Question

Franklin Sims is a 21-year old single African-American man who sought treatment at a university-affiliated community mental health clinic because he felt “stressed out,” withdrawn from friends and “worried about money.” He has been feeling depressed for three months, and he attributed the “nosedive” to two essentially concurrent events: the end of a 3-year romantic relationship and the accidental and disappointing discovery of his father’s identity. At the time of this discovery, Mr. Sims was a full-time undergraduate student who also worked full-time as a midnight-shift warehouse worker.

Questions to answer in your post: 

List all of the stressors you believe Franklin to be suffering from.

What role, if any, does time management play in Franklin’s current condition?

List five tips to help Franklin sleep more effectively.

List some healthy and appropriate ways in which Franklin can “cope” with the current stressors in his life.

Answer 1

1. stressors are loss of relationships and lack of money.He lost support in the form of love and money.Initially as an undergraduate student , he lost his friends and relationship. It is the period when the adult wants love and supportive relationship.Disappointment from his father and lack of money and he is a hard worker are the additional stressors to him.

2.In a time management play, to him the role can be the individual being example for others as a good time manager.Because providing him this role can enhance his depressed mind and gives motivation to him to be a good time manager.

3.Schedule his works and doing it in a organised way.

Spend some time in outdoor and mingle with nature

Perform physical exercise such as running and jogging will make good work out to body and provides relaxation .

Perform massaging, relaxing therapies like guided imaginery will make to forget worries and induce sleep

Develop positive thought and positive and healthy life.

4. To cope with the current stressors :

He can undergo counselling sessions and attend therapies to overcome his problems.

He needs to find himself the reason for the problems.

He should realize what are the mistakes he done so he lost his relationships.

He should know how to manage time effectively

Doing this all can help him to cope with the problems.