After reading the case study of Samuel I believe that Samuel is suffering from depression, loneliness, and grief. Samuel lost his wife, his job, his financial stability and a cherished dream (retiring and traveling with his wife). All the things were taken from him unexpectedly and abruptly. This is a lot for an individual to deal with at one time. Any of the losses I listed can cause grief. Losing someone or something you love or care for deeply is very painful. He has to deal with each of these losses (crises).
The first thing he is facing is the loss of his wife whom he loved and had been with for many years but died unexpectedly. Although she's been dead a year he hasn't grieved adequately because he's depressed. This is showed by Samuel is unable to motivate himself to do even mundane tasks. Some people feel better within weeks of losing a loved others it may take years (Grief & Loss Help Guide). Professionally, I would recommend grief & depression counseling. The survivor of a person who died suddenly and unexpectedly is vulnerable to physical and mental illness. In addition significant depression at the time of a spouse's death substantially increases the risk of psychological complications during the grieving process (Crandell). Samuel is 65 years old in the ego integrity vs despair stage if he doesn't deal with his grief and loneliness over his losses depression can turn to despair. Samuel is going thru the role exit theory due to loss of his wife and job. The focal point of exit role theory is the person struggles over losing their status. In Samuel's case it is occupational and marital.
The second thing he's facing is the loss of his job. He had been on the same job for 45 years (since he was 20 yrs old). Right now he has a fear that no one will hire him because of his age and he's only worked as a steel worker. Samuel needs to realize the fact that he has a lot to offer his community. Let the same community and church that he's been actively...