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Marc Relationship Of Location Essay

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Relationship of Placement History to Current Functioning As a result of being placed in multiple foster homes at a very young age, Marc was never able to develop a secure attachment with anyone. Therefore, Marc had difficulty with developing deep connections with others and stated that he has never felt close with anyone. Consequently, Marc tended to isolate himself and felt alone, even though he had people around him who cared for him. I believe that Marc’s substance abuse issue is due to feelings of isolation and loneness. Diagnostic formation Marc’s key major defense was to isolate and avoid. For example, when he would get angry with someone, and felt that he would become physically violent, he would walk away from the person to avoid problems. Additionally, if family …show more content…

Marc would also write poems on a journal because it was, as he would say, “something to take my mind off of things”. However, Marc stated that as he grew older, he had less time to write poems and to practice physical activities. Therefore, he used drinking alcoholic beverages as a replacement to help him cope. After awhile, Marc completely stopped writing poems and practicing physical activities and would only use drinking alcoholic beverages as his coping skill. Marc’s main history of trauma was focused on the death of his parents and being placed in different foster homes. Although he was very little to remember specific details, Marc did talk about feeling like he never belonged and feeling unwanted. Marc also talked about feeling saddened that he never met his biological parents. As a result, he would ask his paternal aunt to give him information in regards to his biological parents. Marc also asked his paternal biological aunt to give him pictures of his biological parents, and to provide him with anything that she had that belonged to

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