82495237-Sample-Psychological-Report-Confidential.pdf

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Personal Data

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Reasons fo for Re Referral

 The client has expressed the need to come to terms with various personal and interpersonal issues that she has been experiencing for the past several months. The client has expressed her desire to be more in control of her emotions, particularly in managing her anger. She indicates that her failure to control her anger causes strain on her relationships, especially with her partner. The client has also admitted experiencing suicide ideation recently, with occasional recurring episodes.

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Social Case History  Behavioral Observation nta!e "orm

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Tests Ad Administered

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Test Results and Interpretations  A. Quantitative Summary Summary of Test Results and Brief Qualitative Qualitative Description 

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%BTI  Type I&'P I ( !) $lear Preference & ( !* $lear Preference ' ( !$lear Preference P(Sli#ht Preference

Depth of $oncentration +rasp of Possi,ilities armth and Sympathy Adapta,ility

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Interpretation Very 3i#h :ery High :ery High High :ery High :ery 7ow   :ery 7ow 

/4traversion  6armth 5regariousness  3ssertiveness

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 3ctivity -xcitement$see!ing ositive -motion

(8 s '-O $1 results on the subscale of 3ssertiveness and Competence seem to indicate that the way the client proposes her views on solving a problem is achieved in an assertive but not forceful way2 she is prepared to let others have their say on the matter and is willing to defer to someone else>s opinion, at least, in issues that do not violate her own personal standards.  This preferred style of problem$solving reflects the client>s intuitive stance, that of preferring opportunities to be inventive and move out of the box, as it were? to go about things in ways that can be deemed as unconventional. Hunches or intuitive guesses seem to indicate a lessened degree of deliberation, and the client seems to prefer going by what she feels is the right thing to do, again highlighting that !nac! for grasping opportunities, be it in the wor!place or among personal and family relationships.

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 The client>s wor! style @ives well with her chosen profession, that of a guidance counselor, focusing her attention on the myriad possibilities for her clients, and handling them with personal warmth. The client seems to be  well$suited to this profession, and while understanding and commu nicating  well with people are essential for almost every occupation, these are integral in counseling. t seems that the client, with her intuitive and feeling preferences, will find her wor! in counseling as rewarding and satisfying? her abilities are best suited in the helping professions, particularly as a guidance counselor. ntuitive types li!e the client prefer exploring new things, and the counseling profession is indeed apt for her, what with the constant influx of her client>s personal stories, which can be a source of her need for novelty and originality. That these clients present their problems uniAuely, the client may find it very satisfying to try to wor! out these issues in original ways, satisfying her need for the new and the novel.  This combination of intuition and feeling preferences seem to mesh  well with the client>s high need for nurturance and change as reflected in her -S scores. The need for nurturance refers to a person>s inclination towards helping other people, in particular with their personal problems, involving confiding personal issues as well treating other people with !indness and sympathy, which are essential to any counselor or therapist. !. Socio1emotional 'unctionin#

n terms of socio$emotional functioning, it seems that certain test results @ive and complement with each other, in terms of the client>s presenting problems and in attempting to understand the client. ndeed, these results can

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best be understood when ta!en together, for they complement and bolster each other. The first cluster of test interpretations that have been grouped together are the following2 high anxiety, anger hostility as well as low conscientiousness and agreeableness according to the '-O $1? high need for aggression and dominance coupled with low need for endurance and deference on the -S. This can be seen as a cluster of descriptions about the client which can refer to her expressed issues on extreme emotion and their management. Her presenting problems can be viewed under this combination of descriptions, which can give the client not necessarily a better understanding of herself  that will be brought about only through deep reflection as well as consultation with other people, but perhaps a more specific and delineated range of characteristics about her and her problems.  The client admits to feeling a sense of shamefulness and immorality  with regard to her feelings about herself? attributing these feelings to issues regarding her sexuality and the way her family>s and society in general>s acceptance of her homosexuality. She indicates that these feelings were brought about ever since she couldn>t come outD or ma!e !nown her homosexuality  which she sees as part and parcel of her whole being  to other members of her family. "or the client, her sexuality is inextricably lin!ed  with her identity, and being unable to be herself in front of some family members  family being an important part of her life as well  creates conflicts and flows bac! into her self$concept. Being unable to be herself, she may see this repression as an indication of her immorality, and thus she experiences shame and other negative emotions such as guilt and sadness. This may very

