WK2AssgnSloneO|PSYC 1001 – Introduction to Psychology Dr. Wyatt Fisher

Case Study of Allen Whitcomb When I reviewed Allen Whitcomb’s notes and the reports by his wife, therapist, and manager, I found it was not hard to see due cause for his recent personal crisis. Mr. Whitcomb, a husband, who is color-blind, with two children in college, lost a leg due to a recent, textingand-driving car accident. It has been stated in his profile that although a healthy, working man before, Allen Whitcomb currently experiences chronic pain that affects his work since the accident. He frequently feels sadness, has trouble sleeping and is often fatigued. Erin Whitcomb, his spouse, has reported that Mr. Whitcomb “always seems on edge” and "he is always seeking a calm, quiet environment. Mr. Whitcomb tense, quiet, anxious, and unfriend