Kelmeckis Family: A Case Study

Charlie is a middle class Caucasian male with the contemplation of being a writer. Both of his parents work. He is a social misfit. He is a wallflower, someone who sits on the sideline of life and watches everyone else live. Through Sam and Patrick he becomes a “misfit toy”. The impact culture has on development in the Kelmeckis home is evident. Charlie's parents being affluent assisted him with obtaining more opportunities for learning. Charlie is in an advanced English class. On the first day of class, the English teacher was asking questions and no one had the correct answer. Even though Charlie knew the answer, he did not say it. He wrote it down on a piece of paper and the teacher saw this as he walked around the room. As a result, the …show more content…
This is a disorder, which develops in some individuals who have lived or seen a scary, dangerous, or shocking event. It is natural and normal to feel nervous after a traumatic event. Fear triggers changes in the body that help avoid or defend it and this healthy response protects an individual from harm. The individuals who continue experiencing problems might be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. According to the DSM 5, to be diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disease, the adult should have one re-experiencing symptom for at least one month and at least one avoidance symptom. The adult should exhibit two reactivity and arousal symptoms at least for a month. An adult must express at least two mood and cognition symptoms according to the DSM 5. Alisic et al. (2014) explain that the re-experiencing symptoms include bad dreams, frightening thoughts, and flashbacks like racing heart or sweating. The Avoidance symptoms in regard to the DSM 5 include the feeling of emotionally numb, feeling strong depression, guilt, and worry, losing interest in various events that were previously enjoyable and staying away from events, objects, and places that remind of the traumatic