Case Introduction Monique Johnson is a 36 year-old, African American, who was raised in Ashland, Louisiana. Monique came from a low socio-economic background. Monique’s parents had four children; Monique, Leshawn, Joshua, and Jamar. As a child, Monique was shown that violence was the way to resolve conflicts. Monique’s father was psychologically, emotionally, physically, and sexually abusive towards Monique. Monique’s father would frequently tell Monique that he had wished she had been a boy. Monique never felt worthy of her father’s love. Monique disclosed that she tried gaining her father’s love by becoming perfect in every way. Monique disclosed that she became obsessed with being thin, and felt that she was “too fat” (M. Johnson, Personal …show more content…
It can best be explained by what each letter represents: Cognitive- Thinking Behavior- action and response Therapy-linking the thinking to the response. The Cognitive reconstructing objective is to increase more comfort in a client’s life, create an ability to tolerate stress in a client’s life, and to find meaning and acceptance in the behavior or situation presented. Behavior change provides an outline in the process of creating change in cognition, elects the behavior that is desired, and applies the effective punishment for the unacceptable …show more content…
She admits to feeling depressed, and having negative cognitions about her inability to become perfect. These feelings have produced negative thoughts/emotions, which perpetuate a sense of worthlessness. Furthermore, Beck’s cognitive model encapsulates that “people’s interpretations of negative life events play a role in the experience of depression. He argued that depressed individuals hold negative beliefs or schemas. These schemas… involve themes of loss, inadequacy, interpersonal rejection and worthlessness” (Beck, 1991, p. 269). Comparatively, Mor & Haran (2009), presumes that CBT supports individuals in evaluating their distorted thought patterns. Thus, being able to improve their moods along with their ability to cope with stress (p.
An emergency call comes in at 9:45 am from Doug Greene. He discloses that his neighbor and recently ended love interest, Anna Garcia, a well developed thirty-eight-year-old hispanic has been skipping routinely morning walks and that the last time he saw her was at 6:30 am on August 13th. Since her dogs were unusually barking, it sparked concern in Greene. The call brought police to Garcia’s home who found her dead lying face down on her entry hallway at 9:56 am. It is 10:20 am on August 14th when police are securing the crime scene.
Introduction A divorced, thirty-eight year old, Hispanic woman, named Anna Garcia, died on August 25, 2015 at approximately 11:00 am. Anna’s best friend and co-worker, Lucy Leffingwell had reported to officials that Anna had been in the hospital, experiencing back pain, radiating towards her sides, Lucy also commenting that Anna told Lucy that she had stopped taking antibiotics that were prescribed to her. At about 9:45 am, Anna’s neighbor named Doug Greene contacted the police reporting that he is worried about his neighbor Anna, explaining to officials that he experienced seeing Anna at at approximately 630 am wearing a sweater while that part of town was experiencing a heat wave recently. The neighbor also said that Anna’s dog had been barking excitedly for the last two hours.
Case Citation: Linda Williamson v. The City of Houston, 148 F. 3d 462 (5th Cir. 1998). Facts: Houston Police Officer Linda Williamson was working in the Organized Crime Squad and was sometimes assigned to partner with fellow Officer Doug McLeod. Williamson alleged that over an eighteen month period, McLeod harassed her every day creating a hostile work environment. More specifically, Williamson stated that McLeod conducted obvious and demeaning inspections of her appearance. He made comments to her on how her body looked in different clothes and remarked specifically on the appearance of her buttocks and the size of her breasts.
CASE Linda Williamson v. The City of Houston Citation LINDA WILLIAMSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; Al, Defendants, versus THE CITY OF HOUSTON< TEXAS Defendant-Appellant. No. 896-21110 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT 148 F.3d 462, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 16771; 77 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas.
In the meantime, the boys were remembering the night of their mother’s disappearance & they drew pictures of a night they went camping with their father. The picture was of their mom in the trunk of the car. While the children continued on with supervised visits with CPS (Child Protective Custody) their aunt, (mother’s sister) begged for the court to end the visits because she feared deeply that Josh was going to harm her nephew’s; the court didn’t listen to her plea while CPS saw in harm in the children’s visit with their father. While the boys were living with their grandparents, on February 1st Josh Powell was court ordered to undergo psychosexual
They say that it is better that ten guilty men go free then one innocent man be wrongly convicted. On a 60 Minute broadcast, reporter Lesley Stahl did a story regarding the wrongful imprisonment of an innocent man based off of a rape victim’s eyewitness identification. The man convicted of the crime was sentenced to life plus fifty years at the age of twenty-two for a crime he never committed. Eleven years later, his innocence was finally proven when DNA was able to exonerate and clear his name.
