Independence Disorder Exhibited by Brody

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My name is (Student’s Name), am a caseworker and currently working with a teenager who suffers from anger issues. The client name is Brody, a son of a single-parent mother who believes the behavior of the son is above normal. Brody is a 15-year-old teenager, and the school terms his intellectual ability as above average. Nonetheless, he is unable to perform in class and tends to spark arguments with the people around him. The parent is afraid that the continuous behavior of the son, will land him into trouble in the future as well as affect his academic life.

Brody has a psychological disorder exhibited by many teenagers, characterized by anger. The disorder is known as functionality independence (Weithorn & Reiss, 2020). The adolescent is trying to free themselves from the grip of the parents and other authorities in his life. He is proving himself a man, trying to find his purpose in life. Thus, many of the ideas expressed by the older adults that makes him feel ruled and not allowed to make a personal decision translate into arguments. The adolescents start seeing school as a way of the adults controlling them on how they will spend their time. Thus, they become less attentive in class and disinterested with the lessons. Brody starts failing and cannot take it that the parents and teachers are basing all their arguments on the fact that he failed in a single exam. He knows that he is better than the grades he is attaining but does nothing about it, as this would help escape the grip of the older adults. He does not listen but argues hence, exhibiting negative energy on the people around him.

The best treatment problem is understanding the adolescent and working with Brody’s psychology to come to a consensus. Brody is an adolescent who is supposed to push back whenever orders are directed at him (Weithorn & Reiss, 2020). Therefore, the problem is a conflict of interest between the authority and the teenager. Hence, a parent is supposed to restrain rather than pushing the adolescent to do their will. Which results in respect and mutual agreement rather than retaliation for the static rules set to be followed.

Reference

Weithorn, L. A., & Reiss, D. R. (2020). Providing adolescents with independent and confidential access to childhood vaccines: a proposal to lower the age of consent. Conn. L. Rev., 52, 771.