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Marcel Case Study
Marcel Case Study
Demographic Profile:
5. How was your relationship with your parents back then when you were a kid?
6. What was your escape mechanism whenever you face family issues before?
7. Did those escape mechanisms help? If yes, in what ways? If no, what do you think the
reason is?
8. What do you want to achieve after the sessions that we will be doing?
10. Are you willing to do certain efforts in order to resolve your problems?
Stage 2: Assessment and Diagnosis
Main Problem: Marcel was raised and grew up in a dysfunctional family and his childhood
was not easy.
Illegal Sexual
Practices
Dysfunctional
Family
Unstable
Alcoholism
Relationships
Unemployment
Marcel's drug addict parents were very abusive and they kicked him out of their house at
the early age of 14. Because of this, he was already homeless and was seeking shelter from the
local gay community. Since his family was dysfunctional and his father accused him of being gay,
Marcel failed to establish his own identity in his adolescence stage and this is possibly the reason
why he claimed that he is bisexual. Moreover, as his parents were drug addicts, it is possible that
he acquired a strong desire to use drugs because of them and is now more dependent on these.
Marcel was exposed in different types of drugs as he grow old. These drugs ranges from
inhalants, marijuana, crack, and amphetamines which are drugs that increases sexual drive.
Consequently, these drugs may also cause the alteration of his thoughts and emotions. Not
receiving any care from any of his family members, Marcel lived the rest of his life on his own and
is engaged into different sexual actions with both men and women. In exchange for drugs, he
offered sex instead as he was currently unemployed.
Main problem: Marcel was raised and grew up in a dysfunctional family and his childhood
was not easy.
(2) Reach out to his mother and talk about their thoughts and feelings about their
relationship before when he was still a kid.
(3) Contact his older sister and make time to have a bonding with her so that they will be
able to develop their fair relationship.
(4) Since one manifestation of his main problem is him being unemployed, try acquiring
new skills that are needed in order to find a decent job.
(5) Some of the other manifestations of his main problem are engagement to illegal sexual
actions, drug use, and alcoholism, therefore, learning to distance himself from those who can
influence him in doing such would help him maintain his self-control.
(2) Reach out to his mother and talk about their thoughts and feelings about their
relationship before when he was still a kid.
Research Topics:
(1) Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) — from Mayo Clinic
(2) ADHD Medication Tied to Lower Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse in Teens and Adults — from
Science Daily
(3) Alcohol Alert— from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services)
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