Reason for Referral
Mrs. D was referred for the assessment to determine her personal strengths and areas for improvement as she continues with her graduate study in counseling. Mrs. D would like to learn ways she can use her strengths to help her to cope better with stress and increase the variety of self-care strategies. She mentioned that high levels of stress and inability to relax cause her to have occasional but unbearable stomach ache.
Background Information
Mrs. D is a 37 year old female who is a full-time graduate student at George Mason University. She also works part-time and lives with her husband and a 12 year old daughter. She stated that she is doing well with her studies and that she is tremendously enjoying the program. She reported that previously she …show more content…
D’s responses to 16PF are within normal limits and suggest that she was answering truthfully and was not trying to present an overly positive image of herself nor an overtly self-critical one. Furthermore, her response style implies that she was interested in evaluation and cooperative. Overall Mrs. D’s 16PF profile is within normal range, and does not indicate extreme scores on any of the global factors.
The only global factor on Mrs. D’s 16PF profile that was slightly lower was tough-mindedness, meaning that she is more receptive than tough. When Mrs. D is approaching problems, she is willing to consider the situational and emotional aspects rather facts only. She also balances thoughts and ideas with practical matters. She is very open to change and is willing to consider different ideas, opinions, and experiences.
Mrs. D is somewhat extraverted which means that she likes spending time and engaging in activities that involve others but she probably also likes to be alone occasionally. While she enjoys interacting with people she is careful at which relationships she is willing to invest her energy and disclose her personal
Mrs. D was referred for the assessment to determine her personal strengths and areas for improvement as she continues with her graduate study in counseling. Mrs. D would like to learn ways she can use her strengths to help her to cope better with stress and increase the variety of self-care strategies. She mentioned that high levels of stress and inability to relax cause her to have occasional but unbearable stomach ache.
Background Information
Mrs. D is a 37 year old female who is a full-time graduate student at George Mason University. She also works part-time and lives with her husband and a 12 year old daughter. She stated that she is doing well with her studies and that she is tremendously enjoying the program. She reported that previously she …show more content…
D’s responses to 16PF are within normal limits and suggest that she was answering truthfully and was not trying to present an overly positive image of herself nor an overtly self-critical one. Furthermore, her response style implies that she was interested in evaluation and cooperative. Overall Mrs. D’s 16PF profile is within normal range, and does not indicate extreme scores on any of the global factors.
The only global factor on Mrs. D’s 16PF profile that was slightly lower was tough-mindedness, meaning that she is more receptive than tough. When Mrs. D is approaching problems, she is willing to consider the situational and emotional aspects rather facts only. She also balances thoughts and ideas with practical matters. She is very open to change and is willing to consider different ideas, opinions, and experiences.
Mrs. D is somewhat extraverted which means that she likes spending time and engaging in activities that involve others but she probably also likes to be alone occasionally. While she enjoys interacting with people she is careful at which relationships she is willing to invest her energy and disclose her personal