Smith reports that she was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder five years ago and continues to struggle with excessive feelings of guilt, frequent episodes of sadness, and irritability. She was prescribed medication at the time of her diagnosis five years ago and took it for approximately two years; she is currently not on medication. She also states that she went to individual therapy for about 6 months and recalls working on coping skills. Mrs. Smith reports being unhappy in her marriage and feels like Mr. Smith prioritizes his job over the family in that he stays away from home 4 out of 7 nights since he works 2 hours away. She describes her daughter, Erica, as being compliant and a good student. She feels unsupported by her husband, given that he is away from home for most of the …show more content…
Mrs. Smith has negative attitudes towards her marriage as she stated that she is unhappy. She has some assumptions about her relationship with her husband that he prioritizes his job over the family in that he stays away from home 4 out of 7 nights since he works 2 hours away. Due to that, she is frustrated and sad, she may be trying to rationalize the symptoms by giving real reasons why she feels that because of her husband’s attitudes and actions, as well as her son’s case as he has frequent “temper tantrums” and refuses to listen to simple instructions. For Mr. Smith, who would like to pursue a legal separation, which indicate his hopeless being in his marriage and he has his own stresses due to the work’s circumstances and how he receives his wife’s requests to be close to him as she needs to be firmer in her discipline of John and that this will make him become more