Table 2.

Life Goals of Individuals with First-Episode Psychosis for the Upcoming Years (n=100).

Goal	Percentage of participants who spontaneously listed the goal	Important themes or representative quotes
Employment	53.0%	Finding a job. Owning a business. Practicing a trade.
Education	38.0%	Obtaining a high school degree. Going to or finishing college. Obtaining vocational training.
Relationships	35.0%	Focusing on family. Raising a child. Developing new relationships.
Housing	25.0%	Having one’s own place to live.
Health	15.0%	“I want to get my life on track”. “I want to have fun again”.
Transportation	15.0%	“I want to have my own car”.
Art and music	12.0%	“I want to get my own record label”.
Financial stability	11.0%	Obtaining wealth. Money management.
Recovering from current mental illness	10.0%	“I want to appreciate what I’ve been through and realize that things will get better”.
Spirituality	8.0%	Developing a relationship with God. Joining a church.
Other	8.0%	Un-replicated or vague responses.
Improving physical health or athleticism	5.0%	“I want to get my body the way I want it to be”