Case Study: George, a 35-year-old male, is a high school teacher who taught phys

Posted: September 25th, 2023

Case Study:
George, a 35-year-old male, is a high school teacher who taught physical education and coached the school track team. Making false statements such as being the coach of an Olympic track along with the tendency to become enraged by minor provocation easily, George is now hospitalized. During university, he attended counseling and was prescribed anti-depressants because George presented signs incongruent with his normal personality.
Prior to his hospitalization, George presented similar symptoms to his first episode and stated he experienced constant worrying about his job and team. His family state that George has become tense, anxious, and depressed, adding that George spends long hours asleep or staring at the ceiling. George has quit his job stating personal incompetence and sees suicide as the only possible solution to the current issues.
Use the Psychoanalytic theory to analyze the case.
Discuss the concepts of human behavior of aggression, sexual instincts, conflict around internal drives, and the unconscious in relation to the case.
How do the id, ego, and superego apply to this case?
What could be the way to assess the client’s issues from a Freudian perspective?
What are the strengths and limitations of using this approach?