Case Study: Family Member With Alzheimer's Disease Ma 343137

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Case Study Family Member With Alzheimers Disease Mark And Jacquelin How do you think this situation reflects Jacqueline’s sense of role performance? Jacqueline’s role performance is significantly impacted by her caregiving responsibilities for her mother diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Her sense of role fulfillment as a wife, mother, and individual is being compromised as her primary focus shifts entirely to her mother’s needs. Her commitments to her marriage and social life are diminished, and she experiences persistent exhaustion and emotional strain. The narrative demonstrates that Jacqueline’s caregiving duties have taken precedence over her personal needs and leisure activities, which may lead to feelings of guilt, frustration, or helplessness. This scenario reflects a disruption in her usual role performance, as caregiving becomes an all-consuming task that impacts her emotional well-being and social identity (Dyer et al., 2019). This change can cause role strain, where her multiple social roles conflict, leading to stress and decreased quality of life (Mwenifumbo et al., 2020). How do you think that Jacqueline may be contributing to her own health? Jacqueline is at risk of experiencing adverse health effects due to prolonged caregiving stress, including emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, sleep disturbances, and increased susceptibility to chronic illnesses such as hypertension or depression (Schulz & Sherwood, 2019). Her reluctance to engage in leisure activities, social interactions, and inadequate sleep indicates neglect of her own health needs. Caregiving demands often lead to neglect of self-care behaviors, including poor nutrition, irregular exercise, and insufficient rest, which can deteriorate her physical health (Zarit et al., 2018). Furthermore, her psychological health might suffer, resulting in higher anxiety levels, mood disturbances, or burnout (Liu et al., 2020). Without intervention, these cumulative effects could lead her to devel

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Case Study Family Member With Alzheimers Disease Mark And Jacquelin How do you think this situation reflects Jacqueline’s sense of role performance? Jacqueline’s role performance is significantly impacted by her caregiving responsibilities for her mother diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Her sense of role fulfillment as a wife, mother, and individual is being compromised as her primary focus shifts entirely to her mother’s needs. Her commitments to her marriage and social life are diminished, and she experiences persistent exhaustion and emotional strain. The narrative demonstrates that Jacqueline’s caregiving duties have taken precedence over her personal needs and leisure activities, which may lead to feelings of guilt, frustration, or helplessness. This scenario reflects a disruption in her usual role performance, as caregiving becomes an all-consuming task that impacts her emotional well-being and social identity (Dyer et al., 2019). This change can cause role strain, where her multiple social roles conflict, leading to stress and decreased quality of life (Mwenifumbo et al., 2020). How do you think that Jacqueline may be contributing to her own health? Jacqueline is at risk of experiencing adverse health effects due to prolonged caregiving stress, including emotional exhaustion, physical fatigue, sleep disturbances, and increased susceptibility to chronic illnesses such as hypertension or depression (Schulz & Sherwood, 2019). Her reluctance to engage in leisure activities, social interactions, and inadequate sleep indicates neglect of her own health needs. Caregiving demands often lead to neglect of self-care behaviors, including poor nutrition, irregular exercise, and insufficient rest, which can deteriorate her physical health (Zarit et al., 2018). Furthermore, her psychological health might suffer, resulting in higher anxiety levels, mood disturbances, or burnout (Liu et al., 2020). Without intervention, these cumulative effects could lead her to devel

Case Study Family Member With Alzheimers Disease Mark And Jacquelin

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