Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Therapy in the Case of Kishka and Prime Minister Jackson

SOC307 Individual And Family: Kishka and Prime Minister Jackson
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Introduction
In this case, Kishka is the primary client, whereas prime minister Jackson is the secondary client. Kishka is showing signs of post-partum depression and is already feeling trapped in a marriage. Kishka feels cheated and lied to by her husband, a prime minister, who promised her a communication empire at the onset of their marriage. She has been faithful, but her husband’s promises have not been fulfilled, and she now wants her $100,000,000 000 dowries so she can return home. Her husband’s role as the prime minister has left her empty, and she no longer enjoys her privacy and former life. Jackson seems buried in her role and does not realize the seriousness of her wife’s situation.
Behavioral
Behavioral habits such as holding more worries about the future, low self-esteem, stress, and perfectionism increases vulnerability to stress. More so, Kishka’s birth of a new child triggered her powerful emotions, which range from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety. With the birth of her child, Kishka is feeling emotionless, empty, hopeless, and sad. She feels some sense of loss of who she was before she became a mother (Huang, Zhao, Qiang, & Fan, 2018). The stress from the change of routine makes her feel tired and hopeless. She doubts her abilities and regrets being in the marriage in the first place.
Therapeutic goals
Short term goals
1 Changing behavior -tracking small and measurable behavioral objectives
2 Maintaining relationship with husband and closer support system.
3 Enhancing their ability to cope through the day to day activities
Long term goals
1 Facilitating decision making by learning to take charge
2 Promote self-development – happens in the long term when Kishka realizes her skills and qualities, inherent value, and potential. The development comes in adaptability and increased self-confidence even in tough moments, im...