Introduction This paper will describe Dasani’s biological, psychological, and psychosocial dimensions that was seen throughout her case assessment. Some of the theories that will be discussed is health and wealth connection, Piaget cognitive theory, social learning theory, and social support and how social support aids coping. The conclusion with consist of a reflection of Dasani case assessment, and what the writer has learned about other people while writing this assessment.
Health and Wealth Connection Defined Health and wealth connection, which is also known as exterior socioeconomic environment and interior health environment. Recently researchers have started to discover a correlation between a person’s socioeconomic status and their …show more content…
For instance, because Dasani’s family lives in a shelter, rely on their tax refund check, and have no job, it is very unlikely that they have access to health care (Elliot, 2013). This does not just apply to Dasani’s family, but to anyone that resides in a shelter. Dasani’s family has run into a couple of health problems involving the children being sick and them having to tough it out. Not only having access to health care is important, but also having transportation, availability and cost, which Dasani’s family has trouble with. They have no car to get to a hospital, instead they have to call an ambulance that seems to take thirty minutes just to arrive, and they definitely don’t have the money to pay for hospital expenses (Elliot, …show more content…
For instance, black mold is spreading in the shelter’s bathroom and nothing is being done about it. An inspector saw an asthmatic three-year-old coughing and vomiting so much that 911 was called (Elliot, 2013). The state inspections did a health and safety report on the shelter Auburn. In the report, the inspector’s conclusion said that no children with chronic breathing problems should live in the shelter, and no child under the ages of two should be living there at all due to lack of amenities for this young and venerable population (Elliot, 2013). In other words, Dasani’s family- with a 1-year-old, tow asthmatic children, and another who is legally blind- should never have been living in Auburn in the first place. For families that have a higher socioeconomic status than Dasani’s family would not be dealing with these issues, because they would be providing the health care necessities for a child. They would be able to afford the medical bills and the other expenses that come along with
Health and Wealth Connection Defined Health and wealth connection, which is also known as exterior socioeconomic environment and interior health environment. Recently researchers have started to discover a correlation between a person’s socioeconomic status and their …show more content…
For instance, because Dasani’s family lives in a shelter, rely on their tax refund check, and have no job, it is very unlikely that they have access to health care (Elliot, 2013). This does not just apply to Dasani’s family, but to anyone that resides in a shelter. Dasani’s family has run into a couple of health problems involving the children being sick and them having to tough it out. Not only having access to health care is important, but also having transportation, availability and cost, which Dasani’s family has trouble with. They have no car to get to a hospital, instead they have to call an ambulance that seems to take thirty minutes just to arrive, and they definitely don’t have the money to pay for hospital expenses (Elliot, …show more content…
For instance, black mold is spreading in the shelter’s bathroom and nothing is being done about it. An inspector saw an asthmatic three-year-old coughing and vomiting so much that 911 was called (Elliot, 2013). The state inspections did a health and safety report on the shelter Auburn. In the report, the inspector’s conclusion said that no children with chronic breathing problems should live in the shelter, and no child under the ages of two should be living there at all due to lack of amenities for this young and venerable population (Elliot, 2013). In other words, Dasani’s family- with a 1-year-old, tow asthmatic children, and another who is legally blind- should never have been living in Auburn in the first place. For families that have a higher socioeconomic status than Dasani’s family would not be dealing with these issues, because they would be providing the health care necessities for a child. They would be able to afford the medical bills and the other expenses that come along with