Felicity Huxstep, a 50-year-old single woman, lives alone with a dog. She is a teacher working in the Department of Education for upper primary schools. She has been presented for a general health check and assessment to see how she is doing with her health issues. Six months ago, Felicity developed plantar fasciitis to some extent in both feet and worse on the right foot after having arthroscopy of her left knee, and the fascia in her right foot gave way after playing sports (hockey) and is still trying to heal the problem. From. You are taking therapeutic thyroid medications. His medical and surgical history includes having his appendixes removed when he was 7 years old, broke his arm at age 6 and had it surgically repaired and casted and by year 12 he developed Bell's Paulsy and facial muscle on the side left was affected, took part in physiotherapy and recovered 95% of shape. Felicity Huxstep is in her adulthood, according to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, and this is the seventh stage of psychosocial development which is Generativity versus Stagnation (Berman, Table 21.3, page 401). “Generativity, then, is primarily the concern with establishing and guiding the next generation…” (E.H. Erikson, 1950, p. 267). From the interview, I would consider obesity as Felicity's actual and potential health problem in line with age related physical development changes. In general, obesity in adulthood is linked to an increased risk of death, disease and disability. It is difficult to estimate the overall impact of obesity on health in adulthood due to complex interactions with smoking, alcohol and some other health factors such as diabetes, hypertension and others. .... middle of paper ...... heir health/illness status, diagnosis, life experiences, spiritual/religious/cultural beliefs and practices, and healthcare choices. Any data or information obtained is confidential. I understood the importance of understanding knowledge of human growth and development on a cognitive, biological and socio-emotional level, and knowledge of anatomy and how to relate these to the health assessment obtained. At the end of the health assessment, the nurse should be able to analyze and interpret the data obtained to draw a conclusion or summary about the client's health status. Works Cited “Generativity, then, is primarily the concern with establishing and guiding the next generation…” (E.H. Erikson, 1950, p. 267). Obesity is an independent risk factor for death in intensive care units and should be considered as a serious comorbidity in such units (L Williams & Wilkins).