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 well explain why the client has been experiencing problems regarding anger management? this may also be an important factor in her recent thoughts of suicide. 'ot only is the client angry at people who may not be as accepting of homosexuals as herself, it is also clear that the client is angry at herself, perhaps as a direct result of other people>s intolerance for homosexuality.  This anger  which the client readily accepts  is echoed in her high need for aggression coupled with low need for endurance according to her -S scores, as well as her high scores on the anger hostility and anxiety subscales on the '-O $1. 3 high need for autonomy underscores these feelings of anger and hostility, which refers to the client>s need for the freedom to be what one wants to be regardless of what other people may thin! and to readily express them. Thus her self$concept may be threatened by what the client perceives to be as the narrow$mindedness of some people, which is amplified by the fact that the people she deems as intolerant of her sexuality being members of her own family. She expresses a degree of positive emotions for her father, who she says is bisexual, in that he is not shac!led by what other people thin! of him. 6hile this is definitely a positive force that is helping the client cope  the client expresses pride in her father>s acceptance and understanding  the fact that her father wor!s abroad may be doubly distressing for the client2 her source of consolation and understanding being physically absent at home, where she experiences ma@ority of conflict in her life. This conflict can appear to be particularly distressing for the client, for individuals with her '" type tend to avoid conflict in favor of receiving praise and positive affirmation.

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t seems clear that the client values her sense of identity strongly, and needs to assert it when she feels threatened. n particular, perceives her sexuality as integral to her sense of self, and thus intolerance or narrow$ mindedness with regard to sexual preferences seem to distress her. This import placed on her sexuality seems to be rooted in her deep$seated need for love and commitment, characteristic of individuals with her particular #BT type, and bolstered by her -S and '-O $1 test scores. t seems as if the client>s love and care for another partner is threatened by members of her own family and society in general, and several coping mechanisms such as anger and hostility as well as shame and perceptions of immorality result, often in maladaptive ways that hurt or damage her relationships with the persons she  values most. Her sense of self is also negatively affected by these coping strategies.  The client attests to feeling extreme emotions such as anger, guilt, @ealousy and sadness. 3t first glance, individuals with the '" type present a calm and soothing demeanor to the world, seemingly peaceful and serene. n reality, underneath this veneer of calm and peace lies an intensity that is deeply felt by persons with this type. '"s reserve the deepest love and caring for a select few who are closest to them, which does not seem apparent initially. 3s can be seen in the client, she is fiercely loyal, especially to her partner, in the face of social intolerance and adversity regarding their relationship. 3n interesting facet of '"s is their stubborn defense of their own core values should they be violated, perhaps as can be seen in the client>s anger and hostility towards people who she feels she has to pretend to because they are

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not as open or accepting of other people>s identity. '"s value authenticity and depth in their personal relationships, and they are usually Auite perceptive about other people>s feelings and motives, often hidden under the veneer of calm and peacefulness. ndeed, the client>s perception of other people who are abrasive towards her sexuality is natural for '"s, who may feel threatened by people with strong @udging and thin!ing preferences.  6ith the recognition and apparent acceptance of her own anger, the client is distressed at how this anger, in her own terms, messes up her relationships with her friends, and most especially her long$time relationship  with her partner. This anxiety at the repercussions of her own anger and her failure to control it can be seen in the high anxiety scores the client garnered in her '-O $1. This anger, turned toward herself, can be one of the reasons behind the client>s fairly recent suicide ideation episode. 6hile no overt acts have been indicated by the client, these thoughts are a cause for concern. That her anger and hostility, coupled with anxiety, leading to shame and a sense of immorality in her very being, lead the client to entertain thoughts of suicide, is a fact that cannot be ignored. t would be best that social support be bolstered at this point in the client>s life, especially care and love from her significant other as well as from her immediate family.  The client>s type indicates tremendous loyalty and commitment to her relationships. '"s generally exhibit a need to be in a committed relationship.  This is echoed in her high scores with regard to the need for succorance as well as the need for nurturance, both of which can be easily seen in a committed loving relationship. Succorance and nurturance refer to a need to be cared for

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as well as to care for others, respectively? the client>s combination of scores from the -S as well as from the #BT generally agree with each other, in that the client prefers a mutual loving relationship, fostered by deep care and loyalty to one>s partner. This stance or inclination towards a committed relationship can also be seen as a ma@or driving force in the client>s life, often feeling the need to defend her choice of lifestyle from other people. This selfsame need for a committed relationship and its maintenance may be the main motivation for the client to become aggressive and hostile towards other people who she perceives does not understand her, even at the cost of hurting the very people she desires to protect.  The client>s '" type is indicative of an individual who needs a career  which is more than a particular @ob or occupation. eople with this particular #BT type feel that everything they do must be in accordance with their strongly$felt value systems, moving them and others in a positive, growth$ oriented direction. Service$oriented and deeply loyal, the client>s current occupation can be viewed along the lines of a vocation, which is typical of individuals with this particular type according to the #BT? they are driven to do something purposeful and meaningful in their lives. ". Summary  Areas of Strength

t is clear from the client>s test results and subseAuent interpretations that she has several strength areas that should be fostered and maintained. "irst, the client possesses a warm and caring outloo! towards other people.  6hile this is clearest in her close personal relationships, a general outloo! of

