[tog-t0zz9-104z7| STA Jb ; ° . Vocational Rehabilitation State of Florida | July 8, 1964 t , , Resules of Paycholon ical Jnvestiration pEowOLCS 1 cA L_ EVALUATION, ‘This Subject hag beon: soon “thrae “etmes at the Psycholosiesl. Servico Centers On April 9, 1954, wa had a long interview. with hin in waich he explained the history of ‘his solzures. On Juno LL, 1954, he received the TAT and a Free. Association Test, ucing a List of words that was ecvecially prepared for him. Cn that dato, he promised ‘to coma back te bring a List that he had ma¢e of all his seizures aincs Septembor 1942 up to the presant tine, with an indication of the cmot Lonal probleme that ho had on the daya ho was sicke This list was brought, by him, to our office on June 30, 1964, . Reason for Consultation so To try to determine if thore wore any paychological factors Anflue encing this Subject's epiloptic Golzurede -In a. Gage ‘euch as this, it. Le obvious that orzanie factors are the Gain determinant of the patient's disase, but from the interview. . and tho tests, - we received the impression that the patient's: enotlon=:- al state has often played a acrtain role in trizzorinz his epileptic soizures. Paychothorapoutie treatment that would eriable this. paq-: tient to gain better control. of hia emotions would obviously be highs ly beneficial for hin. wghe > _)° Intallicenca This subject was not formally tested in order to datermine his 1.Q., tuc from his conversation and from his ressonses to the personality testc, it is quite clear that he is a man endsved with a.cuperior intelligence, althoush eome impairment has ncecegsarily resulted bow cause of his frequent epileptic. seizures, and, recently, because of ‘his brain surgerye Ho was not tested for inteLlinenca beccusa in vas -not feasiblo to do so cinco his operation had been done just a few weeks ago and the poscibility of some transient effects of the sure gical procedure mizht still influence any results. However, from a strictly clinical vilewsoint, whon comparing the cubject'sa reaction bofore and after the operation, the amount of impairment produced ‘ by the operation does not scem to bo really considerable, and, on the * other hand, there ie @ remarkable decrease in his anxietye
14-00000 <o 6 - © | rs) ~2e| July 8 1954. \ & . ‘ t .. Ovaries *% e es . . : ORR. When this patient was 12 years old, tho neurolorteal aosaas thee ka ° Sod decn waving for YOATS, Leer gyre eullantin anteuses, 2 eu wade Sesame ay mm yom ag: % @ @ q @ é e tas : “ * Stra were Smears PSPS STATS. Cor iiless of ths wile wat Gael et aed amour Als MOtheT, Fe had. strans anbivelen: feclin:s towered here . SNE| teas loving: and kind co-hin, but at tho sane tice douineerins and _ Over=protective.s, The first epileptic seizure of tho patient took Place after an arguoment with ‘hic mothor wao threatened to.scold hits | When the cubject was 16 years old, ‘he started treatment which was successful for oleven yaars. Unfortunatoly, when ho was 27 ycars old,’ -- @€ @ time that ho was firhring éfainst Batisea's dictatorship, he wae identified as @ conspiratey’.and' sent to jail. Thero ho was beaten ~.- by tho police or. guards ina weally savage way and thic wag the bee « ginning of a ‘now stage in his life in which ha froquontly suffered i... £r0om epileptic colzures, It le important to peine out that this bee -- + gan when tho pationt.was the object of an unjust aferescion by authe vere) FaSy €lguroge = 7 oe Mn So ae : Oo : 7 ’ - ‘eee. AmOng the most Lmportayd paychological conflicts of the patient at oe. the ‘present tima, we notice the following: | a .. .@) . Tho ceparation from his parents. It is obvious thae the : Sita . Gudject has. otill strong ambivalent foclings toward hie . on ae “parents and capecially tovard his mother. “He hates her 7 * _ _ Ovoxr=protectivenoss and ‘domineering attitudes, bue at the oo. an cama timo, he feols ead about the separation froa hia fantly. b) Tho idea of boing Limitod’in life because of his epilepsy. . This problem was very: deeply falt by the patient sinco he _, Was @ child, because at that timo his mother used to restrain .. ‘hin from having a nornal boy'a Life duo to the seizures, He’ ., - . in... Wao considerod as a boy witha vory bad teaper and "seen eo. fh  sonetines by hie neistbers ag some Gort of a cGevil", This ; ‘> | . meane that’ the Patient daveloped very cstroner, arrrecsive tene : _ Gencles as a4 reaction to this frustration, At present the patient fools that thore are many goals in Life that he wiih . aver be ablo to ranch because of hia disease. For dustance, ° . concerning a profession and a superior education. . 1. “. . + @) The patient has had somo failures in. love which Wore very $ ' frustrating for hime He haa never been formally engased and a “eas wnon he approaches a girl he always has in mind tha idea that i - .. . ho cannot feel woll with a woman rhat would plty him for his — 3 _, Gigeasen «> a, ao sO . “% * poe a . es eo. . ‘. a
14-00000 — 6o . ; Oo ' w Jeo” - July 6, 19646 For several monthe the patient hoch ad a com:on-Law wifa, here in Miasal, but it secma that ho haa never been docply in Love with her. It ie rathor a mittar of sex dnd ‘commantonchip. ‘Hovertholosa, ho often arguds with her beenuge cho is a domLe noerins person, who “wante to bo a mother for him". Sono of tho patient's recont epileptic seizures tool place aftor an “arguement with here . : ; - BP go & OFS, of & Rea? 8 tf Oe o yp & eo * a oe, g ¢ @) .Tho political situation in Cuba is another source of cuffere ~insg forthe patiant, ae it ia for all Cuban oxilos. It id, ‘however, important. to note that the patient's reactiona to , Batista and Castro's dictatorships wore not only the rosult of his patriotic feclings, but also tho exprossion of his doeply rooted aggressivoneia against all forms of unjust ox unreasonable authoritarian behaviors oy wy ook Doe ne Id h> eo od, dg, tae i oo oi,. Clinkeal psychologist ; ne oS PSYOHOLOGLCAL SERVICE CENTER ’ N a eT em “ane s