Role Concept in Health Care

Running head: ROLE CONCEPT IN HEALTH CARE 1
Role Concept in Health Care
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ROLE CONCEPT IN HEALTH CARE 2
Identify and explain which of Carla’s needs are not being met.
Considering the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (Hale, Ricotta, Freed, Smith & Huang,
2018), the needs that were not met include social, safety, self-esteem and self-actualisation
needs. The safety needs of Carla are not satisfied as expected. Looking at her first day at work
Carla seems to lack job security in the back of her mind. Also, there are social needs that Carla
did not meet starting from her college where she lacked a sense of belonging such that she could
not go close to her classmates out of class which finally translated to her clinic environment. She
has brought isolation to herself calling into question her social needs but also her self-esteem
needs. As the clinic got busier, Carla became more flustered until her frustration developed into
self-doubt which also could result in low self-esteem.
Carla read the actions of her colleagues and perceived negatively the influence of how
she viewed their actions. To cope with the stressors of the job, Carla would use alcohol every
evening, and this action could contribute to letting her self-esteem down. Self-actualisation is the
totality of development (Helne & Hirvilammi, 2015) and it seems that Carla did not meet it since
she lacked the invaluable skill of communication along with interpersonal skills which could
have helped her in her situation at the front desk. Through the communication needs one meets
the safety, social, self-esteem and finally elevate to self-actualisation needs (Socha & Beck,
2015).
How does the interference with these needs affect Carla’s wellbeing? Include a description
of any coping techniques you have identified.