Jill B Case Summary

Jill B is a 49 woman who voluntarily attends an outpatient psychotherapy clinic for assistance in reducing her drinking habits. While trying her best to stay sober at all times, Jill often runs into a number of high-risk situations which puts her at risk for lapses or relapses to occur.
One high-risk situation is Jill recently getting divorced for a second time. Experiencing feelings of irritability and fatigue stemming from the loss of her job which is also a high-risk situation. Another high-risk situation that occurred for Jill is the severe stress of looking for a new job. Feelings of self-pity when being turned down from a job or feelings of excitement when scoring an interview are also high-risk situations because Jill ends up drinking …show more content…
This trigger is associated with a dynamic process because the divorce may have occurred without warning. The fact that she has a long history of alcohol abuse is another relapse trigger. A static process for this trigger is acknowledging that she has an issue with drinking and knowing that it will only get worse if she does not seek help. The loss of her job is a trigger also, which is associated with the dynamic process due being fired happening without warning and her not being able predict that it would occur. Job hunting is a trigger for Jill too, since she would have a drink whether she is successful or unsuccessful in her daily search. In this situation, job searching is the static process and not knowing if she will land the job or not is a dynamic process.
Walking to the local market is a trigger that Jill encountered as well, because when she has cravings for alcohol, she knows when and how to get it. Knowing that she is able to go into the market and buy expensive wine is trigger also and is associated with static processes. Lastly, a trigger for Jill is the evening time around 5PM because she often thinks about going to happy hour every day during that time. This trigger is associated with static