear and preparing a resume. This prior planning helped me to have a successful interview.