Behavioral Perspectives of Lifespan

I took plenty of my time studying his behavior and how he conducted himself during the day at work and at home too. Additionally, observation, an interview, personal interaction were my methodologies of data collection since they gave me a direct overview of how he manages himself. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Paul, a degree holder in sales and marketing, (62-years-old) is a Caribbean Australian and works for a real estate company in Western Australia- Property West Real Estate. He is currently single, however, six years ago he was married to Jane (not her real name) and had been blessed with three kids (two boys who are identical twins and one girl). He's currently living in Kensington with her aged widowed-mother since his siblings have left Australia for Europe.

As we continued chatting, he told me that this had affected his way of life due to the fact he found himself even neglecting his core duties of paying for his mum's home care of the elderly and monthly upkeep expenses for his children (Appendix B). Furthermore, he pulled a khaki envelop from his office drawer and gave it to me to have a look. I came to find out that recently he had diagnosed with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, and Dysrhythmia which are all related to heart complications which are some of the diseases that caused by extreme depression according to Sane, 2018. From the look on his face, I concluded that his fight against the excessive stress he has been going through, and these chronic diseases might be the core reason behind his high rates of insomnia.

According to a recent study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, chronic pain, and depression have been rated as some of the commonest causes of insomnia. I observed that majority of his colleagues would go in and out of his office from time to time and when I asked him during the interview he said that they were coming to get some advice in solving certain problems in the workstation (Appendix A). It is true to say that individual differences in cognitive skills and abilities go hand in hand with the ability of an individual to take logical and superior decisions (Wyer & Srull, 2014). Since sales in not only real estate companies but all business enterprises deal with numeracy which Paul is good at makes him have the ability to comprehend and transform probabilities.

Due to his state of mental health problems, he tries very hard to balance both personal life and work but most of the times he ends up failing. From my observation, he has very poor skills in multitasking events something which I believe was a cause of his divorce because he used to work a lot during the day so as to meet the company's expectations as well as trying to spare some time to spend with her mother. During the interview, I saw more than two portraits with Bible verses scribbled on them which made me curious. He explained that he was a very strong believer of the Christian faith and he once served as a church leader close to 9 years ago (Appendix C).

All along the interview, he kept on insisting how family, used to and forever will, meant a lot to him even though his wife had divorced him due to his busy schedule (Appendix B). This was evident through the presence of his family photos all over his office table and walls. Besides, he told me that he made sure that he had dinner with his children at his house twice every month. he affirmed that the counseling he was undergoing was very positive since, however, the changes were gradual, he could notice them. He was sure that he could go back to being a more responsible son, father, and employee by reducing the consistent consumption of alcohol and cigarettes. He stated that he was working on his dream of opening his own real estate company was soon coming to a reality.

Him being voted severally as the best salesperson in the real estate, he was going to train his personnel so as to instill the skills behind his success as well as explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the industry. In order to stay healthy, he was going to start physical exercises at the nearest gymnasium as well as having a self-discipline of his diet. id. com. au/south-perth/about?WebID=120 Altman, I. Retrieved from https://www. forbes. sane. org/mental-health-and-illness/facts-and-guides/depression Evans, M. The Language Of Advertising - Vocabulary - Postscript | Linguarama. Retrieved from http://www. linguarama. The Effects of Depression in Your Body. Retrieved from https://www. healthline. com/health/depression/effects-on-body Proyer, R. T. com/10-qualities-of-a-good-leader/ Wyer Jr, R.

S. , & Srull, T. K. Social cognition and clinical psychology: Anxiety, depression, and the processing of social information. Moreover, the frequency of his phone calls was hyper, for example at 2:56 P. M. just after making a call at 2: 48 P. M. he received another call which lasted for almost one hour. M. Having a phone call 10:08 – 10:10 A. M. Attending to a client 10:10 – 10:15 A. M. He added that the experiences he underwent as a child while growing up were not easy that’s why he put a lot of efforts in his studies so as to achieve what he currently has. Though he said that he was satisfied with his work and workplace, he was not contented with his personal life due to the fact that he was undergoing a lot of depression and health problems – chronic diseases.