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concern is still evident. This may prove extremely beneficial in any field of  wor!, but this is ever more important in her chosen field of cou nseling. Her  warmth may be seen as authenticity towards people  she herself competently perceives this in other people  and will enable them to open up to her. This strength is also bolstered by the client>s high need to care for other people. n other words, while the client possesses the initial warmth for people to open up to her and see! her for help, she also has within herself the capacity to establish deep personal relationships with people, and to nurture and maintain these relationships.  The client can also be seen to be flexible and diverse, preferring inventive ways of going about a problem and desiring excitement in her life.  The fact that she is a counselor ma!es perfect sense2 encountering new people and devising new ways of helping them ma!es this career path very  viable and highly productive for the client and her needs. This !nac! for understanding people in an immersive rather than analytical way is bolstered by the client>s ability to express herself well and to do so creatively, ma!ing her an effective counselor by any standards.  Areas of Improvement 

On the other hand, several areas for improvement arise from her test results and interpretations. "irst and foremost perhaps are her issues regarding her extreme emotions. This can be rooted in the client>s strong need to receive praise and positive affirmation. 6hen this need is not met, especially by people who are close to her, the client>s inner world is troubled, often resulting in extreme emotions.  Nasa loob ang kulo”  is a "ilipino term

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that is very apt for the client, both positively and negatively, as beneath the facade of shyness and reservation lies a roaring beast, should it be sufficiently aroused. ntroverted though the client may be, her inner wor!ings are her source of energy, from the depth of her relationships to the barely contained anger and hostility simmering underneath. Being an idealist, while initially viewed as positive, does have its negative side as well. n the case of the client, her idealism can lead her to blame herself for all her problems, that it is failure on her part that is the source of all her issues and anxieties. erfectionistic tendencies as inherent in idealists may produce a tendency on the client>s part to not give herself enough credit, as it were, and may sell herself short, without reaping their  well$deserved rewards. 3lso, the client being intuitive and perceptive can lead her to become detached from reality, preferring to remain in lofty heights of ideas and abstractions and dreams rather than wor! on what is there, on what is realistic. erhaps another area for improvement with regard to the client is her disli!e for routine and monotony. t can be argued that routine and monotony is more the rule than the exception in the wor!place, especially in the hilippines, and thus the client may be hard$put to find the constant excitement and novelty that she needs, perhaps leading towards @ob dissatisfaction. Coupled with the fact that the client prefers a career over profession, this lac! of novelty can potentially become a maladaptive experience for the client.

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5. Dia#nostic Impression

Client seems to be undergoing minor episodes of depression, culminating in occasional suicide ideation. 'o overt actions pertaining to physical self$hurting has been expressed or discovered. Client expresses feelings of extreme emotions, particularly anger and hostility towards certain members of her family, and towards her partner and other friends. Client also experiences feelings of shame and immorality, the cause of which is the interaction between her homosexuality and societal norms pertaining to sexuality. t appears that her sexual preference is at odds with the expectations of her family, leading the client to lash out at her family and friends, after  which feelings of shame and immorality set in. Suicide ideation is in part due to these negative feelings about herself. The client cannot be diagnosed with any particular personality disorder because the instruments used in the assessment of the client do not indicate psychological and personality disorders. ). Recommendations

"irst and foremost, the client needs to realiEe that other people are getting hurt from the very methods she employs in trying to defend or protect them. The fact that the client uses anger and hostility  which then reverts bac! to her in the form of shame and guilt  should be seen by the client as a sign that this resolution strategy is clearly not wor!ing. 6hile the intent is definitely there  the client has deep$set loyalties to the people she deems important in her life  the method, it seems, appears maladaptive to her relationships. erhaps in her attempts to protect and defend her loved ones  especially her significant other  from societal discrimination and other forms

