What Is Joe's Case Study

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1. The psychological issues that I believe Joe is experiencing is depression. I believe that Joe is experiencing depression because he does not fit in with the crowd that he once had fit in with before at school. Joe cannot participate in the activities that he once enjoyed due to his physical size. Joe had lost his friends due to not being able to join the sports teams due to his size. Joe could be experiencing bulling. Joe’s grades have dropped tremendously. Joe has been lashing out and detaching himself from the people he was once closest to. The biological and social factors that might be influencing Joe low self-esteem due to delayed puberty, cigarette use, antisocial behavior, detachment, rebelliousness, anger, peer rejection, grades …show more content…

Some diversity issues that could be affecting Joe are his race/ethnicity, gender, religion, and culture. Joe is Korean-American who is a Unitarian-Universalist. In Joe’s case it seems that his culture is not an active concept in his life. When talking about race and religion I believe that Joe is at a different stage with Marcia’s developmental stage. I believe that Joe is experiencing diffused identity here. Joe does not mention his race or ethnicity in his case. There appears to be little to no involvement with the cultural heritage. The religion that they practice in the United States has a majority of whites. Whites make up 89% of the group while other races make up 11% of the group. (“Diversity Unitarian Universalists,” 2008). Joe could be experiencing the conformity stage found in the cultural identity development model by Howard-Hamilton and Frazier. Conformity stage is when people identify closely to white …show more content…

I do not believe that Joe is at risk of suicide when looking at the SAD PEARSONS model. Joe does have some factors sex, age, and possibly depression. Joe is showing signs of depression, which could also be in relation to suicide they include detachment, isolation, dropping grades, cigarettes, recklessness, and violent behavior. I would go about assessing the risk by using the SAD PERSONS model. I would listen very closely to the things he says. I would make sure to ask him how his school and home life are. What I would do if the client started to become suicidal is approaching the topic with Joe. I would ask Joe if he ever thinks about harming himself. I would ask if he ever had thoughts about wanting to end his own life. I would not ignore any of the warning signs that Joe is representing I would address them immediately. Joe insists that he is fine and that his parents are overreacting, but I would stay on top of the issues. I would try to address the underlying reasons for his new behaviors to reduce chances of riskier behaviors and increased drug

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