MY FINAL EXAM

 Section A: PERSONAL DATA
     SUMMARY OF THE CHILD

Name:                 PETER    PALCUTILLO       ALTURA                    
Gender:               MALE

Birthdate:             SEPTEMBER 23, 2004                                                        
Age:                     6

Birthplace:           EAST AVENUE MEDICAL CENTER

Birth type:            SINGLE

Birth order:          THIRD

Home Address:  1443 SAMPAGUITA STREET CAMARIN CALOOCAN CITY

School:                 DIVINE ANGEL DAY CARE CENTER                          
Grade:                  PREPARATORY             

Teacher:               MRS. ESTHER BARRIOS

Maiden Name:     ANGELITA OCBIAN PALCUTILLO

Religion:               JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES                                              
 Citizenship:         FILIPINO

Occupation:          HOUSE WIFE

Father’s Name:    PABLITO RUBIO ALTURA

Religion:                JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES                                                
Citizenship:            FILIPINO

Occupation:           CARPENTER

Siblings:          Eldest:                FAITH P. ALTURA

                         Middle:               JAVIN P. ALTURA

Post findings about Peter’s Health:

                              SEPTEMBER 29,2004

                                                -first check up of peter

                              JUNE 23, 2005

                                                -measles findings

 

Section B:  JOINING PROCESS

         
Peter is my client child recommends by his parents to me. He is in preparatory grade level and the school near from their home. He doesn’t want to play with other people because he trained himself practicing to play alone. That is why, there was no “with him” being involved. His parents and teacher are working together to help him in his study. Eventually, if this may not happen he has elder brother and sister responsible to guide him but in a strict approach that a child tends to follow immediately because of having scared. He is the youngest child in their family and he always left with his mother in their home.

Section C: PRESENTING PROBLEM

  
According to the parents of Peter, he has a sensitive behavior that every time they do not give what he wants like tantrums. He is afraid to socialize or even to interact with other people especially the adults because they are also bullying and shouting him. The problem as presented that peter has a "restlessness"behavior. It means of hyper active in doing his assignments and projects. He has a tendency to become an aggressive child because of his destructive behavior showing to their parents. As he doesn't have any friends and play alone, it may cause in feeling of anxiety that his parents announced it could be difficult on their parts to correct the attitude or behavior of peter . In addition, Peter is an active child in which his attention span is very limited. His sister talk to him without giving her any response until she come and talk again towards him. Absolutely, Peter have an Asthma since birth, that is, his mother told me that its contribute to his distraction in studying because of sickness. He also act as a matured child that inappropriate to his age.

Section D:  PSYCHOSOCIAL HISTORY






d.1 TIME LINE

             In this graph that I have been presented are major events that happened in Peter's life. He suffering from Asthma disease by almost two years as what you see. When his aunt's caring him by the age of three and that was a big adjustment from him. However, his mother working and it so hard for her to take care Peter that is why, she given him to his aunt's care. Nevertheless, by the age of four up to five, Peter's father need to bring in the hospital because of his operation in appendix that Peter doesn't want to eat and the only thing that he do is to cry. His mother with his siblings doesn't know how to assist Peter. His first schooling was done by the age of five years old and experiencing his first measles by the age of six.

d.2 GENO GRAM

                     As what I presented in this graph that Peter is more closer to his parents than to his siblings. He also not closer to his grandparents from the side of his father. When Peter grows  at the age of six, he has an emotional maturity because of the age gap between him and to his siblings. They are shouting  him and sometimes being strict to Peter. On the side of his mother grandparents, he never seen them because they died after peter was born.








d.3 SOCIO GRAPH


                                                                          HOME

SCHOOL

                 








d.4 SELF MASTERY
             Peter knows that he is the youngest child in their family. He knows the age gap between his siblings to him. Peter said that he is crazy as identify himself and telling his complete name seriously but if you asking him if he is handsome, he always say that he is cute and small. He also knows that his father was under went in critical operation of appendix and it cause him of anxiety and disturbance.



