The first developmental issue I would love to address is emotional support, and the person I am applying to is Beatrice. Emotional support means the capacity to acknowledge and share feelings that are being experienced with another person especially a close friend or a family member. For instance, Beatrice does not have her husband, parents, and two brothers due to the fact that they were murdered because of the fight between Hutu and Tutsi militias. Not only that, but Beatrice’s daughter-in-law Ninette also lost abundance of family members including her mother, sisters, and one nephew. So, without a doubt I believe Beatrice’s lacked of emotional support demonstrates the developmental issue I described above which is emotional support. In addition,
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Malnutrition means lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having to eat the proper balance of meals, so the person is undernourished which could easily cause other issues like anorexia. In the vignette it states, Beatrice reports being fatigued and lacking stamina, and her appetite is poor. Also, it could be signs of early depression what Beatrice is feeling, in another words depression means feelings of severe discouragement and disconsolateness. Beatrice’s doctor “assessed her as having symptoms of a depressive nature based on her last office visit and made a referral for social work intervention, (vignette).” Also, Beatrice is a bit withdrawn, sleeps during the day time, appears to be sluggish, apathetic and sometimes forgets things like mass which the case study states she never would miss in the …show more content…
They are Erickson’s 7Th stage: Generosity vs stagnation, and the 8th stage: integrity vs. despair. Generosity vs stagnation is experience by people in middle developmental period, it is the need to contribute to society, usually though family or work. In this case study it states Beatrice would send money back home, and Beatrice was very focused on the advancement of her career so she could be a registered nurse. Even though, she was working long hours, very active in the church, serving as a Eucharistic Minister every Sunday at the 9 a.m. mass. Beyond that, she is serving as a Sunday school teacher with her grandson, Emery. It clearly shows how hard Beatrice was working to be part of her family, community, and
Malnutrition means lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having to eat the proper balance of meals, so the person is undernourished which could easily cause other issues like anorexia. In the vignette it states, Beatrice reports being fatigued and lacking stamina, and her appetite is poor. Also, it could be signs of early depression what Beatrice is feeling, in another words depression means feelings of severe discouragement and disconsolateness. Beatrice’s doctor “assessed her as having symptoms of a depressive nature based on her last office visit and made a referral for social work intervention, (vignette).” Also, Beatrice is a bit withdrawn, sleeps during the day time, appears to be sluggish, apathetic and sometimes forgets things like mass which the case study states she never would miss in the …show more content…
They are Erickson’s 7Th stage: Generosity vs stagnation, and the 8th stage: integrity vs. despair. Generosity vs stagnation is experience by people in middle developmental period, it is the need to contribute to society, usually though family or work. In this case study it states Beatrice would send money back home, and Beatrice was very focused on the advancement of her career so she could be a registered nurse. Even though, she was working long hours, very active in the church, serving as a Eucharistic Minister every Sunday at the 9 a.m. mass. Beyond that, she is serving as a Sunday school teacher with her grandson, Emery. It clearly shows how hard Beatrice was working to be part of her family, community, and