Chronic illness can also lead to depression. People with depression often do not socialize with other people or just walk by themselves and reject their friends, spouse, or family. Depression can cause heart attacks and also Parkinson’s disease (which is what Robin Williams had). Depression can cause headaches, neck pain, and abdominal pain. Depression can interfere with sexual performance.
Macbeth- Creative Response Grace 11D Psychological Evaluation Lady Macbeth Dates of Evaluation: 4/2/1601,5/2/1601,6/2/1601 Case No: 299 Building no: 11 Admission date: 3/2/1601 Date of Report: 7/2/1601 Purpose for Evaluation This is the first admission for this 37 year old, married, white female who has displayed bizarre actions and speech in her sleep. She was admitted due to symptoms of psychotic features and extreme mental illness. The purpose for the current evaluation was to observe unusual behavior that occurs in her sleep and to clarify the nature of the underlying causes that has caused the unusual behavior that the patient has been displaying in her unconscious state. Assessment Procedures Mental Status Examination Review of Prior Psychological Assessment Review of Prior Medical Records Clinical Interview This patient has been observed in her sleep over a number of days. Background Information The patient is currently the Queen and is married to Macbeth who is the Thane of Cawdor, Thane of Glamis and the King of Scotland.
I believe this is more like a denial stage than being strong enough to take it. All these are signs of depressed mood. In the beginnings of the movie, Julie Vignon stays in a hospital and breaks a window in the hall to get nurses’ attention somewhere else than herself. She then sneaks into the medication room and steals drugs from cabinet. When Julie tries to swallow a bunch to commit suicide, she sees the nurse looking at her.
The patients mood swings can trigger arguments with friends or family which can result in a suicide attempt. This is very common in BPD sufferers, they are often hospitalized on more than one occasion for attempted suicide. Another “symptom” of Borderline Personality Disorder is unstable relationships. A person with BPD has a lot of difficulty establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships. For example, an individual with BPD might meet someone and it would be “love at first sight,” but after a short period of time they become disappointed with the other person.
Frankie passes out in the middle of the street one night and is taking to a hospital. Frankie was considered a drug addict so she was released back onto the streets. Eventually Frankie gets in contact with Dr. Osbourne and convinces him to help her with her disorder. After Frankie checks into a mental hospital, where she is under the care of Dr. Osbourne he discovers her MPD. He finds out while Frankie is a black exotic dancer with an average IQ on the other hand Alice has an above average IQ and firm belief she is white.
But the most interesting about Monroe is her still unsolved murder or suicide death in her room, naked and full of drugs. A lot of celebrities have struggled drug abuse like Brittney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and Robert Downey, Jr. Some just wanted to do drugs, some needed the drugs, but some just have suffered from psychological illnesses. So what is Marilyn Monroe’s story? Norma Jeane Mortensen experienced a difficult childhood.
This diagnosis has led to foster care taking her daughter into custody. Client reports that she has flashbacks when she is in the dark. Client has a history of self-harm, problems socializing, low self-confidence, and difficultly sleeping. The most recent episode of suicidal ideations led to a hospitalization at Yale Psychiatric Institution from
In the movie “The Snake Pit” the main character Virginia Cunningham apparently suffers from some mental breakdown and is involuntarily committed to a mental health facility where she is treated with electroconvulsive shock treatments, physical restraints and sedation. In the movie “The Soloist”, the main character, Nathaniel Ayers is a middle age man apparently suffering from Schizophrenia. The unrelenting voices in his head torment him. He has been chronically homeless, estranged from his family and vulnerable for decades. One could argue that Mrs. Cunningham was in a safe environment albeit dank, dreary and prison-like, but she was “protected” from harm during this most difficult time in her life.
For most adolescents, substance abuse is unilateral; if she is indeed a drinker, she would be likely to also abuse drugs. Her "confession" may simply be another one of her lies. She is one of the two whose parents are never seen, only referred to. According to
Depression is one of the most common psychological disorders, it causes tremendous emotional pain, feelings of impending doom, feeling lifeless, empty, and apathetic; depression consumes day to day life interfering with your ability to work, study, eat, and socialize . People with depression suffer low energy, unexplained aches and pains, feeling agitated, restless, or on the edge, and low tolerance level; depression is a major risk factor for suicide. Types of depression include; major depression is the most serious type in which the person may experience many symptoms in severity, characterized by the inability to enjoy life and experience pleasure. The symptoms are constant and range from moderate to severe, typically lasting up to six months. Next type is atypical depression a subtype of major depression; this type results in specific symptoms patterns, such as temporary mood lift following positive events although this boost in mood is fleeting, including weight gain, increase in appetite, sleeping excessively, a heavy feeling in the arms and legs and sensitivity to rejection.