d.5 RELATIONSHIP


        HOME
          People closer to Peter are his mother and his sister because as his mother teaching him  to finish his assignments while his sister telling him to review his lessons. It is something good in  part of Peter's relationship toward them because he was motivated to pursue his study. On the other hand, he tends to afraid in his brother because of his strictly kind of approach in musical instrument. From their neighbors, he don't have any friends or peer mates just to play with them. As I mentioned, some of their neighbors fearing him and as a result, Peter is afraid to socialize with them so that he play alone in their home. 
        SCHOOL
             He doesn't have any friends in the school similar to their neighbors, he was experienced to bullying and bit him. He never revenge to them but instantly to cried. He is silent in the school and nothing to tell for their classmates. It is bad thing in his part because he doesn't cooperate in group activities unless his teacher tell him to speak.




d.6 ACTION
          Peter knows how to read Tagalog books and write his name properly. He loves drawing and sometimes to sing and dance with music or even playing an instrument such as guitar and flute toys. His favorite recreation was whistling. He can make things easier from him like memorizing he reads through repetition of words. However, he don't want to read English books and never saw any interest from it but his favorite subject is mathematics especially the fraction that he capable of doing this things. He can easily catch up the lesson in the school and also counting numbers from one up to five hundreds, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers. 



section E: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK


         The theory of Albert Bandura in his social learning is somewhat related to the case of Peter. As the problem of emotional behavior is arousing to him, the modelling aspect in watching television that Peter is imitating what he watch.  Another theory similar to this case is the multiple intelligence of Howard Gardner in his musical category because of playing musical instrument, singing, dancing, and sometimes whistling. Peter also tends to be egocentric that is why, he doesn't want to socialize to other people. By thinking a matter of life, this two theories is related to Peter's case problem. The emotional maturity of Peter is also related to Erik Erickson in his trust versus mistrust that states of emotionally advanced but socially they are not ready.  




section F:   PROGNOSIS


          My thorough guest in the problem of Peter is that, he has a sensitive behavior because of being the youngest child that all he wants was given. The child might be experiencing anxiety that cause him to feel isolated and antisocial in all the people around him. It causing worst between him and his parents because he doesn't explore the world.


section G: THERAPEUTIC PLAN
g.1 KNOWLEDGE BUILDING
     At the end of case study the client child should be able to read English.


g.2    SKILLS BUILDING 
                  At the end of case study the client child should be able to draw important events in the story.

g.3    ATTITUDE BUILDING
                  At the end of case study the client child should be able to develop an eye to eye contact and respect other people.




section H: THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION

 

section I: THERAPEUTIC PROGRESS

IMPRESSION:

               I appreciate the activity progress because it will shows how the child learn successfully by doing some activities that I prepared. No need to change the activity for some progress because it satisfied my client to understand and build interest in reading English books. 


section J:  THERAPEUTIC RESULT
    In the first place of doing the interventions or activities, I felt nervous and shame when I notice that there are people observing me. But then I realize that it is my client progress and solving his own problems. I'm  very thankful and feel blessed because of his parents supported me to teach and help their child. they are cooperative in terms of  materials I need and also the child feel comfortable in sitting beside me. Before, Peter does not show any interest in our activity because he wants to smile and making jokes but after an hour of convincing him, he now start to seriously thinking about the story. He read it silently and don't want to disturb by anyone of his family. He answer my questions faster and direct to the point. After this when Peter draw in a paper about the characters and place, he wants to make it beautiful to impressed me and his brother. When it done successfully,we are now ready  for the next activity by simply telling what he reads and I was shock to him because he memorized all the details in the story by speaking English language. Yet, Peter is not hard to teach because of his fast learning ability and memorizing it by repeating what he reads.


