1. PBE
HEALTH AND HYGIENE
Group 5

2. Mr. John Coleman is 19 years old. He has lost
both his parents and now lives alone with his
younger brother Michael. He complains of
continuous tiredness and is unable to sleep. He
eats way too much junk food and never cooks. The
kitchen seems to be untouched. He is extremely
thin and just does not gain any weight. Although
good-looking he suffers from major acne problems
all over his body. He watched TV all day and rarely
goes out. His eyes appear swollen and strained.
He rarely takes a shower and tends to wear the
same clothes day in and day out. His house looks
like a total dump yard but John seems least
bothered. If questioned he replies, Its my life let
me live it my way.

3. The story:
John‟s father was a raging alcoholic, they came from a
middle class family. Due to the recession he lost his job.
They had very little saving but Johns mother would some
how make ends meet for she loved her two sons very
much.
Seeing the family‟s condition, John dropped out of college
and took up a job, he worked for a small newspaper where
in he wrote articles etc… because he was very good at
English.
John‟s father would go out every night and return home
drunk and beat his mother brutally. For he had no control
over what he was doing at those moments.
John couldn't‟t take it anymore and one night when his
father hit his mother and she tumbled down the stairs hit
her head and died.
In anger John attacked his father and choked him to death.

4. Major problems with John:
Lost both his
parents
Continuous
tiredness
Unable to sleep
Eats too much junk
food
He is very thin
Suffers from acne
all over his body
Watches TV all day
His eyes appear swollen
and strained
Rarely goes out
Rarely takes a shower
Tends to wear the same
clothes
House is a complete
mess
Stubborn attitude

5. What seems to be wrong with
John?
According to us John is undergoing depression due to
the loss of both his parents. His parents passed away in
the near past and John is going through a very difficult
time.
He is left alone to look after not only himself but also his
younger brother.

6. He portrays various symptoms
of depression like:
o continuous tiredness
o Lack of sleep
o He could‟ve developed food craving specially junk food
which are high in carbs
o Another reason for eating junk food could be that he has
never cooked
o or that „the kitchen and cooking‟ reminded him of his
mother
o He has lost a lot of weight and is now too thin because he
isn‟t eating well.

7. Cont..
He stays indoors because he is trying to avoid
confrontation
He has lost interest in daily activities and
displays symptoms of loss of energy.
He seems to be having a very bleak outlook
towards life, at his point he probably feels that
there is nothing any one can do to make it better.
Hence the last line “It is my life let me live it my
way”

8. What could be the major
health issue with John?
John is going through depression and everything that is
happening to him is because of the way he is currently
living his life.
Eating unhealthy food will worsen his situation.
His blood pressure could increase he will become prone
to heart diseases if he continues at this rate.
His eyes appear to be swollen and strained due to the
adverse amounts of TV he has been watching and the
acute lack of sleep.
Keeping his house in a mess increases the risk of
rodents in the house again increasing the bacteria

9. Illnesses that he probably
has and why:
He is suffering from insomnia: Lack of sleep can
cause some of the same symptoms as
depression -- extreme tiredness, loss of energy,
and difficulty concentrating or making decisions.
Distress can disturb the body's internal balance
or equilibrium, leading to physical symptoms
such as head aches, an upset stomach and high
blood pressure all of which he probably has.
John also probably has stomach ulcers

10. How can you help change
John‟s lifestyle?
John needs to see a councilor
John needs to get his house cleaned
John needs to stop eating junk food
John needs medication fro the acne
John needs sleep
John needs exercise
John needs to bathe regularly

11. We don‟t emphasize on him going out and
meeting people just yet
He could go whenever he feels he is ready
Different people have different means to cope
with situations and therefore he shouldn‟t be
forced

12. However we only stress on
his
personal hygiene
cleanliness of his house
attention to his food intake
minimum exercise to start with
most importantly visiting the counselor every day

13. Design a plan to improve his
health and lifestyle.

14. MORNING:
Go for a swim or a jog
Come back home and
take a long hot bath
and wear fresh clothes
Put some ointment on
his acne wherever he
has it
Drink a glass of water
Have cereals and milk
for breakfast as it is
easy to make
Have fruits
Take vitamin
supplements as
directed by the
physician
Put some eye drops
Go for his counseling
session
Come back home, take
the stairs of possible
instead of the elevator
Listen to soothing

15. AFTERNOON:
Have a healthy meal, salads or salmon, or
juice again
Take a nap or watch a funny movie
Join a support group if its available

16. TEA:
Have tea with a close friend or even his
brother
Continue reading a little more of his book
(assuming that he liked to read)
Go for an evening walk
Try doing one or two errands like laundry or
cleaning one shelf at a time.
Or volunteer for a good cause

17. DINNER:
Have a bath and wear clean comfortable clothes
John needs to have something light for dinner.
He could also have dessert like ice cream
Take his vitamin supplements
Application of his ointment on his acne
Read a few pages of his book
Have a conversation with his brother
Go to bed early

18. THANK YOU