case study, answer ques about perfectionism 2.5 pages double space
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Monica is a 38-year-old, stay-at-home mother of four children, but is starting to become a bit bored with staying home, having done it for the past 15 years. Prior to having children, she worked in a credit union and enjoyed that job. She especially liked the precision of the number crunching. This is a characteristic that she has carried into her housekeeping chores. She tries to keep her home spotless, even with four children. She cleans the bathrooms every day, vacuums, dusts, picks up toys, and so on. Clutter and messiness bother her, and she is almost neurotic about cleaning. She is a perfectionist and knows it. All her friends agree, but she is able to laugh at this quirk and not take herself too seriously.
Although maintaining a house with four children might seem overwhelming to others, Monica handles these chores fine and has time to keep in close touch with many friends, especially on Facebook. She is continuously on her phone. Her friends are a very important part of her social support network, especially since she does not have coworkers with whom to interact and because her husband travels a lot for his job. Often, her friends seem more important to her than her spouse, and she seems to have a better relationship with them than with her husband. They describe her as being fiercely loyal, supportive, and talkative. They also know she has a good heart: She is always willing to help out another mom whose babysitter got sick by watching their child while she goes to work. If a friend is feeling overwhelmed about preparing for an upcoming party, Monica is willing to cook or bake something for her.
A person would never know from looking at her that Monica is such a warm and caring person. She actually looks a bit intimidating and angry, but that is just because her age is starting to show, with deepening lines between her eyes being mistaken for frowning. She is aware of this contradiction and is a bit self-conscious of her frown lines.
She is also insecure about not having attended college. Many of her friends graduated from college and some even have master’s degrees, but Monica never did. She does not think of herself as unintelligent but sees herself as uneducated and defers to others with a better education. Her friends see her as very intelligent and encourage her to take some courses at Bellevue College, mainly so that she would feel better about herself. Monica is considering this possibility. It is something that she has always wanted to do. In particular, she is thinking about getting an associate’s degree in nursing and finishing her bachelor’s degree after her children are in middle school. They will be old enough to not need her as much, but that is still two years away, and she is nervous about this prospect because she has been out of school for so long.
Monica is a good mother. She takes care of her children’s physical and emotional needs; she has one child, Jenna, who has a cognitive learning disability, and Monica is a consistent advocate for her. She makes sure that Jenna’s needs are met, but she is realistic. She knows that Jenna will probably not go as far as her other three children in whatever her chosen career is. Monica is pragmatic even though it is painful for her.
Monica also makes sure that her children have fun. Their family usually purchases a Six Flags Amusement Park season pass, and they frequently go during the summers and even into the fall. At first she went on some of the more exciting roller coasters just because her children wanted to try them out but now she is an avid roller coaster fan and would ride on them even if her children were not with her. This sense of fun can likewise be found in her ability to laugh at herself. She is able to see humor in her need for order and cleanliness, as mentioned earlier, and her occasional feelings of frustration as she takes care of her children.
She sometimes loses her temper, especially when she is tired, but she is always aware of her fatigue being a factor in how she reacts to her children, and she can later joke about this with friends who also have children, and sometimes even with her own kids.
Using Chapter 7 as your guideline, address the following issues or questions as they relate to Allport’s Personological Trait Theory Perspective:
- Allport suggested seven criteria that demonstrate that a person is psychologically healthy (mature). Which are applicable to Monica?
- What is proprium, according to Allport? What is Monica’s proprium?
- What is propriate striving? What behavior by Monica demonstrates it?
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome4. 2 full pages to 3 full pages long and written using APA format. |
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