MILLERSBURG — For selling the heroin responsible for a Wayne County heroin overdose death, a former Millersburg women on Wednesday was sentenced to 11 months in prison. Kristin Johnson, 26, of 186 Grover St., Killbuck, previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to trafficking in heroin and possession of heroin. In exchange for her guilty plea, the state agreed to dismiss a related charge of possession of drug abuse instruments. While investigators requested involuntary manslaughter charges be filed against Kristin Johnson, Holmes County Prosecutor Steve Knowling said he didn't think it was possible because there was a third party who served as a go-between.
On June 20th, 2001, Andrea Yates killed her five young children Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary in the bathtub of the family’s home in Houston, Texas. The family was Caucasian, and at the time of the crime, Noah was 7, John was 5, Paul was 3, Luke was 2, Mary was 6 months, and Yates was 36. Yates’s husband Russell “Rusty” Yates was at work at the time of the crime. Yates killed her children as a result of her post-partum psychosis and other mental illnesses that had been developing throughout her life. After she finished the murders, Yates called the police and then called Rusty to tell him to come home.
The case demonstrates the need for the counselor to have cultural diversity competence and the need to challenge cultural bias competence. Flaherty (2008) indicate that minority children are more likely to be reported and evaluated for suspected child abuse than were white children. Although the counseling research may indicate that African American and Latino parents abuse their children more than other parents, it does not mean all African American and Latino parents abuse their children. Basically, what is considered abuse/neglect in one culture may not be the same for another culture. Yet, the counselor felt she had the best interest of the child, it is not up to her to state that the child will be taken away.
Janice Green was a wife, mother, and community organizer in Perry County, Alabama. Right now she is an inmate sentenced to 37 years in Prison. This narrative is an attempt to explain the story as it was collected from a variety of sources, such as witness interviews, family interviews, released statements, legal sources and good old fashioned research. As I understand it, here is how they hemmed up Janice Green.
The case of Carter vs. Canada is one of triumph for Canadians to question their civil liberties and constitutional privileges to an extent that had not been experienced in the courts history. The decision to abandon the previous law restricting the practice of doctor assisted suicide was justified by the court in the context of those with severe illness as well as a mental disability, in which prohibits their overall wellness. In regards to Life, liberty and security, it comes to a progressive conclusion that both the Supreme Court of Canada and Tina Carter both unilaterally agree that Canadians who are suffering unbearably at the end of life should have the right to choose a dignified and peaceful death. To explicitly regard the constitutional legitimacy of physician-assisted suicide within the charter of rights general limitations, the law currently contradicts the charter.
Depression is another mental health condition that can affect a person's mood, thoughts, and behavior. Perry also shows
Uncovering Deeper Meaning in Andre Dubus’ “The Fat Girl” In the critical period of forming her identity, Louise battles with her obesity. Criticism from her family and friends cause her to question her body image and consequently, her self worth. Louise is not the only adolescent to struggle with her appearance; with his depiction of her transformation, Andre Dubus addresses those whose view of themselves is marred by society. After years of her weight and emotions fluctuating, Louise realizes a deeper change. Through Louise’s journey, Dubus communicates that the power to change oneself emanates from one’s self control and ability to surpass societal pressure.
Even with the unconditional love of Louise’s Father, Louise finds it hard to overcome his sympathy and the verbal abuse from her mother and friends. Her two childhood friends, Joan and Marjorie were both thin although they saw themselves differently. However, Louise intentionally picked those two friends because they’re thin and she was always concerned about the way others see her. In addition to her self-image , Louise is uncertain of her ability to find happiness in an intimate relationship. Her mother set up this negative outlook by saying, “In five years you’ll be in high school and if your fat the boys won’t like you; they
Depression Depression is rarely visible to a single cause. Often, it is produced by the interaction of a person’s biological tendency, psychological propensity towards pessimism, feelings of low self-esteem and trauma, or long-term stress (Turner, S., 1995). Normally, the disease first appears when an individual is 20-30 years of age. Some subjects experience a single episode, while others may have frequent bouts of depression (Ramsey, R., 1995). All depression possibly has in communal the brain’s misregulation of normal stress.