Problem
Client G, is a 16-year-old African American/Hispanic female. Client G has been subjected to a long history of physical abuse and trauma since she was a baby from her biological parents. Client G was put in foster care and admitted to a mental facility in September 2017. She has been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder since then. Client G has been admitted to the hospital several times owing to suicidal and behavioral dysregulation. Aggression, irritability, mood lability, self-harming behaviors, and hyperactivity have all been present in Client G's past. When she is told " no ", she has previously threatened to harm others, including her previous foster mother. Client G was placed in group home in 2021 and since then she has struggled with creating healthy relationships with not only friends , but with family and staff. Her insight and judgment are limited as well as her impulse control. Client G dissociates with expensive video games that disconnects her from reality and interrupts her social and education systems.
i. How can Self Psychology theory be used to work with Client G
ii. What interventions that are related to self psychology can be used for client G?