Mr. Freung is a married, Caucasian male in his late forties

PSY3442 Case Conceptualization

Mr. Freung is a married, Caucasian male in his late forties. He has two teenage children with his wife. He works a full-time job doing construction, where he is able to earn a middle-class income by working a lot of overtime. He is unhappy with his job, as he believes he is a much harder worker than his colleagues and ends up having to take on a lot of the work as a result. He has been with his wife since high school. He is presently experiencing marked anxiety, which appeared to have its onset after his mother died. He describes his mother, to whom he reports he was quite close, as a very nurturing and caring person. He describes poor relationships with his father and siblings. His parents were married up until when his mother died. He describes his anxiety as constant worry, physiological discomfort, and sleep disturbances. He recently began having extramarital affairs with women who he describes as exciting and who give him a lot of attention, unlike his wife, who he finds boring, rigid, and uninterested in him. He is adamant about not separating or divorcing from his wife, as he reports this does not align with his strong Christian values. He perceives his emotional and interpersonal concerns are interfering with his daily functioning and relationships with his children, and is uncertain what direction his life should take.