section K:  SUMMARY
    Peter is my client child recommends by his parents to me. He is in preparatory grade level and the school near from their home. He does not want to play with other people because he trained himself practicing to play alone. That is why, there was no “with him” being involved. According to the parents of Peter, he has a sensitive behavior and a restlessness. He has no friends in the school or even in their neighbors. By doing an activity, Peter participate actively and not so naughty to teach with me.Peter knows that he is the youngest child in their family. He knows the age gap between his siblings to him. Peter said that he is crazy as identify himself and telling his complete name seriously but if you asking him if he is handsome, he always say that he is cute and small.  People closer to Peter are his mother and his sister because as his mother teaching him  to finish his assignments while his sister telling him to review his lessons. It is something good in  partPeter knows how to read Tagalog books and write his name properly. He loves drawing and sometimes to sing and dance with music or even playing an instrument such as guitar and flute toys. His favorite recreation was whistling. He can make things easier from him like memorizing he reads through repetition of words. of Peter's relationship toward them because he was motivated to pursue his study.The theory of Albert Bandura in his social learning is somewhat related to the case of Peter. As the problem of emotional behavior is arousing to him, the modelling aspect in watching television that Peter is imitating what he watch.  Another theory similar to this case is the multiple intelligence of Howard Gardner in his musical category because of playing musical instrument, singing, dancing, and sometimes whistling. Peter also tends to be egocentric that is why, he doesn't want to socialize to other people. By thinking a matter of life, this two theories is related to Peter's case problem. The emotional maturity of Peter is also related to Erik Erickson in his trust versus mistrust that states of emotionally advanced but socially they are not ready.In the first place of doing the interventions or activities, I felt nervous and shame when I notice that there are people observing me. But then I realize that it is my client progress and solving his own problems.  




CONCLUSIONS
     I therefore conclude that the client child have dilemma and resolve. It takes time to solve an emotional maturity and it is done if we exposed the child to some people that understand him.




RECOMMENDATIONS
     
     I recommend to the parents of Peter that it is better to enroll him in a musical school for the betterment and to enhance his potential skills in terms of musics. To exposed the child for his playmates or the people in their every day life like his peer mates and as well as his neighbors. For the teacher of Peter is to make an every day large activities and let the child to socialize to his classmates.


 
section L: IMPLICATIONS


     My realization about the education and assessment of young children are not a big deal for me. Yet, it is normal to the child to experience  mistaken behavior because of his environment, people that surrounds him and also his maladaptive behavior that contribute to the developmental stage of the child. Some theories related to this are easy to found because there's a lot of specific reasons and principles that support to the problems.


    

ECED 13- MY PERSONAL THERAPY
ANXIETY THERAPY

INTRODUCTION
Anxiety disorders are the most common type of mental health disorder.People with an anxiety disorder are more likely than other people to have depression.Ask anyone to define anxiety and you will quickly realize there is no shortage of examples that people can provide. However, you may be surprised to learn that although anxiety is a very common human experience, the descriptions that people provide are quite varied,

and unique to each person. Anxiety is a human emotion that everyone experiences, but as we will soon see, this emotion is not experienced by everyone in the same way.
Anxiety is a normal response to a threat or to Psychological stress and is experienced occasionally by everyone.
  
VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE

We all know what anxiety feels like. Our heart pounds before a big presentation or a tough exam. We get butterflies in our stomach during a blind date. We worry and fret over family problems or feel jittery at the prospect of asking the boss for a raise. However, if worries and fears are preventing you from living your life the way you'd like to, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. The good news is, there are many anxiety treatments and self-help strategies that can help you reduce your anxiety symptoms and take back control of your life. 

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

• Exercise

Exercise is a natural stress buster and anxiety reliever. Research shows that as little as 30 minutes of exercise three to five times a week can provide significant anxiety relief. To achieve the maximum benefit, aim for at least an hour of aerobic exercise on most days.

• Relaxation techniques

When practiced regularly, relaxation techniques such as mindfulness meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, controlled breathing, and visualization can reduce anxiety and increase feelings of relaxation and emotional well-being.

• Biofeedback

Using sensors that measure specific physiological functions—such as heart rate, breathing, and muscle tension—biofeedback teaches you to recognize the body’s anxiety response and learn how to control them using relaxation techniques.


