Amy Landon s The Emergency Room At Marshall I - 1678 Words

Client System Problem A white, middle class, 48 year old female by the name of Amy Landon (alias name) was brought into the emergency room at Marshall I. Pickens Hospital in Greenville, SC by her husband Dalton Landon (alias name). The husband reported he has been married to Amy for 17 years and they have two children: a son age 9 and a daughter age 7. Amy has been seeing a psychiatrist ever since her first anxiety attack 4 years ago. My patient has also been diagnosed with having agoraphobia. Individuals diagnosed with agoraphobia experience the symptoms of a fast pounding heart, breathing problems, nausea, dizziness and sweating (Melinda Ratini, 2005). My patient experiences all of these symptoms at once and it causes her body to†¦show more content†¦The two theories I will utilize from this course in order to explain my patient’s behavior are the psychodynamic theory and the systems theory. Theories to Explain Behavior The psychodynamic theory would explain an individual’s personality in terms of conscious and unconscious forces, such as unconscious desires and beliefs. In the early 20th century, Sigmund Freud proposed the psychodynamic theory consists of the id (accountable for instincts and pleasure-seeking), the superego (attempts to submit to the rules of parents and society), and the ego (which facilitates between the id and superego according to the stresses of reality) (Cherry, n.d.). Psychodynamic theories believe childhood experiences shape a person’s personality. The systems theory would focus on the micorsystems, which are the interpersonal relations experienced by the developing person. Amy’s challenge will also be explained through her mesosystem, this would be the linkage and processes that take place between two or more setting containing the developing person (ST article ). Lastly through the systems theory Amy’s challenge will be analyzed through her macrosystem which is a societal blueprint for a particular culture. (ST aritlce ) Psychodynamic Theory Explained through Narrative Utilizing the psychodynamic approach is a useful theory when trying to analyze