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CASE STUDY
Case Study Assessment: Jeff
Ashara Morrisbrown
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
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CASE STUDY
Client Concerns
Symptoms Behaviors Stressors
Alcohol use Drinking at work May lose his job
Drinks daily Late to work divorce
Increased alcohol intake because
of tolerance
Does not think about quitting drinking Tense relationship with ex-wife
Cannot go longer than 10 hours
without thinking about drinking
Drink for 9 hours (began 6 months
after divorce was finalized)
Missed promotion
Takes longer to recover from a
night of drinking
Domestic abuse/ assault and battery Loss relationship with brother over
drinking habits
Struggles to get out of bed Repeated Arrests
Sleep 12 hours Left AA
Headache and feeling hungover Terminated treatment
Depressed Decreased work performance
Feeling sad daily for 2 months Knows alcohol is a depressant and
continues use
Loss of interest in activities Immediate family alcoholism
Extreme fatigue History of alcohol use (First drink at 7
years old)
Suicidal ideations & plans Shows up to work smelling like
alcohol
Loss of appetite Goes to work intoxicated
20-30 lb weight loss during “sad
times” (8 months)
Always sad (sad state and sad
episodes)
Sadness affecting social and