GOALS OF THE THERAPY
Imagine what your life would be like if...a life without chronic depression/anxiety means that you do not fall back into the abyss. Your days are filled with much more intimacy and positivity, towards yourself, your co-workers, your loved ones, and just life in general.Depressed and anxious states may come, but you have learned to let them go (this happens because you've learned the skill of not fighting your emotions). You spot the warning flags much sooner than you used to. You know more thoroughly what these flags are signaling, and know what to do in order to avoid the danger.This change means that you have learned the strange fact that depression/anxiety can be accepted without animosity, and that when you do accept, and don't struggle, you actually are able to prevent spiraling down. You don't get sucked in anymore, and all that energy that used to go towards fighting the whirlpools of depression/anxiety, now go into creativity, work, and loving others. Which makes life feel a lot more worth living. This is the goal of anxiety therapy that life becomes full of feeling and meaning, you are energized and actually enjoy the people around you.


FUNCTIONS OF THE THERAPY
They find it hard to be awesome, peaceful and composed at many of these functions.Sigmund Freud, the Austrian physician who founded the highly influential theory and treatment method called psychoanalysis distinguished three types of anxiety: reality, neurotic, and superego or moral. Reality anxiety is fear of real and possible dangers in the outside world. Neurotic anxiety is fear of being punished by society for losing control of one's instincts, for instance by eating large amounts of food very rapidly, or openly expressing sexual desire. Moral or superego anxiety is fear of negative self-evaluation from the conscience or superego. The anxiety may be felt as guilt, and those with strong superegos may feel guilt or anxiety when they do (or even think of doing) something they were raised to believe was wrong. In Freudian theory, anxiety functions to warn individuals of impending danger, and it signals the ego to take actions to avoid or cope with the potential danger.

TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS

VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE

For Berne, people are motivated primarily by basic psychological hungers to transcend patterns of behavior that begin early in life: stimulus hunger which is the need to be acknowledged or affirmed by others, structure hunger which is how we use time to maximize the number of strokes we receive, and position hunger in the need to have our fundamental decisions about life validated and affirmed.  Personality is composed of three conscious or preconscious ego states, each an organized psychological system of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors: the Parent, the Adult, and the Child.

DEVELOPMENT OF MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR

According to Berne, Psychopathology is the result of confused ego states. This confusion occurs when a person vacillates between ego states without completing his or her transaction. In addition, maladaptive behavior can result from playing games, a  recurring set of transactions with a concealed motivation. Games occur when a persons turn to others for confirmation of their negative "not- OK" position, and the result is the avoidance of intimacy.

GOALS OF THERAPY

The fundamental goal of transactional analysis is to help clients achieve autonomy, that is to assume responsibility for their own actions or feelings, to take control of their lives, to plan and direct their own destinies, and to throw off any perceptions that are inappropriate for living here and now. In other words, transactional analysis helps to free one's Adult form the influence of the Child and Parent. Another goal of transactional analysis is to help clients analyze their relationships by discovering their predominant Life Positions.

FUNCTIONS OF THE THERAPIST

The transactional analysis counselor works at being a catalyst for enabling clients to mobilize their resources. Acting very much like a teacher, the therapist explains key concepts such as structural analysis, script analysis, and game analysis. In addition the therapist helps clients make full and effective use of all three ego states, to live game-free.

MAJOR METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

Transactional analysis typically begins with a contract between client and therapist, which includes statements about what the client hopes to achieve and what the counselor will do, as well as specific criteria for knowing when the goal has been achieved. Structural analysis is then employed to identify the client's ego states and to become aware of how they function. Functional analysis is a didactic method used to describe transactions to the client. Game analysis looks at the methods of game playing in which a client may be involved. And script analysis examines the person's life direction, which is usually set an early age.

APPLICATION

Transactional analysis does not provide an abundance of case material. To a large extent, then, transactional analysis has focused its attention on nonclinical applications such as social and organizational situations, often all the expense of providing substantial case material.

PARTICIPANTS:

Andal, Mary Grace

Bigar, Marjorie

Passion, Josielou

Villarey, Ruby Marie