Sandra Johnson Case

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORT

Student ID #: 22923629
Client Name: Sandra Johnson
Date of Report: 09/23/10

REFERRAL QUESTION/ REASON FOR TESTING

Sandra Johnson was referred the Chief of Staff of Greenrun Medical Center for evaluation after her work performance and interpersonal relations substantially decreased after being assigned to a nursing missionary stationed in Rwanda. As the head nurse for the missionary Sandra will be stationed in Rwanda with 20 subordinates for a period of 12 months. Due to the recent change in her work performance and behavior her employer questions whether Sandra would still prove to be an asset in such a challenging environment.

ASSESTMENT METHODS

Examinee Biography
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Johnson’s introverted personality is supported with IPIP-NEO extraversion domain (28); friendliness subdomain (17) and DUKE social health (60). Along with no mention of a network of friends it can be concluded that Mrs. Johnson, is quite, reserved, and enjoys solitude instead of large crowds. In regards to Mrs. Johnson’s interpersonal relationships, the WTC scale (4.7) and IPIP-NEO agreeableness domain (34) indicates that while Mrs. Johnson may not reach out to others or sacrifice her entire self, she is willing to tend to the needs of others. It can be conclude that Mrs. Johnson would for example, provide emotional support to someone in need as long as such support does not negatively affect her own physical, emotional, or mental health. Reviewing Mrs. Johnson’s IPIP-NEO, low scores for the openness to experience domain (30) suggest that she is more likely to be conservative and practical, thinking simply in plain black and white terms. However, the subdomains of adventurousness (71) and intellect (75) suggests that Mrs. Johnson is open to trying new things and/or traveling to foreign lands and more likely to be open-minded to new and/or unusual ideas and intellectual debates. These finding suggest that while Mrs. Johnson is usually conservative in daily routines, she does have the occasional urge to act spontaneously and respond to liberal ideas though they may not be those of her own. For example, Mrs. Johnson may on whim decide to vacation in Africa, and
Johnson is experiencing high levels of occupational induced stress and anxiety. From her own admission she is experiencing burnout which is having an adverse affect on her job performance. Being introduced to a foreign land, its rituals, natives, and customs and working with limited resources are all factors that will increase her current levels of anxiety and stress, bearing negatively on her overall mental and emotional health. b) While Mrs. Johnson’s assessments conclude that she is of average health, however her admitted use of nightly sleeping pills, and erratic sleeping patterns are a cause for concern. Mrs. Johnson is also taking over-the-counter for pain associated with an knee injury. Giving the nature of her duties as Lead LPN, what currently appears to be minor stress related physical ailments have the potential to increase to major medical emergencies. c) Mrs. Johnson is currently experiencing moderate, at the most job dissatisfaction and when placed in stressful situations Mrs. Johnson’s interpersonal relations tend to decrease dramatically. She is more likely to become an uncooperative, demanding, mean-spirited, and withdrawn individual. From her own admission she becomes aggressively rude and withdrawn from employees and colleagues during stressful incidents. Her supervisory role in Rawanda requires that she be able to handle difficult situations along with staff-members in an effective and efficient manner without creating a hostile working