Peer Based Therapy Case Study

The first patient I had the pleasure of assessing is a 17-year-old adolescent named Tracy. Tracy was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 3 years old, she also has been diagnosed with ADHD and a generalized anxiety disorder. Tracy is responsible for her own care. With Tracy’s age in mind, adolescence is a particularly challenging period for adequate self-management. In the course of managing her illness, she has been requesting refills for her ADHD medication sooner than the refill date. It would be beneficial to educate Tracy, focusing on different medications, treatments, safety concerns and risk factors that could possibly be integrated into her management.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease, characterized by episodes or attacks of impaired breathing. Symptoms are caused by inflammation of small airways and may include bronchial hyper-responsiveness, recurrent attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing. The variable airflow obstruction is often reversible, either spontaneously or by treatment with …show more content…
Cognitive Based Therapy strategies are based on the theory that learning processes play a critical role in the development of problem behaviors like drug abuse. A core element of CBT is teaching participants how to anticipate problems and helping them develop effective coping strategies. In CBT, adolescents explore the positive and negative consequences of using drugs. They learn to monitor their feelings and thoughts and recognize distorted thinking patterns and cues that trigger their substance abuse; identify and anticipate high-risk situations; and apply an array of self-control skills, including emotional regulation and anger management, practical problem solving, and substance refusal. CBT may be offered in outpatient settings in either individual or group