Genogram Case Studies

On my assessment of the situation I see that there is multiple problems occurring. The family is obviously devastated and depressed because of what happened to their two year old daughter, Angel. One thing that I see going on is that the two most important people (mother and father) are not communicating and helping each other be there for one another. Another problem is the mother, Irma is keeping Henry from everything. Henry and Irma stay in a tiny part of the house, they do not leave, Henry does not interact with anyone besides her, she doesn’t let Henry feed himself, and he is over a year old and is just now learning how to walk. These actions is hard on Henry at this age and will affect him in the long run. The theory I am going to use is psychosocial, and the concepts I am going to use is cognitive development and social development. Psychosocial theory shows that in this case …show more content…
Cognition involves ability to take in information and store it and use it. It involves the ability to learn and think. Henry's mother is over protecting Henry and not letting him learn the things he needs to learn at his age. He should be learning new things and storing it in his mind. Jean Piaget says, people need to progress in order to learn their cognitive thinking ability. Henry hasn't had the chance to progress because his mother will not let him. Social development is people’s interaction with others around them. Henrys restrictions from his family and any other person will inhibit him from growing in a bio-psycho-social development. This is evidence by Henrys mother’s tight restrictions with Henry. Most children developed their social lives when they interact and play with other children and Henry does not get to do this. This can result in social anxieties in adult hood and causing difficulty significant issues with obtaining jobs, continuing education, or even gaining relationships in any