October Case Study Jennifer

Case study #1(Jennifer)

1. What are the causes of stress in Michael’s or Jennifer’s life? How is stress affecting Michael’s or Jennifer’s health?

The causes of stress in Jennifer’s life is that Jennifer has been and going through major life changes along with daily hassles. She is experiencing a lot of pressures which could stress her out. The pressures of running her company, commuting for a total of two hours each day, the recent passing of her mother, and now thinking of her father’s health, and is also feeling pressured by her in-laws to try and have a baby. At work everyone counts on her to get the job done without letting people down. All these causes affect Jennifer’s health without her knowing it. Lately Jennifer has been complaining of headaches, backaches and indigestion which are all stressors that can make her ill. Jennifer most likely is going through what is known as a general adaptation syndrome
The life changes she’s encountering could allow her to cope with adjustment and growth. Jennifer is experiencing a role conflict. She faces many challenges in life which could have a strong physical component. The opportunities that Jennifer has could allow for personal growth such as adjusting to starting a family, which would not only make her happy but her husband and family happy as well. She can adjust to the commuting she does each day by sharing rides with another or taking the train to ease off the toll that driving has on one. Jennifer needs to act upon her responsibilities and not react to them as she has demonstrated and take one step at a time. By adjusting to these aspects, her personal growth would be more of a journey than just a final destination which in turn is a process of development. This would ease her stress on some of the responsibilities she was trying to tackle all at