Question

1. Karan an 18 year old student, got admission in one of the reputed engineering colleges. After few weeks he starts finding engineering uninteresting and difficult. He feels doing engineering is useless and a waste of time. He keeps himself out of the classes and spends most of his time wandering around the campus. He feels his life is a waste.
2. Pramila is an 18 year old, whose father died recently. She is eldest in the family. She and her mother are extremely worried about the financial crisis that they are soon going to face. So she took up a job during daytime and joined a night college. She feels extremely tired and tensed most of the time. She is hopeful that she will soon be able to change the situation. She dreams that one day she will establish an organization that will help all the needy students in the matters of financing their higher studies.
3. Santosh is a drug addict. He has realized that his habit of taking drugs has caused him a lot of damage, physically, psychologically, socially as well as financially. Now he is determined to put an end to his habit. He failed in many of his attempts. But he is convinced that with continuous treatment, he will be able to lead a normal healthy life again and will be able to fulfill the needs of the family.
4. Lalita’s parents are always fighting. Her father is an alcoholic and beats everyone in the family. She is extremely sad and is not able to focus on her studies. She has stopped interacting with anyone including her friends. She feels very lonely and feels that her life is of no use to anyone. She feels her future is dark and gloomy. When asked about what she wants to do in future, she says that she has no goals in life. She feels very tired and says she is fed up with life.

In which Quadrants of wellness illness continuum will you place Karan, Lalita, Pramila and Santosh?

Answer 1

Karan - Quadrant 2, Pramila - Quadrant 3, Lalita - Quadrant 4, Santosh - Quadrant 3.