Romantic / sexual attachments Close friends / support group Job situation Strengths, weaknesses F. Process Issues How does this person react to you as a person? How does he/she communicate his/her concerns (e.g. openly, honestly, avoids expressing feelings)? What is it like to be in the room with this person? (Do you like / dislike him/her?) G. Socioeconomic Environment Past (Education, occupation, religion, economic status, discipline, and housing while growing up.) Current (Economic status, Housing, Transportation) IV. Assessment A. Problem List (from the Medical and Psychosocial History) CONCLUSIONS Your conclusions should be a discussion of your assessment of the psychosocial functioning of this person, and how that psychosocial ffunctioning interfaces with their organic disease and their overall health. If this is not readily derived from the data you’ve collected, formulating answers to the following questions will complete this section. What is this person’s model of the world? What behaviors (excesses or deficits) or attitudes does this person have that contribute to or alleviate his major psychological and/or medical problem(s)? What background factors (genetic or environmental) may have contributed to this person’s current problems? V. PLAN Here, list some specific suggestions to improve the patient’s psychosocial situation, e.g. if he smokes, don’t say “quit smoking” – say “enroll in a smoking cessation program.” If you think marital or personal therapy/counseling would be beneficial, say so. If nutrition, housing, or finances are significantly problematic, indicate possible resources.
Romantic / sexual attachments Close friends / support group Job situation Strengths, weaknesses F. Process Issues How does this person react to you as a person? How does he/she communicate his/her concerns (e.g. openly, honestly, avoids expressing feelings)? What is it like to be in the room with this person? (Do you like / dislike him/her?) G. Socioeconomic Environment Past (Education, occupation, religion, economic status, discipline, and housing while growing up.) Current (Economic status, Housing, Transportation) IV. Assessment A. Problem List (from the Medical and Psychosocial History) CONCLUSIONS Your conclusions should be a discussion of your assessment of the psychosocial functioning of this person, and how that psychosocial ffunctioning interfaces with their organic disease and their overall health. If this is not readily derived from the data you’ve collected, formulating answers to the following questions will complete this section. What is this person’s model of the world? What behaviors (excesses or deficits) or attitudes does this person have that contribute to or alleviate his major psychological and/or medical problem(s)? What background factors (genetic or environmental) may have contributed to this person’s current problems? V. PLAN Here, list some specific suggestions to improve the patient’s psychosocial situation, e.g. if he smokes, don’t say “quit smoking” – say “enroll in a smoking cessation program.” If you think marital or personal therapy/counseling would be beneficial, say so. If nutrition, housing, or finances are significantly problematic, indicate possible resources.
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