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Adult Guardianship Decision Making Process. Psychomorphological Perspective}
Presented By:
Dr. Prosper Ayawei
Snr. Consultant, Ministry of Environment,Bayelsa Snr
Consultant Ministry of Environment Bayelsa
State, Nigeria
@ 3rd World Congress on Adult Guardianship: Breakout Series # 5
Session Leader: Dr. Prosper Ayawei
Thursday, May 29th 2014, 1.45 p.m. OUTLINE
Introduction
MeaningsandDefinitionofTerms
Divisionofpsychomorphology
PsychomorphologicalPerspective
GeneticPsychomorphology
Legality and Adult Guardianship
LegalityandAdultGuardianship
DecisionMakingFacts
ConflictsandLimitations
Charts
Possiblephobicandanxietydisordersofthe
conservatees
• ConclusionandRecommendation
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Introduction
• Manyofusmayhavelovedonesandfriends
whomayhaveseverehealthconditions,
there’salegalbackingforanadultguardian
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tobeappointedtoseethattheirwantsand
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needsaremet.
• Anadjudicator/ajudgeassignssomeone
calledtheGuardianor“Conservator”tomake
theircriticaldecisions.
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Meanings and Definition of Terms
– DEFINITION:
• Psychomorphology asdefinedbyDr.ProsperAyawei
[2004]isthestudyofman’sactions,reactions,responses
andmetamorphosisofthemindoccasionedbygeneticand
epigeneticfactors.
• Psychomorphology recognises thatourmindisina
constantstateofdevelopmentandchangingprocesses,
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beingshapedandsharpened byintrinsicandextrinsic
factors,that Ineverypersecond,weareinaconstantstate
ofpsycho‐ metamorphosis.
– ETYMOLOGY
• Psychomorphology isderivedfromthreeGreekwords
‘psyche’meaning“soul”ormind,‘morphos’meaning
“shape,shadeandsizeetc.”and‘logy’meaning“study”.
DivisionofPsychomorphology
Psychomorphology isdividedintotwomainsegments
• Geneticpsychomorphology isthestudyoftheintrinsic,
interior,internalfactorssuchastemperamentalheredities
orinheritancesinborntraitsthataffecthumanactions,
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innovationsandmanagementtolife’schallenges.
• EpigeneticPsychomorphology isthestudyofthe
extrinsic,exterior,externalfactorssuchbackground,
training,etc.indealingwithhumanactions,reactions,
responses,pronenesstoinnovations,adjustmentsand
managementoflife’schallenges.
Psychomorphological Perspective
• Onceapersondiagnoseshisorherownbasic
temperament,heisbetterequippedtoascertain
hisstrengthsandweaknessesin management
anddecisionmaking.
• Psychomorphological Decisionmakingprocessis
predicatedontwoperspectives‐
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ggeneticand
epigeneticfactors.
• Fromageneticperspective,thedecisionmaking
processisbasicallyinbredandtemperamentalwhile
theepigeneticfactorisoccasionedbyinformation,
environmentandotherexternalinfluences.
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• GENETICPSYCHO‐ MORPHOLOGY is
dividedintotwo.
• TheEXTROVERTIONANDINTROVERTION
andfurthersubdividedintofour;
• TheEXTROVERT{EXOMORPHand
MESOMORPH}&
• TheINTROVERT{AMBIMORPHand
INDOMORPH}
Legality and Adult Guardianship
• Istherealegalrescueatthispointof
impairment,whentheadultcannotwhollyor
partiallycareforhis/heraffairs?
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• Yes,there’salegalbackingforanadult
guardiantobeappointedtoseethatthose
wantsandneedsaremet.
• Thedecisionsmadebytheconservator(on
financial,medicalandpersonalcare)havethe
legalbackingofthecourt.
Decision Making Facts
• AdultGuardianshipDecisionmakingismajorly
predicatedontwotypes ,theyare;
conservatorshipofthepersonand
conservatorshipoftheestate.
• AconservatorshipofthePerson
A
t hi f th P
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isrecommended
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whenaproposedconservatee isunabletoprovide
forhisorherownfood,clothing,andshelter.
• AconservatorshipoftheEstate providesthe
conservatorwithauthoritytomakefinancial
decisions.
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Conflicts and Limitations Three(3)basicnoticeableconflictsthatmaybe
encounteredinAdultGuardianship
• Roleconflict,whichspringsmostlyfrom
inteference ofdomineeringmember(s)ofthe
family.
family
• Roleoverload,adepreciationinefficiencyof
conservatror resultingfrompriorover
estimationofhis/herability.
• Roleambiguity,predicatedonlackofprecision
andjobdescription.
Chart1:
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CHART3:
PSYCHOMORPHOLOGICALSTIMULIANALYSESDIAGRAM
UnsafeAct
UnsafeResponse
UnsafeCondition
Equation:
USA=USC
USC=USA
USR=USC
USR=USA
USA=USC=USR
USC=USA=USR
CHART 4
THE PLIGHT OF ABUSED CONSERVATEE VICTIMS
Death
Impoverishness
Residual Suicide
Poor Nutrition
Decrescent Psycho‐
Neurolmmunology and
Psychomorphology
Poor Accommodation
Infirmity
No Medical Attention
Boredom‐
Lack of Interest Loneliness POSSIBLEPHOBICANDANXIETYDISORDERSOF
CONSERVATEES
(Conservatee self‐persecutionpronedecisionmakingprocess)
• POSTTRAUMATICSTRESSDISORDER(PTSD)
• OBSESSIVE– COMPULSIVESTRESS
DISORDER
• SOMATO‐FORMSTRESSDISORDER
• AFFECTIVESTRESSDISORDER
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CONCLUSIONANDRECOMENDATION
Owingtothechallengesandintricaciesof
adultguardianshipglobally,
Psychomorphologicaloverviewshouldbe
engraftedintoadultguardianship
curriculumtoenhancethedecision
makingprocessesandtheadequate
managementoftheconservatee.
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