The interpersonal relationships in Elijah’s life have been anything but positive and he never spoke about having healthy connections with others. Many of people he recalled in his story reinforced his horrible behavior. His mother and father would berate him out of anger and it never proved effective. According to the Wellness Research Project (Prillentensky), a healthy community is one in which you feel safe, supported, and engaged. There is no possible way Elijah could have felt safe living in what could be considered a war zone. In an impoverished neighborhood like the one where Elijah grew up, it becomes a “dog eat dog” type of situation. His community provided no opportunities where the members could build trust between one another and develop as individuals from this bond. Everyone was so focused on making it themselves that they rarely took the time to support others. In many cases, the families from Elijah’s neighborhood did not have to resources to provide help even if they wanted to. As far as occupational wellbeing, Elijah spoke on his job bagging groceries at Kroger and his desire to eventually become a DJ or at the least find another job that would be able to support him. Economic wellbeing for Elijah was essentially non existent for the majority of his life. He had little financial stability and often resorted to robbing some of his neighbors in order to make a few dollars. Elijah’s physical and psychological wellbeing have also been negatively effected by his environment. Psychological well being is about feeling positive emotions and feeling happy about our lives. Elijah had a hard time figuring out what he wanted to do with his life and was overall dissatisfied with his actions and the things he has been able to accomplish so far. Elijah’s health is also slowly deteriorating as a result of his drinking and smoking habits.
The interpersonal relationships in Elijah’s life have been anything but positive and he never spoke about having healthy connections with others. Many of people he recalled in his story reinforced his horrible behavior. His mother and father would berate him out of anger and it never proved effective. According to the Wellness Research Project (Prillentensky), a healthy community is one in which you feel safe, supported, and engaged. There is no possible way Elijah could have felt safe living in what could be considered a war zone. In an impoverished neighborhood like the one where Elijah grew up, it becomes a “dog eat dog” type of situation. His community provided no opportunities where the members could build trust between one another and develop as individuals from this bond. Everyone was so focused on making it themselves that they rarely took the time to support others. In many cases, the families from Elijah’s neighborhood did not have to resources to provide help even if they wanted to. As far as occupational wellbeing, Elijah spoke on his job bagging groceries at Kroger and his desire to eventually become a DJ or at the least find another job that would be able to support him. Economic wellbeing for Elijah was essentially non existent for the majority of his life. He had little financial stability and often resorted to robbing some of his neighbors in order to make a few dollars. Elijah’s physical and psychological wellbeing have also been negatively effected by his environment. Psychological well being is about feeling positive emotions and feeling happy about our lives. Elijah had a hard time figuring out what he wanted to do with his life and was overall dissatisfied with his actions and the things he has been able to accomplish so far. Elijah’s health is also slowly deteriorating as a result of his drinking and smoking habits.