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of attac!, she may turn a blind eye to the effects this protectionD brings about. ndeed, this protection may not by definition be any sort of protection at all, for it hurts the ones being protected. 6hat use is it then, if even the defender hurts the protected onesF  This is perhaps one of the most important realiEations that the client should have, if any change in handling her emotions should ta!e place. The client should ta!e stoc! not only of her emotions  which she should do with ease given her personality preferences  but also of the effects of these feelings. This is a critical problem area perhaps because the client is focused on the sub@ective side of things, on her own personal travails  while the intention is for others  and it is easy for her to overloo! the ob@ective conseAuences these emotions may have on other people. erhaps it would be best if the client puts the sub@ectivity aside for a while and attempt to loo! at things from another, more ob@ective perspective. 6hile this may seem li!e a hard tas! for the client, it is suggested that she consult with another friend, perhaps an individual with a more thin!ing and sensing preference, in order to assess her situation in a more realistic, more ob@ective way. f this other individual is a close friend of the client, then all the better, for the client can easily relate and share with this thin!ing and sensing person, and together they can map out the causes and the effects of the client>s problems, particularly with her emotions. ConseAuences can be mapped out, solutions and strategies to old and new problems can be addressed, new frames of reference can be introduced. The rational and logical faculties of the client can be improved upon and reinforced by another individual who possesses these faculties. There may be a clash of

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personalities at some point, between intuitive feeling and thin!ing sensing individuals, but it should be underscored that the need is deemed greater than differing styles. ndeed, it is this differing styles that will help the client imagine other possibilities aided by an individual with a different way of loo!ing at things. t is in the client>s preference to see! out the novel, the new and fresh? perhaps the insight of a person on the other side of the personality spectrum  will be of benefit for the client in this sense because the other person may present new ways of doing and coping, new ways of seeing and being.  The fact that the client is experiencing problems with handling her emotions is indicative of her coping strategies, which is related to her personality type. t ma!es sense that she is experiencing extreme emotions such as anger, shame and guilt? her character type focuses on the ideal and not on the realistic, therefore expectations have a tendency of not being met, especially with regards to people. n this regard, certain suggestions that play to the client>s strength are given. Since the client is seen to have an intuitive stance, open to possibilities and able to imagine different outcomes, it is suggested that she ma!es use of her imagination to thin! about certain situations that cause distress, and imagine herself dealing with the problem in another way, not through her anger or hostility, but in a realistic, calm and cool  way. n this way this method taps into the client>s propensity to imagine possibilities, and perhaps help her in mapping out possible options when faced  with distressing situations in the future. 6hile it can be argued that the suggestion remains on the level of ideas and would be hard$pressed to be translated into action given the client>s type, it is nonetheless a fertile starting

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point for the client to use. magining using a sensing stance rather than a perceptive one is a viable start, rather than immediately @umping into the fray ill$eAuipped or without any idea about what to do. 6hen the client is comfortable with her idea of handling a situation differently, only then can translation of the method can ta!e place in reality, and even so in an incremental way.  3s for stop$gap measures dealing with anger and hostility, it is suggested that the client !eep a @ournal or a s!etch pad, and channel her emotions through that medium. This will also play to the client>s strengths, being creative and aesthetically$inclined. n particular, it is suggested that the client carry in her bag a little noteboo! and a pen at all times? one can never anticipate the time nor the hour wherein anger and other extreme emotions can ta!e hold. n this way the client has an immediate method at alleviating her extreme emotions, through writing or drawing, and can help Auell her feelings at the moment and to prevent her from acting immediately upon her emotions.  6riting a @ournal or maintaining a drawing pad can have numerou s benefits aside from Auelling emotions at the moment of impact, so to spea!. Gotting down one>s thoughts, be it in written or graphical form, can become a !ind of memory !eeper, and these can be loo!ed bac! on in the future. n this way memories and the emotions attached to these memories can be processed and understood in a more disengaged way in the future. This enables the writer or artist to ta!e stoc! of his or her emotions and try to have a deeper understanding of them, distanced from the pain and negative affect these

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memories can recall. n this way !eeping a noteboo! or s!etchpad brings about short$term and long$term benefits, and is strongly suggested for the client. n the end, it is always in the client>s hands, whether she chooses to be free from the negative effects of her extreme emotions, or to remain shac!led to them. =ltimately it is in our power of choice, not even the grand, dramatic choices, but in the little ones that we face in our day to day that will determine  who we are. These little choices, little defeats and miniscule victories, ma!e up the better portion of our existence, and as such it is always, always ours. /ifficulties may arise from other people, from situations, from ourselves, but in the end, how to overcome these hardships and !eep on choosing is what ma!es us uniAuely human.

Prepared ,y

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Appendices

Social Case History 

 The client was born in Batangas City, hilippines, and has resided in this area ever since. The client>s father :irgilio is currently wor!ing as an overseas wor!er in Geddah, Saudi 3rabia, while her mother 7igaya lives with the client. The client is the second in a brood of