Mr. Oslo, 47 years old, married and with 3 children, comes to his office looking

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Mr. Oslo, 47 years old, married and with 3 children, comes to his office looking for help for a job. He has been unemployed for seven months and is in a serious economic situation. In the process of the interview, Mr. Elde is giving him information related to his family and at the moment he breaks into tears telling him that he is desperate and does not know what to do that he needs to get a job since his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. month. To top it all, the reform papers were lost and now he is without a medical plan. "I do not know what I'm going to do if my wife dies," Don Elde tells him, "Please help me," "my children can not remain orphans."

What is the precipitating element?

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Hi thanks for posting your question.The answer to your question is as follows-

The precipitating element in this particular situation was the fact that Mr Elde mentioned about his family, which immediately reminded him of his own current family situation therefore this was the precipitating elemnt here. To explain further, a precipitating element is an element that cause or trigger the onset of some disorder or a behavioural reaction or perhaps an illness. Further we can understand from the situation that he was already in a vulnerable state due to his current circumstances, which made him more susceptible or prone to having depression.

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