Hypothetical Case Conceptualization Examples

Case conceptualization, (the following presents a hypothetical case conceptualization)
Jack is a truck driver that has recently gotten out of the hospital. He was in the hospital because he found himself the victim of a mugging while he was parked at a truck stop, somewhere north of the United States border. The assailant did not come out of nowhere, rather he walked up to Jack and seemed friendly enough. The aggressor began by asking for directions. Nothing really seemed out of the ordinary for Jack until seemingly out of nowhere the attacker landed a heavy blow to Jack’s face. Jack was a heavier guy who used to wrestle in High School he never saw it coming. Although the strike dropped Jack it did not render him unconscious he laid on the ground and watch dazed as the ruffian made off with Jack’s wallet: filled with his identification, cash, credit cards, and pictures of his loved ones back home. Jack had always assumed that he would be able to handle any sort of physical altercation …show more content…
After which he began the five phases of treatment at the end of each phase of the treatment he was reassessed to measure his developments. His data is in appendix one, after the end of the treatment Jack was again assessed to indicate if the behaviors had been internalized. After the study Jack began going back to work again and lighten his family’s financial strain. Fortunately he has never needed to defend himself; however, he regularly practices Bassai-dai, the karate form he learned from the treatment. This behavior for him is negatively reinforced practicing the form relieves Jack from the distress of not being able to protect himself if he ever were to get attacked again. As well as it has become a source of joy for Jack because it provides him with a personally rewarding form of physical